The excellent design shop Almost Modern has added a bunch of juicy work to their site. A lot of drool-age going on right now. I do wish that they’d photography their work a little better.

I’m loving this poster series by Abel Martinez Foronda for Domestika. The one above is my favorite. I love the use of the geometric shapes and the italics. Very nice.

Here’s an awesome collection of vintage maps that Scott Hansen has compiled. I love this kind of stuff and I always scour eBay for these gems. The simplicity of these cover designs is fantastic. I wish they still looked this good. We now have to settle for this kind of crap.

It’s not often that I fall in love with every single piece in a portfolio. That’s why I was so amazed by the work of Barcelona based studio, Ruiz+Company. Every piece in their portfolio is stunning and beautifully designed. Check out their new identity on the homepage. Stunning.

Fascinating branding work by University College Falmouth student, Huda Abdul Aziz. Type Factory is a full branding project for a fictional typographic museum in South Kensington. The project was awarded a merit by ISTD. I think this is a great example of how masking parts of the characters can create an interesting form, while not disturbing the legibility of the type.

Here’s more from the designer about the idea behind the project:

The concept revolves around the theme of deconstruction. The brand values of the Type Factory identity are informative, engaging and dynamic. The brand promise is about seeing type differently. The design solution includes the logo, a booklet to promote the venue, advertising and applications within the museum.

Check out this stunning poster by the legendary Josef Müller-Brockmann. I’ve never seen this poster design before so it’s gotten me really excited! I’ll have to check my Brockmann books to see if it’s in there, but I don’t recall ever seeing it.

The color palette and the use of a few circles to create the shape of a record make this design stunning. But my favorite part of it all is how the typography, even though staggered, still lines up to a sound grid system. Brilliant.

You can grab this poster on eBay for $300. I’m so tempted.

Awesome new work by the talented bunch at Bunch.

They’ve designed ‘TEN’, the latest promotional stock book for Igepa paper merchant, after Milton Glaser’s essay* ‘Ten Things I Have Learned’. The limited edition of 300 presents a cross section of paper stocks available from the paper merchant.

Washington D.C. based designer Andy Babb has created Polygon, a typeface built on a strict grid of equilateral triangles. Lovely idea and execution. Designing a typeface on a triangle grid does create some interesting forms.

To go along with the typeface, Andy has designed a poster displaying Polygon in use. It’s screen printed with red and silver ink on pink 110lb paper. It’s gorgeous.

Excellent work by Berlin based studio, 123buero. I can get lost in their clean, minimal design.

Alex Haigh has launched HypeForType, an online digital type foundry that features exclusive typefaces by Si Scott, Alex Trochut, Jon Burgerman, HelloHikimori, and Luke Lucas.

Keep your eyes peeled because my typeface Enotmik might join the mix.

Jamie Conkleton is a recent graduate of University College Falmouth and is extremely talented at such a young age. If you’re in London and need some fresh talent, definitely scoop this kid up.

Excellent work by London based agency, Odd. I specifically dig this brochure for a student fashion show in Milan.

Counter-print.co.uk is a new site aimed at the sale of out of print and hard to find Art & Design related material. I’ve been wanting something like this for a long time. The site already has a bunch of gems on there, like this Stedelijk Museum catalog designed by Wim Crouwel. This site’s not going to be kind on my wallet.

For all you lucky folks in the UK, there’s going to be a lecture tonight with Wim Crouwel. I’d love to go to this. Someone needs to get this guy to NYC! Anyway, here are the details:

The International Society of Typographic Designers is pleased to announce the return or their acclaimed lecture series. The first of which on the 3 June will be Wim Crouwel. The Dutch legend will be introduced by 8vo’s Hamish Muir, who will talk about the studio’s work that was commissioned by Crouwel when he was director of the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen (1989 — 1994).

Crouwel’s lecture, Designer and Client, will take place at the The Royal College of Physicians’ Wolfson Lecture Theatre, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4LE (19.00 — 21.30).

Tickets are limited, likely to sell out quickly and are only available in advance from istd.org.uk/wim-crouwel. £16 (£12 for ISTD members, £10 for students)

Attendees will be invited to celebrate the ISTD’s 80th birthday with a complimentary drink in the Dorchester Library after the lecture.
Tickets also include entry to a raffle for the chance to win a very special prize which will be presented by Crouwel himself.

Folks, as I promised, here it is! The limited edition Buddy Carr skateboard is now available for purchase. I had an amazing time working on this with Buddy and we plan on releasing more special goodies in the near future.

Here are the details:

Limited Edition of 100.
7 Ply Maple Veneer Deck with Concave and Single Kick.
Bennett Vector Trucks 4.3 Model.
62mm 78 Durometer Urethane Wheels.
Sealed Dual Shield Precision Steel Ball Bearings.
Custom Laser Cut Griptape with Logo.
Each Hello Skateboard is Hand Assembled in Southern California.

$160 + Shipping.

Head over to the site for more details and images and to place your order. Hurry though because there aren’t many available! Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Mark Caneso, a designer from Southern California, is offering his lovely Quarto typeface free of charge. Head over to his site to grab a copy. I personally love the Q and R. Very nice.

Experimenta, one of my favorite studios, has changed their name to The International Office and has put up a bunch of new work that will just keep you drooling for hours. Damn these guys are good. I love how simple and typographic their work is.

Robert Lee of Unicorn Graphics in Garden City, NY has amassed an incredible collection of wood types and engraved blocks, and is cataloging them in an online museum for everyone to view. The collection includes catalogs, wood types, ornaments, borders, engraved blocks, cuts and more. Simply amazing. The museum is described as:

This Web Museum is established for the purpose of educating the general public, and the next generation, on the beauties of wood types and engraved blocks. Our mission is to gather, save, preserve, and interpret wood types and information about them.

Well done Robert.

For all you Kindle users out there, the AisleOne Kindle version has been approved by Amazon and is now available for a monthly price of $.99, which includes a 14-day free trial. They don’t give you any control over the design and layout of the feed so I’m sure it’s going to look ugly. Hey, at least you’ll get to access the content right? Anyway, enjoy.

A2/SW/HK is a London based studio that consists of Scott Williams & Henrik Kubel. The duo are pumping out exquisite work evident in their online portfolio. Fantastic and inspiring work.