Interviews
In recent years, Peter Mendelsund has been shifting his career from designing books to writing them. The former Associate Art Director of Alfred A. Knopf already has a couple of non-fiction titles to his name – What We See When We Read and Cover, with another, The Look of the Book,
Archive of Styles – A delve into Tallone Press’ collection of typefaces, absolutely stunning. Real care has gone into the beautiful photography and detailed captions – there’s an education to be found here. This is the one link that is guaranteed to eat into your busy day and linger majestically in
Peanuts in space – Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landing, Mondo have reprinted a pair of NASA safety posters to be sold at San Diego Comic-Con, both featuring a certain spacefaring beagle with long links to the Apollo program. These will no doubt sell out within seconds, so enjoy
Happy Reading – I absolutely adore the new posters for Penguin Classics, by brand director Sam Voulters and designer Tom Etherington. Not sure what the long term plans are, but I can really see this campaign going on indefinitely, a new batch of battered/loved paperbacks appearing on billboards every couple
Andrzej Pagowski – Lots to be said about the second season of Killing Eve (especially the stunning locations and costumes), but what really caught my eye were the various Eastern European film posters decorating Eve and Niko’s house. Two of them, After Hours and Working Girl, are by Pagowski, a
You know you really look much better from behind.
Can’t beat a good sci-fi dirigible.
Paris is Burning – Janus Films are rereleasing Jennie Livingston’s documentary on the 80s drag ball scene, and have released this simple yet spectacular new poster. Sometimes all you need is a damn good still and some tidy type. David Carson – Remember when it was illegal to be a designer
Birmingham Design Festival – This week sees the return of the excellent BDF, liberally scattering wonderfulness across the second city for three days. There’s lots to choose from, but I’m rather excited about Friday’s talks on design for film and television, featuring Erica Dorn discussing her work on
Wilder and Eames – Did you know that Charles and Ray Eames gave their first ever iconic lounge chair and ottoman to their friend Billy Wilder? They later designed the Soft Pad Chaise especially for his afternoon naps. Just one of many things learnt from reading Theo Inglis’ excellent new book,
You don’t have to set foot on a plane.
Is it mine if I add some yellow? – collagist B.D. Graft questions the inherently infinite nature of the creative act. Extra merit for using that very particular shade of very-almost-orange yellow. Sometimes something just looks great – longtime collaborators Matt Willey and Dan Crowe (of Zembla, Port and general awesomeness