Ninja November 24th, 2009
Photo credit: Liam Goodman
Penguin redesigned their classic book series! I love the patterns and bold color combination — designer Coralie Bickford-Smith certainly did a lovely job. They’re almost too pretty to read. Almost.
These hardcover books are a steal at under $14 a pop. I already plan on picking up a copy of Wuthering Heights
and Pride and Prejudice
for my dear mum.
Purchasing links
+ Great Expectations
, $13.60
+ Pride and Prejudice, $13.60
+ Tess of the D’Urbervilles
, $13.60
+ Sense and Sensibility
, $13.60
+ Jane Eyre
, $13.60
+ Wuthering Heights, $13.60
+ The Picture of Dorian Gray
, $13.60
+ Cranford
, $13.60
Related link
+ Interview with Penguin designer, Coralie Bickford-Smith
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Ninja November 12th, 2009
My dear friend Tiffany Nelson is a hard-working 3D artist for many popular games (Guitar Hero
, anyone). But the eye candy doesn’t stop there. She has a freshly launched online jewelry shop, The Whimsical Design, filled with elegant concepts. Clear glass pendants with secret messages suspended in resin — check. Antique clock gears and keys for that Steampunk glam — check. Vintage silver findings — check. Delicate Czech crystal beads — check. Unpolished quartz crystals strung to look like dazzling pieces of ice — well, you get the idea.
Tiffany is a super sweet gal and also creates wonderful custom pieces. I have sent her crudely drawn sketches, and she has turned them into beautiful pieces that fetch many compliments. Also, if you mention that it’s a gift, she will wrap it up all pretty and include a card. ~__^
Purchasing link
+ The Whimsical Design online jewelry store
Contact
+ Contact Tiffany Nelson here
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Tags: Crafts, Custom, Hand-made, Jewelry, Shopping, Steampunk, The Whimsical Design, Tiffany Nelson, Vintage
Ninja November 9th, 2009
Atlanta-based designer and illustrator, Mark Weaver, is on his eighth series for his Make Something Cool Everyday project. His collage-based illustrations mix bold color, 60s retro, and modern graphics. His clients include Wired Magazine, Paste Magazine, American Airlines, Stereogum, and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Related links
+ Mark Weaver’s portfolio
+ Mark Weaver’s Flickr
Purchasing link
+ Mark Weaver limited-edition prints
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Tags: Collage, graphic design, Illustration, Make Something Cool Everyday, Prints, Retro, Shopping, Type
Ninja November 4th, 2009
I was browsing through the The Folio Society’s collection and came across Sam Weber’s stunning illustrations for their edition of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies.
Preview
Cover
Painted Faces and Long Hair
The Signal Fire
Beast From Air
Lord of The Flies
The Shattered Conch
Details
+ Art Director: Sheri Gee
+ Illustrator: Sam Weber
+ Cover: single-color lithograph on red book cloth with white letterpressed accents
+ Set in Minion
+ Size: 9″ × 5¾”
+ Publication date: December 2009
Purchasing link (available to The Folio Society members only)
+ Folio Society’s Lord of the Flies book, $44.95
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Ninja November 2nd, 2009
Husband and wife design team John and Linda Meyers (aka Wary Meyers Decorative Arts) have a wonderful, new DIY book! The book features 45 reuse/repurpose projects complete with instructions and process sketches. Here’s a preview of some of their creative projects from the Wary Meyers’ Tossed & Found book.
Purchasing link
+ Wary Meyers’ Tossed & Found: Unconventional Design from Cast-offs, $16.61
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Ninja October 29th, 2009
Paul Pope’s new screenprint, Crepax — an homage to the Italian master Guido Crepax — is now available! All profits from the Crepax prints will go to benefit the CBLDF (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund).
Crepax also comes as a t-shirt design.
Purchasing link
+ Paul Pope gear at the Nakatomi store
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Ninja October 28th, 2009
To commemorate Septime Webre’s 10th anniversary as The Washington Ballet’s Artistic Director, photographer Cade Martin has collaborated with Design Army and TWB to create a spell-binding book, Wonderland. Wonderland follows over fifty dancers and gives readers intimate portraits of life backstage.
Cade Martin’s clients include The Discovery Channel, Marriott, The National Geographic Society, and National Public Radio.
Related link
+ Cade Martin’s portfolio
Purchasing link
+ The Washington Ballet’s Wonderland book, $55.00
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Ninja October 27th, 2009
Halloween is just around the bend (Penguin and I are going as Jack and Marla from Fight Club
). To set the mood, here’s some gory, beautiful photography from the twisted mind of horror photographer Joshua Hoffine.
Purchasing link
+ Joshua Hoffine’s horror jewelry
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Ninja October 19th, 2009
Improbable Projects’ sonic fabric neckties are woven from 50% recorded audio cassette tape and 50% colored thread. The amazing thing is that the fabric plays if you run a tape head over it!
Purchasing link
+ Sonic fabric necktie, $90
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Tags: Cassette Tape, Fashion, Green, Improbable Projects, Shopping, Sonic fabric neckties, Ties
