The International Dada Archive
Posted by Fabio 10 May 2010
Beautiful Archive of Dada publications gathered by the University of Iowa. The Archive includes materials in all formats that have been cataloged for the collection, including books, essays in books, periodical articles, manuscripts, sound and videorecordings, and other media related to the Dada movement and to the individual dadaists. read more
György Kepes – Vision + Value
Posted by Fabio 7 May 2010
György Kepes (October 4, 1906 – December 29, 2001) was a Hungarian-born painter, designer, educator and art theorist. After emigrating to the U.S. in 1937, he taught design at the New Bauhaus (later the School of Design, then Institute of Design, then Illinois Institute of Design or IIT) in Chicago. In 1967 He founded the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he taught until his retirement in 1974. read more
FILE Issue 3
Posted by Fabio 17 March 2010
We are happy to announce the 3rd issue of FILE Magazine is available in shops now.
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FILE ISSUE 3
Posted by Fabio 17 March 2010
For our 3rd issue we commissioned American art director, journalist and author Steven Heller to write a piece about Czech Constructivist and pioneer of information design in the United States, Ladislav Sutnar. The cover for this issue features a painting by the very talented Spanish born artist Antonio Santin followed by an interview as well as a beautiful selection of his work. read more
Ben Wiseman
Posted by Fabio 26 January 2010
Illustrator and designer Ben Wiseman has an eye catching selection of book covers in his folio. Shown here is a rejected proposal for a cover – don’t know why, its great.
You Work For Them – Archive
Posted by Fabio 20 January 2010
For over eight years online book shop ‘You Work for Them’ provided us all with great design titles in magazines and books. Sadly they had to close down due to competition from the likes of Amazon. Luckily they’ve decided to put their whole back-catalogue online as an archive for us all to browse through – thanks.
Digital Dada Library
Posted by Fabio 15 January 2010
The Digital Dada Library provides links to scanned images of original Dada-era publication in the International Dada Archive. These books, pamphlets, and periodicals are housed in the Special Collections Department of The University of Iowa Libraries. Well worth a look.
The Radio Post – Issue 1
Posted by Fabio 20 November 2009
The other day I received this new publication through my letterbox, the very first issue of “The Radio Post”. The publication, a foldable poster is compiled and designed by Simon Roche of Field Graphic Designers, based in Dublin and Copenhagen. read more
Features
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"A woman is locked in her home with an egg" - A film by Italian film director and artist, Martina Scarpelli. -
citylikeyou: Interview with Paris based illustrators and graphic designers Jérémy Schneider and Violaine Orson, founders of the design studio, Violaine & Jérémy. -
citylikeyou: Interview with Tom Uferas - Paris-based creative director and graphic designer Tom Uferas spoke to us about design, creativity, and living and working in Paris. Plus a selection of his favourite places. -
Prague-based type designer Martin Vácha talked to us about design, creativity, and living and working in Prague. Plus a selection of his favourite places.