Short Film: A Hand-Lettering Experience

So much lovely hand-lettering in two minutes. Leandro Senna created 66 hand-lettered cards over the course of a month, with just a pencil, pens, brushes. I'm impressed by both the patience and the skill involved in this project.

Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues - A HAND LETTERING EXPERIENCE from Leandro Senna on Vimeo.

"I´ve been thinking for a lot of time on doing a personal project where I could get out of the computer for a little bit, and have pleasure doing something handmade. Getting back to the basics.
Inspired by Bob Dylan´s Subterranean Homesick Blues video, where he flips cards with the lyrics as the song plays, I decided to recreate those cards with handmade type. I ended up doing all the lyrics, and not just some of the words, as Dylan did.
There are 66 cards done in one month during my spare time using only pencil, black tint pens and brushes. The challenge was not to use the computer, no retouching was allowed. Getting a letter wrong meant starting the page over.
I had a lot of fun doing this project, researching, practicing and getting deeper on typography.
There are some intentional misspellings and puns on the original song video, so I tried to keep that in a certain way.
You can watch the original movie here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKfrjk6suAQ
Get in touch with some of my work visiting www.leandrosenna.com"

Check out all of the cards and the process of making them on Senna's website

Inspired: Rob Bailey

Wish you were here

I'm a sucker for some nice minimalist design. And I absolutely love the sharp angles and bright colors of Manchester-based illustrator Rob Bailey's work. His pieces have such an amazing combination of complexity and simplicity. You simply must check out his site (there are more amazing designs to be found!)

Dogs

Club night

Romans

Port Street Beer House

All images belong to Rob Bailey

Visualizing Palestine

"Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty." 

 - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights,  Article Two

I came across this media project over the weekend, and I felt it was important to share. I know this issue can be divisive, but for me this is not a matter of being pro-Israel or anti-Israel, but rather of being pro-human rights. Over a period of decades a group of people has been disenfranchised, stripped of their homes, their security, their freedom, and their voice, largely on the basis of ethnicity, language, and religion. Comparisons to South Africa under the Apartheid system are quite appropriate. As with most contested political issues, this is not simple nor is there a clear-cut solution; I challenge you to look at these infographics and to find out more.

Find out more:

Visualizing Palestine

Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions

Amnesty International

United Nations Palestine