Weekly Design Links — 01/31/23

I’ve been mildly obsessed with Dune since I read the original trilogy back in 2017. I saw the Sting movie, yes. I enjoyed it, but it didn’t hit me like the books. I haven’t read the fourth, fifth and sixth books. At this point, I’m more worried the luster will fade. I should read them, OK, I will do that starting now.

“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.”
― Frank Herbert

Typography

The Mystery of the Dune Font
Putting a name to the typeface that defined the visual identity of the science fiction series and its author, Frank Herbert

Graphic Design/Branding

Ortto
As the product and company have continued to grow, so has their need to unify and elevate their brand identity

I can’t get enough of the National Portrait Gallery rebrand
Britain’s National Portrait Gallery has been closed since March 2020, and ahead of its grand reopening in June 2023, it’s had a beautiful new rebrand, courtesy of Edit Brand Studio, with the brand strategy created in collaboration with…