Went in a lovely little shop today on Davidshalltorg in Malmö called Liebling (http://www.byliebling.com/). Great little boutique that amongst the clothes etc had a few beautiful design objects. I fell for these children's animal puzzles immediately. Wonderful stuff. They also stock more of the Omm…
From the minute I saw Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer over at http://www.fastcodesign.com I wanted a copy. This notion of the book as both object and narrative is such a hook for me. Call me shallow, call me a sucker I don't care I…
I've been a long time fan of Glen Duncan ever since I was lucky enough to read the prerelease of Hope whilst working at Penguin. It's something about the way he gets under the skin and reveals that dark male psyche that we all try…
Warning: may cause offense Underground was an alternative free paper for London. It was compiled and published in the early 1990's by Graham Harwood and Matthew Fuller amongst huge group of contributors and helpers. It spans the death of Thatcher's legacy (John Major) through to…
Mark's "little books" are lovely snapshots of his various obsessions. I picked these up a very long time ago (hence the slightly battered quality) and I'm really happy to see he's still going strong. His mix of ephemera, collected/found items, printing/production techniques and disposable culture…
This UK based art and technology newspaper took the format of a classic broadsheet, it was even on the same paper as the FT. It later changed into a standard format magazine, probably when the cost of newsprint went up. The mag is still going…
This virus font catalogue is from years back but still looks as cool as ever. Jonathan Barnbrook's fonts always have so much to say, politically and socially charged even though they often end up being used just for the stylistic clout they have. I love…