August 31, 2011 | New Illustration | by Philip Cheaney |
It’s time you were be able to judge a book by its cover (something that I wished worked for wine, too). A handful of MFA Illustration grads from the School of Visual Arts decided to form a somewhat atypical book club by combining their interests for art and reading. The idea is a simple one: Read a book. Design a cover for it.
August 31, 2011 | New Trends | by Philip Cheaney |
This is one of those crazy and brilliant ‘wouldn’t it be cool if …’ ideas that actually got to see the light of day. Kyle Durrie is touring America in her 1982 Chevrolet delivery truck that has been converted into a mobile letterpress print shop and is giving free, public printing demos as well as offering printing workshops. You can arrange a visit on her website, but there’s a good chance that she might already be heading to your neck of the woods.
August 30, 2011 | New Illustration | by Philip Cheaney |
Keegan Onefoot has an exceptional knack for coupling intricate pen and ink illustrations with frustratingly smart calligraphy. Throw his ship-shape letterpress and silkscreen talents into the mix and you’ve got a whirlwind of talent and printing prowess.
August 30, 2011 | New Illustration | by Philip Cheaney |
I can’t seem to look at Matthew Lyons’ work enough. Equal parts structured genius and elegant whimsy, his illustrations show a future that the 1970s issues of Popular Mechanics had promised us. Read more
August 30, 2011 | New Design | by Philip Cheaney |
If you like playful geometry, texture, and information graphics (and I do), then you’ll love the work of Raymond Biesinger.
August 30, 2011 | New Art | by Philip Cheaney |
There is an indescribable joy I get from Danny Gibson’s work. His art often appears to be a loose assemblage of gems found from the gutter, warmed twice over with markers, paint, stencils and colored tape. Whatever the case, there is no mistaking the passion and care he has for his little Frankensteins.
August 30, 2011 | New Film | 
by Philip Cheaney |
Doug Wilson, Brandon Goodwin, and Jess Heugel are currently putting together a feature-length documentary on the linotype machine, invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler in 1886: ‘The Linotype completely transformed the communication of information similarly to how the internet is now changing communication again. Although these machines were revolutionary, technology began to supersede the Linotype and they were scrapped and melted-down by the thousands. Today, very few machines are still in existence’. It’s going to be a film that is bound to make an impression. Pun intended.
Lenard Smith has been commissioned by the Studio Museum of Harlem and his work has been featured in publications and exhibitions in the US and abroad. We’re Still Here, a collection of photographs from the last ten years, and his more recent book, Portraits, have been published by And Press. Read more
I used to love the cartoon M.A.S.K, but I had completely forgotten about it until I saw this Lego replica of Rhino, the truck that the leader of M.A.S.K, Matt Trakker, drives. Alex Schranz, aka Orion Pax, deserves a pat on the back.
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
Nineteen pages of a Tumblr treat. Personal Awesome People Hanging Out Together highlights include Karl Lagerfeld and Grace Coddington in 1974. Read more
I’m totally addicted to a tape I downloaded from Awesome Tapes from Africa by Onipa Nua. The Ghanan street musician has since passed away, but hopefully he’s somewhere smiling knowing that his tunes make me smile as well.
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Ever get that perfect casual jumper, but wished it had a hood? Well, Coal Headwear has produced the opposite to everyone else: not a jumper without a hood, but a hood without a jumper.
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Set up in 2011, Rebel Unlit is a printing collaboration between London based Artists Neil Butler and Shanney Mulcahy. They make short run screen-printed t-shirts and limited edition prints from their studio in East London. All the t shirts are fair traded and printed by hand and, as a result, each one is unique. Read more
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