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Live Now: A Community of Happiness

Courtney — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:09 +0000

I’ve mentioned Eric Smith’s awesome Live Now project before, but it’s now expanded into a whole new community. Check it out for stories, interviews, artwork and more. They’ve even partnered with HOW books on a publishing deal, which I am super excited about. You can read more about it right here.

Jeremy Gardner Stationery

Courtney — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:20:13 +0000

I always love checking my Google reader to find that Beast Pieces has updated. Every new project they feature exemplifies how they push the boundaries of letterpress. And this project for Jeremy Gardner stationery, designed by Duel Purpose, is no exception. The registration is meticulous. And the printing on the envelope flap? Amazing. Check out a couple more images right here.

Monday Quick Links

Courtney — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:41 +0000

On my wishlist: this clean and colorful world map print.

Check out this awesome tumblelog of iPhone polaroids.

Letterwerk has released a new cut of Carrosserie, Carrosserie Fat, which is available at MyFonts.

Fascinated by Aaran Gregory’s Mirror Bear project.

Loving this acrylic laser cut text for Vessel Music by London-based artist/designer Kit Grill.

Unusual and fascinating currency (via Quipsologies)

Liberty of London is coming to Target!

Looking for a job in the arts? Check out Work in the Arts.

Prints for Haiti is a photo gallery sale to benefit the relief efforts in Haiti.

Get your submissions ready for The Haiti Poster Project, an effort brought to you by the creators of the Hurricane Poster Project. Due March 15th.

The Stork Fund by Super Furry

Courtney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:00:02 +0000

These recent logo designs for The Stork Fund caught my eye while browsing through Super Furry’s Flickr stream.

Color Happy 66

Courtney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:47 +0000

During the airing of Mad Men, illustrator Dyna Moe creates a weekly desktop wallpaper based on each episode. The scene below was a particular favorite of mine, at least from a visual perspective—the colors were gorgeous. The entire set of illustrations can be found right here on Flickr.

The Rainbow Roll

Courtney — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:00:42 +0000

Maybe this isn’t a new thing, but I certainly haven’t seen it before. Sway Space decided to create a line of business cards for kids so that parents can arrange playdates—a pretty cool idea in itself. And to make them extra fun, they letterpressed them by using a rainbow roll, resulting in a range of multicolored typographic designs. So cool!

Type Love 79

Courtney — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:00:56 +0000

Arctic is a headline family created by German designer Henning Skibbe. Interestingly enough, his background is in graffiti, which as you can see informs his work. You can purchase individual weights, or the entire family at MyFonts.

Pattern Plus

Courtney — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:28 +0000

One of the many projects of designer/illustrator Jess Neil is Pattern Plus. The idea behind the interactive project is simple; users submit a brief questionnaire that includes questions like “straight lines or curved”, and Jess creates a pattern based on the responses. Here’s a sampling of some of what she’s come up with so far.

Also be sure to check out Jess’s Statuses project, a Tumblelog of illustrated Facebook statuses. It’s pretty addictive.

Nick Maggio

Courtney — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:23 +0000

This gorgeous photography by Nick Maggio was taken on an iPhone, believe it or not.

David Maisel

Courtney — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:25 +0000

These breathtaking aerial photographs are part of David Maisel’s Terminal Mirage project. Here’s a little background from the site:

In his project Terminal Mirage, Maisel intentionally obscures the function, location, scale, and condition of his subject. No title names the Great Salt Lake or its environs as his subject. His images all share exquisite abstract colorations and design. A few pictures are obviously landscapes. Others are so lacking in items that identify scale they might be images of deteriorating walls or macro photographs of laboratory dishes. As he intends, we are first engaged by the beauty that dances across these large scale prints. Then myriad questions arise: Who or what created what we see in these views? The answers are neither easily explained nor universally confirmed, and the answers are less interesting to Maisel than the questions and discussions the pictures might evoke. (By Anne Wilkes Tucker (excerpted from David Maisel: Terminal Mirage catalogue; published 2005; ISBN 1–59005-120–3)

via But Does it Float