798 - Beijing Art District: Part II After showing a little snippet of the space that makes up 798, I’d like to post the editors choice of artwork that proliferates in the area. As recently as last year there was a ‘tolerance’ of graffiti and street art. Often, as we have seen in the west, this tolerance can be abused and shortly disappears. The amount of graffiti increases however the quality does...

Some Type of Wonderful - Typography Exhibition - No Vacancy Gallery I have had this one penciled (typed) in to my calendar (iCal) for some time now. Brought to you by the gang at life lounge, specifically Luke Lucas - who’s work I showcased on Gráfica Real last month. The concept here is 12 typographers have been invited each to give an interpretation on a month of the year. This event I can only imagine will be huge, with free Kirin beer...

Sicksystems - Killer New Dimensional Typographic Work Aske recently took over the full scope of operations over at Sicksystems and has some wicked new work out showcasing his evolving dimensional typographic skills. A very talented guy, from graffiti walls to the computer screen! If you enjoy his work - we interviewed Aske earlier in the year on his evolution from graffiti to graphic design, read the interview and check out more of...

Luke Lucas - Typography Wizard - Speaking at Semi-Permanent Melbourne Luke Lucas is a very gifted typographer and designer from here in Melbourne. He works tirelessly day and night on what he loves best – creating unique and inspiring typographic design with a ton of character. From the tongue twisting type of the Big Mouth Project logo to super fine serifs, Luke’s work has been featured in everything from magazines in Melbourne to billboards...

Typefunkography - A Beautiful Example in Customising Type This is so great to see, Rodrigo Francisco from Typograhy Served (.com) shows how he takes a font and transforms it in to a beautiful custom typographic piece. This is what I love about typography - the ability to transform letters in to seductive shapes and forms. The orinigal post is available at: www.typographyserved.com/Gallery/Typefunkography/216077 where you can find a more...

Type Foundry of the Week 00.3 T26 Digital Type Foundry. I fell short in keeping up with the Type Foundry of the Week of recent, but its back - and I present you with T26 Digital Type Foundry. T26, unlike previous foundries I have showcased is more of a supermarket of fonts from a broad range of designers, although there are some really nice fonts to be found here. My personal favorite is Ealing… Check...