an advance copy of the third book for the metropole orkest arrived this week, looking good…
now we just have to wait for the fourth (and final one) to arrive before i can properly post the whole project, which should be just after christmas/new year
me news
lance
the release of the impressive unit editions monograph about often, under-rated (or at least under-recognised) graphic designer lance wyman, nicely corrects the situation (thanks guys, my copy arrived this week)
definitely worth the cash this volume, check out a short interview and some other related articles on their website here plus listen to adrian shaughnessy talk about the man and his work in this monocle audio interview
something that looks a bit “off”
“I don’t think very much about having some special design approach. I’m also not a fan of (or good at) describing design. I guess what you see is my style of drawing type hidden there in the letters, as simple as that. I live in symbiosis with the typeface I’m currently drawing, and eventually the typeface tells me what to do and I just follow it.”
interesting, short interview with quality font designers letters from sweden
zero
this huge poster for the stedelijk museum caught my eye, not because of its size but rather its simplicity; spartan but effective…
smell
great portrait of a ‘fragrance guru’ for het parool newspaper, shot by my talented buddy lukas göbel