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Weird And Wonderful, Yet Still Illegible

From Alastair Johnston
March 21st, 2012
16 Comments

It has been said that “we read best what we read most”. This quote was used as a type specimen in Emigre magazine in the late 1980′s by Zuzana Licko. It was written in defense of her typefaces, whose elemental shapes—designed with the strictures of the early HP laser printer ...

Japanese, A Beautifully Complex Writing System

From Shoko Mugikura
March 5th, 2012
65 Comments

As a Japanese person living in Europe, I’m sometimes asked: “Japanese is a difficult language, isn’t it?”. Those asking are often surprised when my answer is a simple: “No, actually, it’s not.”. While it is true (at least to many Westerners) that Japanese is an exotic language, when compared to learning ...

The Story Of Scandinavian Design: Combining Function and Aesthetics

From Katrín Eyþórsdóttir
June 13th, 2011
49 Comments

For a long time, art has been heavily influenced by the social and political landscape. Searching through history, we find that while the social views of a certain period may no longer be relevant, the art and design of that time often are. Designers today constantly draw inspiration from history, ...

Showcase Of Web Design In The Arab World

From Otba Mushaweh
September 19th, 2010
128 Comments

Sand, magic carpets, Islamic art, Mecca, turban, luxury, camels, incense, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, arabesque art and cous cous are just a few of the images that spring to mind when thinking Arab world. But there is actually a misconception of what is the ‘Arab world’. Most often ...

Showcase Of Web Design In Poland

From Przemek Matylla
July 5th, 2010
150 Comments

Vodka, pickled cucumbers and Pope John Paul II might spring to mind when someone mentions Poland. Obviously there’s more to Poland than that. On the world map of design, Poland is marked by creative agencies that produce high-level design and employ some of the best programmers in the world. There’s ...

Showcase Of Web Design In Lithuania

From Tomas Laurinavičius
June 3rd, 2010
76 Comments

It may be small, but Lithuania is the geographic center of Europe, and the meeting of Western and Eastern culture is evident. Lithuania is one of three Baltic countries, so-called for its proximity to the Baltic Sea. In 2009, it celebrated the thousand-year anniversary of its name. Lithuania is known worldwide ...

Showcase Of Web Design In The Netherlands

From Edgar Leijs
April 22nd, 2010
122 Comments

The Netherlands, also known as the “Low Countries,” is a small, crowded, muddy piece of land through which a few big important rivers fortunately run. In this country, you can find coffee shops, wooden shoes, tulips, windmills and a lot of water. And everything is rather small! Well, at least ...

Showcase Of Web Design In China: From Imitation To Innovation

From Kejun Xu
March 15th, 2010
188 Comments

China is a country with five thousand years of civilization. It is a multi-national entity extending over a large area of East Asia. China’s cultural influence extends across the continent, with customs and writing systems adopted by neighboring countries including Japan, Korea and Vietnam. China has gone through numerous ups and ...

Shalom! Showcase Of Web Design In Israel

From The Smashing Editorial
February 23rd, 2010
330 Comments

Israel is a young country with an old heart. It has been quickly built up over the last 60 years as an independent democratic Jewish state and is shockingly cutting edge for a country so new. It is a tiny surreal sliver of land smack dab in the middle of the ...