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  • Everyone Ever in the World

    February 22nd, 2010

    By: Antonio Carusone
    Category: Design, Merch
    Comments: 2

     

    Awesome new poster by data-viz king Peter Crnokrak titled Everyone Ever in the World. The poster is a visual representation of the number of people to have lived versus been killed in wars, massacres and genocide during the recorded history of humankind.

    Screen printed by K2 Screen using gloss transparent ink on 650mm X 920mm GFSmith Plasma Polycoat 700 micron Jet Black plastic.

    It was commissioned by, and available exclusively from Counter-Objects.


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    Limited Edition 2010 Letterpress Calendar On Sale

    February 8th, 2010

     

    To celebrate the launch of the new site, and my 1000 post which will happen any day now, the Limited Edition 2010 Letterpress Calendar is on sale for only $30. There are only a little over 25 calendars left so grab one before they’re all gone.

    The calendar measures 16.5″ x 23.5″ (A2) and is printed on Crane Lettra Fluorescent White 110# (300gsm) paper that is specially developed for letterpress printing.

    Each print is numbered and signed.

    Buy Now


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    Human Being

    January 4th, 2010

    By: Antonio Carusone
    Category: Design, Merch
    Comments: 4

     

    Happy New Year folks! Kind of bummed that the holiday season is over. Oh well, now it’s back to work.

    I received an email from Origin68, makers of this pretty cool Human Being t-shirt that represents a human in the form of a product label. I love informative, label-type designs like this. Pretty clever.


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    Buddy Carr 39 Longboard

    December 22nd, 2009

    By: Antonio Carusone
    Category: Design, Grid Systems, Merch, Typography
    Comments: 20

     

    I’ve been a busy bee lately.

    I’m pleased to announce that the 39 longboard I designed for Buddy Carr is now a reality.

    When Buddy contacted me almost a year ago, I knew right away that our collaboration would produce work that would make us both happy. Designing the Hello skateboard and the 39 Longboard have both been the most satisfying projects I’ve ever worked on and I’m pretty happy with the results. Working with Buddy has been an absolute honor and pleasure.

    When we began thinking about the 39, Buddy told me that he wanted it to be a mix of classic surf graphics with a modern touch. I did some research and I was really inspired by the simple, two-tone surf designs from the 50’s and 60’s. The shape of the board also takes its queue from the same era, featuring a classic pintail shape. For the type, I wanted to use a typeface that had a mix of both classic and modern, so I decided on Modern No. 20, which I think works perfectly. Also, believe it or not, I used a grid system for this design. Worked like a charm, even on a shape like this. Overall, I think it’s a nice package, but most important, it rides like a dream.

    You can grab one over at the Buddy Carr site. Enjoy, the ride.


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    Limited Edition 2010 Letterpress Calendar

    December 21st, 2009

     

    I have a thing for well-designed calendars and letterpress printing, so this year I tried to combine the two into a single project.

    Now available to order is this Limited Edition 2010 Letterpress Calendar. The print features a calendar with the year printed in English, Italian, French and German. The 2010, the days of the week, and the edition number line are all printed blind, and of course, the type is set in Helvetica. Each print is numbered and signed.

    The size of the calendar is 16.5″ x 23.5″ (A2) and printed on Crane Lettra Fluorescent White 110# (300gsm) paper, which is specially made for letterpress. The quality of the paper is superb and gives the print an extra special feel to it.

    The printing was done by the fabulous Coeur Noir of Brooklyn, NY. I used these guys for my son’s baptism invites and they also printed all the Helvetica Film posters, as well as the Objectified poster. They simply rock.

    This run is very limited, only 50 prints were made, so order one now for $70. You can check out more detailed photos here.

    If you’re looking for an affordable framing option, I recommend picking up a good-looking, but inexpensive, IKEA Ribba Frame (19.75″ x 27.5″) and have a custom matte cut to fit it. This setup will run you less than $50.


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    RE — C Type Family

    December 9th, 2009

    By: Antonio Carusone
    Category: Merch, Typography
    Comments: 6

     

    RE — C is a lovely new typeface by the talented Emil Olsson that is based on mix of french elegance and computer aesthetics. I personally love the “R”.

    It’s available in 3 weights (Light, Regular, Bold) and only in upper-case characters. You can get the entire family for only $47 or individual weights for $19 each. A bargain if you ask me.

    Download the type specimen


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    Typographic Conundrums

    December 8th, 2009

     

    Conundrums is a striking new book, designed by Harry Pearce of Pentagram, that presents a collection of typographic puzzles constrained by three simple rules: one box, two colours, a single typeface. The typeface used is AG Old Face designed by Guenter Gerhard Lange in 1984 for the H. Berthold AG type foundry.

    Beautiful. You can grab a copy for only $10 at Amazon.


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    Dieter Rams

    December 7th, 2009

     


    Image courtesy of September Industry.

    Seems like there’s a ton of stuff going on around Dieter Rams and his legendary work.

    There’s the “Less and More — The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams” exhibit at the Design Museum in London.

    To coincide with the event, a book with the same name will be released by Gestalten this month which features all of Rams’ products as well as selected sketches and models. They also have a video interview with Rams on their website.

    The excellent design agency Bibliotheque has created two stunning posters dedicated to Rams’ legacy. The first, which is pictured here, is titled “Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles” and features his ten principles for good design. They were commissioned by Vitsœ to create the poster, which is currently available on their site.

    The second lovely poster they designed is titled “Dieter Rams T1000″ and features an illustration of the Braun T1000 shortwave receiver. It will be screen printed and should be available this week.

    And finally we have the retrospective book “BRAUN – Fifty Years of Design and Innovation” that celebrates 50 years of the Braun brand. The book is slated to be released in 2010 but you can pre-order it now through Amazon.

    Wheew! That was a lot! Enjoy.


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    15 Uses for Newsprint

    November 24th, 2009

    By: Antonio Carusone
    Category: Art, Design, Merch
    Comments: 0

     

    A bunch of illustrators and designers occupying The Pencil Factory in Brooklyn have put together 15 Uses for Newsprint, a promotional newsprint poster zine featuring their own work.

    My good friend Alex Eben Meyer is one of the included illustrators and his piece (pictured here) is by far my favorite of them all. Not to say the others stink, there’s a bunch of great pieces included.

    The zine includes pieces by Kim Bost, Josh Cochran, Jennifer Daniel, Gilbert Ford, Jessica Hische, Grady McFerrin, Ted McGrath, Alex Eben Meyer, Chris Silas Neal, Zacharia O’Hora, Leif Parsons, Rachel Salomon, Joel Speasmaker, Jillian Tamaki, or Sam Weber.

    You can order 15 Uses for Newsprint for $10 and the first 100 orders get an original drawing by one of the artists.

    You can peak at some more photos over at The Pencil Factory Flickr page.


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    Experimental Jetset Shirts Reissued

    November 10th, 2009

     

    After a year of being out-of-print, the excellent collection of t-shirts by Experimental Jetset are being reissued by Yoshi Kawasaki’s new label, Publik.

    The first designs available are John & Paul & Ringo & George, New Wave/Neue Welle/Nouvelle Vague, Cu Vi Estas Esperantisto?, Flag/Sabbath/Big and Grow Your Hair. All are available in several color combinations.

    I personally have the New Wave/Neue Welle/Nouvelle Vague and Cu Vi Estas Esperantisto? tee’s and they’re awesome. Might have to get these new color combos.

    You can get more info on the designs here, here and here.


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    Unit Editions

    September 30th, 2009

    By: Antonio Carusone
    Category: Books, Design, Merch
    Comments: 3

     

    This is a little late but better late then never right?

    The brilliant Tony Brook (Spin) and Adrian Shaughnessy (ShaughnessyWorks) have started Unit Editions, a new publishing venture that produces high-quality, affordable books on graphic design and visual culture. I’ve been waiting for something like this for a long time and it’s refreshing to see that it’s being manned by two highly respects and talented people. Their attention to print quality and design is superb and it’s very much apparent in their first release, Studio Culture.

    Studio Culture, designed by Spin, focuses on the inner workings of 28 leading graphic design studios and acts as a guide to creating, maintaining and growing a studio culture. It’s not only a informative guide, Studio Culture is also a work of art in my opinion. That’s what makes Unit Editions so unique.

    I’m super excited for their next release. Actually, a subscription service would be awesome. Just auto-bill me and send me the book. No matter what it’s about, I know it will be gorgeous and informative.


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    NEWWORK Magazine Issue #4

    September 23rd, 2009

    By: Antonio Carusone
    Category: Design, Merch
    Comments: 1

     

    Issue #4 of the excellent NEWWORK Magazine by Studio NEWWORK is now available. This issue features contributions by Albert Watson, Wolfgang Weingart, Bruno Monguzzi, Julian Abram Wainwright, Robert Longo, and Werner Jeker.


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