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Uni Sans @ YouWorkForThem
Nice new sans serif designed by Fontfabric. Unlike DIN or Akkurat it isn't as much condensed which I somehow like. It adds more boldness to the characters I think. I'm also very fond of the combination between the (futuristic) lowercase and the capitals. Coming with 7 weights & 7 italics for a price of $175 Uni Sans seems a nice addition to your sans collection.
Realistic shop signs
Fantastic shop-inspired signs - also SORRY, WE'RE SHORT; YES, WE'RE HIGH, etc etc - $10 from Aesthetic Apparatus.
technology has now become the master
Thought I'd upload some more work
Illustrator
Photoshop
Photography
the main character and line background were done in illustrator.
the keyboard keys were photograph then cut up into individual letters.
i found some pcb schematics and overlayed one over the vector background and the other over the character
then some digital painting and much editting!
The perfect Christmas book (another one)
One of the many clevernesses of the book is that it recognises that brands are thumping great signfiers, so that you know exactly what kind of milieu you're dealing with - arty, affluent, liberal, book-loving - without it being spelled out for you in naff, product-placement sounding paragraphs. You look at the photographs and you get it immediately: this is a world of first editions, Dr Hauschka Rose Cream, Smythson diaries, London stays at the Groucho Club and LA ones at the Chateau Marmont, designer socks and vintage clothing - but also of letters, scribbled-in paperbacks, bits of kitschy tat, postcards, takeaway menus, DVD box sets, flyers, home-made presents.
It's a clever idea that could have gone nowhere but has ended up being brilliantly executed; I also found myself very moved by it. And it's a pleasure to look at as well as read. Also, it's bang-on about men and women, particularly with respect to men who are slightly too pleased with themselves and women who just want everything to be okay. Get it for your girlfriends - it's *the* perfect Christmas present (and I think really a book that's more for ze ladies). Published by Bloomsbury, £12.99. Here's Rachel Cooke's review from last week's Observer; below is the author talking about her book.
Last Suppers : James Reynolds
Very inspirational artist. Love 'Last Suppers', '6-Pack Typeface' and 'Boarded Up' projects.
Font of the Week – and it's FREE!
I've been a bit lax on my "Font of the Week" feature, but here's a real cracker to make up for it… and you can also download it for free from FontFabric.
It's called VAL, and it's designed by… well, I can't actually see who the designer is, which is a shame, cos I like to give credit where it's due, but nice work fella, whoever you are!
VAL's a great, fat'n'funky face, and there's some great examples of how it can be used below.
Check out the FontFabric site for more freebies, and a rather nice tutorial on making a multicoloured text effect.
Paul Thurlby Alphabet prints
Paul Thurlby's Alphabet prints are so ludicrously beautiful that I am seriously tempted to blow the budget, order the whole lot and paper a wall with them. Except I can't. But look!
They're £27 each and take 2-3 weeks to be delivered to UK addresses, but if you buy two you get a third one thrown in. I was fine posting all the presenty stuff earlier but now I am in an agony of longing. I want these so badly. *loud voice* If any of my family were reading this, you know, on the offchance, they might like to band together and get me them. Like, all of them. All the letters. For me. For Christmas. Or my birthday. Or both. Please.
