Adventures in a world of print
The V&A have a postmodern exhibition on at the moment. Right up my street. Neville Brody and Terry Jones are talking this Friday about their massive contribution to the magazine culture that flourished in the eighties (sold out I’m afraid). But it got me thinking about the last time Neville Brody was involved with the V&A. It was back in 1988 when there was a retrospective of his work. The book of the exhibition is on every designer’s shelf. Continue reading ‘Telly addict’
Check out this fabulous post over on Typetoken showing a great bit of large-scale typesetting. The ‘Comedy Carpet’ was envisaged by artist Gordon Young in response to a commission from Blackpool Council. The typography was by Why Not Associates.
TheWeather was sent to me back in September 2010, and I blogged about it then as I was so impressed that a magazine could be created from a subject so British. In fact, it’s us Brits that talk about the weather, but of course it affects the whole world – and that is what gives this magazine such huge appeal. Continue reading ‘Weather forecast’
“Linotype: The Film” Official Trailer from Linotype: The Film on Vimeo.
John Boardley is a designer with a passion for typography – so much so, in fact, that he’s making a film about one particular iconic piece of typesetting equipment: the Linotype.
The trailer looks interesting and we’d love to see how this spins out to a full-length programme.
I have been watching the excitement build for Vintage at the Southbank Centre, which kicks off tomorrow for 3 days of what looks like fantastic fun. I am a self-confessed Festival of Britain nut, so to have the event at the Southbank Centre 60 years after the ground-breaking festival took place there is absolute genius.
New copies of Scotland Outdoors magazine have just landed and we’re delighted by how this issue has turned out and love the cover image kindly supplied by Woodland Trust Scotland.
If you’re a UK-based fan of the Scottish outdoors – and particularly if you have kids - we strongly recommend you pick up a copy at your nearest stockist.
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