Tent Poles

Nice 'tent-pole' system by David Kohn Architects

for the Designs of the Year exhibiton at the Design Museum.

Martian Map

Complex illustrative chart - The History Of Science Fiction

from Ward Shelley.

Paperback Writer

Snippet of documentary on book covers

from BBC's The Beauty Of Books: Paperback Writer.

Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind

funny type-geek tee

from Robot.

Beeriodic Table

Isn't beer so.. fascinating?

Alphabet

from Andrew Flakonskishochki

(check out his illustration work!).

The War Room

Ken Adam.

Snow White's Coffin

Dieter Rams.

Thank You For Not Smoking

As the government plan to cover up cigarette packaging,

Icon Magazine asked Build to do a little makeover of the classic packet.

Close Cover Before Striking

Nice collection of matchbooks.

Capital Stupid

Neasden Control Centre.

2010

Periodic Type

from Squidspot.

The Man In The High Castle

More post-war alternate reality..









Covers (in order stated) from Britain, Finland, Japan and France for The Man In The High Castle

by Philip K. Dick.

A great story of how people live and rule in an America governed by Germany and Japan after the Axis Powers emerge as victors of the Second World War.

Interesting how the French cover is less graphic in its interpretation of the content (with a strange alien looking creature in the background?).

Black Lines

More Keaton Henson.

Studio Bird

Bold branding, dizzying yet somehow delightful

for Aussie architectural studio - Studio Bird

by 3 Deep Design.

London 2012

Nice contrast/comparison to the Munich '72 posters with the London '12 concept posters

by D&AD Best of New Blood winner Alan Clarke.

(which interestingly doesn't use the official 2012 logo)

Munich 1972

Posters from the Munich '72 Olympics

by Otl Aicher.

Detroit Techno

From Edits by Edit

by Toko.

The Perfect Match?

Stumbled across some nice old matchboxes during research. Interesting type and textures and some of them apparently quite valuable!