Morteza Momayez
‘Morteza Momayez (1936-2005) was a Tehran-based graphic designer of posters, covers, logos, and books.’ -Steven Heller
Found via Reza Abedini
entries Tagged as [publication design]
48 Hour Magazine: The clock starts Friday, May 7
‘As the name suggests, we’re going to write, photograph, illustrate, design, edit, and ship a magazine in two days.’
the process
48 Hour Magazine Issue Zero begins May 7, 2010. The editors will unveil a theme and contributors (which can be you!) will then have 24 hours to produce and submit work. The editors will then get it all together in the next 24. The final product will be a website and magazine – completed within 48 hours.
And they promise, ‘It will be insane. Better yet, it might even work.’
More details here. Twitter here.
48 Hour Magazine is the brain child of Heather Powazek Champ, Dylan Fareed, Mathew Honan, Alexis Madrigal, Derek Powazek and Sarah Rich.
Found via Oded Ezer
The Endeavor, 1979
‘Pursued by the relentless minions of the cruel despot Baron Karza, the freedom-fighting crew of the Endeavor breach the Space Wall and emerge on a strange and dangerous new world – a planet known as Earth.’
In 1979, a comic book series quietly appeared at the local drug store. At the time, comic book stores were not common – and if one wanted each issue, they had to hunt it down.
The Micronauts was a sleeper. And contained story and artwork years ahead of what was going on in mainstream comics at the time. [Read more →]
Book gypsies in El Lay
‘They are traveling the country . . . join us for the day as they work on producing a unique keepsake with the Museum’s presses and materials – and then have a talk’
This Saturday, April 10, Santa Cruz-based book artists Peter and Donna Thomas will be at the International Printing Museum in Carson, CA. Details here.
More about the Thomases here.
Peter and Donna Thomas’ Ditty of First Desire (2007), a ‘cootie-catcher’ shaped book – with paintings of nudes – showcasing the poem by Federico Garcia Lorca
A look at The NYT Magazine redesign
‘It’s all in the details. Our end slug was pulled right from the logo itself, the dot on the ‘i’ to be exact. This was a small but proud moment for us. I’m sure you saw the connection right away . . . right?’
Check out this great, detailed article about the recent NYT Magazine redesign at the Society of Publication Designers Blog.
Jules Verne lives!
‘A chance to re-design any classic book is always exciting. Classics usually allow for a more personal interpretation, since most people are already vaguely familiar with the premise of the books, and I didn’t have to compete with one well-known cover, as I might have with a more recent book.’
The work of Jim Tierney. More book jacket details here.
Would make Doc Brown proud.
Found via ColourOfAir and Jessica Hische
An ode to the book arts
‘3000 photographs (-ish), 35 books, 2 months’
The Complex of All of These, written by Abigail Uhteg, was letterpress printed at the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY.
Music by Ratatat.
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