Visualizing the Most Economical Typeface

Mar 30, 10 Visualizing the Most Economical Typeface

Posted by Tony Chen in Design, Typography

I have always been a big fan of typography and recently I have came across this creative visualization of some commonly used typefaces. Designers Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth looked at ink usage of some popular typefaces, by drawing them by hand with ballpoint pens.

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LOOKS GOOD Mobile (beta) Launched!

Mar 28, 10 LOOKS GOOD Mobile (beta) Launched!

Posted by Tony Chen in News, Site Updates

By popular request, LOOKS GOOD Design Magazine has gone mobile and launched its mobile browser-friendly site today. You can now browse and comment on popular articles on-the-go and even share your favorite posts to your friends with an all-new mobile user-interface. Here is a quick tour of its features.

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Eco-friendly Printing With Pencil Stubs

Mar 15, 10 Eco-friendly Printing With Pencil Stubs

Posted by Tony Chen in Design, Industrial Design

This is a printer that runs completely on pencil stubs to print its documents - absolutely revolutionary with no use of ink cartridges at all. What makes this concept even more interesting is its use of an eraser to erase off the mistakes. This concept of green technology gives hope for a more sustainable future. Images after the break.

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Rollip – How to Apply Professional Photo Filters and Effects Online

Dec 19, 09 Rollip – How to Apply Professional Photo Filters and Effects Online

Posted by Tony Chen in Featured, Reviews

Rollip is an online service that allows users to apply filters and effects on their digital photos without any additional applications. Users can upload their photos to change its look and feel from over 40 filters ranging from 70's Vintage to modern styles. Rollip was kind enough to offer the LOOKS.GD community with 15 premium accounts loaded...

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Retro-style Rainbow Design Inspiration

Oct 19, 09 Retro-style Rainbow Design Inspiration

Posted by Tony Chen in Design, Showcases

Vibrant colors and light streaks have been widely used in modern design - from design for print to design for web - reflecting on the pop culture of the 70's and 80's. Its lively and eye-catching nature makes it an extremely effective and popular way to convey powerful messages across the media. While browsing through Flickr, I have compiled works from artists all around the world into this article to showcase this dynamic style of design at its best.

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