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United Metaphysical Churches

Posted in: Illustration

Metaphysics is a concept difficult to illustrate, just like justice or peace. The Arlington Metaphysical Chapel hired Typografik to redesign their website and brochures. The slogan of the chapel is “Led by the light within.” The poster contains a 360-degree perspective of a checkered floor suggesting multiple dimensions of the being. In Metaphysics angels are … Continue Reading

Infinite Photo

Posted in: Illustration

This illustration was created for Infinite Photo and Imaging to announce the purchase of their second Lambda machine.  In the mid 1990′s the Lambda printers were unique as they could print digital images using laser technology onto C Photographic paper. The width was 52 inches by virtually any length. That made these machines an inexpensive … Continue Reading

ITC Binary typeface promotional poster

Posted in: Illustration

This illustration was created to promote Mauricio Reyes’ ITC Binary font. The Illustration is a metaphor about everything that has a binary opposite, Yes-No, Right-Wrong, On-Off. The Greek head was used because ITC Binary is a composite of classic Greek letterforms with Helvetica, a very modern sans-serif typeface. The result was a beautiful new semi-serif … Continue Reading

Infinite Photo and Imaging

Posted in: Illustration

Infinite Photo and Imaging were invited to participate in a major print exhibit in Washington, D.C. For their stand, Mauricio Reyes created these huge wall-sized illustrations that demonstrate the power of Photo Shop.  Everything in the illustration was added. The wall did not have wallpaper: That was a pattern from an old book scanned and … Continue Reading

Telekinett Records

Posted in: Web Design

Telekinett Records is a music label devoted to the diffusion and distribution of Electro-Acoustic music. Telekinett commissioned Typografik to create a compelling site that was interactive but did not use Flash. The idea was to make it compatible with all PDAs and web browsers. By using jQuery modules and CSS, many aspects of the website … Continue Reading

Kennedy Center poster design

Posted in: Print Design

This poster was created for the Washington, D.C., Capital City Opera for the 1997 production of “La Bohème.” The story behind this poster is interesting. Mauricio Reyes, who created the poster, was not familiar with La Bohème. After a quick visit to the public library, where he read the libretto, he realized that he would … Continue Reading

Blue Ridge Institute program design

Posted in: Print Design

The Blue Ridge Institute for Southern Community Service Executives is the oldest continuing institute of its kind in the country, organized more than 80 years ago. The Institute is a nonprofit organization which provides an opportunity for its members to gain practical knowledge about current problems in their organizations or field of service. Mauricio Reyes, … Continue Reading

Harrell Center 10th anniversary

Posted in: Print Design

The Harrell Center’s mission is to develop and integrate best practices with current knowleddge to strengthen community responses to family violence. In addition to its director, associate director, and advisory board members, the Center has six senior research scientists who provide consultation in carrying out the goals of the Center. Typografik was invited to design … Continue Reading

Book cover design for McGraw-Hill

Posted in: Print Design

In 1978 Professor José Luis López Cano published his book on logic in México City. This was one of Typografik’s first projects. The book covers the areas of philospohical thought, aesthetics and ethics, concepts immensely complex and abstract to illustrate.  Mauricio Reyes decided that the cover should be very illustrative and multi-layered, as logic is a … Continue Reading

The Perfection Group brochures

Posted in: Print Design

The Perfection Group, LLC, is an organization dedicated to protecting and restoring architectural, historical, cultural, artistic heritage in the United States.  The Perfection Group’s president contacted Mauricio Reyes initially to discuss their logo redesign only. After a review of their existing marketing materials, Reyes suggested redesigning their current visual standards. The final result was the … Continue Reading