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The Oscars of Type by Ellen Lupton

By gavin | Published: February 10, 2010

Best Serif: Calluna, by Jos Buivenga Ooh I like it a lot. Looks quite nice set in a book as well.

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Emigre No.70: The Look Back Issue

By gavin | Published: January 22, 2010

Emigre and Gingko Press are proud to announce the publication of Emigre No.70: The Look Back Issue – Celebrating 25 Years in Graphic Design. The 512-page book covers the best of a quarter century of Emigre magazine – one of the most influential design publications ever.

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Polar Employees (1966)

By gavin | Published: January 14, 2010

Polar Employees (1966) I want to redo my home office. I think this’ll do.

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ImaginArt: an interactive book concept video

By gavin | Published: January 13, 2010

ImaginArt from recreat on Vimeo. …is an installation that invites you to a new reading of some of the best albums published and illustrated in catalonia (ES). A comprehensive limitless reading, allowing you to know, moreover, the process of creating the book, other versions of the same story, play with literary precedents or invent new ones. …is [...]

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San Francisco 1958 on Vimeo

By gavin | Published: October 30, 2009

San Francisco 1958 from Jeff Altman on Vimeo. A relaxing way to start Friday. Nice soundtrack too.

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The Pencil

By gavin | Published: October 22, 2009

Words such as “fantastical,” “enigmatic” and “breathtaking,” often accompany detailed shots of their coveted writing utensils, thus painting a portrait of these collector’s world. A Time To Get finds some great photography from the pencil collector’s world.

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Tungsten from H&FJ

By gavin | Published: September 16, 2009

It was an unusual design brief for ourselves, completely without visual cues and trading in cultural associations instead: “more Steve McQueen than Steven Seagal,” reads one note; “whiskey highball, not a martini” suggests another. Works for me. Check out the new font Tungsten from Hoefler & Frere-Jones.

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Time to bring back the briefcase?

By gavin | Published: September 2, 2009

That ballistic nylon every single laptop bag manufacturer uses is getting kinda boring. Sure you can get whatever color combo your heart desires–big deal. Has no style. Surely this “attache” fits a MacBook Pro? Attache. Sounds so much better than messenger bag.

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