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I personaly think chalk design is over used lately (seen it at McDonald, after Starbucks, that's a sign...), but it is now or never and Franklin Mill does it very well on this new line of products.
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November
2013
Letterpress calendars : on their way to France
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I am happy to said the calendars are now finish and in boxes, probably in a truck between Zaragoza and my home. It tooks much time than we plan, but this is all handmade by the amazing El Calotipo team and they have done an amazing job ! I get an email the other day telling me "I am sad it is sold out"... but it is not ! Only the Deluxe edition with colors edges is sold out, but you still can order the "normal edition" which came with white edges here. And it looks like this :
We will first the calendars pre-order in october, then november orders... If you want to have one before christmas, it must be ordered before december 15th. Some behind the scene pictures :
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November
2013
Projects selection N°03 : 25 shops
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It is perfect time of the year to share all the shops and craftmen I found and like over the past weeks. Black friday is coming (even here, stay tuned !) and it also helps me to make my christmas list ! Never forget that it is never too soon, specially with mail order ! I do not make only of list of items (if you look for that, check the great gifts guide of DWL), but links to shops (click on images) as they propose a lot of nice items... 25 shops, you must found something !
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November
2013
New design books in the shop
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As I write when I introduce design books in the shop, founding a design book, is, for me, an experience... (all books in fact)... I love to found one in a store, but it is a feeling harder to get when I try to buy books online based on the cover only ! I would love to do real books for my own ebooks but it will be next year, I hope. So, I want, instead to only share books I like, gave you access to the ones I really like and see them with my eyes, with my pictures ! I just put some new books in the shop. Prefect for your designer boy friend for christmas !!!
New vintage type
Of course, if you like my blog, type and letterpress, and all what is "modern retro" design, this is a must have !
> Get new vintage type book here <
Not for sale for Promo only
Focusing on the creative and artistic directions in designing the latest promotional items, Not For Sale • For Promo Only explores the new avenue to construct powerful and effective messages in 120 most-coveted branding and advertising items that feature captivating use of materials, packaging and visual design.
> Get not for sale book here <
Shop Image Graphics in London
This book focus on 97 shops in this single city, London, revealing the intimate connection between the city’s history and the design on its streets, and how that history has influenced international design trends.
> Get London graphic shop book here <
And if you miss them, the following books are still available.
Studio on fire / Iron beastes
If you are often on my blog, you must know Studio On Fire ! They have taken letterpress to the next level, which makes them arguably one of the best letterpress shop, and this is the book proves it. A "must have" on every designer's shelf. The front cover is printed by the studio itself, in heavy cardboard... more infos on this page of the SOF blog.
Gold & Silver - New Metallic Graphics
Coming after Black & White and Multicolour, Gold & Silver is the third of viction:ary's colour-themed series PALETTE which singly focuses on the dynamic play of metallic ink and materials in graphical designs. With its amazing gold cover and on the sides, it looks like a golden bar !
save the date
I am, of course, very interestind in calendar design ! Hope the 2014 edition will be featured in some book, even if for now ! From promotional merchandise to experimental projects published by 86 designers and advertising agencies worldwide, Save The Date captures how innovative calendar designs continue to engage attention and energise life in a delightful body of forms, graphics and original ideas, derived from a good understanding of its role and uses.
Bibliodyssey - Amazing Archival images
If you are fascinated by old illustrations from the early 1900's, this book is for you... BibliOdyssey's mission blog has been to diligently trawl the dustier corners of the Internet and retrieve these materials for our attention. Thanks to the daily efforts of this singular blog, a myriad of long-forgotten imagery has now re-surfaced, from eighteenth-century anatomical and architectural drawing to occult and alchemical engravings and proto-Surrealist depictions of the horrors of industrialization (for example, the half-plant, half-people illustrations of J.J. Grandville).
And if you have enough, you can order them by colors like me !
Check the SELECTED section of the shop to see all the books available and you can found ebooks here.