Clover is proud to be a sponsor of the Story Conference that is happening in Chicago on September 23-24th. Story’s intention is to gather artists from the church who are communicating the greatest story ever told. Read More…
Posted on June 25th, 2010 under Stuff We're Into by Jim with no comments.Are you a Web Developer by hobby or profession?
Perhaps Clover has inspired you to take a new interest in Web Development?
In any event, PelFusion.com has compiled a list of 54 Tutorials to “Satisfy the Appetite of any Web Developer”.
While this list is specifically focusing on CSS 3, WordPress & jQuery, it seems to be a pretty good resource probably worth checking out.
Posted on February 15th, 2010 under Stuff We're Into by Jason with no comments.
This guy has some of the most beautiful and unique collection of script style fonts, however it is his consistency and attention to detail that really impresses me. Hubert Jocham is a type designer with a vast portfolio of fonts and custom type design, but I believe his real expertise can be seen best in his display fonts and more specifically his script fonts. I mean look at the balance between elegance and legibility that he challenges. He’s artist and type designer… doesn’t that have a name? Oh yeah, a calligrapher.
If you want to check out more of Hubert Jocham’s other stuff (including his awesome house) you can go here: www.hubertjocham.de
Posted on January 26th, 2010 under Stuff We're Into by Wes with no comments.Here’s a great way someone is translating the way we read magazines to a digital format. You can read the full story of this concept/prototype here. Read More…
Posted on January 19th, 2010 under Stuff We're Into by Jim with 2 comments.As anyone who has visited our studio could attest to, Clover really loves the graphic design work of ISO50 (Scott Hansen).
The design process behind ISO50’s work?
…”pretty much experiment, undo, experiment, undo…etc..etc..ad infinitum.”
An interesting read at Grain Edit.
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 under Stuff We're Into by Jason with no comments.A great film about all things made by man along with the psychology of how we interact with our stuff.
Posted on December 3rd, 2009 under Stuff We're Into by Wes with 1 comment.Programming and music are generally not two things that you place into the same field of thought, but just to show the capabilities of Flash (which Clover uses for the Greenhouse as well) we thought we would highlight a few tuneful pieces of software.
Firstly we have Audiotool which is an entirely Flash based interface designed to emulate music hardware and produce some wicked-awesome beats. You gotta appreciate the degree of detail that these guys put into this thing… it takes a while to load but it is worth the wait.
On a more interactive end there is a super simple program called BallDroppings which is pretty addicting, but can be pretty annoying for those listening around you. This one isn’t made with Flash, but is still really fun.
Apparently car companies have gotten in on typography stuff and they are using their cars to help in the production process (with a little help from two typographers and one interactive artist). Pierre & Damien from pleaseletmedesign.com and Zachary Lieberman are the three dudes who collaborated with Toyota to make this impressive font. The video will tell you the rest of the story. Enjoy.
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And you can also download the font here: nl.toyota.be/iqfont
Posted on November 5th, 2009 under Stuff We're Into by Wes with 7 comments.
Typography and font production have been a huge interest of mine for the past few years and when I get the chance to talk about design I really enjoy highlighting the often overlooked world of typography. You can enjoy more of my thoughts on what I regard as great design by tuning here on a regular basis. – Wes
Through the last few decades we have seen type design evolve from a simple, representational system into a “craft” with various means and tools being used to create new, unique typography. History is a font that breaks the conventions of traditional font production, by utilizing an integral element of design software known as layers. Through the use of 21 different typefaces placed on top of one another the user can create a unique assortment by simply combining each layer. Curious as to how it works?… Try it out yourself with the History Remixer
Some of you might be labeling this as “old news”, however I am still amazed by the innovation, thought and production that went into this font. For a more in-depth look at History visit Typotheque.com (and you can a free pamphlet) Enjoy.
Posted on October 27th, 2009 under Stuff We're Into by Wes with no comments.We have a friend, Shelene, who recently started a cool organization we thought you might like to know about. It’s called Skip1 and the idea is that you skip something (lunch, dinner, golf game, whatever) and give the money to a child in need.
The big day for their first event is September 1st. Check it out and see if you’d like to be a part of it. 100% of all public donations go to food and water projects around the world.
Check out their site: www.skip1.org
Posted on August 27th, 2009 under Stuff We're Into by Jim with no comments.