Doane Paper Utility Notebook Giveaway

Posted on November 24, 2008November 24, 2008 Posted in Design, Events, Grid Systems, MerchTagged giveaway, grid system, grids, lines, notebook, pad, paper156 Comments

I’m proud to announce the very first AisleOne giveaway! This site has generated a great following and it’s time for me to give back to you guys so in partnership with Doane Papers we’re giving away 3 packs of 3 Utility Notebooks!

What is Doane Papers and what are Utility Notebooks?
Doane Papers is a company by Chad Doane that makes pads and notebooks featuring his patent pending Grid+Lines stationery design that combines the benefits of grid and ruled lines onto a single sheet of paper. The Utility Notebook makes use of Grid+Lines pattern in a small and portable notebook.

How do I win?
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***On Sunday December 7th I will randomly select 3 winners and will announce them on Monday December 8th.***

I want to thank Chad for supplying the notebooks and good luck to everyone. Please make sure to use a valid email address when adding a comment or subscribing that way I can contact you if you win.

Utility Notebook Features
Constructed by Portland’s Pinball Publishing
Notebook Size – 3.5” x 5.5”
Grid Size – .125” (.3175 cm) x .125” (.3175 cm)
Wide (Legal) Ruled Line Spacing
48 Pages per notebook
100 LB Cover Stock covers
80 LB Text Stock content pages
Rugged 3 staple saddle-stitch binding
Made in the U.S.A.

Quantum of Solace Hardback

Posted on November 14, 2008November 14, 2008 Posted in Books, Design, MerchTagged book, graphic design, hardcover, James Bond, printing2 Comments

Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories is a stunning book designed by Angus Hyland and Fabian Herrmann of Pentagram that is a collection of Ian Fleming’s Bond short stories. Gorgeous.

Hyland created a cloth-covered hardback with cover imagery restricted to a silver foil-blocked image of Bond’s infamous Walther PPK (shown here with silencer). A subtle diamond pattern is debossed on to the boards, which combined with deep burgundy endpapers evokes the discerning elegance of Bond’s world. An embossed manila bellyband with typewritten cover information on the label evokes the official documents of the period.

Bastardised on Page 76

Posted on November 14, 2008November 14, 2008 Posted in Books, BookShelf, Design, MerchTagged bunch, graphic design, initiative, logo, logotypes, made in bunch2 Comments

I just received my copy of Bastardised by Bunch and what a gem it is. If you haven’t picked up a copy yet then what the hell are you waiting for? Some really great stuff in here. If you do have it and happen to turn to page 76 you’ll see my submission in all it’s glory. Honestly, it’s a real honor to be included with such talents as BB Saunders, Chris Hewitt, Craig Oldham, Darren Firth, David Corti, Michael Cina, Si Scott and many more.

You can see some more shots on my Flickr page.

Hex Mugs

Posted on November 10, 2008November 10, 2008 Posted in Design, Industrial Design, MerchTagged coffee, cup, graphic design, hexagons, mug, patterns, tea

I’m loving these stylish mugs by Vitamin featuring assorted hex patterns. Might have to pick up a set.

Antrepo Design Industry

Posted on October 31, 2008October 31, 2008 Posted in Design, International Typographic Style, MerchTagged clock, graphic design, International Typographic Style, posters3 Comments

Very nice work by multi-disciplinary studio Antrepo Design Industry. Their site doesn’t have much on it but their blog has some nice work which is apparently for sale.

Bastardised

Posted on October 31, 2008October 31, 2008 Posted in Books, Design, MerchTagged bastard, book, brand, bunch, graphic design, launch, logo6 Comments

Bastardised celebrates the global identity project born in 2007 out of Bunch’s need to re-brand. They approached designers and image-makers they admired and asked them to produce a “visual reaction” to their logo, sign it and return it. The resulting ‘Bunchisms’ were incorporated into their stationery with care taken to choose relevant themes for the applications.

This initiative attracted international artists, designers and illustrators which included Malcolm Garrett, Jonathan Ellery, Paul Davis, Marian Bantjes, Stefan Sagmeister, James Goggin, Carlos Segura, Build, Paul Insect, David Quay, Vince Frost, Si Scott and Julian Morey.

289 ‘Bunchisms’ were specially selected from 750 contributions and my submission was one of the designs selected for the book.

The limited edition 208 page hardback includes a foreword by cultural writer and author Liz Farrelly.

You can purchase a copy on November 1st from the Bunch store or Magma Books.

Published by: Bunch
Printed by: Kratis
Format: 170 x 235 mm
Features: Maxi Offset 170 g/m2 paper (by Igepa Zagreb)
Hard back 3 mm thick cover
Coated with Maxi Silk 120 g/m2 then matt laminated
Limited edition of 1500
Hand numbered (0001 – 1500)