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Editorial photography by Tim Walker for Vogue Italia.

Found via Capuccino Bar

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Hilary Anderson photographed by Billy Rood for Ben Trovato.

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Anna de Rijk photographed by Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello for TAR Magazine.

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‘While there aren’t any tweed skirts hanging from picture frames, or cap-toe shoes in jars, there are some brilliant photos of bookshelf vignettes, bejeweled tchotchkes, and a mismatch of furniture styles, inspirations, and references’

Coco Chanel’s Paris apartment.

Slideshow here. Photographed by The Coveteur.

Found via Refinery 29

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‘On one occasion, referring to Benguiat as a ‘printer,’ Allen asked him what a good typeface was. Benguiat had an affinity for Windsor and suggested it to him that morning. He’s used it in every film since.’

Woody Allen and the Windsor typeface. Since 1977. Story here.

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The photography of Alex Prager.

Last month, Prager completed a 13 ‘cinematic villain’ piece for the NYT Magazine. View Touch of Evil here.

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Fan-made video for Metric’s Too Little Too Late.

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‘Metric is a geometric humanist, sired by West Berlin street signs’

Metric is Kris Sowersby’s companion type to Calibre. Design info and specimens here. Pictured, Metric Black.

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‘Elefans began many years ago as a reimagining of the infamous Gill Sans Kayo. It basically started by asking ‘what if Kayo didn’t suck”

Jackson Cavanaugh’s Elefans typeface. Preview here.

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Photo by Tommy Chase Lucas

It’s a new year. Let’s move on.

Grimes is Claire Boucher and her new album drops in the US February 21. Details.

Album design by Jasper Baydala with Boucher’s own illustrations. At bottom, Genesis.

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2011 was one crazy year. Full of curve balls, knuckle sandwiches.

Thanks for your reads in 2011. Up next, more boldness. Looking forward.

Pictured is an image from an upcoming project I’ve been working on as of late – which with some luck and spit, should see the light of day in the next few months. Click to view larger. Powered, of course, by Gill Kayo.

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