Design Behind The Mask Returns! Did you listen to it the first time? Irrelevant, it’s a new day and a new show. What is the show about? That’s what this episode asks as well.
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The Headless Horseman: A DC Comics Green Lantern story
A Headless Horseman synopsis set in the DC universe. Just in time for Halloween! Just ask Starbucks. Pumpkin spice everything…
Pop Culture Graphic Design Show Design Behind The Mask Podcast launches!
Design Behind The Mask Podcast covering graphic design and user experience in pop culture fandoms launches in July 2022 The design and entertainment show covers typography, color phycology, logo design, branding, and content in comics, video games, movies and tv....
Amazon and Comixology collide with disastrous design results
Digital comic book lovers are in a very justifiable tizzy. Amazon and ComiXology are now one. Actually, let me be more colorful. Amazon ate ComiXology and pooped out a crApp that currently pales compared to the original ComiXology experience. User digital comic book...
The typographic simplicity of Control
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmZejLUSQE The typographic simplicity of Control: Design Behind The Mask Can we touch on the typographic simplicity of the fantastic game Control? The video game developed by Remedy Entertainment centers around a shadowy government...
Xbox, Please check your line widths
A friend of mine asked me to review the title type of his upcoming book. I pointed out some crazy kerning issues and gave a few pointers on how to layout the title. After a moment, he responded with "Now I will never not see those space issues." To which I said,...
Miami Heat branding embraces the 80’s
The new Miami Heat branding slapped me in the face with awesome. "Vice" is a bold new direction for the NBA franchise and I for one love it. The "Vice" branding is ripped right out of the 80's. These clean uniforms were designed in house by Brett Maurer. I tip my hat...
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