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Out of office

Published: 9 September, 2010 by Neil in Stuff we like.

It’s not all sitting in front of a screen laying out pages here at CMYK Towers. Sometimes we have to get involved in photo shoots, gathering together props, finding locations and standing in as models!

A couple of weeks ago it was Christmas at my house, as we recreated a festive “gifts under the tree” scene for the forthcoming Scotland in Trust.

Then just the other day, we went to our photographer’s back garden and set up a cover shoot (harvesting apples). Shannon Tofts, our friendly photographer, needed an old fashioned looking bellows to see the screen of his laptop. Thanks too, to Tattie Shaws for the Discovery apples – delicious!

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Café CMYK?

Published: 6 September, 2010 by Neil in Stuff we like.

Shoe designer Patrick Cox has recently opened a cake shop in London’s Soho. The Missoni family have a hotel in Edinburgh. Ralph Lauren has a restaurant in Paris. Designers everywhere are extending their brands – and why not? They sell a lifestyle after all.

Publishers Conde Nast are about to roll out a chain of cafés worldwide, based on their flagship title Vogue. They’ve already piloted the model in Moscow, with Vogue Café, GQ Bar and Tatler Club. It remains to be seen how this idea would work in other cities, but I suspect they aren’t opening one next door to us here at CMYK Towers. Skinny latte anyone? Coming right up.

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Puffin designer classics

Published: 30 August, 2010 by Neil in Stuff we like.

Yes, I know this is not magazine related, but Puffin Books are 70 this year, and they have commissioned six artists/designers to choose a favourite book from their childhood, and illustrate the cover. Probably not one for the kids this, as they retail at £100 a shot, but if you fancy getting your hands on The Secret Garden illustrated by Lauren Child, or Little Women by Orla Kiely, then they go on sale on 2 September. With only 1,000 copies of each being printed, these are sure to be very collectable. If you don’t have £100, then try this competition on Vogue.com to win one.

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San Francisco Zine Fest

Published: 23 August, 2010 by Neil in Events and Stuff we like.

San Francisco Zine Fest kicks off on 4th September 2010. It’s a free two-day event that has been going since 2002.

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A bit of type inspiration courtesy of Design Me Too

Published: 28 July, 2010 by Matt in Reading and Stuff we like.

A nice and varied set of typographic treatments pulled together on the Design Me Too blog (@designmetoo on twitter)

I am only here to win by Isa

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Type-tache-tic!

Published: 22 July, 2010 by Matt in Stuff we like.

Reminds me a little of the Type Tarts project from the UKType site (our entry was Bellevue du jour, by the way!). You can buy the posters at Old Tom Foolery should you wish. I certainly do.

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