A behind-the-scenes look at generative book covers for Faber & Faber’s print on demand series. Each cover is unique and generated on the fly using Processing, a language that I need to spend more time with.
Tag: design
Studio Handbook
Samuel Welo’s 1927 Studio Handbook is entirely hand lettered.
David Carson’s desktop
David Carson’s desktop. Man, I thought mine got cluttered at times.
Type is image
Type is image, a video with Paula Scher (from Marc).
YWFT Zine
You Work For Them zine. The first issue, images created using samples from their stock collection.
Thirty years of Granta covers
Briar Press
Briar Press, a letterpress community. “Proudly introducing the bleeding-edge world of personalized desktop publishing circa 1820.”
The Tyranny of a Blank Page
Design vs Style
Fuck style is Eric Karjaluoto’s essay examining the confusion between design and style. I spent some time trying to find a good pull-quote, but it was hard to separate any of the choice sentences without misconstruing the overall message. To some extent, the article is just another shot in the ongoing battle between function and form, but it’s worth reading, especially if you’re interested in sustainability rather the latest fad.