Limited Edition 2010 Letterpress Calendar

Posted on December 21, 2009December 21, 2009 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, Merch, TypographyTagged calendar, Crane, graphic design, grid system, helvetica, International Typographic Style, letterpress, print6 Comments

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.

Research RCA Exhibition Catalogue

Posted on December 18, 2009December 18, 2009 Posted in Design, Events, Grid Systems, TypographyTagged catalogue, foilstamp, graphic design, offeset, poster, print5 Comments

Peter of The Luxury of Protest has emailed me about this folded A3 catalogue he and Karin von Ompteda designed for the Royal College of Art. On one side the catalogue highlights seven students representing the seven different schools that comprise Research RCA department.

On the other, the entire student body is visually represent through an information visualization that shows the distribution of all Research students across departments. Each student was recorded with regard to school, department, degree type (MPhil or PhD), project type (Project or Thesis), status (Part or Full-Time), nationality and relationships to collaborators and funding agencies (arched connection lines).

Set in Akkurat and Didot and offset printed in single color (PMS Black) with yellow gold foil stamp on Arjo Wiggins Curious Metallics White Gold 120 gsm paper.

Gorgeous. Wouldn’t expect anything less from Peter.

This Studio + Twenty Ten Poster

Posted on December 16, 2009December 16, 2009 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, TypographyTagged 2010, calendar, fluorescent, grid system, minimalism, poster, typeface4 Comments

It’s that time of the year again and the uber-talented David Bennett has released his mouth-watering 2010 calendar poster. The poster is set in Europa Grotesk and printed one color on a 80gsm stock. I just received one in the mail and it’s stunning in person. If you ask him nice enough he might send you a copy.

Experimental Jetset CAPC Catalog & Poster

Posted on December 16, 2009December 16, 2009 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic Style, TypographyTagged catalog, catalogue, helvetica, International Typographic Style, invitation, minimalism, modernism, poster, print8 Comments

David over at SeptemberIndustry spotted this gem on Experimental Jetset’s Myspace page. A gorgeous set of print work EJ did for an Heimo Zobernig exhibition in Bordeaux. The work includes an A2 folded to A5 Invitation, A4 Catalog and a massive poster.

I love how the minimal design really makes the poster stand out in a public environment. Exceptionally strong and stunning visual.

Lucas Nasson

Posted on December 14, 2009December 14, 2009 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged black & white, graphic design, grid system, International Typographic Style, poster2 Comments

Some lovely work here by NYC based designer Lucas Nasson.

Pictured here is a poster for an event at Lincoln Center. Love the black & white and the grid. The image is a little tall but worth it to see the entire piece.

Dieter Rams

Posted on December 7, 2009September 10, 2010 Posted in Design, Design Legends, Events, Grid Systems, Industrial Design, MerchTagged Design, design legend, Events, grid system, Industrial Design, merchandise, minimalism, modernism, posters14 Comments

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.