Ferocious is a curated, quarterly publication that collects illustrators, graphic artists, short fiction authors and written text.
I came across Ferocious this morning and it looks to be a beautifully curated, designed, and printed quarterly. It will certainly be at the top of my list of pubs to buy. Excellent work!
It’s funny how sometimes you have what appears to be an original thought or a new take on a subject, only to find out that someone else shares the same thoughts as you. Yesterday I ran across this clip of Talib Kweli on Def Poetry and felt like this was something straight out of my mind, of course written and performed with much more skill than I have. But it was striking to me how similar our thoughts were on the subject of religion. Finding this was a real treasure for me.
Awesome speech in Copenhagen back in December from Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed. He has stated that his country will be the first carbon-neutral country in the world. We need more world leaders to stand up and demand a system change, if for no other reason than simply to have the “moral clarity of our cause” as our motivation to bring clean air, water and soil back to everyone.
The Buckminster Fuller Institute is dedicated to accelerating the development and deployment of solutions which radically advance human well being and the health of our planet’s ecosystems.
Just ran across this new graphic design / printmaking book released by Gestalten.
“Today’s graphic designers, illustrators, and typographers are rediscovering old printing techniques and handcrafts. They are inspired by passion for the unique; the feel of different papers, press cuts, and embossing; the brilliance of printing inks; and the originality of book binding techniques. The book Impressive presents the results of this passion.”
“Today’s fascination with old-fashioned printing presses and techniques started with individual designers and smaller collectives that created one-of-a-kind printed material by hand for special occasions, such as weddings or birthdays. Impressive features these artists and their personal work as well as a broad range of business cards, invitations, stationery, and publications that are designed and produced in a way that is both nostalgic and contemporary. Historical styles – from the Victorian grandeur of floral elements and adornments to the aesthetics of classical modernism – are used and referenced as well as combined and reinterpreted in unusual ways. Traditional and more exotic techniques such as silk-screen printing, stamping, woodcut, or linocut are used. What counts is doing it yourself.”
I have a new favorite typeface. Florian is the work of 110/design, which is based in Moscow. Beautiful legibility, large apertures, asymmetric wedge serifs, Opentype support. Fantastic. I can’t wait to buy it.
For those of you who are interested, may I recommend a fantastic book on typographic organization. Kimberly Elam’s Typographic Systems is an excellent resource with great examples and useful information for even the most seasoned pro.
