Little White Lies 'The Black Swan Issue'

Very interesting little video of the making of Little White Lies' latest issue 'The Black Swan Issue'

Beautifully made, especially the hand-drawn image on the cover and type designed by David Carson, and a great insight to what it takes to make a magazine from start to finish

Found at Creative Review

New Books

Picked up these yesterday, "V&A Pattern Digital Pioneers" and "The Encyclopaedia of Typefaces" It's pretty great having a book that lists every typeface I just wish I could own them all. The Digital Pioneers book has a lot of inspiration in and the patterns created are really intricate and interesting AND it comes with a CD containing all of the images, can't really ask for any more.

Brian Dettmer Books

These were created by Brian Dettmer, he has ripped the middle of of the stack of books and the same with the row of books. These look very strong and are making a bold statement, it appears very dark and aggressive due to how he has ripped the middles out and left them very untidy.
I really like the concept behind these and the final designs work because he has kept the feeling very spontaneous and rough.

More of his work is here-- http://centripetalnotion.com/2007/09/13/13:26:26/#more-550

Bom Design Book Lights

These are a series of lamps by Bom Design and are made out of old books.
This concept is really clever and is a great use of unwanted books. The final lamps look great and now work on a completely different level compared to what they were originally printed for. I especially like the wall light, where they have open the book out and put the bulb in the centre, which highlights all the individual pages.

I would love these in my house!

Georgia Russell Book Constructions

Georgia Russell uses a scalpel to create these intricate designs, which are cut out of books. The first photo is cut out of the cover and suspended in an acrylic case, it looks amazing and must have taken a long time and a steady hand to do! But the end result is beautiful, I especially like how the design has broken out of the dimentions of the cover.
The second uses the contents of a book and looks very natural, as if it is growing within the bell jar, which transform how we see the object by giving it a whole new context.
The way she encases them gives a very delicate feel, which mirrors the delicate making process and makes them feel out of our reach.

You can see more here-- http://www.englandgallery.com/artist_group.php?mainId=32&media=Constructions%20%26%20mixed%20media

Happy Birthday Book

This is the Happy Birthday book I made in typography. We had a workshop in book binding, this is made from creating the layout of the pages and them photocopying them so they were printed in a booklet format. Then I stitched the pages together to bind them. The cover was made with greyboard, to make it hardback, and then newsprint to cover them.
I kept the layout very simple, as the font is very detailed and I wanted to let that speak for itself. I then designed the cover to fit with this, simply putting 'To U.' in the top corner.
I feel this worked very well and I may use this technique for my Neglected Type Project and collect all my photos into a book.

ABC3D Book

This is another great book called ABC3D, and features the whole alphabet in 3D pop up form. It has a really clever design, with some letters becoming others, throught the use of transparent pages, shiny pages and opening the book out to retract an element. I particularly like the U-- must have taken a steady hand to do.

Data Flow

This book is also really interesting, it's called Data Flow and is about ways you can graphically show information-- charts, statistics etc. Some great and different ideas of how to visualise info, to not just clearly show the information but to make it look good while your at it.

Link-- http://www.gestalten.com/books/detail?id=ceaea7651adf9ba0011b78b89b9d0295
This one's a bit pricey.

Playful Type

This book looks AMAZING-- It's called Playful Type, it's a new book that was released in september and looks at how Graphic Designers are being more experimental with typography, especially with handmade type. It includes manual lettering, calligraphy, collage, long time exposure photos and ice blocks.

If anyone would like to buy me it I wouldn't say no. (Christmas is just around the corner)



Link is here-- http://www.gestalten.com/books/detail?id=ceaea7651adf9ba0011b69a6a1500267