Polymode

Transformative Currents: Art and Action in the Pacific Ocean is shipping now! Edited by Cassandra Coblentz, this book brings together diverse writers, scientists, artists, activists, and thinkers to investigate social and environmental issues throughout the entirety of the Pacific Ocean. The authors and contributors are leading figures in the field of Blue Humanities—an emergent discipline ranging from historical to visual to cultural and literary studies on oceans—and they bring a rich range of expertise to the project. Design by @Polymodestudio. Images by Ruben Diaz. Published with @oceansidemuseum as part of @PST_ART, presented by @GettyMuseum. To order, please visit: xartistsbooks.com/books/transfor…. #trasnformativecurrents #cassandracoblentz #getty #pstart #oceansidemuseumofart #xartistsbooks #bluehumanities

It’s been a busy June at Cooper Union and there’s lots to share if you missed things...like this Lubalin Lecture from June 10 with @xyz_type and @Polymodestudio - Thanks to Type Culture...here's the recording. vimeo.com/965605421

Our new course Design Histories in Southwest Asia & North Africa: Voices from the SWANA Diaspora starts on Saturday, May 13th! We would love to have you in class, use this link to register. See you all during class 👋🏽💻 #bipocdesignhistory #SWANAhistory bipocdesignhistory.com/products/desig…

Polymode is a typographic collaboration between @XYZ_Type and @polymodestudio 👏 Created as a house typeface family for the studio; Polymode is also available as a retail font. This variable font goes from strictly business to over-the-top flair. 🔗 l8r.it/N9qL

Or, the custom typeface we did for @Polymodestudio, Polymode: xyztype.com/fonts/polymode

Realness as a variable font axis! Our typeface for @Polymodestudio, Polymode, is up on our site for in-progress licensing. Check the type tester over at xyztype.com/fonts/polymode and see how the design goes from Acting Basic to Churl Please to Opulence

@hhpapazian @Lett_Arc The display type is based on hand-lettered type from decades of protest signs created by the research of @vocaltype and the body type actually has an axis of “realness” that puts friction against the started corporate sans polymode.studio/project/polymo…

@Lett_Arc @Polymodestudio (Protesting with a corporate sans...)

In collaboration with @Polymodestudio, we’re excited to announce #Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest, a new exhibition featuring 100+ objects, including broadsheets, buttons, signs, t-shirts, posters, and ephemera from the 1800s to today: letterformarchive.org/news/view/stri…

We're beyond excited to introduce the new fryemuseum.org! Designed by @Polymodestudio, whose poetic research took inspiration from our Olson Kundig building, and built by @bearideas, this site takes the best of our past and shines a whole new light on our future!

Tonight, Poster House is welcoming Silas Munro & Brian Johnson of @Polymodestudio to explore the most iconic contributions the queer community has made to graphic design history. And the best part? It’s totally free 🥳 ➡️ Register and Attend Virtually: eventbrite.com/e/queer-histor…

This Jun 20, we welcome Silas Munro and Brian Johnson of @Polymodestudio to explore the contributions the queer community has made to poster history. Join us as we dive into a historic journey while celebrating Pride! Register & attend virtually ➡️ bit.ly/3b4kXs0

Custom typeface Polymode Sans from @xyz_type for @Polymodestudio breathes realness into the variable font space. This chameleon of a typeface expresses points of view ranging from quietly buttoned-up to fiercely outrageous. 👉 Read about it here: buff.ly/3GnshdS

We’ll be talking Polymode Sans with @Polymodestudio partner Brian Johnson —who is always guaranteed to drop wisdom: sign up!

Cutting-edge bi-coastal design studio @Polymodestudio needed a custom typeface to establish and emphasize their unique voice. To create this one-of-a-kind typeface, they turned to Type Network partner @xyz_type. 👉 Read the case study: custom.typenetwork.com/case_studies/c…

@HawthorneCDOLA Polymode in the haus

Really excellent—esp liked the story of his childhood business redesigning his friends' bedrooms. And hearing a Q from Randa Hadi of @Polymodestudio!

Walking the dogs this AM finally caught up with the 200th episode of @surfacepodcast, in which @jarrettfuller interviews himself and traces the history of the podcast—and some of the questions driving design education and criticism at the moment scratchingthesurface.fm/200-jarrett-fu…

30 years later, how should L.A. remember 1992? Please join us March 11 at noon for the first of two virtual panels, focusing on responses to the uprising in arts and culture, w/ playwright @AnnaDeavereS, filmmaker @anothergracelee and curator @TyreeBP bit.ly/la1992

We celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month Our first class begins FRIDAY!! Visit class.bipocdesignhistory.com/licenses to license the class for your school or business. For scholarship inquiries email us at scholarships@bipocdesignhistory.com #bipocdesignhistory #hispanicheritagemonth

@laurenfklein @NEH_ODH @EmoryDHLab Woot!!!

We are honored to be speaking @AIGAdesign national confrence next month!