Study – New Typeface from St. Louis Type Foundry @XYZ_Type

by Egotist / January 7, 2019 / Independent type foundry XYZ Type (base in Saint Louis, Missouri) has released Study, a new serif type family designed by Jesse Ragan. Study is based on a typeface concept rendered by Rudolph Ruzicka in his book Studies in Type Design (1968), but never previously completed as a functioning font. Over several years, Ragan has extensively researched the Czech-American designer and illustrator’s[Read More]
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Call for @STLDesignWeek Sticker Designs – Due Friday 9/28

by thesaintlouisegotist / September 26, 2018 / Call for STLDW sticker designs! This is your chance to be a part of Design Week! Send us a sticker design by next Friday, September 28th and you might see it in the Design Week swag bag. Think design, think St. Louis, think awesome! Email all designs to Bill! [email protected] [Read More]
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2018 @Loufest Poster – Matt Marchini

by thesaintlouisegotist / September 5, 2018 / There's a lot of hoopla on the internet today over the festival that wasn't, but we still want to shine the light on a pretty rad poster by local designer Matt Marchini. Here's to hoping that some sort of phoenix owl rises out of the ashes of this year's failed ordeal. [Read More]
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Why Hollywood Kept Using Trajan

by thesaintlouisegotist / August 22, 2018 / Trajan had a good run, but we're not sad that it's over. This VOX by Design video series reminds us of how equally good those PBS OffBook videos were 4-5 years ago. https://youtu.be/yI4shGV1EsM[Read More]
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Now Hiring Locally: Designer – Bonfyre

by thesaintlouisegotist / August 17, 2018 / Bonfyre is hiring: Designer. Description: As a Designer at Bonfyre, you’ll create smart and friendly solutions for the Bonfyre Product as well as marketing collateral, client engagement materials, and internal Bonfyre Team materials. You’ll be part of the Design Team, working to elevate design through the entire Bonfyre experience for users, clients, and employees. Our team is highly[Read More]
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Beer Works: @HLKAgency Creates Agency-Themed Beers for #InternationalBeerDay

by Egotist / August 3, 2018 / In many ways, beer is the creative fuel of the modern advertising industry. To celebrate our favorite libation and to commemorate International Beer Day (today), our creative team at HLK crafted beer labels that combine our deep love of beer with agency tropes that we all can relate to. (e.g., Looming Deadline; Has This Ben Proofed? Pilsner; Scope Creeper Double IPA) The result? Nine hypothetical[Read More]
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