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pulp fiction

2011-06-06T09:20:00.001-05:00

Enjoy!

BEYOND THE PERF'S NEW IMPRESSION…

2010-11-16T20:14:00.005-06:00

Before

After

Not sure about this look.

G. CHARPENTIER

2010-11-15T23:22:00.003-06:00

Between 1910-15. A "THESPIAN." Pre- Johnny Depp, mind you.

LITTLE LATE FOR VETERANS DAY…

2010-11-15T22:42:00.003-06:00

But here it is anyway… Two Generals

JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING NICE WITH A "MORE 'FAMOUS' BLOGGER WHO MIGHT HAVE A BIGGER AUDIENCE…"

2010-11-15T22:29:00.003-06:00

Well screw it… BEHOLD! The World Digital Library… drool!

WHITEY

2010-08-29T08:17:00.003-05:00

THE "NEW" HAS WORN OFF…

2010-04-28T19:26:00.003-05:00

Went 38 years without a blog. Going silent for a while. Later — maybe.

Very Respectfully,

AT IT AGAIN IN NYC

2010-04-20T18:56:00.003-05:00

Barbieri and that crazy "tilt-shift" thingy.

TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE

2010-04-20T18:45:00.002-05:00

Penguin Decades. 40 years of "landmark" British book covers as reimagined by contemporary artists.

STAND OUT!

2010-04-20T18:43:00.001-05:00

The folly of logo design SEO.

EVOL

2010-04-20T18:37:00.002-05:00

A Berlin based street artist that transforms banal urban surfaces into miniature architectural surfaces using pasted paper.

A MAJOR SHIFT

2010-04-20T18:30:00.002-05:00

Jack Bredenfoerder predicts color trends for 2010.

DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR?

2010-04-20T18:21:00.003-05:00

"The pairs of images in this "Similarities" [Flickr] set are similar visually in one way or another. They are presented without judgement as to the motives of their creators. The viewers of the pieces can form their own opinion(s) about what they see."

THE MEMORY OF THE NETHERLANDS

2010-04-20T18:13:00.002-05:00

Online archive of 428,572 objects from 84 collections. Jeetje!

LESSON # 5: HEAD CONTROL

2010-04-20T17:58:00.003-05:00

From the Pall Mall Guide to Girlwatching circa 1960.

A KIRBY COMEBACK?

2010-04-13T19:02:00.002-05:00

Unseen creations by Jack Kirby from the 1980s.

NOW I GOTTA LIVE IT…

2010-04-12T19:47:00.001-05:00

Walking the Walk… dude…

IT'S BUSINESS TIME…

2010-04-12T18:52:00.002-05:00

A different "type" of love… by Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich.

EVERY THING DESIGN

2010-04-10T10:59:00.003-05:00

A new book designed by Irma Boom. With press. Via MB@DO.

THE 40-YEAR COVER UP…

2010-04-10T09:59:00.002-05:00

Storm [Thorgerson's] Sleeves: An audio slideshow with the man himself.

50 CRIME RAGS

2010-04-10T08:24:00.004-05:00

A book cover collection from LA Times magazine.

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN…

2010-04-07T09:33:00.002-05:00

60 Years worth of Hot Rod magazine covers. Wow!!!

"TRY LETTING GO"

2010-04-06T18:26:00.003-05:00

By Sean Greene. Nice…

DICK GIORDANO, 77

2010-04-05T20:16:00.002-05:00

Comic Book Artist, more here.

Very Respectfully,

THE HAITI POSTER PROJECT

2010-04-05T19:05:00.002-05:00

Proceeds to benefit Doctors Without Borders. Press here.

AIREY'S LAMENT

2010-04-05T18:21:00.002-05:00

The ~~New~~ Newest (Canadian) Yellow Fingers. (Yikes!)

PEEPS SHOW 4 (2010)

2010-04-03T08:16:00.003-05:00

Sweet!

SEEN AND READ

2010-03-30T06:58:00.003-05:00

Opening— "Wordplay: The lettering of 'On Language'" opens on Thursday, April 22, at The New York Times Building, 620 8th Avenue, 7th floor.

UPDATE: 5 April, 2010.

"UNCONTRIVED, EFFORTLESS…"

2010-03-23T19:32:00.002-05:00

Random Notes on Type by Henry Wolf.

ALMOST FAMOUS

2010-03-22T20:00:00.003-05:00

Movie Quotes as info-graphics. Via John Nack.

HEADS OF STATE

2010-03-22T18:24:00.003-05:00

"Hair-portraits" of the Presidents by Christina Christoforou.

CONSIDER EVEN THE LOWLY "@"

2010-03-22T18:05:00.004-05:00

In @greement, or @t issue? R@wsthorn v. @ntonelli on the MoM@'s newest @cquisition. (How could I resist th@t?)

"A WORLD MAPPED BY STORIES"

2010-03-21T10:14:00.002-05:00

Salman Rusdie archive displayed at Emory University. More here.

CBS RECORDS

2010-03-21T09:52:00.002-05:00

And the Marketing of Modern Music.

USE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

2010-03-21T09:49:00.002-05:00

Remember, bluntness is frowned upon in verbal and written communications.

THE H&FJ QUICK LOOK

2010-03-21T09:42:00.002-05:00

Four Techniques for Combining Fonts. Via @issue.

AMERICAN WOOD TYPE

2010-03-21T09:30:00.003-05:00

Rob Roy Kelly’s seminal book on wood type, …will finally be offered in newly printed form. Details here. Via Underconsideration.

MARK TWAIN

2010-03-21T09:24:00.002-05:00

First, take the quiz. Then, check out the timeline. Wow!!! (Thanks Mom.)

STATES THAT NEVER MADE THE CUT

2010-03-21T09:17:00.002-05:00

Author Michael Trinklein’s maps of states that have been proposed over the years, but which never made it onto the official map of the United States. Don't miss his blog.

TICKET STUB COLLECTION

2010-03-21T09:00:00.002-05:00

1,500… and counting.

THE DELTA HERITAGE MUSEUM

2010-03-20T09:44:00.003-05:00

Flight Attendant Uniforms, 1940-Present.

TO INFINITY, AND BEYOND…

2010-03-18T20:16:00.002-05:00

Gallery of NASA expedition/mission posters. Via Discovery News.

"WE CANNOT MISS THAT ONE."

2010-03-17T07:03:00.002-05:00

The Story of "O" by Mirco Ilic (with slideshow).

ABSTRACT STAMPS

2010-03-16T18:44:00.004-05:00

From the USPS… Expressionistically art directed by Ethel Kessler and Jonathan Fineberg. Happy stamping!

&C.

2010-03-14T09:39:00.003-05:00

What a nice device…

PENGUIN ON TYPE… AND STUFF

2010-03-14T08:37:00.003-05:00

A collection of videos by the people who spend their days focused on publishing books.

THE SOLDIER BILLBOARD PROJECT

2010-03-13T13:34:00.004-06:00

Photos of nine American soldiers photographed at Fort Drum, NY, between tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. By Suzanne Opton. Media coverage here.

IN ANY LANGUAGE, BEAUTIFUL TYPES

2010-03-13T10:44:00.004-06:00

1925 specimen book on Flickr. Via The Ministry of Type.

THE EAMES THAT HOUSE BUILT

2010-03-11T22:21:00.003-06:00

Eames Century Modern.

SOME TYPE OF INTERVIEW

2010-03-11T19:22:00.003-06:00

Tomi Haaparanta. "Our man in Helsinki."

FROM THE "WHY E-MAIL SUCKS" DEPARTMENT…

2010-03-11T19:16:00.002-06:00

New stamp for Royal TNT Post, in honor of this year's Dutch Book Week. By Richard Hutten.

YOU BE THE JUDGE…

2010-03-11T19:12:00.002-06:00

Beautiful Bookbindings.

MAY THE ROAD RISE WITH YOU

2010-03-11T18:53:00.002-06:00

"Maps" by Christoph Niemann. Go!

PHILATELIC PORN

2010-03-06T08:27:00.004-06:00

Postage Stamps by Type Designers. Via Felt & Wire. (Drool.)

MR. APPROPRIATION

2010-03-04T17:51:00.002-06:00

An Interview with Rick Prelinger. By Steve Heller.

WORTH THE INK

2010-03-02T07:05:00.002-06:00

The Gutenberg Museum library’s specimen collection is broad, drawing on holdings from all over Europe.

OLYMPIC PICTOGRAMS

2010-02-25T19:25:00.003-06:00

A brief history as told by crazy "Uncle Steve." Via DO.

MILTON GLASER

2010-02-25T18:03:00.003-06:00

"Draws & Lectures"

23 WAYS TO GET FIRED

2010-02-20T18:10:00.002-06:00

Andy Epstein has some killer tips and "tricks" for in-house designers.

UNDER (W's) COVER

2010-02-17T19:53:00.003-06:00

Edward Leida in his own words.

HOLY BOTTLECAPS!

2010-02-17T14:49:00.002-06:00

Database for the Crowncap Collectors Society International. 15,000 and counting (…hic!). Via SPD.

DEMONS AND DEVOTION

2010-02-16T22:05:00.002-06:00

"The Hours of Catherine of Cleves" through 2 May.

365

2010-02-14T10:21:00.002-06:00

AIGA's "Year in Design" Web site for 2009, designed by Omnivore.

ROUNDER PLEASE!

2010-02-13T16:46:00.003-06:00

The London Underground Roundel

FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE SPACE AGE

2010-02-12T17:37:00.002-06:00

Views of the Earth — an audio slideshow.

SEVEN RULES

2010-02-11T09:50:00.002-06:00

To understand design and designers from Harmonie-Interieure. Via Print.

THE DRESDEN CODEX

2010-02-10T13:10:00.004-06:00

"Oldest" book from the Americas.

VINTAGE TOBACCO ADS

2010-02-10T12:41:00.006-06:00

Breathe with me…

UNDER THE MILKY WAY

2010-02-09T08:42:00.002-06:00

Planet Posters by Ross Berens. Stellar!

THERE IS NO "MASTER PLAN"

2010-02-09T08:20:00.002-06:00

The Street Signs of Worcester, part I and part II.

CHERMAYEFF & GEISMAR

2010-02-08T11:22:00.002-06:00

Dual Ladder program for Xerox, circa 1963 which, "put a fine point on the need to foster creativity and to prevent innovative thinkers from becoming office drones."

STAR WARS POSTERS

2010-02-08T10:40:00.002-06:00

Six by Justin Van Genderen.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF TYPOGRAPHY

2010-02-08T10:28:00.002-06:00

Book by Steven Acres, a twenty-one-year-old student currently attending Savannah College of Art and Design. ($80 a copy.)

RETRO LOGOS

2010-02-07T10:46:00.002-06:00

A Flickr set by Depression Press.

NOT COMING SOON…

2010-02-06T14:02:00.006-06:00

What it might have looked like if Tarantino, Lynch, Anderson, Godard and Herzog had been allowed to direct the Super Bowl. (As imagined by Andrew Bouvé.)

DAILY DROP CAP

2010-02-06T13:09:00.005-06:00

p yours! An ongoing project
by typographer and illustrator
Jessica Hische.

FOUND FUNCTIONS

2010-02-05T10:27:00.002-06:00

Nikki Graziano overlays graphs and their corresponding equations onto her carefully composed photos. Via Wired.

CREATIVE CUTUPS

2010-02-05T10:22:00.002-06:00

“Playing With Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through 9 May. Reviewed by Roberta Smith.

SEEING THE SOUNDS OF THE SEA

2010-02-05T10:08:00.002-06:00

Mark Fischer, an expert in marine acoustics, has come up with a new method of artistic representation of whale and dolphin vocalizations, using wavelet transforms.

LAST SUPPERS

2010-02-04T21:09:00.003-06:00

By James Reynolds. "A series of [9] photographs documenting former Death Row prisoners' requests for their last meal before execution."

BMW ART CARS v17

2010-02-03T19:49:00.002-06:00

Jeff Koons will create the next car in BMW’s illustrious Art Car series. Additional views of past creations here.

ART AND TEXT

2010-02-03T10:08:00.002-06:00

New book covering the development of the textual medium in art. Reviewed by James Puckett.

LETTER BOXES

2010-02-03T09:33:00.003-06:00

New from The Design Office: Square 4" kraft boxes that assemble to form letters and numbers (and a companion digital typeface).

COVER STORIES

2010-02-01T10:46:00.005-06:00

"A series of 10 digital collages… celebrating Emigre's 25th anniversary."

LETTERHEADY

2010-02-01T10:15:00.003-06:00

Collection of Interesting Letterhead Designs. Via The Daily Heller.

DISCOVERING DESIGN

2010-02-01T10:08:00.002-06:00

Herman Miller style.

"PICTURES"

2010-02-01T10:01:00.003-06:00

Exhibit by Tim Walker.

BEST SELLERS, BOMBS AND BETS

2010-02-01T09:47:00.003-06:00

Retail Roulette in the Recession.

GREATEST GUEST VOICE APPEARANCES

2010-02-01T09:40:00.002-06:00

On The Simpsons. So says Time.

MORE ON THE DEATH OF PRINT

2010-02-01T09:30:00.002-06:00

Says Michael Johnson, "…this is a very long goodbye."

XYZ

2010-02-01T09:05:00.003-06:00

The final installment in Mr. Edward's Crapbook.

CARTOONS OF 1939

2010-01-30T11:02:00.003-06:00

A blog by Ted Watts reviewing all the available American animated cartoons from 1939. Via Cartoon Brew.

STEVE FRYKHOLM

2010-01-29T12:04:00.004-06:00

The legend speaks next Friday (5 Feb.) at Kansas City Art Institute in conjunction with the first annual Kansas City Design Week.

UNREAD IN RED CHINA

2010-01-25T12:31:00.003-06:00

Clever visualization of censored sites on the Chinese "internet." Via Strange Maps. (Great headline on their post!)

A MATTER OF TIME…

2010-01-25T11:31:00.004-06:00

Designing Information for Everyday Life, 1815–1914 is a research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council at the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading, UK. Exhibit "Designing Information Before Designers" through 29 January 2010. Via Eye blog.

DESIGN DYNAMICS

2010-01-25T11:11:00.002-06:00

Marty Neumeier on "The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent…"

"THE SMOKE" GETS SOME AIR

2010-01-22T16:33:00.003-06:00

New identity by Saffron. Via LogoLounge.

(MORE) TYPOGRAPHIC PLAYING CARDS

2010-01-21T23:36:00.003-06:00

Deal with them… Created by Michelle Lam.

THE PROCESS

2010-01-21T18:55:00.003-06:00

"Pictorial Webster's: Inspiration to Completion" by John Carrera. Via Felt & Wire.

10 IN 92

2010-01-21T18:41:00.002-06:00

“Covering the Decade in Magazine Covers”