Laura, Illustration for Studiovoice Magazine by Akroe
but does it float is a smart, beautiful, and dare I say ‘poetic’, image blog curated by Folkert Gorter and Atley G. Kasky. It’s full of inspiring visual work and quotations (“Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.”) and is definitely worth repeated visits. Check it out…
Copies of Four Minutes to Midnight are currently available at these fine establishments:
MONTREAL
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211 Bernard Ouest ~ 514 . 279 . 2224
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TORONTO
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You can also purchase copies online through Paypal on the individual issue pages of this website.
(updated 16 Dec. 2013)
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.
Street poster designed for Tadamon! in support of the international Campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israeli apartheid. Given the escalating war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, I urge everyone to stay informed and take whatever action they can to end this horror.
Download a pdf of the poster here, and start covering the hoardings.
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.
Hel Grotesk Gothiq is featured in the second edition of Judith Schalansky’s ‘Bible of Blackletter’ Fraktur Mon Amour. Check out Armin’s review over at Speak Up! Congratulations and thanks Judith, it’s a beautiful book!
UPDATE 26/12/08: …it’s a beautiful book, which I now OWN! Thanks baby!!!
Festival TransAmériques Website
Yes, I have a day job… and at times, it’s a drag. The day to day grind to make a buck takes its toll on everyone I suppose, but I think I have a severe, innate aversion to the 9-5 (or 10-7). Yet sometimes, as was the case at last week’s Boomerang awards, that feeling subsides for a bit and I’ll step out to appreciate the rewards and recognition from my peers in the industry. I had the honour of being awarded two grand prizes for two very different websites I art directed/designed over the last year. The team behind both these projects, from IA to integration, gave a superhuman effort, so I think a little ego-stroking is in order…
