From the Imperial War Museum in the U.K. Artist: Unknown Sponsor: Postmaster General Time Period: 1939-1945 Found in the VADS (Visual Arts Data Service), a catalogue of over 100,000 images for free educational use within the U.K. A treasure trove!
Absolute Sellout is a mysterious, minimalist site with an assortment of objects for sale with no explanation.
Jessica Hische is a Brooklyn designer who has been posting "Daily Drop Cap", issuing a new letter illustration every day for free use in blogs. A former Senior Designer for Louise Fili, Ltd., Jessica does book and magazine design, identity and illustration, and specializes in typography - hand lettering, letter press, and font design. Daily Drop Cap J. Hische blog: I Love Type Portfolio site: Jessica Hische Design & [...]
This truck was freshly painted and looked like it was right out of a set for The Honeymooners (looked sharper in person, sorry!)
"We've Out of This World"
Jan Tschichold - The New Typography This first edition can be purchased for $1500 here. In 1964 he introduced Sabon, an elegant and extremely readable typeface for many purposes, but particularly for book design. In 2008, Idea Magazine published Special Feature: Works of Jan Tschichold 1902-74 From [idea-mag.com]
My sister ran across this vehicle sticker on a Seattle side street. The other sticker, "TERRORIST HUNTING PERMIT", leads me to believe that this is a subversive attempt to keep people out of the van.
Assignment: find three examples of work by Jenny Holzer...and have an opinion about it. Projection on Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2008 Jenny Holzer, Custom BMW art car, 1999. Jenny Holzer, Red Yellow Looming, 2004
A friend is considering a blog about the disappearing towns of the Northeast. Here's the first photo: I love old signage - if this was in Brooklyn it would be a trendy restaurant already.
The Visual Dictionary is an attempt to catalog words in photographic images. By hitting "random" you can get an assortment of available images, or you browse, or search for specific words. There's also a Visual Twitter - a cool idea that doesn't seem to have quite taken off yet.
I will never part with this treasured object. Back cover: Bold Magazine was a monthly pocket-sized men's magazine that featured starlets on the cover (from Anita Ekberg to Bettie Page). Inside were pinup layouts and informative articles such as this one: I love how the article ends abruptly with an illustration that should probably go to a facing page, and the record club ad is aces!
Sarcastic calling cards: This one was handed out by my high school History teacher. I don't know where I got this but I love it! Origins of this one are also unknown, but it may also come in handy someday. Adrian Piper used this one as a part of a performance piece. Adrian Piper Research Archive website
