Type Tuesday: Curious and... crazy!

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This image was posted on design*sponge so you've likely already seen it making the rounds, but these pencil tip sculptures by Dalton Ghetti are crazy amazing.

Do you know of other artists, designers and craftspeople who work in miniature? Let us know by leaving suggestions and links in the comments—we are compiling ideas for a future issue.

Type Tuesday: Kidimo

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Kidimo is a sign shop unlike others. Creating words and messages out of reclaimed signage, the resulting installations are art and decor.

"Nicolas Flachot has been exploring all the antique fairs and flea markets for years. The quest for shop signs has even turned to an addictive and compulsive hobby for this industrial art lover, to such an extent that he decided to launch his own decoration brand..."

Robotaposter

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Robotaposter has an extensive archive of Polish posters. It is well worth spending time at their site.

"We are a fresh online poster gallery dedicated to world famous polish poster art. Please spend some time visiting our website and enjoy some cutting edge movie posters by renowned polish artists. Our gallery intends to promote 'the golden age' of polish poster art dated 1955-1965, a very special time when new and revolutionary ideas penetrated this particular field of graphic design."

Couch computing

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I'm at home most of this week (crazily, we're getting a new ikea-installed kitchen just weeks before the baby is due... must be that nesting instinct!) So the couch is my office today, while a new floor and cabinets are in progress.

I was doing some image research for issue 5 and came across the dog reading, part of a set of Rand McNally Elf books from the 50s. There are some interesting photo collages/illustrations, particularly of dogs and cats in clothing... slightly more strange than cute.

Special insert in Issue #4

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Here's what I was working on today: a special insert for issue #4, a poster-sized pull-out calendar featuring a collection of perpetual calendars. (16.75" x 21.75") Thanks to Sarah Cook for photographing her collection.

If you've been thinking of subscribing, now's the time: the winter issue is in production at the printer and will be shipping in a few weeks. You'll get yours more quickly as part of the big subscription mailout. (Or you can start with issue 3, which we will mail asap, and the winter issue will follow in a few weeks with the big mailout.)

Thank you for all your orders this past week! The year is off to an amazing start.

Type Tuesday: Luggage Tags

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Camilla Engman's upcoming book (at the printer, available for preorder!) is part of The Suitcase Series. This series presents in glorious detail the lives of artists and designers from around the world. Small and intimate, each book contains a special treasure: in this edition we have included a glassine envelope of postcards with which you can create a Camilla-inspired collage. You’ll also find a booklet of the adventures of Morran, the little Swedish dog with a big imagination. The pre-orders and first few hundred books sold will also include a two-colour art print. Each book in The Suitcase Series is a precious souvenir of a creative journey shared between the artist and you, the reader.

In addition to these goodies, I've also designed a luggage tag/bookmark:

Here are some of my inspiration images for the tag:



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The Royal Family

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Collage artist extraordinaire Aprile Elcich has a new show opening in Toronto on October 16:

"Entitled “The Royal Family”, this mixed media collage series was inspired by a pair of scrapbooks found at the St. Lawrence antique market filled with newspaper clippings of Queen Elizabeth and her family during the 1950's and 60's. Aprile's collages recreate the scrapbooks, changing the composition and adding materials to give each page a deeper meaning. All of these pieces are created on the actual scrapbook pages themselves, resulting in brittle and delicate collages which further the character and feelings of nostalgia in each piece."