.......one of the most remarkable signatures ever devised by a writer. It is one which I have seen on hundreds of Government papers at Washington, D.C., where the man who uses it was for some years Expert Computer of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and Astronomer of the Carnegie Institution. His name is Herman S. Davis, and he writes it as shown.
This signature is easily made with two swift strokes of the pen, and is not a mere monogram of initials, for it contains the full name, H.S. Davis, and also the year, month, and day of his birth — namely, 8.6.68. It has the further remarkable quality of being so symmetrical as to read exactly the same viewed upside down."
1902
i'm putting this in the "logo" category. the man's long dead and won't complain.
This unique collection of printed ephemera contains over 1,300 items with architectural imagery spanning the dates 1850 to 1920, in more than 350 cities and towns in forty-five states, as well as the District of Columbia and U.S. possessions. The collection's billheads, letterheads, envelopes, checks, and business cards document the rise of the United States as an industrial nation, in often elaborate vignettes of factories, warehouses, mines, offices, stores, banks, and hotels.
Mikael Fløysand is a graphic design student that [...] has created this new visual profile for Deichmanske. The design is intelligent, sophisticated and with beautiful use of paper, colours and typography. The new Deichmanske is moving to Bjørvika, Oslo soon and the new library is aiming towards becoming one of the most modern and functional libraries in Europe, this by combining the old library tradition as well as integrating the new digital media as it evolves further.
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i'd be worried if i did something wrong frequently enough to warrant getting some apology cards printed up!
"We created a card that replicated the scratch console to instantly draw attention to our DJ's profession as well as efficiently deliver the idea of practically scratching the disk."
one of those "you can't un-see it" things.
(i kid, i kid, i do like it, but... argh)
redesign proposal
*ahem!* i'm here all week...
*ahem!* i'm here all week...
neat concept but i'd hate to have that in my wallet rubbing up against my credit cards
and i thought this one was going to be the poster child for "not in MY wallet".
via GeekoSystem
'pattern productions' corporate id and branding stuff from karl herbert
nice, yes
i'm putting this in the "logo" category.
The Biggert Collection
Deichmanske by Mikael Fløysand
Mikael Fløysand is a graphic design student that [...] has created this new visual profile for Deichmanske. The design is intelligent, sophisticated and with beautiful use of paper, colours and typography. The new Deichmanske is moving to Bjørvika, Oslo soon and the new library is aiming towards becoming one of the most modern and functional libraries in Europe, this by combining the old library tradition as well as integrating the new digital media as it evolves further.
19 entertainment
Love the Baby Gap lowercase and adult Gap uppercase idea.