one of the nice things about the ‘façade’ book project is that there are new covers being made as the billboards are being dismantled each week…
for example this week: two of my favourites which have been cut up and recycled into book covers, producing some nice ‘random’ cover designs as show here
the two billboards featured are the one from ‘richard niessen’ and one from ‘hans aarsman & erik kessels’ (shown above with the large dots)
me studio doesn’t often close for business, not even on days when the rest of the people are having a day off, but this is one event that can’t be missed: somebody very special has an important day to celebrate tomorrow… so we’re closed all day, business as usual from monday
…believed to be the most geometrically complex and aesthetically beautiful structure in mathematics, the 4_21 polytope is the algebraic form at the centre
of a universal theory of everything. Originally described in the late 19th century, 4_21 models all interactions and transformations between known and postulated sub-atomic particles. It is the 21st century equivalent of the proto-scientific art of alchemy – where the transmutation of elements was the most elusive mystery of the universe. The theory is an attempt to reconcile one of the fundamental unsolved problems in physics: unify quantum physics and gravitation in hopes of ultimately explaining the fabric of the universe…
this rendering of the 4_21polytope was done in illustrator to an accuracy of 1/10,000th of a millimeter, a feat which has never before been achieved due to technical difficulties… go figure i didn’t even know it existed until now
i have a vested interest in this story as this also happens to be my wedding ring and this cheap knock-off is a painful proof of just how low some companies can go, zelda is doing a special offer to try and beat the thieves… i say sue ’em
…in a moment of stupidity, I once agreed to design and build a website in exchange for yoga lessons. Contrary to what they would have you believe, you cannot actually embrace the sun as this would result in severe burns and your arms would need to be over one hundred and fifty million miles long. My favourite yoga move is the wriggly snake.
Unfortunately, until I can pay my rent with mantras and expressing emotional intonations through grand eloquent movements and wide swooshes of the arms before spinning and dropping to the floor while wearing spandex, I will need cash.
Regards, David…
the most sarcastic graphic designer on earth is back