I’m such a fan of Harrington & Squires’ utilitarian design aesthetic: Chrissie Charlton and Vickie Fullick have a knack for turning out austere yet utterly charming letterpress products. I can’t wait to visit “The Corridor” (their space in London’s Tufnell Park) and perhaps enroll in a workshop. Heaven. images courtesy of harrington & squires
My first foray into the wonderful, public-domain image rabbit hole that is Vintage Printable (vintageprintable.com) was to scroll through the bird prints after one was featured in the Spring issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. A few days later, Neal from Present & Correct linked to Vintage Printable pottery color samples, and just like that, another hour […]
Filed under right-up-my-alley: B, the Brand Documentary Magazine. Published in Korea, each issue of B tells the story, through words and images, of a company and its branding. I’m quite eager to see issue 11, which focuses on Chicago’s own Intelligentsia Coffee. Of course, the magazine isn’t easy to find in the US, but I love […]
In Wayfare Magazine’s début print issue, I mention my tendency to buy prettily packaged candies as travel souvenirs. On last summer’s visit to Stockholm, I stopped in Pärlans Konfektyr to buy some caramels. (Guilty confession: I kept them all for myself.) Not only were the caramels delicious, but the identity and packaging, designed by Clara von […]
February 27, 2013 – 5:00 am
My latest typeface obsession is Aperçu, from Colophon Foundry (a subset of London design studio The Entente). Described as “a synopsis or amalgamation of classic realist typefaces”, it’s an instant favorite – so much so that I may have to spring for the specimen catalog. images of specimen catalog from colophon-foundry.org
