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We had the privilege to spend a day filming Ed Rondthaler, living legend, founder of Photo-Lettering, Inc., former president of the American Literacy Council and author of The Dictionary of Simplified American Spelling. Another living legend, writer/director Erich Weiss, is in the process of editing down all of the film we shot. Click here for the “trailer” he put together for us.
Posted 3 days ago by Andy Cruz in Work-in-Progress
Studio Lettering Sable has been selected as part of the recent Schrift in Form exhibit at the Klingspor-Museum in Offenbach am Main, Germany. Check out Slanted and Spatium magazines for more pics and info.
Posted 4 days ago by Ken Barber in About-House
Our new FAQ tees are in and ready to ship. Fun for the whole family.
Here’s the screen after a few too many pulls…
Posted 6 days ago by Andy Cruz in House-Products
After a few hundred pulls of the starter rope and some newly-minted profanity, my trusty old trimmer would only belch out a few puffs of blue smoke before settling back into a late summer slumber. Unwilling to endure the embarrassment of facing the small-engine shop staff when they saw the results of several other buggered repair jobs, I took on the rebuild alone. Imagine my delight when I found that the ol’ Toro shares a key design feature with perhaps the most famous piece of automotive engineering to roll off the domestic assembly line—a hemispherical combustion chamber. Between referencing online parts fiche and figuring out why there were four post-assembly self-threading Torx-head screws left in the parts bin, I carefully “rebranded” my petite pachyderm to celebrate its common lineage with Mopar’s renowned hemi powerplants.
Posted 8 days ago by Rich Roat in from-the-crates
I read in some fancy mens fashion mag at the airport that workwear is hip again. My wife on the other hand wasn’t hearing it. “Don’t even think of coming in this house with those things on.”
Posted 9 days ago by Andy Cruz in House-Products
In a coincidental turn of events, I have also been awarded a part-time writing gig with a major special-interest lifestyle publication. The folks over at Sweathog Living asked me to pop in from time to time to update their readers on my home’s general state of disrepair and to provide a unique perspective on this growing cultural sub-genre. They even kicked things off with a two-part feature highlighting my family’s humble sub-rural estate.
Posted 17 days ago by Rich Roat in from-the-crates
I’m doing a few Graphic duh-sign/homey kinda posts for our friends at Dwell Magazine. Here’s a taste…
Sukiya Living
I realized I’m getting old when my zine of choice now is about Japanese Gardening, not punk rock. Ironically, Sukiya Living: The Journal of Japanese Gardening is probably one of the most punk things I’ve had the pleasure of recently subscribing to.
Not only do they call bullshit on terms like “zen garden”, but give you the straight dope on authenticity, layout, advanced pruning techniques and more. I especially enjoy how most of the “how to” features (with great pen and ink illustrations) don’t hold back when it comes to showing you how BAD, BAD, BAD things can get when you stray from the real deal. Made me dig up half my yard and start again! The late 80s desktop publishing aesthetic is a special bonus. Subscribe today.
Posted 18 days ago by Andy Cruz in About-House
If you gotta wear a tie to work, dig this.
Posted 25 days ago by Andy Cruz in Sightings
Jeremy Dean spotted this one in the Dutch Wonderland Parking lot.
What do you think:
1. A bio technician from DuPont? or…
2. A shorty from around the way?
Posted 26 days ago by Andy Cruz in Sightings
Actually a small part of a much larger prop we photographed with Carlos today.
Posted 32 days ago by Andy Cruz in Work-in-Progress
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Da, House Industries’ Ken Barber will join colleague Tal Leming in St. Petersburg, Russia at the annual Association Typographique Internationale congress. The pair will discuss surprising sources that have served as inspiration in the creation of smart type.
September 17–21
Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace
Nevsky Prospekt 41
St Petersburg
Russian Federation
For our Finnish friends, Ken will make his way westward to lecture and conduct a workshop at Lahti University of Applied Sciences.
September 23–24
Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu
Muotoiluinstituutti
Kannaksenkatu 22
PL 92, 15141 Lahti
Suomi on mahtava maa!
Posted 4 days ago by Ken Barber in lectures
Rich will offer a dizzying array of inspirational thoughts at the Nashville AIGA’s Think Tank Conference.
Ezell Center at Lipscomb University
Saturday, September 27
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.thinktanknashville.com
Posted 25 days ago by Rich Roat in events
House type designer, Ben Kiel, will be back in his old haunt of Saint Louis on September 25 to give a talk for the local chapter of the AIGA entitled “Apples and oranges are both fruit: How type and lettering share common seeds”. The event is free and open to the public, so come on down and hear about the process of creating the typefaces of House Industries.
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 at 6:30 PM
The Rialto Ballroom
Centene Center for Arts & Education
3547 Olive Street
4th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63103
More info
Posted 27 days ago by Ben Kiel in events
Ken’s Blaktur font and Studio Lettering collection were honored by the Type Directors Club as part of the organization’s 2008 type design competition.
Posted 196 days ago by Ken Barber in About-House
When we started working on Neutraface in 1999, we took our first cues from the geometric lettering Richard Neutra specified for many of his commercial building designs. The challenge was to strike a balance between the sensibilities of Richard and his son, Dion, and the realities of the regimented world of typography. With the help of Christian Schwartz, we achieved this balance in what has become one of the most ubiquitous typefaces in today’s visual landscape.
Neutraface No. 2 is an extension of the Neutra legacy, where form and function meet at the nexus of practicality and versatility. It is by no means intended as an improvement or replacement of the original Neutraface, but as an expansion of the original concept. Neutra’s highly sought-after residential and commercial designs have stood the test of time, as will the typography that bears his name.
Posted 319 days ago by Rich Roat in House-Products