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Hello Tumblr, long time no see.

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New sweaters for Busking Bears (www.buskingbears.com)

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Classic Trends & Mid-Century Typography

Fashions and trends seem to cycle round, looping across various timeframes. Over the past two years we saw a short but pronounced resurgence in reverse-contrast typefaces, first referred to as “Italian” in 1821. Influential in this recent trend was Pentagram’s poster for the fall 2014 series of lectures and exhibitions at the Yale School of Architecture. (by Michael Bierut and Jessica Svendsento). The fad seems to have died off just as quickly as it appeared but I’ve been wondering for a while what the next big influence on type and lettering will be. 

I’m not sure if predicting these trends is possible but a model for how the are generated is described in a 2012 paper, The Logic of Fashion Cycles (Alberto Acerbi ,Stefano Ghirlanda,Magnus Enquist). The results state: 

“The reason [that traits eventually disappear] is that as soon as a trait becomes common, high-status individuals abandon it, which in turns triggers abandonment from low-status individuals.” 

The paper distinguishes between two types of cultural fashions: brief fads and “classic” styles.

“…the status model may account for brief fads, but not for “classic” styles such as the four-in-hand tie knot popular since the early 20th century, or English names such as Mary and John.”

With all this in mind, I’ve been thinking about which are the classic trends in type and lettering. One examples is the graphic style which solidified during the mid 20th century and seems to be constantly in vogue and influential. I’m not talking about the good design principles set out after WWII by the likes of Paul Rand, but more the styles this period evokes. 

Above, I’ve collected a few examples from the excellent collection, Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design, which represent a few themes I see as prevalent in graphic design today.

Top Down:

Portait of André Gide: Rudolph de harak

Tonybee: Elaine Lustig Cohen

Fortune

Blind Mice, Ivan Chermayeff

Six Nonlectures, Paul Rand

Anatomy of a Murder Saul Bass

Books John Alcorn

Graphic Annual ’57/58, Alfred Flückiger

Ballet: Paul Rand

ABC Alvin Lustig

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Guys! Remember the rollerskating design I was working on last month? It's now available in my etsy shop! buskingbears.etsy.com

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New project / "Morphologies" Instagram: @irene.dose

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OPEN CALL! If you're a studio/agency/coffee shop/comic book store or any other kind of business/project that would like to have me and my skills around let me know by december 15th! I'm looking for paid jobs, internships, projects, collaborations, artist residencies, anywhere in Europe, from one week up to one month (that means I'm available being abroad for that amount of time, but online relationships could last forever). SUBMIT TO: irene.dose@gmail.com PORTFOLIO: www.irenedose.it

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Sketchbook

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Spoilers.

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My drawing/work instagram

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Hello! ^_^ is your profile picture you? (I'll assume so) You are absolutely stunning! Omg 😍 Have a wonderful day/night/life!

Yes, it’s me. : ) Thanks a lot!

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Finally! #sketchbook #sketchbookproject2016 #sketchbookproject #drawing #doodle #challenge #illustration

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"L'una di notte è l'ora dei lupi?" ( "Is 1AM the time of the wolves?" ) #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #insomnia #night #airport #waiting #illustration (presso London Stansted Airport)

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Some of the pictures I took for Busking Bears' new collection. Go on facebook.com/buskingbears to see the full album.

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Busking Bears.

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I'm in love with this place. #travel #snow #lake #mountains #fvg #sauris #igersfvg #igers #alps #italy #adventure #explore #authentic #liveauthentic (presso Sauris Zahre)

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I found my instant camera but I made a mess with the film and now everything turns out being dark and pointless. #instant #camera #analogue #botanical #doodle #sketchbook #drawing #illustration #sketch #plants #photography (presso Cervignano del Friuli)

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I've also added an "analogue photography" section. Shots I've made ages ago but still pretty in my opinion. Link: http://www.irenedose.it/Analogue-Photography