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(Untitled) fragrance by Martin Margiela. Package design by Fabien Baron.

About here. Website here.

Found via Nina Stössinger

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I love Italian Vogue.

The mix of refined typography with sumptuous photography always blows me away.

The latest (above) features newcomer Arizona Muse with Freja Beha Erichson, shot by Steven Meisel. Article here.

Below: A cover gallery in video form. More covers here.

Found via Nick Verreos

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‘Mellon was also intimately involved in the fragrance’s advertising, in both concept and subject, which was shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin’

Ad campaign premieres this month: Jimmy Choo co-founder (and one time Terry Richardson subject) Tamara Mellon shows off Choo’s new scent.

Found via Fashionista

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A selection of informal scripts by freelance commercial-lettering artist Robert Shaw, circa 1955.

Scene from Picnic (1955), William Holden and Kim Novak dance to Moonglow.

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Poster design for by Josef Flejsar for the National Theater of Prague.

From 1964.

Ray Conniff: Melody from Mozart

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Just arrived this morning: New Years card from from the great Marko Davidovic.

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Handlettering for Ballade en France compilation album by Maricor Maricar.

The album features Carla Bruni’s L’Amoureuse. Video below.

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Another one down: Many noo yîrs greetings from steve and jeanne mehallo.

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Download a free, printer-friendly PDF of the above illustration. [file size: 1.5 megs]

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‘The Dude can draw.’

Handlettering by Jeff Bridges for the cover of Esquire UK.

Behind the scenes here.

And check out more typographic wonders (some posted below) by Bridges at his own website.

Found via Stüf Stuff

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Interpretation of Simon & Garfunkel’s Punky’s Dilemma. Animated by Scott Kellum.

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Book covers featuring the art of Natasha Newton. Design by Ferran Lopez.

More here.

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