April 2008
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Fully Booked: Cover Art and Design for Books →
“Many prophesied that the printed book would be doomed by developments in digital media. Far from it! The book has not only survived, but – as tactile qualities have gained significance in our…
Record Album Covers by S. Neil Fujita →
I rediscovered the work of graphic designer, S. Neil Fujita, while browsing through In the Groove: Vintage Record Graphics 1940-1960 by Eric Kohler. Best known for his jacket design for…
Type Directors Club Lettering Tour →
Over the weekend I attended TDC: Paul Shaw’s Letters of New York / Long Island City, Greenpoint, and Williamsburg. There was too much to see in Hunters Point that I never made my way to…
Phaidon’s AREA_2 →
“Covering all manifestations of printed graphics, this generously illustrated volume presents the posters, books, magazines, typography, packaging, and ephemera that represent today’s visual…
Edward C. Kozlowski →
I know very little to nothing about the artist Edward C. Kozlowski. My great uncle left me with a small collection of old design annuals——and I found Kozlowski in the ‘61/‘62 Graphis Annual. Edward…
Leah Hayes’ Funeral of the Heart Graphic Novel →
“Funeral of the Heart is Leah Hayes’ stylistic tour-de-force and graphic novel debut, featuring a series of short stories by Hayes and illustrated entirely using the otherworldly medium of…
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Jordan Crane’s Cover Art for Michael Chabon →
One of my favorite illustrators, Jordan Crane, has designed a beautiful and elaborate package for Michael Chabon’s new book, “Maps and Legends.” This new McSweeney’s publication lives up to the…