The power of line

New York Times magazine illustration, Kit Hinrichs/Pentagram

CHART

French Paper dur-o-tone catalog

UTILIZE

wd~50 postcard

DIRECT

New York Times magazine contributors page illustration

INTEGRATE

Scott Kim "Illusion" ambigram

ELUDE

Typecon 2005 lettering

DRAW IN

Bb.U Model Project appointment card

VARY

"Black House" painting, Francesca DiMattio

UNDERPIN

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2 Responses to “The power of line”
  1. asrai7 says:

    Wonderful examples. It’s amazing how there can be so much visual control with one element.

    • beckhen says:

      Thanks for your comment. It’s interesting—I was just going through my clip files and grouped these images together visually. Only afterwards did I pick out the “thread” tying them together. Though there’s a color story as well.

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