https://blogengine.ru/blogs/tags/typography/ Автоматически собираемая лента заметок, написанных в блогах на Эгее ru Aegea 11.0 (v4079e) Автоматически собираемая лента заметок, написанных в блогах на Эгее no 135466 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/journey-into-color/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:36:17 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/journey-into-color/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>The <i>Giracolore</i> is a spin-art machine pertaining to the new popular tradition of Italian toys:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/giracolore-device.png" width="1300" height="779" alt="" /> </div> <p>Raffaele Cesano, the Giracolore’s creator, asked me to make a book with its history and practical uses.</p> <p>“The Journey into Color” (<i>Il viaggio nel colore</i>) is now the first book I have fully designed, and perhaps even my biggest design work yet. Its copies now come with every device put on sale.</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/giracolore-book.jpeg" width="1792" height="1411" alt="" /> </div> <h2>The client</h2> <p>Raffaele is a schoolteacher-turned-toymaker. He’s especially good at crafting traditional toys and games, like spinning tops, smol carousels, and wooden acrobats. He is fascinated with color in motion.</p> <h2>Process</h2> <p>Raffaele first gave me a bunch of material: pictures, informational texts, and stories. Some things would be repeated across four different texts, but each one would have something useful of its own. I read them all and then wove them into a fluent narrative. Every now and then, I would meet Raffaele to refine the text together. I also took some disc pics myself.</p> <p>I learned a lot about book design while working on this. For example:</p> <ul> <li>The placement of punctuation and line breaks affects legibility. A line break at the wrong syllable can make a word appear to be a different one.</li> <li>Consistency in punctuation colors and weights is a science of its own!</li> </ul> <h2>Outcome</h2> <p>I chose a 13×18 cm format for the book so it would fit perfectly into the Giracolore’s 13.5×19 cm box. Nothing is arbitrary here: the disc on the cover is the size of a real one. I made sure each spread had at least some color.</p> <p>The imprint page and its adjacent table of contents are stunning: the gradient title, the rare NB ligature, the Italian cockade (which looks like a Giracolore disc!), the frame…</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/giracolore-1.png.jpg" width="2560" height="1772" alt="" /> </div> <p>The book begins with a short introduction to the Giracolore and proceeds with spin-art’s history. Notice the alignment of the words “bellezza” on the left page:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/giracolore-origini.png.jpg" width="2560" height="1772" alt="" /> </div> <p>The book then delves into color psychology:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/giracolore-luscher.png" width="2560" height="1772.3076923077" alt="" /> </div> <p>And culminates with stories metaphorically illustrated with the Giracolore. Here’s one of them, <i>The Little Blonde Girl</i>, with the parallelism principle at work:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/giracolore-bambina.png.jpg" width="2560" height="1772" alt="" /> </div> <p>Some pages encourage to make one’s own disc and glue it in:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/giracolore-tua-storia.png" width="2560" height="1772.3076923077" alt="" /> </div> <p>The book ends with an invitation to take a look at Raffaele’s other projects and to contact him:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/giracolore-40.png.jpg" width="2560" height="1772" alt="" /> </div> <p>The book is set in three styles of <i>Apfel Grotesk</i>: Regular, Fett, and Brukt (for the “stick your disc here” label).</p> <h2>Conclusion</h2> <p>The book is the best introduction to the Giracolore, vividly showing the device’s value for children, teachers, artists, storytellers, and therapists.</p> <p>Good design is never boring.</p> <h2>The client’s review</h2> <blockquote> <p>Robert has visually arranged <i>The Journey into Color</i> with great success and has helped me introduce it to the public.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Robert has various qualities: his youthful energy gave me confidence to express what I felt. I had fun letting him do his thing, letting him express and interpret my ideas. Everyone has the right to play the game they enjoy the most.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>The result is what I wanted.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>I initially hesitated to pay in advance, but during the course of the work, I saw Robert’s reliability firsthand.</p> </blockquote> <p class="loud">Enjoy the colors!</p> 135201 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/nice-2024/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:48:21 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/nice-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Tobacco-free beach:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2985.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Flightcraft above beach:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2934.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Dog beach:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2987.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2989.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The great SNCF timetable:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3002.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Deli & …CIA?!</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3010.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Top-notch lemonade:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3011.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Good typography in Benburger’s logo:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3466.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> 131031 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/monaco-2022-2023/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:48:21 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/monaco-2022-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>In Monaco, everything smells amazing: the trees outdoors and perfumes indoors.</p> <p>Also, strangers greet each other when entering and exiting the elevator. Everyone has true respect for one another.</p> <p>But sadly not all elevators have good typography. The 8 looks too much like a <i>B</i>, and the <i>D</i> looks too much like a zero:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_4842.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> <div class="e2-text-caption">The ventilator swastika is cool thô</div> </div> <p>A bit of nature:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8515.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A confident-looking man:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_4836.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The Continental:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_4839.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Crowdstrike before it was famous:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_4852.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A tall building:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8532.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Textures:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8538.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8544.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> 130960 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/genoa-2024/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:31:38 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/genoa-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>A number plaque:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_1491.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Spooky typography:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2442.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Poster against war:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2456.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Vandals against war:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2448.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>“Warning — gentrification in progress”:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2470.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Textiles from Central Asia:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/photo_2024-02-27-09.47.45.jpeg" width="1280" height="960" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0725.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 130657 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/paris-plaques/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:29:51 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/paris-plaques/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p><a href="/blog/tags/paris/">Paris</a> has some beautiful plaques.</p> <p>No parking allowed:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3044.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3068.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3239.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3115.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Addresses:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3270.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3083.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3065.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3376.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3253.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Numbers:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3071.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3072.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3066.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3271.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3211.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3210.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3344.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3209.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3407.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3252.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3348.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>And something wholly different:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3261.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3113.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> 130600 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/paris-jul-2024/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:29:24 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/paris-jul-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Paris was much cleaner than I foredeemed, both on the week before the Olympics in July, and in early September as well.</p> <hr /> <p>This train is goïng to Pont de Sèvres. But instead of lighting up previous stations, the linear metro map lights up those the train is yet to stop at. The opposite of a progress bar!</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3039.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p><i>For residents’ tranquility, please do not throw away glass bottles between 22⁰⁰ and 7⁰⁰</i>. Very thoughtful!</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3062.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Beautiful tower, bridge, river, and trees, all surrounded by ugliness:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3075.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Amongst the trees:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3077.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Next to the bridge:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3081.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Up close to the tower:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3084.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Chimney pipes require a different kind of brick:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3134.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Parisian café tables and chairs:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3168.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3254.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3249.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Doors:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3070.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3160.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3198.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The doors of liberty and fraternity are closed. Only equality remains:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3176.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Spirals:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3102.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3156.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Other textures:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3177.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3195.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3402.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3313.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3355.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3234.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Posting not allowed:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3193.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A bricky building:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3283.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A bookshop:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3285.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A propeller on the French aero-club’s building:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3349.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Just a pretty building:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3371.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A pretty café:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3383.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The sculpture on the left reminds me of a man whom I will not name (you don’t know him):</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3323.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Fascinating ugliness:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3329.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A statue:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3326.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3327.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Bonjour <a href="/blog/all/gigi-d-agostino/">Amour</a>!</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3354.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Design:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3157.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3385.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3390.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The information display on my platform:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3432.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The conspicuously missing plaques will get <a href="/blog/all/paris-plaques/">their own post</a>.</p> 130914 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/ramelli/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:55:35 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/ramelli/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>In July, I participated <a href="https://www.sergioramelli.it/risultati-del-concorso-grafico-nazionale/">in a design competition</a> for a logo commemorating the 50th anniversary of anti-communist student Sergio Ramelli’s death.</p> <p>The requirements for the design were the following:</p> <ul> <li>usable on letterhead, posters, billboards, panels, and other formats;</li> <li>adaptable to social media profile pictures (FB, Insta, X, Telegram, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn);</li> <li>can be turned into a banner for social media (FB, YouTube, LinkedIn) and the home page of the official website sergioramelli.it</li> </ul> <h2>Process</h2> <p>I started with simple, text-based banners:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-1.png" width="1000" height="400" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-2.png" width="1000" height="400" alt="" /> </div> <p>Then I experimented with the pictures provided by the competition’s organiser:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-3.png" width="1690" height="1342" alt="" /> </div> <p>What if I combine the number 50 with his picture?</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-4.png" width="1728" height="426" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-5.png" width="1450" height="324" alt="" /> </div> <p>The number 50 looks like goggles when in black-and-white. I’ll try to change that.</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-6.png" width="1282" height="630" alt="" /> </div> <p>Turned the thing into a banner:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-7.png.jpg" width="2560" height="646" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-8.png.jpg" width="2560" height="617" alt="" /> </div> <p>Changed the typeface:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-9.png.jpg" width="2560" height="741" alt="" /> </div> <p>And once more. Nah, I can’t do much to stop the overlaid 50 from looking like goggles:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-10.png.jpg" width="2560" height="795" alt="" /> </div> <p>I’ll make it simpler:<br /> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-11.png" style="max-width: 50%"></p> <p>The final result, including the various graphics in their natural surroundings:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-result.png.jpg" width="898" height="2560" alt="" /> </div> <h2>Result</h2> <p>I did not win. Another good design did:<br /> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-winner-1.jpg" style="max-width: 50%"></p> <p>I will note that it has an issue which I was careful to avoid in mine: slapping “1975–2025” without context makes it seem like the guy was born in 1975 and is about to have a birthday anniversary.</p> <p><img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/ramelli-winner-2.jpg" style="max-width: 50%"></p> 129699 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/carnoules-2024/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:02:30 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/carnoules-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>The train I was in had to take a detour because of a fatal accident further down the line.</p> <p>So here is Carnoules station:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3450.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="633" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3456.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3457.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 129062 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/modena-2024/ Sat, 29 Jun 2024 20:24:31 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/modena-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Outside the Ferrari museum:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2515.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2517.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>A park:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2524.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>A logo:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2511.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Stickers:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2555.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2558.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>An ornament:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2544.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 127316 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/milan-2024/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:56:49 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/milan-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>The innards of a traffic light button:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9967.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>“Life doesn’t last <i>all life</i>. Life lasts while you’re young”:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9973.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Typography:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9977.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0001.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0106.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0130.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Plaques:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0020.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0022.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Posters:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0110.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0111.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Greyness:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0103.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>12 €/L petrol:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9991.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>No comment:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9979.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Shit happens:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0122.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Tunnels below, perchance?</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0108.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Based:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0115.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 126165 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/hyperlegible/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:21:09 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/hyperlegible/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Atkinson Hyperlegible is my <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/typeface-minimalism/">default typeface</a> for Latin-alphabet undertakings, including the <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/tags/nice-tramway-map/">Nice tramway map</a> and some client work as well.</p> <p>It does have an issue thô: the slashed zero actually makes text less legible in some cases. So I got rid of it in my modification:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/007-hyperlegible.png" width="128" height="128" alt="" /> </div> <p class="loud"><a href="https://robertblinov.net/misc/blinov-hyperlegible.zip">↓ Download .otf</a></p> 126129 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/london-2023/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 03:49:25 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/london-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>First of all, <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/the-industrial-smell-of-london/">the euphoric smell</a> is still there. I didn’t find it as common as in 2020 and before, but it does come from the Tube and it also came from a bus. May it stay.</p> <p>A beautiful window:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6845.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A beautiful lantern:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6846.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Greenery:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6852.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7071.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7073.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7111.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Plaques:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6870.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6990-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7190.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7194.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6950.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7206.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7136.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7149.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Other address lettering:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7191.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7130-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Soviet architecture:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6892.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A traffic light:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6905.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>An outdoor table:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6922.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Doors:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6946-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7077-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7110.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7120.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7392.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A mighty entryway:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7051-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A lovely face:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6985.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Trees and bricks:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7008-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7014-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A brick wall:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7065.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The London Fire Brigade’s coat of arms reminds me of the Kiribati flag 🇰🇮:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7018-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Chinatown:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7022.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A gallery:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7048.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A patriotic flag display:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7067.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7095.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>An ice cream van:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7124-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A charming car:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7131.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A square:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7329.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The London Eye:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7323.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Big Sister is watching:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7155.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A pharmacy swastika:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7162.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Wokeness at the Wellcome Collection:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7178.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>My message:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7186.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The first words of one of my favorite poëms, Leisure, on a sticker:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7209.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Other city details:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7188.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7232.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7288.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Unlike Italy, there is a lot of Asian and Indian cuisine in London. Its spicy aromas are a delight.</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7347.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Packaging at the supermarket:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7239.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Drinking from a coconut:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7412.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A water bottle:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7410.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Swedenborg’s Rules of Tremulation:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7279.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>It’s a shame Selfridges doesn’t sell fridges.</p> 125942 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/la-brigue-2024/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 22:44:10 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/la-brigue-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Mountains:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0540.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Designs with souls:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0543.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0545.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0544.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>A stage:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0574.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0568.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Fire:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0561.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 125894 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/latisana-2023/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:01:15 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/latisana-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>A heart:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8155.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The barber:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8195.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Number plaques:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8198.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8228.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Pretty typography:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8201.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The river Tagliamento:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8242.JPG" width="2560" height="810" alt="" /> </div> 125258 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/poggio-dec-2023/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:22:39 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/poggio-dec-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Poggio and Bussana Vecchia are Sanremo’s outlying hamlets.</p> <h2>Poggio</h2> <p>Nice typeface:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9762.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Forsaken car:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9769.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <h2>Bussana Vecchia</h2> <p>Rocky:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9776.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Cool art installation:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9782.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>“Gone with the wind”:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9796.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>“Fabric fables”:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9797.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Pottery:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9825.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Other art pieces:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9831.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9822.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9839.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 124701 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/nice-map-2023/ Sun, 03 Dec 2023 23:35:59 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/nice-map-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Today I’m releasing the biggest update yet to my Nice tramway map:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/nice-2023.png" width="2560" height="924.8185619857" alt="" /> </div> <p>It now shows a railway line which was recently integrated into the urban fare zone. The line is thinner because of its longer intervals.</p> <p>Line 2 no longer has a callout box! It has an extra indication in its middle. CADAM station is now in a geographically correct position.</p> <p>Nearly all line 1 station names now face right, and are therefore easier to read. The map is now using my <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/typeface-minimalism/">default</a> typeface, Atkinson Hyperlegible.</p> <p>Ground interchanges are now indicated more clearly.</p> <p>I simplified the colors a bit, too. Line 2 and the sea’s name now use the coat of arms’ blue, while parks and gardens use line 3’s green.</p> <p>The map is still the same size. High information density FTW!</p> 122783 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/mestre-aug-2023/ Sun, 03 Sep 2023 19:54:10 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/mestre-aug-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Just four stills from Mestre. I was changing trains and didn’t have enough time to reach the canals.</p> <p>Plants and an orange building:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7945.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Typography:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7944.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Cool triangle:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7947.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Other shapes:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7946.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> 121983 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/cervo-2023/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:24:30 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/cervo-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>There’s a music festival in town right now:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7662.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7762.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>I’m in love with Cervo’s number plaque typography:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7716.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7659.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7657.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Here’s another pretty plaque:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7710.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A smol building with an elegant wooden door:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7661.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Interesting stickers:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7682.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7720.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7724.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A table:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7691.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Esthetically-illustrated packaging:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7699.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Fun candles:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7702.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Window ornaments:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7715.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7721.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Some symbol:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7759.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Ah, the textures of Italy:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7731.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A cat:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7741.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A flower:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7748.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Some passage:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7778.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A road:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7785.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A view:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7744.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> 121951 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/merceneros/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 23:57:10 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/merceneros/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p><a href="https://merceneros.com">Merceneros</a> is a coöperative offering technical services to the Monero economy.</p> <p>I designed its visual identity based on the trope of programming, having the colors allude to Monero:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/merceneros-com.png" width="2560" height="1628.0412371134" alt="" /> </div> <p>This design is super-universal — the list of values in brackets varies with context, and will expand with the group offering more services:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/merceneros-brackets.png" width="1500" height="1000" alt="" /> </div> <p>Also, this visual identity needs no special graphics for implementation — only the JetBrains Mono typeface.</p> <p>There’s a compact version of the logo too:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/merceneros-logo.png" width="500" height="500" alt="" /> </div> <p>Here it is in the chats. The second logo is an internal one, with a caret instead of a bracket:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/merceneros-logos-chat.png" width="113" height="558" alt="" /> </div> <p>I went from start to finish in less than a day.</p> 121864 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/typeface-minimalism/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 20:02:22 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/typeface-minimalism/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Familiar typefaces can help read quicker.</p> <p>That’s why I’m trying to reduce the amount of typefaces around me to just a few:</p> <ul> <li><i>JetBrains Mono</i> for code and the command line,</li> <li><i>Atkinson Hyperlegible</i> for my Latin-alphabet projects,</li> <li><i>Garamond</i> for books,</li> <li>my handwriting,</li> <li><i>San Francisco</i> for nearly everything else.</li> </ul> <p>Alas, many items around me use other typefaces.</p>