Falling for Graham Greene novels was a fortunate event: he was a prolific writer, so I haven’t even cracked the beginnings of the bibliography. My first mark making, therefore, has to be in a few of my favorites of his novels, and my curiosity about older cover art took me to a unspecified location of [...]
In this month’s Metropolis, Steven Heller bemoans the lack of design (graphics/architecture/etc.) reference in the art of the restaurant review (”Missing Component” April 2008). Tantalizing and even lengthy description is offered of cuisine and service at eating establishment, but rarely does a review mention the overall experience, “much less throw a rice noodle to the [...]
Fwis (www.fwis.com), beloved for their little ReadyMech cut and paste toys (and for the pinhole cameras for Corbis, above). I just learned that they also have a Covers blog, a commentary on contemporary book design (that is short and pithy). (Print’s NVA profile)
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Holly Gressley [...]
this is the pithy introduction to some of the wonderful things I discovered at sxsw. more profound thoughts are to follow, of course, but why not begin with some fun things seen, observed, heard, etc.
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Due to some overcrowding at the keynote talks, and the promise of podcasts for any seminars missed, Alyssa (friend [...]
When I saw these pictures of the vinyl wall graphics at the new supercool store GRAND in Union Square, I decided that I needed to try it. But how to do it? I helped apply the vinyl address to our building’s front door, but somehow that seems a whole lot less complex than creating a wall sized [...]
I confess to being one of those little girls that snuck nancy drews into bed, in order to read (until the end of the chapter, of course!) under the covers with a flashlight long after my bedtime. My obsession with mysteries has stuck: Ms. Marple, Adam Dalgleish, the 87th precinct, Hitchcock’s Stories Not for the [...]
Mid Century Modern - Sticker, Label + Stamp Club is just another reason I am back in love with flickr.
All the delicate graphic details in this - many printed with foils! - and the colors are stunning.
Finally, seeing these are getting me excited for the Eames series of stamps, coming out this spring. Look at this one dedicated [...]