I love this project by Emily Webber, the daily documentation of London shop fronts in all their vernacular glory. The dead pan images bring me back to my time spent amongst these shops (with a certain, irrepressible touch of nostalgia), and the project as a whole is a vivid testament to vernacular typography and the individualism of the entrepreneurs and local culture. Good stuff…
via Colin via Boing Boing.
Paranoid Type in development
2008 was a busy, productive year for me, and conversely a kinda quiet one for LOKi design. While my energy was largely focused on Issue 10 of Four Minutes to Midnight and my work at Fjord, LOKi design did have some really fruitful collaborations with DelMarr, Omen, Jaime Candy and Studio Poper in Slovenia. The next year looks exciting, with more creative projects on the horizon, and a further bringing together of FMTM and my studio work.
Getting the tenth issue out was quite a milestone and we’ll be officially launching it early next year, alongside a gallery exhibition featuring the artwork of our talented contributors over the last few issues. The details of these events are still up in the air, but we’ll be getting on it soon. Any suggestions are more than welcome.
So, to all our friends, clients and collaborators, Happy New Year and here’s looking forward to an amazing 2009!
Photo: Sabrien Amrov. Hundreds gather in downtown Montreal in solidarity with Gaza.
Sabrien Amrov’s photo essay here, and much more vital information on the Tadamon website.
And now for something completely different…
It’s certainly not my habit to post sports news on this site, but hey, this is a blog, right? On that note, I want to give serious props to my former colleagues at Bluesponge for launching what I have to say is THE most amazing website out there for any hockey fan. Beautifully designed with engaging interactivity and extremely rich in content, this site is in a class of its own. Congratulations guys, I only wish I had been a part of it…
Check out Our History: The Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens. Try and watch the footage of Saku’s return after a year of battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and the nine-minute ovation, without tears coming to your eyes… wow…
WOW! what a weekend… I’ve been participating in Expozine for the last 4 years and I honestly think that this year was the best one yet. The atmosphere was really great, and though the place was packed, it seemed easier to circulate and socialise than previous years. We did really well at our tables and met a ton of great, creative, friendly people.
Before I give props to our awesome corner, I think it’s important to give due credit to the crew of Archive Montreal (both past and present) who have worked so hard to make it all happen over the last seven years (for what I’m sure has been little monetary reward). Their personalities and energy imbue this festival with such an open, supportive and progressive community spirit that will keep it from ever becoming a snooty, trendy, book fair. Expozine really is by the people, for the people in the best possible way. So, to Billy, Dave, MC, Louis, Andy and all the other volunteers that I’m unaware of, a heartfelt thank you. You represent exactly why I love Montreal.
Omen XI , Eau forte on paper & pressed on Chiyogami paper 12.5″x9.5″
I just picked up my print from Omen and I gotta say I’m really pleased. I can’t wait to get this sucka framed and on the wall! He’s got some great stuff going on for him right now, and I’ll be riding this piece to my early retirement.
Emily Kai Bock + Kevin Lo
We’ve just completed the design of the tenth issue, and the files are on their way to the printer. Hopefully, we won’t run into any of the problems we had last year, and the issue will be hot off the presses for Expozine. More info soon…
