From Linus Boman. let’s talk type.

From Linus Boman. openai’s new rebrand shows why you never get high on your own supply

From Linus Boman. Watch the exclusive companion video here: https://nebula.tv/videos/linusboman-breaking-down-the-design-price-tag-of-walmarts-rebrand Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/linusboman Did Walmart really lose their minds and overpay for a simple logo tweak? To find the real answer, let me break down some branding jargon 101. What’s the difference between a logo, a…

From Linus Boman. An unplanned and chill stream researching for my next video 00:00:00 – Introduction and background on video research 00:07:26 – Early American Handwriting: The Constitution 00:10:17 – English Roundhand & The Universal Penman 00:39:26 – Spencerian Script: A New American Style 01:14:10 – Palmer Method: Business Efficiency 01:21:05 – Zaner-Bloser: Penmanship For…

From Linus Boman. One final new logo drop for 2024. Had to jump in with some small gripes and a final helping of perspective.

From Linus Boman. An unplanned and chill stream. Some running commentary on the cover designs of Goodread’s Reader’s Choice Award winners from this year, without doing any research on the contents, going purely from the graphic design.

From Linus Boman. This is a "long short" – for weird YouTube reasons, you might see it in my main video feed, but the video its reacting to is a few weeks old now, and I didn’t want to wait any longer for the feature to be fixed. So apologies if you’re a shorts hater…

From Linus Boman. smh. https://www.threads.net/@jonathanhoefler/post/DA6chgWxEEp

From Linus Boman. And now for a topic that’s not at all topical: typefaces. Sources: https://www.threads.net/@jonathanhoefler/post/C-oBpJeuoA1 https://fontsinuse.com/uses/63052/harris-walz-2024-us-presidential-campaign https://wideeye.co/case-study/kamala-harris-for-the-people/

From Linus Boman. So I was inspired to make this video after watching a great critique from @premodernist_history from a historical perspective. I started thinking about how to answer his good faith question of why simple design is better, and the more I unpacked it, I realised it wasn’t so straightforward. Looking forward to a…

From Linus Boman. Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: https://storyblocks.com/LinusBoman Audio only version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OxymiZkNqU Research notes and sources: https://timesnewboman.notion.site/Tactile-pedestrian-crossing-map-with-relief-symbols-research-sources-4ecda61c86e245038f02be00017b92c3 Sign up to my newsletter for nerdy font and design things a few random times a year: https://buttondown.email/linus Special thanks to: Kenneth Österlin – https://designinfo.se/…

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From Linus Boman. let the guessing games begin! what happened with the paris 2024 pictograms? research / related links here – https://arc.net/folder/A855724C-E8E5-4263-9235-45CBA6951876 for more nerdy stuff a few random times a year, sign up to my newsletter: https://buttondown.email/linus

From Linus Boman. also, it’s green. i forgot to mention, it’s green. for more nerdy stuff a few random times a year, sign up to my newsletter: https://buttondown.email/linus also i forgot some image credits: google fonts for the image for monolinear stroke and monotype for the image of high stroke contrast.