Last month I was back in London, for the first in years. Amongst other things I simply couldn't resist the opportunity to swing by MagCulture - always a treat and chocked full of incredible publications and gems. Unfortunately I had to limit my purchases as hand…
Depero Bolted Book facsimile and the Reader's Guide by Designers and Books It's been way too long since I had something to post about, so when this arrived this week I was doubly happy. Some time ago I backed the kickstarter campaign to create a…
I've been after a copy of Graphis Diagrams ed. Walter Herdeg (Graphis, 1974) for years. Always hoped I'd find it in a second hand book store, alas in the end I snagged it on Amazon Marketplace. It's had the edges 'repaired' or at least protected with…
View fullsize Last week I came across a fantastic article on Hyperalergelic about mapping art movements, which in turn led me to George Maciunas' Fluxus timeline. I'd forgot how much I love his graphic design and typography. Luckily there's a pretty good facsimile version on…
What seems like a very long time ago I sponsored the Lance Wyman Visual Diaries project on Kickstarter. Another amazing and ambitious project from Unit Editions. Yesterday the swag arrived, and boy was it worth the wait. The pack included; a boxed version of Lance…
As you'd expect, the Letterform Archive has a lot of identity and brand guidelines. Many of these are not very glamorous, often simply presented in ring binders, but they are graphic design gold. On a recent visit I spent some time cataloguing them. Here are…
One of the things I love most about visiting the Letterform Archive is the impromptu discovery of awesome bits of design. You can book a research session with them and get a focussed deep dive into a particular subject area, but as a volunteer you…