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The Colouring Book - by Herve Tullet
Published by Tate Publishing
This wonderful book by the inspiring and creative Herve Tullet is an imaginative take on the traditional child's colouring book. Packed with page after page of ideas and themes, it will capitivate and stimulate, motivating each reader (child or adult alike!) not only to use colour imaginatively but also to think creatively, as he or she responds to the unique challenges on every page.
Posted by — Fran Richards
December 2011
Hand Job - Mike Perry
A Catalogue of Hand Drawn Typography
Published by Princeton Architectural Press
Hand Job is a big party of bright colours, doodlers extravagance and mind blowing inspiration and alternative approaches to typography. The first book in a triolgy ( Over & Over, and Pulled being the further two), Hand Job suceeded at setting new standards for creative publishing. Diverse in its lay out and a pleasure to flick through it sets an atmosphere that many 'showcase' books don't - it takes you into the world of illustrators and designers and gives you an insight into working process and sketchbooks and studio environments and most of all its just really fun and light hearted - an ideal element that all approaches to work should entail.
Profiling artists such as Kindra Murphy, Sagmiester, Stefan Marx, Damien Correll, Mario Hugo, Adam Hayes and Jim the Illustrator.
Posted by — Aurelia Lange
November 2011
The Small Stakes - by Jason Munn
Published by Chronicle Books
Jason Munn, the one man operation behind the innovative design studio The Small Stakes (named after his favourite song) has produced a beautiful book containing 188 pages of stunning band posters. Whether you're a fan of music, graphic design, or both, this a visually sumptuous book that showcases a great cross-section of Munn's screen prints.
Posted by — Fran Richards
November 2011
Over & Over - Mike Perry
A Catalogue of Hand Drawn Patterns
Publishe by Princeton Architectural Press
Mike Perry's second catalogue of wonderment, successfully curating the best there in contemporary graphics and illustration's approach to pattern making. Challenging what process pattern making can entail Over and Over has a diverse selection of hand drawn, collaged and brightly coloured works featuring more than 250 vibrant and exciting patterns. Profiling artists such as Stefan Marx, Dan Funderburgh, Yokoland, Luke Ramsey and Anna Giertz.
'Drawing a pattern is not the easiest way of doing it, but when the time is spent, something magical happens." Mike Perry
Posted by — Aurelia Lange
November 2011
In the Wilds - Drawings by Nigel Peake
Published by Princeton Architectural Press
'From the trees, fields, lakes, and rolling hills that form the country landscape to the farmhouses, sheds, tractors, and fences that define it, Peake's obsessively detailed pencil and ink drawings and beautifully muted watercolours capture the slow-moving rythm of his surroundings.'
Posted by — Aurelia Lange
August 2011