Some of the most interesting examples of well executed typography-centric design is coming from Swedish duo Kasper-Florio these days.
In 1927, a No. 7 armed rocking chair designed at a Shaker workshop in Mt. Lebanon, NY somehow arrived in Denmark, where it immediately captivated Kaare Klint, a leading figure in the modern movement there. It was the same kind of chair Brother…
An oldie but a goodie. I really enjoy the art direction behind this shoot for Australian based tailor, P. Johnson. The colors are fantastic.
Typotheque just published the first issue of Works That Work, a new magazine about design. The print edition was thoughtfully laid-out by Atelier Carvalho Bernau.
About the magazine: Works That Work is a new international design magazine that looks beyond mere portfolios, a magazine dedicated to inspiration and observation, to conditions and contexts, a kind of National Geographic of design. We are interested in the manifestations of unexpected creativity. Perceptive, lucid, patient. Practical, positive, detached from artists’ egos, searching the globe to bring you just works that work.
Process Journal Edition Eight looks fantastic! Looking forward to reading through it.
Eike König’s Rules
My rules:
1. have fun
2. get paid
3. don’t work with assholes
4. only accept work that challenges you and you can build up a relation to
5. don’t work ‘for’ people but ‘with’
6. be honest to your client and yourself
7. keep on searching and exploring
8. quit when you don’t have fun anymore
(Source: hort.org.uk)
