A transmission from the deep south.Tumblr (3.0; @matthewb)http://matthewbuchanan.name/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5go4s2d661qz52aeo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.petervidani.com/post/803253848/the-feature-pages-on-grain-gram-are-remarkable" class="tumblr_blog">Peter Vidani</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The <a href="http://grainandgram.com/nicksambrato/">feature pages</a> on <em>Grain & Gram</em> are remarkable.</p></blockquote>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/803272098http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/803272098Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:17:49 +1200webmagazinedesignGridsTypography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l365utuW2Y1qz7tp7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.gfxcorps.com/post/643030551/the-illustration-featured-in-this-il-cover-is-so" class="tumblr_blog">Danny Garcia</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The illustration featured in this <em>IL</em> cover is so appropriate. I love how the grid layout is so consistent across the rest of the issues. Gonna see if I can acquire one of these periodicals.</p></blockquote>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/646461746http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/646461746Sun, 30 May 2010 23:04:00 +1200illustrationprintdesigntypographymagazineGrids<a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/">Responsive Web Design</a>: <p>Ethan Marcotte combines fluid grids, flexible images and media queries to demonstrate how best to design for “the ebb and flow of things”. His final <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/d/responsive-web-design/ex/ex-site-FINAL.html">example</a> adapts from a single-column layout optimised for handheld devices through to a two-column layout with three alternative navigation styles based upon the width of the browser’s viewport.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/631123353http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/631123353Wed, 26 May 2010 00:13:45 +1200webdesigncssGridstypography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw60m7D3C51qz6jndo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Frank Chimero’s new <a href="http://profile.frankchimero.com">profile</a> page — as with his work — is a thing of beauty. The text is set in Mitja Miklavčič’s <a href="http://typekit.com/fonts/564">FF Tisa</a>.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/331628943http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/331628943Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:06:00 +1300GridsTypographydesignportfoliowebwebfonts<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktvbynWNZ21qz6jndo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>iA has made available its entire 17-page (paid) pitch document for the redesign of Swiss newspaper <em>Tages-Anzeiger</em> in a <a href="http://informationarchitects.jp/tages-anzeiger-paper-redesign-pitch-lost/">detailed article</a> discussing the proposed solution. The UX-led approach, while conceptually and aesthetically strong, ultimately failed to win over the client. Some beautiful typography (Frutiger New and Frutiger Serif) and bold ideas in there though: I quite like the concept of article keywords highlighted in blue for easy scanning of the paper’s title page. (via <a href="http://j.mp/iapitch">Inky</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/261971313http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/261971313Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +1300designredesignprintGridsuxTypography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpekpiZo9a1qz9w2bo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Jina Bolton updates <a href="http://sushiandrobots.com">Sushi & Robots</a>. Exquisite right down to the strict baseline typography grid. (via <a href="http://log.chrisbowler.com/post/178865191/speaking-of-gorgeous-redesigns-gina-updated-sushi">Chris Bowler</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/181896761http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/181896761Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:09:00 +1200GridsWEBdesignredesignweb standardstypography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/oUVPjZYNoncmwp7g4NEGPLw4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The über-talented Meagan Fisher is now <a href="http://owltastic.com">Owltastic</a>. Pretty much every inch of this site is crafted to perfection.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/106218604http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/106218604Mon, 11 May 2009 23:27:44 +1200WEBdesignIllustrationGrids“Grids put control of our designs firmly in the hands of our users and their browsing habits. They’ve also utterly failed to seize the imagination of web designers.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://unstoppablerobotninja.com">Ethan Marcotte</a> writes on <a href="http://alistapart.com/articles/fluidgrids">Fluid Grids</a> for <em>A List Apart</em>, referencing in part the work he did at Airbag Industries for the <a href="http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/06/about_the_love_w3org_redesign.html">W3C redesign</a>.</em>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/83106686http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/83106686Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:06:00 +1300web standardsbrowsersdesignGrids<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/wiTflIDkmiih3dq2hL7811clo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.davidkaneda.com/post/69373909/book-cover-archive">David Kaneda</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“<a href="http://bookcoverarchive.com/">The Book Cover Archive</a>, for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design.” An impressive catalog of work, presented in a clean, flexible, grid.</p></blockquote>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/69440580http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/69440580Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:42:00 +1300booksprintdesignGrids