I need it, I want it, I have to have it! There is no doubt that Jessica Hische has created some beautiful work, but her limited edition Letterpress Drop Cap print might be my favourite so far. If I wasn’t saving every spare penny for my friend’s wedding in Hawaii, I would be ordering her limited edition print this second. This has definitely made my wish list and I’m crossing my fingers that there will still be one left for me to buy in April. (Photos courtesy of Jessica’s website.)
I found a link to Pentagram’s type quiz on Design Sponge this morning (while reading her post about Parliament, who we blogged about a few weeks back). The quiz determined that I am Archer Hairline, a charming slab-serif typeface designed by Hoefler & Frere-Jones and Tyler is Architype Van Doesburg, the geometric sans-serif typeface originally designed by Theo Van Doesburg, co-founder of the DeStijl art movement. In my opinion the results were bang on. If you’re looking for something to do, head over and see what type you are. (password: character)
Another year, another fabulous Richlu catalogue. Last night I spent the better part of 7 hours press-checking this year’s version, and I’m happy to report everything went off without a hitch. Our client liked our Signature-Award-Winning cover design so much we decided to recreate the magic for another year. In lieu of the final printed piece, here’s a tantalizing taste of what’s to come.
A couple albums currently spinning in our car stereo – Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, and the new Vampire Weekend. Both albums sport simplistic cover art. There is a lot to be said for honest photography, clean typography, and crisp cardboard packaging. Go out an pick them up if you haven’t already, they’re worth the listen. On that note, is there anything better than buying a new disc and pulling into traffic with Track 1 cranked to 11? I didn’t think so.
Simon Page is a phenomenally talented designer from the UK with a knack for geometric design. A few months back I posted a link to his 2009 Astronomy Series. This morning I received a link from good friend (and link provider) Shelly McGown in Toronto to his Flickr set “Futurism: An Odyssey in Continuity”. I am once again extremely excited about his new work, and inspired to get those goache paints out of the closet and get back to the drawing board.
Cool, simple sketch-book-like blog for type lovers. Or friends.
Lunchtime web-surfing can often produce great results. Here are a couple posters I really like from London-based Tom Balchin.
I came across the work of Mikey Burton earlier today. What I like about him is that his design is well-crafted and conceptual. Also, I’m a huge sucker for an attractive gig poster.
Well, what can we say? The holiday break threw a wrench in our plans, so we missed a few Typo Thursdays. We really, really missed them.
I’ve recently been suffering from writer’s blog. Call it the post-holiday blues. Today, however, with our server down and a little free time to surf the interweb, I discovered some inspiration to light a fire under my arse. A new weekly feature at Grafik Magazine will see Jon Dowling of Counter-Print list fifty essential books that any self-respecting graphic designer should own. I’m always interested to see what other designers read, and in 2010 I’d like to expand my horizons in terms of breadth of material read. 50 books looks like a good place to start.
