Tag Archive for 'illustration'

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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John Paul Thurlow’s Cover Art

Published: 31 March, 2010 by Matt in Mags we like and Stuff we like.

Flicking excitedly through my copy of It’s Nice, That vol 3, I spotted the work of John Paul Thurlow who has been busy re-rendering some of his favourite magazine covers as part of a project that will result in a limited edition book and exhibition.

Magazine designers love their covers and there is something about the meticulous process of redrawing these Mac-generated disposable works of art that really appeals.

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Food for thought

Published: 8 December, 2009 by Neil in Mags we like.

Great to see a new magazine launch in these troubled times. Even better that it is absolutely doing its own thing. Conceived by Guardian food writer Tim Hayward, Fire & Knives is a beautiful looking magazine filled with articles by established food writers that might not be published elsewhere. New writers get a look in too, but all this adds up to a brilliantly put together publication, unsullied by advertising and paid for by subscriptions alone. Illustration is pivotal to the magazine too, which is another step forward, and the strong but understated typography by Rob Lowe, makes it a must-have buy for food lovers.

Could a subscription be the perfect Christmas present? We think so.

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A wicked way with paper

Published: 10 December, 2008 by Matt in Stuff we like.

Anyone who picked up the Guardian last Monday will doubtless have been wowed by the stunning paper-crafted typographic treatments that accompanied the main feature.

They were the work of the almost obscenely talented Yulia Brodskaya. Yulia already has a number of high profile clients to her name as well as an award or two for her mantlepiece and I’d expect things to snowball for her throughout 2009.

Here are a couple of examples of her work for you to admire.

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