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In this i-Age, I just had to do something on the letter “i”. I have not always been a big fan of the letter “i’  but if I was going to like one version of the letter “i” it would be the Gill Sans Ultra Bold, or Kayo, created by Eric Gill. A character with personality and a bit of humour. It seems incredible, but you have to go all the way back to the previous credit crunch for its origins – the years 1928-1930.

Appropriately, this type face has got it’s own nickname; I have to admit that I never knew, why it was called Kayo until now, but I was quite amused to find out that it derives from K.O., as in “knockout”. Of course – Kayo the heavyweight champion…it’s not very likely to knock anyone out except itself, though; Kayo certainly has a cholesterol issue but it’s a friendly giant.

With it’s resemblance to the human body, the lower case “i” is always a versatile element for designers to play with when designing logos. However, the Kayo “i” is always a ready-made logo in itself. A true character in every sense of the word. With the dimple on top of the stroke and the dot out of center, it’s form doesn’t feel completely logical, but that makes it all the more interesting. It’s an inquisitive “i”, unashamedly peeking at the character standing next to it.

The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (Spanish: Asociación Madres de Plaza de Mayo) is an association of Argentine mothers whose children “disappeared” during the Dirty War, the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983.

The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, is an unique organization of Argentine women who have become human rights activists in order to achieve a common goal. For over three decades, the Mothers have fought for the right to re-unite with their abducted children.

Dimensions – 106″x81″

H is for hierarchy. Hierarchy is one of the most important aspects of design in a typographic layout; the rationale behind the organization and structure of what the designer is trying to communicate in a visual form. Creative use of hierarchy clearly shows the information needing most emphasis, helps the reader thought the text and to assimilate information rapidly. It will highlight changes of pace, and even add an impression of the value or feeling of the content.

Simple hierarchical form indicates main subject heading, main text, and sub-sections, even the emphasis of individual words and phrases. In web design systematic hierarchy is even more crucial as it aids navigation through a site; immediate attention online is all.

The exciting element of hierarchy is using the infinite menu of combinations available to express organization of information: through paragraph indents, line breaks, font change, font size, use of colour, use of space, variance of column widths and between lines, use of grid structure, and even breaking the grid. Consistent signaling of hierarchy in a document, utilizing just a few ingredients creates the best recipe for typographic success.

Dimensions – 94″x63″

Inferno (Italian for “Hell”) is the first part of Dante Alighieri’s fourteenth-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through what is largely the medieval Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno concept of describing the recognition and rejection of sin.

Dimensions – 80″x87″

The Additive Process. Your monitor uses a different type of color to produce an image. Each screen point or pixel has 3 colors assigned to it. Red, Green, Blue or RGB. When all three colors are illuminated the screen appears white. When all are off the screen appears black. By varying the intensity  a variety of colors are produced.

A cool little graphic that caught my eye.

Inferno (Italian for “Hell”) is the first part of Dante Alighieri’s fourteenth-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through what is largely the medieval Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno concept of describing the recognition and rejection of sin.

Dimensions – 79″x88″

This is as religious as Kirt gets.

In Christianity, the Holy Spirit, is the spirit or essence of God. In Trinitarian Christian belief, the Holy Spirit is third person of the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Pneumatology is the theology of the Holy Spirit.

Dimensions – 102″x69″

Arguably one of the most iconic campaigns of the noughties, Apple’s early iPod ads helped kick off a global trend for simple flat-colors and vector graphics.

Computer Arts