Archive for September, 2007

Color, Space, Style

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

I am beginning to see a trend with our dear friend Mr. Chris Grimley: he likes commas! Here is a very exciting piece of work, after long and labour intensive hours… and I got a free copy for contributing some illustrator time in a few of the illustrations below! hurrah!

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new mits!

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

since we were called out in this very public forum, I thought this should be the place to make the very exciting announcement… that the MITS ARE BACK! Only seven months behind schedule… www.mittenmitten.com

been caught reading…

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

quick! “name that font” folks! it is a new game… clues below!
what new books arrived on my doorstep this week?

{ book 1 }

{ book 2 }
that’s right!
{ book 1 } the new non-format book arrived, packed with projects galore, revealing an interesting evolution of a style and design philosophy. { book 2 } merz [...]

fall reading list

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

what are you reading? I just finished The Dud Avocado… and it was amazing.
“Anita Loos crossed with Allen Ginsberg” and seriousness without austere solemnity. and many witticisms, such as the following:
“A rowdy bunch on the whole, they were most of them so violently individualistic as to be practically interchangeable.”

a sequel…

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

“quotation” of non-format’s design of sean wilsey’s memoir, from his mother Pat Montandon

supposedly, neither author approved of the design… and Montandon overheard someone in a bookstore say, “oh! a sequel!”

inspirations, part 2 : mechanics

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

with two parents as engineers, i am ashamed to confess at struggling through high school physics and maths. however, I always loved technical diagrams, mechanical drawings, and the library of old engineering books at my grandpa’s house. and, as an adult, and looking for mind benders, I am once again interested in the general how [...]

inspirations, part 1 : textiles, textures, patterns

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Coming from a solid liberal arts education, I like to look for inspiration with an interdisciplinary approach. Early adventures in sewing, obsession with

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