D&AD / Erik Spiekermann
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- nowherehead
Was anyone at the D&AD Lecture last night? What a nice guy! It's lovely to hear a designer talk enthusiastically about his work rather than mumbling into his notes.
Disarmingly honest too. I appreciate that.
- Baskerville0
I was there last night.
It was such a good talk. His work is beautiful. Perfectly ordered but still a little 'unfinished' as he said.
He was a really funny guy. I loved the Spinal Tap clips.
I've used his typefaces for ages. I still use Meta a lot.
I also liked that he was vehemently anti helvetica, because I am too!
There should be more talks like that to inspire us all!
- agentfour0
I'm thinkin about going to one of the upcoming D&AD talks but not sure what to go to.
any reccommendations?
think the next one is the i-D mag editor.
- Baskerville0
yep next is terry jones of i-D
there is also one with Chip Kidd from Random House
or go to this one which looks the best (may be sold out already):
7pm-8.30pm
President's Lecture: Massimo and Lella Vignelli (Vignelli Associates) - 'Design is One'
Hosted by Mike Dempsey, CDT Design. In their first ever full-length lecture in Britain, design legends Massimo and Lella Vignelli discuss their 50-year career, and reveal the meaning of the title 'Design is One'.
D&AD members £10, non-members £15, students £5vignelli, one project: NYC subway!
- nowherehead0
Yeah I'm going to get some tickets for Chipp Kidd: the man's a legend.
Going back to last night though; anyone who can {relevantly} work 2 Spinal Tap clips into a talk about design and typography is alright by me.
Did you stick around for the Q&A? I felt genuinely sorry for whoever that girl was who asked "What's wrong with Helvetica? It's our corporate typeface..."
- Dancer0
What's wrong with Helvetica? It's our corporate typeface..."
nowherehead
(Mar 30 06, 02:50)I can imagine she went a funny shade of scarlett!!
Mossimo Vignelli will be f'king amazing.
I went to the Fletcher Forbes and Gill one last time, Very inspirational but I felt something wasn't quite there
- kelpie0
I'd love to see the Vignelli one - that subway map is my favourite piece of design, like, evr...
- paraselene0
I'd love to see the Vignelli one - that subway map is my favourite piece of design, like, evr...
kelpie
(Mar 30 06, 03:00)woteva. last week you were all 'concorde! concorde!' and weeing yourself. pfft.
- kelpie0
his NY map rocks several degrees harder than the London one.
- paraselene0
you have a point, sir.
you should come down and see that, kelps. i'll go with you.
- kelpie0
when is it?
- paraselene0
may the fourth.
fifteen quid.
- r3mote0
Erik turned up at one of my friends workplace yesterday, and was standing behind him while he was doing some design work... PRESSURE!!!!
- kelpie0
may the fourth.
fifteen quid.
paraselene
(Mar 30 06, 03:32)mmmmmmmmmmmm...
*cogs turn
- honest0
Are they still sponsored by Kirin? and do they still give you free Guardian newspapers?
- paraselene0
may the fourth.
and absolutely free for super duper photoshop helpers off the interwebs!
paraselene
(Mar 30 06, 03:32)mmmmmmmmmmmm...
*cogs turn
kelpie
(Mar 30 06, 03:50)
- Baskerville0
yup still free kirin beer.
I worked with a guy who used to work for Vignelli. He said that they literally only use 5 typefaces.
I still prefer the london tube map to any other.
Althought the signage and line numbering sustem that Vignelli did on the NYC subway still rocks. You even see it on t-shirts. You can't imagine a t-shirt with the Victoria Line on it!
- nowherehead0
" You even see it on t-shirts. You can't imagine a t-shirt with the Victoria Line on it!"
Hey, I designed a typeface around the London Underground!
I mean, it's fucking useless but the design still rocks. 45 Degrees is my favourite angle.
- kelpie0
I prefer 30degrees, personaly.
and the NY map is rockin a whole other level of radness to the london one, dezign-wise...
- paraselene0
haha! that's absolutely brilliant, nowherehead!
- Baskerville0
I looked at your site this morning and remembered it from a while back. I always liked your harry beck typeface.
I love the london tube map and prefer it to any other based on it (nyc included) as I said before.
What I was talking about on t-shirts was the NYC subway signage system that Vignelli also designed:
you can get t-shirts of it:
I wouldn't want the london signage on a t-shirt