Ninja December 8th, 2009
Weighing in at an impressive 5.1 pounds, the Emigre No. 70 the Look Back Issue
Bonus
+ 32-Page booklet of Letters to the Editor
+ CD-Rom with music and videos published by Emigre
+ 15 x 20 inch commemorative poster
Preview
Purchasing link
+ Emigre No. 70 the Look Back Issue: Selections from Emigre Magazine 1-69. Celebrating 25 Years of Graphic Design
Ninja December 4th, 2009
Los Angeles-based illustrator/art director Geoff McFetridge has created a lovely collection of work for Spike Jonze’s movie adaptation of the beloved children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are
I was given the opportunity to interpret not only Spike Jonze’s interpretation of Where the Wild Things Are, but also Maurice Sendak’s original book. Like any kid growing up in the 70’s I was greatly influenced by Mr. Sendak’s books. His books are not just on my bookshelf they are in my blood.
– Geoff McFetridge
Details
+ 16 pages
+ Color offset
+ 19.5 x 25.5 cm
Preview
Purchasing link
+ Recent Work book by Geoff McFetridge, $14.00
Ninja November 30th, 2009
Brooklyn-based writer Craig Damrauer serves up little bits of New Math every Monday morning. His pony equation made my grouchy Monday morning mood vanish. ^_____^
Purchasing links
+ New Math Modern Art shirt, $20.00
+ New Math Pirate shirt, $20.00
+ New Math: Equations for Living (book)
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
Purchasing links
+ Great Expectations
+ Pride and Prejudice
+ Tess of the D’Urbervilles
+ Sense and Sensibility
+ Jane Eyre
+ Wuthering Heights
+ The Picture of Dorian Gray
+ Cranford
Related link
+ Interview with Penguin designer, Coralie Bickford-Smith
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
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
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
Ninja September 29th, 2009
After discovering a forgotten photo album in a Venice Beach thrift shop, Kozyndan were inspired to create their own set of fictitious characters complete with quirky narratives. The Unknown Portraits solo exhibition is on display at the Narwhal Art Projects.
When
October 1 – October 25, 2009
Opening reception: October 1, from 6 – 10 PM
Signing: 6 – 8 PM
Where
Narwhal Art Projects
680 Queen St. West
Toronto, On, Canada M6J 1E5
Kuro-chan’s return, 2005
graphite on paper
2.5 x 3.75 in
Pussy with the Sexy Pussy, 2005
graphite on paper
2.5 x 3.75 in
Boobeedoo, 2006
graphite on paper
3.75 x 2.5 in
My Better Half, 2006
graphite on paper
2.5 x 3.75 in
The Ladies of the Lockes, 2009
graphite on paper
2.5 x 3.75 in
The Unknown Portraits accompanying 150-page hardcover book includes contributions from Pasha Malla, Mark “frosty” McNeill, Ryan Sands, Porous Walkerm Nick Flanagan, Mariko Tamaki, and Maggie MacDonald.
Ninja September 21st, 2009
The Man Who Played God is my favorite track off of Dark Night of the Soul—the Danger Mouse (Brian Burton), Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous), and David Lynch collaboration.
The idea of this song is that there’s a great artist who takes parts of the world into his own mind, changes it, and then puts it out into the world and changes the world by doing this, by using his imagination. So that’s what this song is all about.
– Suzanne Vega
The album that features contributions from the Shins’ James Mercer, the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, the Flaming Lips and Iggy Pop. The entire album is streamed at NPR’s site.
You can download 4 of the tracks here:
+ The Man Who Played God (feat. Suzanne Vega) mp3
+ Revenge (featuring The Flaming Lips) mp3
+ Little Girl (featuring Julian Casablancas of The Strokes) mp3
+ Daddy’s Gone (featuring Nina Persson of The Cardigans) mp3
Purchasing link
+ Dark Night of the Soul (Hardcover book ONLY), $31.50
Ninja September 15th, 2009
Cory Godbey’s online project, Terrible Yellow Eyes, features artwork inspired by Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s classic, Where the Wild Things Are
When
September 19 – October 6, 2009
Opening Reception: September 19, 7PM – 11PM
Where
Gallery Nucleus
210 East Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801 (map)
Extras
+ Several new and original works will be on display
+ Free refreshments served
+ Free giveaways
Contributing Artists
Adam Volker
Alberto Cerriteño
Alina Chau
Ana Galvañ
Anastacia Sholik
Annie Koelle
Anthony Wu
Barnaby Ward
Bill Carman
Brittney Lee
Cedar Leidigh
C. G. Young
Chuck Groenink
Cory Godbey
Dan Matutina
Erin McGuire
Israel Sanchez
Jake Parker
Jason Caffoe
Jayme McGowan
Jeremy Vanhoozer
Joel Furtado
Juan Manuel Pedraza
Kazu Kibuishi
Mike Lee
Nicole Gustafsson
Pascal Campion
Patrick Murphy
Peter de Sève
Rilla Alexander aka RINZEN
Robin Joseph
Rodrigo Avilés
Ruel Pascual
Sarah Caterisano
Sebastien Mesnard
Shanon Bonatakis Thomas Han
Timothy Banks
Limited edition lithograph prints. Signed + numbered.
