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Fifty Designers’ Current Favourite Typefaces

Ninja July 1st, 2008

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If you have £4.42 lying around, you can purchase a copy of Fifty Designers’ Current Favourite Typefaces and help in the process.

100% of the cover price of Fifty Designers’ Current Favourite Typefaces goes to UNICEF’s Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Children’s Appeal in the wake of Cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar on 2nd May 2008.

+ Experimental Jetset

+ Eboy

Contributors
2×4 Adam Hayes Alan Dye (NB: Studio) Alexandre Bettler Angus Hyland (Pentagram) Antoine+Manuel Ben Freeman Ben Parker (MadeThought) Bibliothèque Cartlidge Levene Claire Warner (Browns) Domenic Lippa (Pentagram) Daniel Eatock Daniel Lock (NB: Studio) eBoy Eike König (HORT) Experimental Jetset Farrow Fernando Gutiérrez Fuel Hector Pottie (Third Eye Design) Henrik Kubel (A2/SW/HK) Hi-ReS! Hyperkit James Goggin (Practise) James Greenfield (BB/Saunders) Jeremy Leslie (John Brown) Jerome Rigaud (Electronest) Jessica Helfand (Winterhouse) Jon Dowling (SEA Design) Jon Forss (Non-Format) Julian Morey (abc-xyz) Lionel Hatch (The Chase) Matt Simpson (Stereo) Michael C. Place (Build) Michael Johnson (Johnson Banks) Mogollon Nick Bell Paula Scher (Pentagram) Paulus M. Dreibholz Pixelgarten Ralf Metzger (North) Simon Earith (YES) Spin Stefan Sagmeister The Designers Republic Why Not Associates Wim Crouwel Zak Kyes Zamir Antonio (Eat Sleep Work/Play)

Purchasing link
+ Get your copy of Fifty Designers’ Current Favourite Typefaces

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Jessica Abel and Matt Madden’s book tour

Ninja June 18th, 2008

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Jessica Abel and Matt Madden’s Drawing Words & Writing Pictures Book Tour

Secret Headquarters
3817 W. Sunset blvd
Los Angeles, California 90026

Thursday June 19th, 2008
8:00 PM

Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is a course on comics creation that centers on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic. With chapters on lettering, story structure, and panel layout, the fifteen lessons offered—each complete with homework, extra credit activities, and supplementary reading suggestions—provide a solid introduction for people interested in making their own comics.

Cheers to Ophelia for the tip!

Related links
+ Additional DWWP book tour dates
+ Drawing Words & Writing Pictures website

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James Jean XOXO postcard book

Ninja June 12th, 2008

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Wohoo, James Jean’s XOXO postcard book from Chronicle Books is finally available for pre-order! This book will feature some of James’s familiar pieces and some never before published pieces.

Chronicle Books have also released some great postcard books including: Yoshitomo Nara, Adrian Tomine, Jordan Crane and Ai Yamaguchi.

Purchasing links
+ Pre-order James Jean: Postcard Book ($9.95)
+ Order prints from James Jean’s new Willow print series

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Meathaus S.O.S. Release Party

Ninja June 12th, 2008

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The Meathaus S.O.S. book release party isgoing down this Sunday June 15, 2008 at Meltdown Comics!

Meathaus S.O.S. The Los Angeles Release Event
Sunday June 15th, 7PM until closing
7522 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046

In Person
James Jean, Chris McD, Jared Purrington, more TBA

Added bonus

The Ralph Bakshi art show will be hanging in the gallery

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Harvest Is When I Need You the Most

Ninja June 11th, 2008

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Harvest Is When I Need You the Most, features the talent of Box Brown, Jacob Chabot, John Green, Zach Giallongo, Braden D. Lamb, Fish McGill, Shelli Paroline, Dave Roman & Raina Telgemeier paying homage to the original Star Wars trilogy. And the cover is just oh so cute!

The 36 page, full color book will available for online orders on June 14!

For more information contact Shelli Paroline (shelligator@gmail.com).

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Charley Harper ABC’s

Ninja June 10th, 2008

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Charley Harper ABC’s is a beautifully illustrated, colorful abecedary featuring Neutraface.

Originally conceived of as a mini companion to Charley Harper–An Illustrated Life, the ABC’s is sure to delight young and old readers alike.

via House Industries

Purchasing link
+ Preorder your copy of Charley Harper ABC’s from Ammo Books
($14.95 with free shipping)

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David Carson at Riverside

Ninja June 5th, 2008

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Oh my gosh, my eyes almost fell out when saw this screen capture. Apparently it’s David Carson’s desktop!

Mr. Carson will be speaking at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on Wednesday 18 June at 6:00 PM.

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Book purchasing links
+ The End of Print
+ Trek: David Carson, Recent Werk
+ Fotografiks - David Carson
+ David Carson: 2nd Sight: Grafik Design After the End of Print

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Milton Glaser, Chip Kidd, and Dave Eggers talk shop

Type pop-up book

Ninja March 26th, 2008

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Here’s a clever, little, type pop-up book by Marion Bataille. The craft that went into that U is nuts.

Purchasing link
+ Pre-order your copy of ABC3D here ($19.99)

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