I bet you can't guess what these images are?
No idea?
They're large photographic prints of the vintage model car decal sheets you probably had as a child -
"tiny snapshots of color and shape that over time become elemental symbols and glyphs in the personal mythologies unique to each of us".
Seeing these tiny decals exploded to such a large scale really exaggerates the print quality and colour creating a wonderful patina and a warm feeling of nostalgia.
Displacement - new work by Mark Havens is currently showing at
JAGR: Projects Philadelphia, until the end of July 2011.
Images copyright Mark Havens. Via The Chicane.
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This fantastic chalk lettering is the handy work of Brooklyn based graphic designer,
Dana Tanamachi. Her chalky masterpieces have adorned the walls of The Ace Hotel, NY, The Wes Anderson, Brooklyn and Google's NYC offices among many
more.
I love her type choices and I'm amazed at the amount of detail and definition she can get from a piece of chalk! As you can see in these time-lapse
films she works completely freehand, sketching and re-sketching to get the desired design (see below).
I would be terrified of smudging it right at the end, or of someone else smudging it! Although that vulnerability does add to their charm.
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Auto Type XII - Some fine new additions to our collection - loving the quirky Corsair typeface (top).
We've now got quite a collection - if Auto Type does it for you check out the full set
here or if the cars themselves are more your bag, hop over to our sister blog
Super Ninety.
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The
Design Museum, London are currently showing the UK's first retrospective of Dutch designer Wim Crouwel's work,
Wim Crouwel: A Graphic Odyssey. An exhibition showcasing posters, print, typography and exhibition design from his 60 year of his career.
Crouwel is recognised for his love of grids and typographic systems to create dynamic, experimental work.
"Regarded as one of the leading designers of the twentieth century, Crouwel embraced a new modernity to produce typographic designs that captured the essence of the emerging computer and space age of the early 1960s".Wim Crouwel: A Graphic Odyssey runs until 3 July 2011. A set of 5 limited edition 'C' prints (above) designed exclusively for the Design Museum by Spin are available
here throughout the exhibition.
Images copyright of the Design Museum.
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Burning Love is illustrator, Jonny Hannah's Valentine's
exhibition currently showing at the fabulous
Castor + Pollux until the 13 March.
Mr Hannah himself curated the exhibition and hung the work which includes lots of lovely screen prints, lino prints, hand drawn type and cut out letters (see pics below). I couldn't make it to the private view, but I'm really looking forward to seeing it this weekend.



I love Jonny Hannah's prints and already have a few myself. They always make me smile with their quirky typography and funny illustrations.
Don't worry if you can't make it down to sunny Brighton to see the show - all the prints above and many more are now available in the
Castor + Pollux online
shop.
Images copyright Jonny Hannah, taken from Castor + Pollux.
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I can't wait to see
Reverting to Type at the
Standpoint Gallery, London - a 'typographic extravaganza' showcasing the work of 20 letterpress studios from around the World.
"Reverting to Type is an exhibition of contemporary letterpress practitioners, showcasing how a centuries-old craft is being reinvented for modern day usage."The exhibition, curated by Graham Bignell founder of artisan letterpress print studio
New North Press and designer
Richard Ardagh, includes work from some of our favourites;
Hatch Show Print,
Occasional Print Club and the one I'm most excited about -
Yee Haw! Industries.
Much of the featured work will be available to buy along with a series of collaboration prints from New North Press. Standpoint Gallery will also be running an Adana press so visitors can hand-print personalised Christmas cards!
The exhibition is open 10-6 everyday up to 24 December 2010 and then after a Christmas break, runs from 4 - 22 January 2011.
Images copyright Standpoint Gallery.
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I love this little video, 'Up There' directed by Malcolm Murray. It's a blatant Stella advertisement, but good on them for supporting traditional artisans.
The painting of large scale advertising is more of a dying art than hand-painting signage. I found it really interesting to see how it's done and to hear about the artists keeping it well and truly alive. You would definitely have to love your job to work in those conditions and train as an apprentice for that length of time though.
It's such a shame we don't have it here in the UK, I would pay much more attention to adverts if they'd been hand-painted on location.
Produced by Mekanism. Music by The Album Leaf.
Based on an original concept by Mother.
Via O+G Blog
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Pirelli scooter - Max Huber, 1957.
Pirelli magazine cover - Giulio Confalonieri and Ilio Negri, 1959.
Pneumatici Pirelli - Agenzia Centro, 1964.
Pirelli magazine page design - Giulio Confalonieri and Ilio Negri, 1959
"il pneumatico che morde la strada'"(the tire that bites the road) ad - Paul Engelmann, 1952.
"per l'inverno il pneumatico inverno", Pirelli brochure cover, 1952.More fabulous
Pirelli graphics from
Pop Design's Flickr. I love 50's and 60's Pirelli's marketing, it's so simple and graphic - very less is more, which I'm a big fan of!
Images copyright Pop Design.
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#92 - Vintage paper dice. I love this new addition to the reference box. I think it's from the late 40's or early 50's when there was a shortage of materials.
I'm sure I have another one somewhere, but I can't find it - I'll have to have a root around in the reference box myself and see if it turns up!
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Really loving these 60's Citroen promotional booklets designed by Parisian studio, Delpire over on
Grain Edit. They were created by the father of Francois-Charles (iconomaque) who worked at the studio in the 60's and were discovered whilst he was sorting through his father's studio.
What a great bit of ephemera to start the day with!
Via Sell! Sell!
Images copyright iconomaque.
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#91 - Vintage fasteners. I love these 50's Snap Fastener and Hooks & Eyes cards from
"World Famed", Newey's -
"If it fastens Newey's make it!".
They're only small cards, but they have some great type...

and some lovely print...

Think I feel another collection coming on!
There are 90 more wonderful items tucked away in our reference box - take a look
here.
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