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‘When (were you born)?’
Leo in Lanvin
British Vogue takes a look at astrology.
Photography by Tim Gutt, styling by Kate Phelan, sets built by Shona Heath and at the center of it all, model Siri Tollerod.
More signs here.
Virgo in Christopher Kane
Aries in Alexander McQueen
Capricorn in Chloe
Sagittarius in Givenchy
‘Who?’
The Paul Smith-designed Dr. Who shirt.
Re-issued last month, snag it here while it’s still available.
Or you can take your chances on Ebay. Or try to find something close.
New W
‘The last logo ran for 20 years’
A few months back, Stefano Tonchi jumped over from singular letter T magazine to reboot singular letter W magazine. And the results are quite elegant. [Read more →]
Typographic accessories
‘Originally used on hand-cranked Vandercook Proof Presses, each piece of type used in these necklaces were worn out ever so slightly by normal printing use . . . These obsolete pieces (each measures a little under 1 inch long) have been rescued, plated in silver, and hung from a 22 inch silver-plated brass figaro chain.’
Erica Weiner’s Double Letterpress Necklace.
Also available in Gold. And brass chain options [Silver and Gold].
Kawamura’s Typographic Ts
‘T shirts that were designed to have the silhouette of 5 famous typefaces; Helvetica, Caslon, Baskerville, Courier and Cooper Black.’
Masashi Kawamura makes type into clothing. Details here.
Found via Tiffany Valdez
Connect/Disconnect
Video for The Action Design’s Connect/Disconnect.
Look
Video by Petra Mrzyk & Jean-François Moriceau for Sébastien Tellier’s Look.
Found via Ai Buenafe
Orzechowski letters Star Wars
‘Orzechowski modeled his lettering on the Flash Gordon newspaper strips of the 1930s. Another influence was Robert Crumb’s Zap Comix: Orzechowski recognized that Crumb’s title work was clearly derived from the brush techniques of that same era, the 1920s and 30s.’ –Wiki
One of the first times I really became aware of hand lettering in comic books came with Marvel Comics’ 1977 Star Wars movie adaptation. From issue #2 thru #5, the lettering had this smooth, compact quality to it. With cool titles up top.
Behind the scenes was lettering artist Tom Orzechowski – working for the Mighty Marvel Bullpen. [Read more →]
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the cynic
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