Just a these peöple style high-5 to my favourite Edinburgh gang, I’ve settled into school nicely and will have to construct some sort of USA care package of goodies ( I’ve been eating all kinds of awesome crap ) to be sent your way.
My favourite album art recently, and a great record. The Pastels are a group from Glasgow, UK, which we of course love. This compilation was released by these guys in 1994.
http://www.sheepish.org/pastels/
What’s your favourite album artwork today?
Architect Davide Marchetti of Rome proposed an office building with a punctured rammed-earth facade for a competition in Leeds, UK, AKA Awesometown.
The main idea is to create a solid, and “sculptural object” by simply carving out a complex and articulated shape out of a volume: what seems to be a banal gesture becomes rather a way to obtain a “dramatic” environment.
Rather than be massive, somehow monumental, the architecture wants to suggest movement and tension. Some parts of the building just lean out of the block overhanging the river Aire: others reach out but do not touch. The original tool comes from a simple 4 by 4 meter module: different volumes stacked in different heights and directions generate a geometrical method to have large terraces and flat roofs.
from Dezeen Design Magazine, a great online resource for inspiration of all kinds. Do check out the great Graphic Design section, defiantly a site for the bookmarks folks!
Great letterheads found on diskursdisko.de
Thanks to email, the letterhead is a bit of a billy no mates. All i think about when it comes to letterheads in a Microsoft Word template from windows ‘98 anyway.
You gotta check some of these out on letterheady.com. Letterheady is an online homage to offline correspondence; specifically letters. Those guys have a great sibling project called Letters of Note too, Letters of Note is an attempt to gather and sort fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos.
cute!
The Criterion Collection is well-known for restoring rare, unique and cult classic films from famed directors like Akira Kurosawa, Jean-Luc Godard, Luis Buñuel, and Wes Anderson. Equally respected is their cover art and supplements to their DVDs. For 25 years, Criterion Collection has been pairing art house films with strong design. From typography to photography, they elevate box art to poster art with work that never cease to impress.
from Grain Edit
It’s no surprise these beautiful covers inspire copy cats. Auteurs, Criterion’s sister site for film geeks, embraces it and encourages people to post their redesigns in the forum, “The Auteurs’ Fake Criterion Covers.” More here.
Following Phaidon’s success with the Wallpaper* City Guide print series, their “top 10 bestselling Wallpaper* City Guides” are now available on iTunes as apps. The international cities include Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Milan, Rome and Tokyo. The retail cost for one Wallpaper* City Guide is £2.39 but the Berlin edition is currently offered as a free download.
Fun advertising by Ariel, found on designyoutrust.com
These Perverts Design ( limited run )
First line of these peöple tote bags!
