sugary Design Criminals book

The exhibition catalogue with slipcase for the past Design Criminals exhibition at the Vienna MAK is entirely edible. Made with sugar pastillage, Andreas Pohancenik (from Practice + Theory) designed a typographically unique book and signage for the exhibit.

“…If pastillage often historically represented architecture and objects, might this tradition be reversed and allow architecture and design to learn from its now distant relative? If we think of a cake, in some way at least, as an architectural object, might we also be able to think of ways in which architecture and design might be able to possess cake-like qualities?…” —Andreas Pohancenik on “ornament and crime”

(rediscovered via Fast Company)

Sears, Roebuck and Co. wallpaper catalog c. 1939 (via Depression Press)

House Industries x Herman Miller Asia-Pacific

“House Industries and Herman Miller are producing a limited edition series of 80 Eames wire-base tables (aka an LTR or Low Table Rod) that include A thru Z, numbers and ornaments from the Eames Century Modern font collection…”
—Show and Tell

“Living Typography,” wooden birdhouses designed by Nishant Jethi

(first discovered via designboom)

“Mess is More” by Jeff Rogers for an opener in issue #10 of Uppercase magazine

(via Type Everything)

UnderConsideration launches a new blog site, Art of the Menu

Typodarium 2012 calendar: “The Daily Dose of Typography”

“…Just like the past years the tear-off calendar will offer daily typographic inspiration throughout the whole year of 2012, with 366 typefaces from 252 designers hailing from 32 countries…” —Yves Peters for FontFeed

(available to order via Slanted)

“Typography + Rainbows = Fun,” rainbow types by Marc Johns

(via quipsologies via swissmiss)

collection of vintage paper wallets to hold photograph prints & negatives

collection of photos of “Communist May Day Celebrations”

(above photograph by James Whitmore via Aqua-Velvet, found in LIFE photo archives)

Back in December 2009, the talented Nancy Harris Rouemy collaborated with Canada Type’s Patrick Griffin to design a special display typeface for use in The New York Times Magazine.

“…the magazine’s design concept revolved around a typeface they created specifically for custom vertical malleability, and that can play just as well in single- or multi-color environments. The result was another iconic commemorative issue that shows exotic tri-line letters merging, swashing, extending and flourishing in stunning gold, silver and blue on black on the cover, and in black on white on the inside pages…”—Patrick Griffin

Crescendo has recently been released as a font available for purchase, including ligatures and alternates. 

vintage office supplies (via Bonnie Kay)