Paperposts

Recently discovered the wonderful small press Timglaset editions from Malmö in Sweden. Lovely range of concrete poetry and other forms of…

As promised here are a few pics from the copies of U&lc. that I picked up a few weeks back.

I know it’s been a long time since I posted, but hey, quite a lot has been going on over the last few months ;)

I’ve had this a while and finally gotten around to posting it. Mostly because there’s so much of it! AZTDR or A-Z of The Designers…

I was digging through my library and found four issues of Baseline. I’d forgotten how good it was! The issues are from 1999, 2004 and 2…

A while back I managed to snag a copy of Franticham’s Los Angeles Palmtrees from Red Fox Press. I’m a huge fan and this beautifully screen…

I Declare a Permanent State of Happiness is a stunning piece by Kenneth Goldsmith produced by Urtext, under the imprint Eris (originally…

It’s been well over a decade since Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar created the We Feel Fine project. This book of the project is from 2009…

On a visit to Portland I popped into a great little fashion/design boutique called Johan (as I can never resist anything Scandi sounding)…

Here are a few items that I didn’t feel I could put a full post together for back in 2018. Either it’s because they only have a few pics…

I love a bit of design history. Whilst in the Mission yesterday I picked up this gem from 1970 at Farnsworth Mercantile on Valencia. It’s…

To my shame, I only discovered Sister Corita Kent in the last few years. I came across her through her work with John Cage and the…

It’s taken me a while to post this and I know a few people have been eager to see the contents, so here it is:

Reading Aaron Marcus’ interview in Letraset The DIY Typography Revolution reminded me that a while back I took a few pictures of his work…

Before you pounce on me for the title, I know he wasn’t the first ever person to practice the various crafts that make up graphic design…

Letraset The DIY Revolution from Unit Editions is a loving exploration of the impact that Letraset had on graphic design through the…

As you probably already know, I really like cards and card systems. The game Cards Against Humanity is a brilliant example of an open card…

On my last visit to the Letterform Archive I got to have a look at some of the Braun design guidelines. These aren’t the Dieter Rams…

I’m often visiting the Letterform Archive just after they’ve put on a visit for this or that design team or artist or historian. So I get…

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…