David Allen Lanford
@lanfordesign.bsky.social
A logo, for a very very small company, that emphasizes the name of the owner — Carol Prince.
#Lanfordidentity #SeeHere #branding #brandidentity #brand #identity #logo #logotype #logoinspiration #logodesigns #graphicdesign #design #brandingdesign
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A logo, for a very very small company, that emphasizes the name of the owner — Carol Prince.
#Lanfordidentity #SeeHere #branding #brandidentity #brand #identity #logo #logotype #logoinspiration #logodesigns #graphicdesign #design #brandingdesign
What I saw today.
#LanfordColor #SeeHere #sky #bluesky #Blue #Red #WashingtonDC #lookingup #lookup #interactionofcolor #colorhunters #morning #morninglight #contrast #color #colorful #abstractphoto
#LanfordColor #SeeHere #sky #bluesky #Blue #Red #WashingtonDC #lookingup #lookup #interactionofcolor #colorhunters #morning #morninglight #contrast #color #colorful #abstractphoto
November 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Making faces #32.
#collage #visualart #collagewave #nucollage #collagearte #collageartists #papercollage #minimalcollage #cutandpaste #papiercolle #handmadecollage #handmade #makingfaces #Lanfordcollage
#collage #visualart #collagewave #nucollage #collagearte #collageartists #papercollage #minimalcollage #cutandpaste #papiercolle #handmadecollage #handmade #makingfaces #Lanfordcollage
October 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Color study. #WorkInProgress
#WIP #WorkInProgress #SeeHere #creativeprocess #colors #color #interactionofcolor #colorstudy #Graphicdesign #identity #identitydesign #branding #design
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#NoKings #USpolitics #Resist #FreedomOfSpeech #BuildThe Resistance #WeWontBackDown #notmypresident #antitrump #democracy
October 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A collage for my daughter Caroline, who just turned 25.
Her childhood nickname is Caro. We pronounce it like this: KAY-roh.
#collage #collage_creatives #collagesociety #visualart #nucollage #collagewave #collageartwork #collageart #collagearte #papercollage #LanfordCollage
Her childhood nickname is Caro. We pronounce it like this: KAY-roh.
#collage #collage_creatives #collagesociety #visualart #nucollage #collagewave #collageartwork #collageart #collagearte #papercollage #LanfordCollage
October 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A collage for my daughter Caroline, who just turned 25.
Her childhood nickname is Caro. We pronounce it like this: KAY-roh.
#collage #collage_creatives #collagesociety #visualart #nucollage #collagewave #collageartwork #collageart #collagearte #papercollage #LanfordCollage
Her childhood nickname is Caro. We pronounce it like this: KAY-roh.
#collage #collage_creatives #collagesociety #visualart #nucollage #collagewave #collageartwork #collageart #collagearte #papercollage #LanfordCollage
Front page of today’s NY Times: the Capitol Rotunda.
If you look closely, you’ll see the interpretive panels in the photo — part of a system I designed to help visitors connect with the history and art of this iconic space. A small design detail in a very big room.
If you look closely, you’ll see the interpretive panels in the photo — part of a system I designed to help visitors connect with the history and art of this iconic space. A small design detail in a very big room.
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Front page of today’s NY Times: the Capitol Rotunda.
If you look closely, you’ll see the interpretive panels in the photo — part of a system I designed to help visitors connect with the history and art of this iconic space. A small design detail in a very big room.
If you look closely, you’ll see the interpretive panels in the photo — part of a system I designed to help visitors connect with the history and art of this iconic space. A small design detail in a very big room.
#PaulRand #abc #Resist #JimmyKimmel #FreeSpeech #Censorship #NoKings #Indivisible #peacefulprotests #impeachtrump #FreedomOfSpeech #BuildTheResistance #WeWontBackDown
September 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Unity and flexibility — from a series of brochures for the United States Botanic Garden.
#SeeHere #LanfordIdentity #LanfordMuseums #publicgarden #branding #brandidentity #brand #identity #logo #logotype #identitysystem #graphicdesign #design #brandingdesign #typography
#SeeHere #LanfordIdentity #LanfordMuseums #publicgarden #branding #brandidentity #brand #identity #logo #logotype #identitysystem #graphicdesign #design #brandingdesign #typography
September 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Unity and flexibility — from a series of brochures for the United States Botanic Garden.
#SeeHere #LanfordIdentity #LanfordMuseums #publicgarden #branding #brandidentity #brand #identity #logo #logotype #identitysystem #graphicdesign #design #brandingdesign #typography
#SeeHere #LanfordIdentity #LanfordMuseums #publicgarden #branding #brandidentity #brand #identity #logo #logotype #identitysystem #graphicdesign #design #brandingdesign #typography
Making faces #31.
#collage #collage_creatives #collagesociety #visualart #collagewave #collageartwork #nucollage #collageart #papercollage #minimalcollage #cutandpaste #papiercolle #handmadecollage #handmade #makingfaces #Lanfordcollage
#collage #collage_creatives #collagesociety #visualart #collagewave #collageartwork #nucollage #collageart #papercollage #minimalcollage #cutandpaste #papiercolle #handmadecollage #handmade #makingfaces #Lanfordcollage
September 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
From my collection. A menu cover for Pan American Airlines. Designed by Chermayeff & Geismar, 1972.
#PanAm #Chermayeff&Geismar #SeeHere #designinspiration #design #graphicdesign
#PanAm #Chermayeff&Geismar #SeeHere #designinspiration #design #graphicdesign
August 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
From my collection. A menu cover for Pan American Airlines. Designed by Chermayeff & Geismar, 1972.
#PanAm #Chermayeff&Geismar #SeeHere #designinspiration #design #graphicdesign
#PanAm #Chermayeff&Geismar #SeeHere #designinspiration #design #graphicdesign
My mark for the Open Doors Fund, which worked to make the United Methodist Church more inclusive of all people, regardless of sexual orientation.
#LanfordIdentity #SeeHere #branding #identity #logo #logotype #Brandidentity #Identitydesign #typography
#LanfordIdentity #SeeHere #branding #identity #logo #logotype #Brandidentity #Identitydesign #typography
August 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
My mark for the Open Doors Fund, which worked to make the United Methodist Church more inclusive of all people, regardless of sexual orientation.
#LanfordIdentity #SeeHere #branding #identity #logo #logotype #Brandidentity #Identitydesign #typography
#LanfordIdentity #SeeHere #branding #identity #logo #logotype #Brandidentity #Identitydesign #typography
What I saw today.
#SeeHere #rain #silverspring #glove #UrbanPhotography #UrbanShot #urbanart #streetart #streetphotography #streetphoto #lookdown #lookingdown
#SeeHere #rain #silverspring #glove #UrbanPhotography #UrbanShot #urbanart #streetart #streetphotography #streetphoto #lookdown #lookingdown
August 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What I saw today.
#color #LanfordColor #colorhunters #InteractionOfColor #urbancolor #raw_textures #abstractphoto
#color #LanfordColor #colorhunters #InteractionOfColor #urbancolor #raw_textures #abstractphoto
August 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What I saw today.
#color #LanfordColor #colorhunters #InteractionOfColor #urbancolor #raw_textures #abstractphoto
#color #LanfordColor #colorhunters #InteractionOfColor #urbancolor #raw_textures #abstractphoto
From a review of recent work, that my office published a few years ago.
#type #typography #interactionofcolor #colors #color #Graphicdesign #design
#type #typography #interactionofcolor #colors #color #Graphicdesign #design
August 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
From a review of recent work, that my office published a few years ago.
#type #typography #interactionofcolor #colors #color #Graphicdesign #design
#type #typography #interactionofcolor #colors #color #Graphicdesign #design
From my collection. A matchbook cover for Pan Am's El Borincano service to Puerto Rico. Part of a larger effort to ‘modernize’ the Pan Am image and appeal to young and single travelers. Designed by George Tscherny, in 1972.
#SeeHere #GeorgeTscherny #Helvetica #design #graphicdesign #typography
#SeeHere #GeorgeTscherny #Helvetica #design #graphicdesign #typography
August 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
From my collection. A matchbook cover for Pan Am's El Borincano service to Puerto Rico. Part of a larger effort to ‘modernize’ the Pan Am image and appeal to young and single travelers. Designed by George Tscherny, in 1972.
#SeeHere #GeorgeTscherny #Helvetica #design #graphicdesign #typography
#SeeHere #GeorgeTscherny #Helvetica #design #graphicdesign #typography
Book design for “American Notes for General Circulation” by Charles Dickens. A travelogue detailing his trip to North America in 1842.
#LanfordBooks #book #bookdesign #Dickens #CharlesDickens #GraphicDesign
#LanfordBooks #book #bookdesign #Dickens #CharlesDickens #GraphicDesign
August 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Book design for “American Notes for General Circulation” by Charles Dickens. A travelogue detailing his trip to North America in 1842.
#LanfordBooks #book #bookdesign #Dickens #CharlesDickens #GraphicDesign
#LanfordBooks #book #bookdesign #Dickens #CharlesDickens #GraphicDesign
A mark for an exhibition that focuses on the seldom-viewed history of people of both African American and Native American ancestry. Designed for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
#LanfordMuseums #LanfordIdentity #brandingdesign #logo #typography #gillsans #GraphicDesign
#LanfordMuseums #LanfordIdentity #brandingdesign #logo #typography #gillsans #GraphicDesign
July 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A mark for an exhibition that focuses on the seldom-viewed history of people of both African American and Native American ancestry. Designed for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
#LanfordMuseums #LanfordIdentity #brandingdesign #logo #typography #gillsans #GraphicDesign
#LanfordMuseums #LanfordIdentity #brandingdesign #logo #typography #gillsans #GraphicDesign
I see faces.
#iseefaces #thingswithfaces #facesinthings #hiddenface #faceseverywhere #seefaces #SeeHere
#iseefaces #thingswithfaces #facesinthings #hiddenface #faceseverywhere #seefaces #SeeHere
July 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
What I saw today.
#arrow #arrows #SeeHere #streetphotography #streetphoto #lookdown #lookingdown #silverspring #LanfordArrow #UrbanPhotography #UrbanShot
#arrow #arrows #SeeHere #streetphotography #streetphoto #lookdown #lookingdown #silverspring #LanfordArrow #UrbanPhotography #UrbanShot
July 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
What I saw today.
#July4th #4thOfJuly #DividedStatesOfAmerica #AmericaDivided #StarSpangledBanner #IndependenceDay #LanfordColor
#July4th #4thOfJuly #DividedStatesOfAmerica #AmericaDivided #StarSpangledBanner #IndependenceDay #LanfordColor
July 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
From my visual identity for the Washington Area Community Investment Fund.
#LanfordIdentity #branding #brandidentity #graphicdesign #design #color #brandingdesign #Logos
#LanfordIdentity #branding #brandidentity #graphicdesign #design #color #brandingdesign #Logos
July 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
From my visual identity for the Washington Area Community Investment Fund.
#LanfordIdentity #branding #brandidentity #graphicdesign #design #color #brandingdesign #Logos
#LanfordIdentity #branding #brandidentity #graphicdesign #design #color #brandingdesign #Logos
What I saw today.
#streetphotography #silverspring #UrbanPhotography #UrbanShot #foundtype #foundtypography #Vernaculartypography #typespotting #typeinthecity #urbantype #urbantypography #urbanlettering
#streetphotography #silverspring #UrbanPhotography #UrbanShot #foundtype #foundtypography #Vernaculartypography #typespotting #typeinthecity #urbantype #urbantypography #urbanlettering
June 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What I saw today. Louise Nevelson at the Hirshhorn.
#Smithsonian #LouiseNevelson #Black #Monochromatic #sculpture #art #ContemporaryArt #FineArt #WomenintheArts #beauty
#Smithsonian #LouiseNevelson #Black #Monochromatic #sculpture #art #ContemporaryArt #FineArt #WomenintheArts #beauty
June 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
What I saw today. Louise Nevelson at the Hirshhorn.
#Smithsonian #LouiseNevelson #Black #Monochromatic #sculpture #art #ContemporaryArt #FineArt #WomenintheArts #beauty
#Smithsonian #LouiseNevelson #Black #Monochromatic #sculpture #art #ContemporaryArt #FineArt #WomenintheArts #beauty
New work….just in time for Saturday’s protest.
#Poster #GraphicDesign #Resist #NoKings #NoKingsDay #Indivisible #peacefulprotests #trumpbirthday #impeachtrump #FreedomOfSpeech #BuildTheResistance #WeWontBackDown
#Poster #GraphicDesign #Resist #NoKings #NoKingsDay #Indivisible #peacefulprotests #trumpbirthday #impeachtrump #FreedomOfSpeech #BuildTheResistance #WeWontBackDown
June 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
New work….just in time for Saturday’s protest.
#Poster #GraphicDesign #Resist #NoKings #NoKingsDay #Indivisible #peacefulprotests #trumpbirthday #impeachtrump #FreedomOfSpeech #BuildTheResistance #WeWontBackDown
#Poster #GraphicDesign #Resist #NoKings #NoKingsDay #Indivisible #peacefulprotests #trumpbirthday #impeachtrump #FreedomOfSpeech #BuildTheResistance #WeWontBackDown