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If you gotta wear a tie to work, dig this.
Posted 6 days ago by Andy Cruz in Sightings
Jeremy Dean spotted this one in the Dutch Wonderland Parking lot.
What do you think:
1. A bio technician from DuPont? or…
2. A shorty from around the way?
Posted 7 days ago by Andy Cruz in Sightings
Actually a small part of a much larger prop we photographed with Carlos today.
Posted 12 days ago by Andy Cruz in Work-in-Progress
One of the last porcelain enamel signs in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan belongs to our friends at Richmond Stamp Works. If you’re ever in the market for custom stamps, tell them House sentcha.
Posted 13 days ago by Andy Cruz in Sightings
Out-take from a weekend of apple and orange carving. Soon to appear on a poster/postcard for a talk at the end of September for the Saint Louis chapter of the AIGA.
Posted 15 days ago by Ben Kiel in from-the-crates
Posted 20 days ago by Andy Cruz in Sightings
Courtesy of Michigan’s James Falk and his sugarbush. Thanks!!
Posted 21 days ago by Rich Roat in from-the-crates
Ampersand oxidation tests performed in our fern bed.
Posted 30 days ago by Andy Cruz in Work-in-Progress
Although today was a rough one for cycling with a major doping bust and team leaving the Tour de France, it was a relief to the House Industries cycling team when the UPS truck arrived. Inside was a reminder from our friends at Woolistic that most cyclists are not racing in France this July but are instead out on the roads and trails riding and having fun no matter what speed they’re going. For this year’s Finger Lakes Ramble we took the opportunity to test the chain-stitch-ability of Studio Lettering Slant and Neutraface No. 2. These jerseys will help us forget the troubles of the Tour come August.
Posted 33 days ago by Ben Kiel in House-Products
Although the signing of 1,000 books has our OSHA compliance officer worried about sourcing the proper wrist brace for code compliance, this has not stopped Ken Barber from hand selecting and signing the first batch of Studio Lettering books to come back from the bindery. If you ordered a book or the Studio Lettering font collection, rest assured that they are on the way. If you haven’t ordered the Studio Lettering font set, there is still time to be part of the first 200 customers to receive a free book.
If you’re going to Typecon this weekend, don’t forget to check out Ken’s lecture on the thinking that led to the development of the Studio Lettering project.
Posted 35 days ago by Ben Kiel in House-Products
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Rich will offer a dizzying array of inspirational thoughts at the Nashville AIGA’s Think Tank Conference.
Ezell Center at Lipscomb University
Saturday, September 27
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.thinktanknashville.com
Posted 6 days ago by Rich Roat in events
House type designer, Ben Kiel, will be back in his old haunt of Saint Louis on September 25 to give a talk for the local chapter of the AIGA entitled “Apples and oranges are both fruit: How type and lettering share common seeds”. The event is free and open to the public, so come on down and hear about the process of creating the typefaces of House Industries.
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 at 6:30 PM
The Rialto Ballroom
Centene Center for Arts & Education
3547 Olive Street
4th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63103
More info
Posted 8 days ago by Ben Kiel in events
Ken’s Blaktur font and Studio Lettering collection were honored by the Type Directors Club as part of the organization’s 2008 type design competition.
Posted 177 days ago by Ken Barber in About-House
When we started working on Neutraface in 1999, we took our first cues from the geometric lettering Richard Neutra specified for many of his commercial building designs. The challenge was to strike a balance between the sensibilities of Richard and his son, Dion, and the realities of the regimented world of typography. With the help of Christian Schwartz, we achieved this balance in what has become one of the most ubiquitous typefaces in today’s visual landscape.
Neutraface No. 2 is an extension of the Neutra legacy, where form and function meet at the nexus of practicality and versatility. It is by no means intended as an improvement or replacement of the original Neutraface, but as an expansion of the original concept. Neutra’s highly sought-after residential and commercial designs have stood the test of time, as will the typography that bears his name.
Posted 299 days ago by Rich Roat in House-Products