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Human Being
Happy New Year folks! Kind of bummed that the holiday season is over. Oh well, now it’s back to work. I received an email from Origin68, makers of this pretty cool Human Being t-shirt that represents a human in the form of a product label. I love ...
Buddy Carr 39 Longboard
I’ve been a busy bee lately. I’m pleased to announce that the 39 longboard I designed for Buddy Carr is now a reality. When Buddy contacted me almost a year ago, I knew right away that our collaboration would produce work that would make us bo...
Limited Edition 2010 Letterpress Calendar
I have a thing for well-designed calendars and letterpress printing, so this year I tried to combine the two into a single project. Now available to order is this Limited Edition 2010 Letterpress Calendar. The print features a calendar with the yea...
RE—C Type Family
RE—C is a lovely new typeface by the talented Emil Olsson that is based on mix of french elegance and computer aesthetics. I personally love the “R”. It’s available in 3 weights (Light, Regular, Bold) and only in upper-case characters. You c...
Typographic Conundrums
Conundrums is a striking new book, designed by Harry Pearce of Pentagram, that presents a collection of typographic puzzles constrained by three simple rules: one box, two colours, a single typeface. The typeface used is AG Old Face designed by Guen...
Dieter Rams
Image courtesy of September Industry. Seems like there’s a ton of stuff going on around Dieter Rams and his legendary work. There’s the “Less and More — The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams” exhibit at the Design Museum in London. To coincide w...
15 Uses for Newsprint
A bunch of illustrators and designers occupying The Pencil Factory in Brooklyn have put together 15 Uses for Newsprint, a promotional newsprint poster zine featuring their own work. My good friend Alex Eben Meyer is one of the included illustrators ...
Experimental Jetset Shirts Reissued
After a year of being out-of-print, the excellent collection of t-shirts by Experimental Jetset are being reissued by Yoshi Kawasaki’s new label, Publik. The first designs available are John & Paul & Ringo & George, New Wave/Neue Welle/...
Unit Editions
This is a little late but better late then never right? The brilliant Tony Brook (Spin) and Adrian Shaughnessy (ShaughnessyWorks) have started Unit Editions, a new publishing venture that produces high-quality, affordable books on graphic design and ...
NEWWORK Magazine Issue #4
Issue #4 of the excellent NEWWORK Magazine by Studio NEWWORK is now available. This issue features contributions by Albert Watson, Wolfgang Weingart, Bruno Monguzzi, Julian Abram Wainwright, Robert Longo, and Werner Jeker....
Black Hello T-Shirt Now Available
A lot of people have been asking and now they’re finally here. Hello T-shirts in Black are now available from Buddy Carr Skateboards. The white version has also been restocked and we still have some Hello Skateboards left. Hurry up and grab them be...
Maths Dreamed Universe
This gorgeous new poster by Peter Crnokrak (The Luxury of Protest) sure doesn’t disappoint. It’s a 720mm X 1020mm dual-sided screen print. One side printed in matte black ink, the other side printed in matte white ink. The poster was printed by K...
Replica Type Specimen
I have a thing for type specimens, they get my juices flowing. This specimen booklet of Norm’s excellent typeface LL Replica is incredibly detailed and beautifully designed. The specimen documents the entire design and development process of the ty...
The Lost Poster
We’re all familiar with the silver Objectified poster, but Michael C. Place designed a second version with a white background and silver objects and black text that wasn’t used. It’s now being released as a limited edition letterpress, printed ...
The Future Distilled
When it comes to lifestyle brands, there are two companies that stand out from the rest. One is Apple, the other is a small but awesome company called Nooka. I've written about them before and their excellent line of timepieces. The company was ...
Hello T-Shirt Now Available
A Hello t-shirt was inevitable. The concept works on a shirt and I must say it turned out great. Working with Buddy Carr on this project has been a dream come true and it is great when the client just gets it. Buddy gets it. The shirt is now ava...
Counter Print Canvas Bag
The excellent new online book seller Counter Print has created this wonderful limited edition canvas bags. It has a bottom gusset, long handle and is made from 8oz cotton canvas. You can receive one free, while stocks last, on orders above £40 or pu...
Counter Print
Counter-print.co.uk is a new site aimed at the sale of out of print and hard to find Art & Design related material. I’ve been wanting something like this for a long time. The site already has a bunch of gems on there, like this Stedelijk Mu...
Hello: Limited Edition Skateboard Released
Folks, as I promised, here it is! The limited edition Buddy Carr skateboard is now available for purchase. I had an amazing time working on this with Buddy and we plan on releasing more special goodies in the near future. Here are the detai...
Hello: A Limited Edition Buddy Carr Skateboard
I’m finally back up! Sorry for the downtime folks and thanks for being so patient. Now that the site is working again, I can finally post about a new project I’ve been working on. For the past few months I’ve been working with ...
File Magazine
I’m digging this. File Magazine is a bi-annual publication that focuses on graphic design, art and visual communication and includes a DVD that features shorts, videos, interviews and more. Each issue also features a limited edition ...
Design Business Review
Have you ever wanted to learn more about the business side of the design industry? Well this new print-on-demand publication by Fwis will help you do just that. Design Business Review gives business advice and will teach you how to get a job, win cli...
Design by Silnt
I’ve been meaning to write about these guys for sometime now and this new project was a nice kick–in–the–butt to finally do it. Silnt is a studio based in Singapore and led by Felix Ng. Pictured above is a lovely special edition bo...
Corporate Diversity : Swiss Graphic Design by Geigy
Image above is from Things To Look At. Here’s a great book that’s just been released by Lars Müller Publishers titled Corporate Diversity: Swiss Graphic Design and Advertising by Geigy, 1940 – 1970. Designed by Norm...
Objectified Poster
The exceptionally talented Michael C. Place has designed this damn sexy poster for the new Gary Hustwit documentary Objectified. Sized at 27″ x 39″ and lithographed, it features illustrations of objects created by the designers in the fil...
Seven25
Vancouver based firm Seven25 is celebrating their 3rd anniversary with this gorgeous poster. It’s printed by Hemlock Printers in 2 metallic inks + black and dull spot varnish on 100lb Text Productolith Dull. You can purchase the poster on their...
NewWork Magazine Issue #3
Issue #3 of the excellent magazine NewWork has been released. The new issue features Willi Kunz and Akira Kobayashi....
The Nooka Zub
One of my many obsessions is a well designed watch. People that know me personally know that I always have a “weird” watch strapped to my arm. There are a few qualities I look for in a well designed watch. For one it has to have a minimal...
The Grid System featured in Creative Review Magazine
A few weeks ago Creative Review Magazine contacted me about doing a small piece in their February issue about my site The Grid System. I just received a copy they sent me (I couldn’t find one in NYC believe it or not) and I think they did a gre...
Pencil Calendar
Another brilliant calendar created by Mytton Williams Design. The calendar consists of 12 pencils, one for each month and color coded to indicate the temperature. Days of the week are sharpened off. Simply, creative and useful. I love it. You ca...
