insigne Design

Yummo Yogurt + Smoothies

2010-02-26T10:29:00.002-05:00

A new identity by Tad Carpenter, using Pauline throughout.

Tad's blog, with process info and more shots.

A Flikr Page with more shots.

Good Ol' Pauline.

New from insigne: Sommet Slab

2010-02-09T11:19:00.002-05:00

The Sommet family of typefaces has been updated with a new slab serif variant. Expanding on Sommet’s successful design principals, Sommet Slab is there when you need more impact and power. Sommet Slab is available with six weights and complementary italics and plenty of OpenType features. Sommet Slab features a tall x-height, and its letterforms are compact, perfect for when layout space is at a premium. Over twenty OpenType alternate characters are available, including friendlier upright italic forms, and a unique simplified lowercase. Sommet Slab also includes oldstyle figures and small caps. Use Sommet Slab whenever you need a powerful and contemporary slab-serif.

Sommet Slab is 1/3rd off for a limited time.

Russell Crowe, meet Aviano

2010-02-08T11:24:00.002-05:00

Robin Hood, from Ridley Scott, with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, uses Aviano for the movie logotype:

http://www.robinhoodthemovie.com/

New from insigne: Youngblood Antique

2010-02-02T14:41:00.003-05:00

Youngblood Antique is a distressed non-connected formal script with tall, sweeping ascenders. Three variants are available, including an inked regular font, a font drawn with a dry brush and a distressed, grungy version. Sixty-four OpenType ligatures add a realistic, natural effect and ensure that no two letters in a word repeat. Youngblood Antique also includes OpenType ending swashes, and old style figures and 30 alternate characters that allow designers to customize the ascender and descender swashes. Be sure to check out the non-distressed original Youngblood.

Youngblood Antique is 20% off for a limited time.

New from insigne: Aviano Flare!

2010-01-19T14:02:00.003-05:00

The Aviano series returns with a flared semi-serif.

Aviano Flare’s subtly curved forms lend refinement and luxurious elegance to your designs. Aviano’s foundational extended classical forms give the face strength and power.

Aviano Flare is a versatile new addition to the Aviano titling series. Aviano Flare comes in six different weights and is packed with OpenType features. Want to get rid of the serifs for that logotype or headline? Need swash forms? Art Deco alternates? Aviano Flare includes 74 alternate characters. Two style sets are available, two sets of art deco inspired alternates, small forms, swash, titling and stylistic alternates. Aviano Flare also includes 40 discretionary ligatures for artistic typographic compositions. Please see the informative .pdf brochure to see these features in action.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Aviano series which can be used as complementary faces, including Aviano, Aviano Serif, Aviano Sans, Aviano Didone and Aviano Slab.

Purchase Aviano Flare for 33% off at MyFonts.com for a limited time.

Coming Soon...

2010-01-13T13:08:00.000-05:00

New from insigne: Serofina!

2010-01-11T21:03:00.005-05:00

Serofina is an adaptable and fluid connected script with plenty of alternate flourish options. From clean and flowing to cute and frilly, Serofina can do it.

The Serofina family comes with four weights, including a unique hairline, which makes it a versatile investment for a wide range of design possibilities.

All weights include the OpenType programming to automatically and seamlessly swap out the default characters for 45 alternate forms and 18 auto-replacing ligatures. These alternates can make the face appear to be more simplified, restrained or frilly. Serofina also includes seven ornaments and old-style numbers.

Check out the sample images to see these features in action. Serofina is a highly versatile script family and its range of weights make it perfect for whenever you need an expressive and original typeface.

20% off for a limited time!

Terrible Yellow Eyes

2010-01-06T14:31:00.002-05:00

I've been posting updates regarding Cory Godbey's Maurice Sendak tribute "Terrible Yellow Eyes" for many months. However, Cory recently decided to complete the project. Terrible Yellow Eyes posted it's final submissions January 1st. Head on over to see the project in its full, final form.

Cory's Blue Goblet Series

New from insigne: Blue Goblet Emblems!

2010-01-05T12:41:00.003-05:00

The designer-favorite Blue Goblet family has grown with Blue Goblet Emblems. Blue Goblet Emblems are unique and abstract symbols that are rendered in Cory Godbey’s unique illustration style.

These creative and dynamic ornaments can be resized easily without any loss of quality, and can easily be converted to outlines and modified. These ornaments can be combined to form unique compositions or inserted directly into layouts. Combine them to form unique patterns and motifs.

Please see the sample .pdf to see all 58 ornaments in action, and be sure to check out the original Blue Goblet brush script and Blue Goblet ornaments, frames and vignettes and florals. Blue Goblet Emblems is a collaboration between insigne Design and Portland Studios.

Blue Goblet Emblems are 10% off! The rest of the series is 20% off for a limited time.

New from insigne: Chennai Slab!

2009-10-28T12:47:00.003-05:00

Chennai Slab is an extension of the original Chennai. Chennai Slab is a simplified slab serif with over sixty OpenType alternates. These alternates include alternates for the ball terminals, unique simplified alternates and more traditional capital forms. Use Chennai Slab when you need a fun and versatile slab serif. The sans-serif Chennai makes a great complement. Six weights are available.

Chennai has also been updated with three new weights. More on that tomorrow.

Sovba: a friendly rounded sans-serif inspired by handwriting.

2009-10-13T09:15:00.003-05:00

Sovba is an amiable rounded sans-serif inspired by handwriting. Sovba is useful for a look that is uniquely casual, fresh and smooth. Sovba simplifies character forms down to their basic characteristics, and has a strong, silky smooth forward motion.

Sovba includes more traditional optional alternates for a number of characters, including the E and F, OpenType alternate characters, old style figures and small caps. Sovba is a fine choice when you require a versatile upright oblique for logotypes, headlines or short blocks of text. Available from MyFonts.com

PDF Sample. 13 pgs.

New from insigne: Blue Goblet Florals

2009-09-15T08:51:00.002-05:00

The designer-favorite family has grown with the addition of Blue Goblet Florals. Blue Goblet Florals are flowing and abstract ornaments that resemble foliage or flowers rendered in Cory Godbey’s unique illustration style.

These fresh and lively foliage inspired ornaments can be resized easily without any loss of quality, and can easily be converted to outlines and modified. These floral ornaments can be combined to form unique compositions or inserted directly into layouts. Please see the sample .pdf to see all 55 floral ornaments in action, and be sure to check out the original Blue Goblet brush script and Blue Goblet ornaments, frames and vignettes.

Blue Goblet Florals is a collaboration between insigne Design and Portland Studios.

Twitteroundup Week 36

2009-09-09T21:30:00.002-05:00

Design

Woman Fired For Causing Disharmony in Workplace by Using Angry Fonts. Just don't do it, folks. Use happy fonts.

http://myfonts.de...sehr interessant. Inspired by this, I sent in a suggestion to Myfonts.com for "Find fonts by what's popular in your area.: MyFonts could use sales data for a specific region or country to generate a custom top 50 list for specific regions. Another possibility would to have “Find fonts by region” with a clickable map of the world. It would be very interesting and engaging for customers to contrast, say Germany with Minnesota, etc.

Some nice branding work over at Luxcetera. Plus they made some great type choices for their logotypes. :)

Stunning integration of fluid, fashion and fotos by Iain Crawford. via @behance

Sennheiser Audio Packaging. Nice. http://bit.ly/JErAL6:46 AM Sep 1st from web

Love these simple bird prints.

Tech
First Supersonic Private Jet.

747 - what an beautiful but powerful looking aircraft! Airbus has nothing on Boeing.

Efficiency

Dan Phillips builds houses out of salvaged items, like frame samples, which he used on a ceiling.

Underwater Robot Can Reduce Navy's Fuel Consumption. The Navy's version of a Roomba.

How Many Solar Panels Would It Take to Power The Entire World?

Humor

Flying Penguin Mockumentary. Love the over-enthused Brit narration.

I could drink 198.55 cans of Mountain Dew before dying a horrible caffeinated death. I'll be sure to keep it to 198 cans.

Interesting

Jason Fried of 37 Signals rips the unprofitable "freemium" model - via @swissmiss

Hotels with extraordinary swimming pools.

Love, But Not Lust, Inspires Creativity

Twitteroundup Week 35

2009-09-02T13:08:00.003-05:00

Design

Craigslist makeover mockups.

Rodger Federer's Monogram: second after Tiger's. More inspiration from fashion (Bodoni) than sport. via @pentagramdesign

100 Years of Visual Effects. But why is there a 10 year gap between Jurassic Park and Spiderman? So much was done in that period!

Some impressive identity work by Momkai for the city of Amsterdam. RT @Behance

8 Years of Great Mac OS X Box Design End In a Clip Art Cat & Bad Kitty! Snow Leopard box photoshopped to remove traces of blood from cat's mouth. Wallpaper comes with blood intact.

35 Logos brilliantly using Negative Space: Negative is Positive RT @Linotype_com RT @graphicidentity.

Smiley, Sad & Wink faces: Shouldn’t they be stylized and available on all fonts? RT @Wiltonfoundry

African Beach Calligraphy. Done with a specialized scoop. via @Ministryoftype

New Kraft cheese packaging. I like it. However, it doesn't feel very 'American.'

Humor

Papa John gets beloved Camaro back, sold 2 start pizza biz. 20+ years ago. Someday I want my beloved Corolla back...N/M.

Funny, well designed mythical creatures infographic. via @lilaccreative

Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (pronounced [ˈalbɪn]) was a name intended for a Swedish child. More Unusual Personal Names.

Kickball with cars. Check the Honda S2000's kick!

Change It Back, IKEA.

2009-08-31T10:31:00.002-05:00

The Verdana-Futura beat down is a big deal. Whodathunk it.

I’m a big Futura fan. Like Futura a lot of my work is based on classical proportions and is geometric. Futura conveys sophistication with simplicity which makes it a perfect choice for IKEA. Verdana used to be one of my favorites…when I was a sophomore in college. I liked it because I didn’t know any better. Like many of Matthew Carter’s well known typefaces, Verdana is designed to solve the technical problem of rendering fonts onscreen, not to convey artistic beauty.

There were rumors that IKEA chose Verdana because they wanted a unified graphic identity across all markets. I’ve seen conflicting information on this. If true, it is the only legitimate reason to use Verdana. However:

In Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Thailand for the languages Hebrew, Arabic and Thai, Tahoma is the approved substitute font. JhengHei, a Chinese sans-serif is the substitute font for Traditional Chinese in Taiwan and Hong Kong. YaHei will be substituted for Verdana in mainland China for Simplified Chinese. The Japanese sans-serif, Meiryo is being used in Japan and the Okinawan Islands while Malgun Gothic will be used in North Korea and South Korea. The Tamil language in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius will be displayed using Latha. Source

Second reason cited was cost effectiveness. If everyone switched to the most cost effective font on earth everything would be in Arial. Does IKEA really care about design? Apparently not. They have decided to be the Wal-Mart of the furniture world instead.

Verdana will be gone as soon as we get screens with higher resolutions. Renner wasn’t trying to solve a communications problem, he was creating a piece of art. Futura has stood the test of time, and has been used for different applications generation after generation. In 2123, we will still have Futura advertising space vacations and floating condominiums off the coast of Madagascar. Or everything will be in Arial. Your choice: Sign the petition.

insigne Newsletter

2009-08-27T11:31:00.002-05:00

I'm starting up the insigne newsletter. I've tried this in the past, but my custom sign up page was making it impossible to sign up! Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly information on our new releases, a promotion schedule and the chance to win the insigne font family of your choice!

Twitteroundup! Week 34

2009-08-24T12:15:00.003-05:00

Interesting

Luscher Color Diagnostik personality test. So accurate, I can't share the results. More info. via @Wiltonfoundry

Design and Inspiration

Mini-Luxury Living: 10 Small Homes Built on Tiny Islands via @dornobdesign

Peter de Sève now has a blog! via @corygodbey

Saving my pocket change for this baby: Pershing 90 Yacht. Wow.

1950's Sci-Fi Magazine Covers.

15 Stunning Examples of Data Visualization via @theroxor, @Minervity, @buysellads:

Ran across http://www.designhistory.org/ Great Articles.

Old vs new: great logo redesigns. via @TheRoxor

insigne Announcements

Very excited about this: Aviano Didone on Typography Served!

Working on an update for Chennai. It's been on an uptick of late. Two new weights planned and a rounded slab extension.

Just fired off Sommet Rounded for the Modern Cyrillic competition.

See what insigne fonts will be available for free and subscription use on websites through Typekit!

New Sans Serif, Sovba. Critique in Progress at Typophile. Slice and Dice!

Tech

Link your Facebook Page to Twitter with a Facebook App.

Illustrator circa 1963. via @swissmiss

Funny AE bug reports via @brampitoyo

Wondered if it were possible, then confirmed it. You can set Google Alerts to go to Google Reader now!

Google Hot Trends. Updated Hourly.

Men prefer websites designed by men and vice versa, Men, Women's preferences poles apart. Via @CastleType

Easy, Fast & Cheap DIY Process to Compost Plastic via @webecoist.

Humor

Snicker! T and G are too close together on a keyboard. I will never end a work email with "Regards" ever again. via @LogoMotives, @bluehaus

Aviano Didone on Typography Served

2009-08-19T14:47:00.001-05:00

I'm pretty excited about this, since this is one of my favorite typography blogs. Check it out.

Aviano Didone

2009-08-10T12:34:00.003-05:00

The Aviano series returns with a Didone or Modern face. Aviano Didone’s high contrast forms lend elegant beauty, luxury and romance to your designs and it’s extended letterforms provide strength and power. Aviano’s foundational classical forms give the face a look that is unique for Didone faces. Aviano Didone is a bold new interpretation of vertically contrasted type.

Aviano Didone comes in five different weights and is packed with OpenType features. Want ball terminals for that logotype or headline? Flat serifs? Swash forms? Aviano Didone includes 102 alternate characters. Five style sets are available, and Art Deco inspired alternates, small forms, swash, titling and stylistic alternates. Aviano Didone also includes 40 discretionary ligatures for artistic typographic compositions. Please see the informative .pdf brochure to see these features in action.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Aviano series which can be used as complementary faces, including Aviano, Aviano Serif, Aviano Sans and Aviano Slab.

Sommet Rounded Updated

2009-08-06T21:41:00.003-05:00

Sommet Rounded has been updated with new weights, Heavy and Thin. Also, there are new alternates and most importantly, Cyrillic language support. Available for 1/3rd off for a limited time.

Aviano Didone Critique: Last Chance!

2009-07-28T12:02:00.003-05:00

Let me hear your comments over at Typophile.

Aviano Didone

2009-07-22T13:14:00.002-05:00

There is a critique of Aviano Didone in progress over at Typophile. Weigh in here.

And, for your viewing pleasure, I give you Aviano Didone's "Turbo Chicken."

New from insigne: Natalya Monoline

2009-07-07T09:43:00.001-05:00

Natalya Monoline is the rounded monolinear companion to Natalya. Like its predecessor, Natalya Monoline has a smooth rhythm and flows fluidly, due in no small part to its reliance on the golden spiral for its ornate swirls. This makes for an especially harmonious script with timeless appeal. The typeface family includes five weights with three alternate variations of the ascenders and descenders and includes OpenType ligatures, oldstyle figures and ending swashes.

Coming Soon: Natalya Monoline

2009-07-01T10:47:00.002-05:00

Twitteroundup!

2009-06-22T20:46:00.002-05:00

Inspiration

Photos of stuff slipping into nothingness. Photography by Michel Rajkovic. Would love prints of these. Via @behance

Ralph McQuarrie. Love this guy.

Gorgeous Examples of Floral Typography Via @Linotype_com.

Living Tree Art. Pooktre trees and furniture.

Design

How well do you know Famous Logos? Via @Linotype_com.

Cory Godbey updated Terrible Yellow Eyes. Check out the great illustrations. Cory's Blue Goblet series is on sale at Myfonts.com

Prezi. Amazing presentations made easy.

'The Hut', new branding for Pizza Hut restaurants. via @idsgn

Concept prototyping. Shirts, billboards, etc. See how it will appear in real life.

Type

The early days and work of @H_FJ. Funny story.

NYT sends cease and desist for use of use of a black letter font similar to "the NYT's trademark "world-famous Gothic font"

Neat info about the history of Times New Roman along with Font Bureau's new Starling.

Humour

Some humor over at Dark Roasted Blend.

LOL. Mega Shark VS. Giant Octopus. Great acting! Sorry I missed this one.

Technology

New Google Street View. Myst meets reality.

Hypercolor is back! In a lifesaving baby's onesie? This will not fit...

Holy Cow! Augmented reality is reality!

Interesting
Interviews with random folks all across the USA. Via @brannonmc

Thoughts
If you have $5 and Chuck Norris has $5, Chuck Norris has more money than you.

"Your silence is golden, and, like gold, people will happily kill you to obtain it." via @cookies_of_doom

New from insigne: Kidela Sketch. Available at MyFonts for 15% off for a limited time.

insigne Design

Yummo Yogurt + Smoothies

A new identity by Tad Carpenter, using Pauline throughout.Tad's blog, with process info and more shots.A Flikr Page with more shots.Good Ol' Pauline.

A new identity by Tad Carpenter, using Pauline throughout.Tad's blog, with process info and more shots.A Flikr Page with more shots.Good Ol' Pauline.

New from insigne: Sommet Slab

Russell Crowe, meet Aviano

New from insigne: Youngblood Antique

New from insigne: Aviano Flare!

Coming Soon...

New from insigne: Serofina!

Terrible Yellow Eyes

New from insigne: Blue Goblet Emblems!

New from insigne: Chennai Slab!

Sovba: a friendly rounded sans-serif inspired by handwriting.

New from insigne: Blue Goblet Florals

Twitteroundup Week 36

Twitteroundup Week 35

Change It Back, IKEA.

insigne Newsletter

Twitteroundup! Week 34

Aviano Didone on Typography Served

Aviano Didone

Sommet Rounded Updated

Aviano Didone Critique: Last Chance!

Aviano Didone

New from insigne: Natalya Monoline

Coming Soon: Natalya Monoline

Twitteroundup!

A new identity by Tad Carpenter, using Pauline throughout.

Tad's blog, with process info and more shots.

A Flikr Page with more shots.

Good Ol' Pauline.

A new identity by Tad Carpenter, using Pauline throughout.

Tad's blog, with process info and more shots.

A Flikr Page with more shots.

Good Ol' Pauline.