[10.03.12]
This defies everything we've been told.
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Red Dot WinnerIn December of 2004, Segura was honored with Europe's Red Dot Award for the Corbis CROP series. Both the Grand Prix and the Best of the Best were awarded, the first time ever to a US design firm.
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T26
T26 Digital Type Foundry was established by Carlos Segura in 1994 to promote the development, promotion, and distribution of independent type design. Since then, T26 has become the largest independent source for new and innovative fonts offering a library of over 2000 individual styles comprised of over 600 families. With award winning promotional designs by its parent company Segura Inc., T26 has maintained its relevance with a dedication to the broader integration of typography with graphic design, fine art, and popular visual culture.
Cartype
A comprehensive study and collection of reviews and typographical applications of emblems, car company logos and car logos with images, comments, links, car company information and general interest.
Biketype
A website featuring a comprehensive collection of emblems, bike company histories, logos, typographical & graphical reviews, design features and just about anything that is bike related.
Mototype
A comprehensive study and collection of reviews and typographical applications of emblems, motorcycle company logos and motorcycle logos with images, comments, links, motorcycle company information and general interest.
Hatch Heaven
It's just for fun but we just love hatchbacks.
Streets Of Sadness
Many of us are affected by the current financial situation, and for some of us, the first time we've had to think about making ends meet. The Streets Of Sadness effort attempts to shed light on those who've had it bad for a long time. The signs displayed here tell a heartbreaking story of each individual's life, all encapsulated into a cheap little cardboard message.
5inch
We offered pre-designed, silk-screened blank CDRs, DVDs and trigger cases as unique as the data put on them, but after 10 years (from 2002 to 2012) we've decided to focus on our other ventures and shut it down.
For recording artists, they used 5inch discs as demos of their most recent audio excursions. Designers, artists and photographers used the discs to showcase their portfolios and were also ideal for MP3s, video and multimedia presentations, photo albums, file transfers and data backup.
Each disc was printed in a limited run. (think of it as... "we did to blank discs what Swatch® did to watches"). Once the design was gone, it is gone for good. New designs were printed and posted on a regular basis. We also carried solid color and even "clear" CDRs, DVDRs trigger cases in a variety of styles and colors, disc hubs, various storage items and t-shirts.
Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago. 03-24-13. We at Segura are extremely honored to be named one of the "Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago" by NewCity. Read More »
Slanted to Cuba. 01-01-13. The special 320 page issue #21 of Slanted, titled "Cuban Poster Art – The New Generation", will be released in the Spring 2013, attracting attention to an international level and also showcasing typography, photography, graphic design and illustration. Segura in honored to be a part of the featured artists. Read More »
The Fifty Project. 11-12-12. Segura, along with Massana have been invited to participate in The Fifty New Logos Project to celebrate the Rolling Stone's 50th Anniversary. Read More »
Segura at Petit Comite. 11-09-12. Carlos Segura presents to Petit Comite in Barcelona on November 1st, 2012. Read More »
Typography Sketchbooks. 11-22-11. The Jack Daniel's custom font project is featured in Typography Sketchbooks by Steven Heller and Lita Talarico which includes some very impressive talent, such as Matthew Carter, Art Chantry, Milton Glaser, Maira Kalman, Erik Spiekermann, Rick Valicenti and Yee-Haw Industries, to name just a few. Read More »
SRAM pART Project. 10-19-11. Carlos Segura will be one of three judges for the SRAM pART Project, on November 30th, where artists transform bike parts into art. The art is auctioned off and the proceeds help people in need through World Bicycle Relief. Read More »
Segura at UTArlighton. 09-01-11. Carlos Segura will give a lecture (which is open to the public) and workshop at the Visual Communications Dept at UTArlington in Dallas on the evening of September 28th, 2011. Read More »
Segura at Energy BBDO. 06-01-11. Carlos Segura has been invited to speak at Energy BBDO's Creative Salon on Thursday, June 23rd. Read More »
Covering Comic Books. 05-31-11. Dave Seliger showcases selected comic book covers on Core 77 and includes us as one of "six current cover artists who exemplify the aesthetics of good design and product identity". Read More »
Proposito interviews Segura. 05-30-11. Rodrigo Teixeira's Proposito interviews Carlos Segura for his blog from So Roque, Brazil. Read More »
Segura inducted as "Special Member" of Korean Society of Typography. 03-16-11. Carlos Segura has been inducted as a "Special Member" of the Korean Society of Typography. Read More »
Designing Change. 12-07-10. The 2010 November/December issue of How Magazine includes a "Designing Change" feature on The Streets of Sadness project, conceived by Segura to create awareness for those with no choice but to beg for money. Read More »
Graphic Design Solutions. 07-29-10. Five of Segura Inc's projects have been included in this Instructor's Edition of Graphic Design Solutions by Robin Landa, and published by Wadsworth. They include branding for Plungees and Lightflow, to event design of the Q101 Slime Ball concert series, to CDs for both Lesley Pencer titled Authentic Flavors, as well as Willie Nelson's "Teatro" release. Read More »
Typo Berlin 2010. 05-20-10. Carlos Segura will speak at TYPO 2010, May 20-22, 2010 along with some 50 designers and creatives that will show how easy success can be if you trust in your passion. Read More »
Segura at Flashpoint. 05-10-10. Carlos Segura will present on May 10, 2010 at Chicago's Tribeca Flashpoint Academy in Scott Smith's "The Elastic Mind" advertising and creativity event, and is one of 12 guest speakers in the series. Read More »
Design in the Moment. 05-06-10. Carlos Segura will be interviewed in the Design In The Moment, podcast hosted by Jim Jacoby and Jim Cohen on May 6th, 2010. Read More »
Segura joins Designers Studio. 04-05-10. Segura, along with Quim Massana (Known as Segura-Massana) have been invited to join the team at Designers Studio in London, who specialize in producing work for the theatre (plays, musicals, and opera), the music industry, film and television. Read More »
Life In Perpetual Beta. 04-01-10. After 18 months of filming discussions with the most creative, successful people, Life In Perpetual Beta, is a documentary produced and directed by Melissa Pierce, is near completion. Showcasing the thoughts, views and opinions of (in order of appearance) Chris Saad, Jeffrey Zeldman, Baratunde Thurston, Juliette Powell, Seth Godin, Biz Stone, Brian Solis, Liz Danzico, Xuanlan Nguygen, Carin Goldberg, Lorem Feldman, Jeff Pulver, Gary Vaynerchuk, Liz Strauss, Jim Coudal, Jake Nickell, Jeffrey Kalmikoff, Jason Fried, Tatiana DeMaria, Nova Spivack, Carlos Segura, Kevin Lyman and Dan Pink.
Life in Perpetual Beta is a documentary film about the ways in which technology has/is/will change the ways in which we think about ourselves as individuals and a society. It is exploring the cultural shift that technology creates as it enables people to live less planned and more passionate lives. Read More »
Parallels Audio Visual. 03-18-10. Carlos Segura will join Carlos Prez of Elastic People, Paul Forat, VP A&R Sony Music, Photographer Mateo Garcia, and Ed Agudelo, account director at Universal Music as part of the panel discussion at AIGA Miami's Parallels Audio Visual on Thursday, March 18, 2010 in Miami's Design District. Read More »
Segura in Versus. 03-01-10. Segura is showcased in the 8th issue of Indonesia's Versus Magazine focusing on client relations. Read More »
Segura at Fresno. 02-08-10. Carlos Segura will make a presentation at The Fresno State Graphic Design Club's Lecture Series at Fresno State on February 18th, 2010 at 6pm. RSVP on Facebook. Read More »
Humble Pied. 12-01-09. Another great project by Mig Reyes includes Carlos Segura's "single tip" on Humble Pied. Read More »
uKre8 Advice. 11-23-09. A few thoughts on how to be happy from George, of the VS Project, who is the main contributor to the uKre8 the VS project website. Carlos throws in a few thoughts in the fifth of 16 posts. Read More »
Form Book & Promotion. 11-10-09. Sandu Publishing's Form "Book & Promotion" book showcases the very special and limited Rock Shox product catalog for SRAM. Read More »
Design Chat with Segura. 09-01-09. Join Ryan McGovern at 8PM (Central Time) on Wednesday September 9th for a live video chat with Carlos Segura on DesignChat. The chat takes place at Mashable. Read More »
Harper's Bazzaar Korea. 07-27-09. Harper's Bazzaar Korea "Designer's Room" segment features Segura Inc, among others in the July 2009 issue. Read More »
AIGA Boston's 51 Posters. 06-12-09. In celebration of AIGA Boston's 25th Anniversary as a chapter, a limited edition of 350 commemorative books 51 Posters showcases 25 years of AIGA Boston's history through a treasury of the chapter's even posters (of which Segura's 1998 lecture is featured). Read More »
Racetracks. 04-01-09. Carlos Segura and Chris Manfre of Metaphors In Motion have created a font of 111 racetracks from around the work and available from the T26 Digital Type Foundry.
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Recently Added Projects
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MCA : Logo
Logo for MCA Records (Music Corporation of America).
Scott Foresman : Logo
"K7" logo for Scott Foresman, a school book publisher who needed a mark to identify books produced for kindergarten thru seventh grades.
Corbis : Crop Perpignan
Crop Pepignan was created specifically for the Perpignan Photojournalism Conference in France to announce the return of Corbis to the photojournalist representation sector.
TVT Records : Blackbox poster
Poster promoting "Blackbox", a very limited and special release by TVT Records of the 13-year history of Chicago's WaxTrax Records.
Q101 : Retro 101 v1 CD
The first of an ongoing series of cd compilations of retro music from the 80's, by Q101 radio in Chicago.
Diamond Technologies : Digital Strategy logo
Logo (as part of a full identity system) for or Diamond Technologies' "Digital Strategy" conference.
Corbis : Crop 3 brochure
Crop-3 was the third of an ongoing series of very special and limited edition catalogs for the rebranding of Corbis. This issue was specofic to "sports".
MTV : Campus Invasion Tour posters
MTV's 2000 Campus Invasion Tour posters featuring performances by Moby and Bush.
Q101 : Twisted-4
Assorted materials for the "Twisted-4" concert series for Q101 Radio in Chicago.
Fulton Market Films : Logo
Fulton Market Films logo, a film production company based in Chicago.
Tiaxa : Logo
Logo (as part of a full identity system) for Tiaxa, a cellular telephone company in Latin America and based out of Miami.
Fest Foto : Logo
Logo, part of a full identity system for Jason Fest, a photographer based in Michigan.
T26 Digital Type Foundry : Agosto poster
This is one of many posters for Agosto in Japan, one of our global distributors.
Alternative Pick : Catalog
A limited edition version of the Alternative Pick catalog. This New York based sourcebook came complete with a series of lettter-pressed posters, postcards, stickers, pencils, notepads, bookmarks and two calendars, among others.
Glow : Stationery
Stationery and identity system for Glow, a multimedia and web development company in California.
MTV Networks : Stationery
A campaign of letter-pressed letterheads (on back only) for MTV Networks.
Q101 : Local 101 CD v2
Second annual "Local 101" CD compilation of local Chicago bands from Q101 radio in Chicago.
Lesley Spencer : A Moveable Feast CD
"A Moveable Feast", one of several releases by Lesley Spencer and part of a re-branding effort for her "Grabriella Music" label.
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[05.01.13]
The May T26 Font Showcase features 10 fonts starting with Magallanes by Daniel Hernandez, Geom Graphic, Killernuts and Rebel Train Goes by Rioichi Tsunnekawa, Manuskript Antiqua bu URW, Backbeat by Comicraft, Direckt by Identikal, Roadkill by Rian Hughes, Machinista by Tom Burns and Robo by Cadson Ocmak Pi.
[04.01.13]
The April 2013 T26 Font Showcase features 7 fonts starting with Shiva and Sneaker Script by Ryoichi Tsunekawa, Azo Sans and Gesta by Rui Abreu, Schwager by Luciano Vergara, Hopeless Diamond by Virus and Dans Le Noel by Latinotype.
[03.01.13]
David A. Smith is a traditional sign-writer/designer specialising in high-quality ornamental hand-crafted reverse glass signs and decorative silvered and gilded mirrors. A true craftsman who is responsible for John Mayer's Born And Raised release. A stunning piece of work.
[03.01.13]
The March T26 Font Showcase features 8 fonts and 1 EPS set this month, starting with New Son Gothic by Anuthin Wongsunkakon, Daisy Lau and Moon Star Soul by Ryoichi Tsunekawa, Tirana by Rui Abreu, Nicholas Cochin by URW, Julieta by LatinoType, Nearmyth and Soliloquous, both by Comicraft, and a set of 26 illustrations called Camera Lines by Rod Hunting.
[02.21.13]
To This Day is a project based on a spoken word poem written by Shane Koyczan called “To This Day”, to further explore the profound and lasting impact that bullying can have on an individual.
[02.01.13]
The T26 February T26 Font Showcase features 8 fonts and 1 EPS set this month, starting with Banana and Garash by Ryoichi Tonnekawa, Revalo Classic and Dieppe by Identikal, Tcho by Michael Parson, Tubby by Tomi Haaparanta, Palladio by URW, Tikal Sans by Latino Type and SketchType by The Organic Type.
[01.05.13]
Keep up with the T26 “The Daily Face” which features a selected font family at a 26% discount, and is exclusively offered five days a week via our Facebook, Pinterest, Kumbuya and @T26 twitter feed. Follow us to see the announcements, which will be posted each day at noon (US Central time).
[01.01.13]
The January T26 Font Showcase features 9 fonts this month, starting with Ride My Bike by Coto Mendoza, Paladio by URW, Quean by Michael Parson, Faceplate Sans by Psy/Ops, Kaapeli by Tomi Haaparanta, Paige by Rene Ramsey-Passmore, Delux by Virus, Rumble by Comicraft and Luminaria by Vincenzo Crisafulli.
[12.30.12]
It's been 10 great years, but the time has come for 5inch to close up shop. We thank each and every one of our loyal customers. We have a few things left in inventory. If you are interested, let us know.
[12.01.12]
The December T26 Font Showcase features 8 fonts this month, starting with Korolev and Maraschino Black by Rian Hughes, Xesy by Ryoichi Tsunekawa, Kelt by Identikal, Colo Pro by Fontfabric, Chato by Ernesto Gonzalez Serros, Millar by Jonathan Hill and Double Think by Virus.
[11.21.12]
During our recent trip to Barcelona, we were asked to be part of a very important milestone for Yolanda (partner at Petit Comite) along with Hey, Lo Siente and Mucho.
