Today saw the release of all of the Roman weights of my new typeface family, Clobber via Wordshape/MyFonts.

Just found this out in the webosphere: Eric Cruz of W+K Tokyo presenting one of our collaborative projects at the last Pictoplasma Conference in Berlin.

Designed a bunch of assorted graphic items for Ryochi Yamazaki’s upcoming exhibition at Nakaochiai Gallery over the past few weeks– postcard design above.

Latest collection for Lesque in Japan’s Samurai Magazine.

A big, fat, smoochy thanks to Lullatone for providing the early morning soundtrack for the INTAPAC promotional video. One cannot find a better sound designer out there.

My new column is up over at Snow Mag.

My contribution to the CitID project is here, as well- a new website that suggests logos for global cities.

New font release: Pompeian Cursive is a calligraphically-inspired display typeface featuring a limited number of alternate characters and a handful of graceful ligatures. A lively set of non-lining numerals accompanies, as well as a few calligraphically-inspired flourishes for ornament.

The history of this typeface:
Oswald Cooper’s relationship with the Barnhart Brothers & Spindler foundry was one instigated under the auspices of creating new styles of type in lieu of following stylistic trends. In 1927, BB&S requested that Cooper create a script-like cursive typeface design in step with Lucien Bernhard’s Schoenschrift and ATF’s similarly-styled Liberty typeface.

In response to BB&S’s desire to emulate instead of innovate, Cooper wrote to Mcarthur, “I am desolated to see Barnhart’s hoist the black flag. Your own efforts through the years to boost the foundry into a place in the sun as an originator seem wasted.” Still, Cooper took up the task at hand, creating a delicate, sophisticated type design which he named Pompeian Cursive. The typeface featured a limited number of alternate characters and a handful of graceful ligatures. A lively set of non-lining numerals accompanied, as well as a few calligraphically-inspired flourishes for ornamenting the end of lines of type accompanied the typeface, as well.

By reviewing the few remaining original drawings for the type, as well as copious samples of Pompeian Cursive from both Cooper & BB&S’ proofing process and period-specific type specimens, Wordshape presents the first digital version of this classic hybrid script/sans typeface, complete with all original alternate characters and ornaments. Pompeian Cursive has been intensively spaced and kerned for the finest setting for weddings, announcements, and general display work.

Available from MyFonts.

Newest edition of 1,000 two-color posters in the Poster Initiative series of posters distributed for free around Tokyo is out now.

1000枚の二色刷りポスターを首都圏で無料配布する自主制作ポスターシリーズの最新作。このポスターは、各色20枚が2010年2月にオレゴン州ポートランドのGrasshutで開催されたイベント、Staying Putに展示された。

INTAPAC is a subscription-based news and analysis website focused on consumer products and trends in Asia that we developed for innovation research group Five By Fifty. INTAPAC provides analysis on fast moving consumer good (FMCG) launches and insight into marketing, packaging innovation, retail trends and consumer behavior in the the world’s fastest growing region.

INTAPAC delivers daily, customized, curated reports on leading edge products and innovations through seven channels focused on: Beverages, Packaging & Design, Wellness, Food & Snacks, Home Products, and Marketing & Promotion.

For the INTAPAC project, we designed and developed an intensive database, front end, promotional video, and much more.