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Matt Lamont’s extraordinary archive of 10,000+ printed design artefacts is heading into book form — and it deserves your attention. If you’ve spent any time in the world of graphic design, you’ll know how fragile its history can be. Magazines go out of print. Posters get lost. The work of whole movements disappears into boxes. […]

The Designers Republic, led by founder and born rebel Ian Anderson, has shaped graphic communication over the past 30 years. It has done this through gravity-defying client work, revolutionary self-initiated projects, and provocative gestures.  Under Anderson’s idiosyncratic leadership, TDR™ pioneered the idea of a design group with attitude. More like a band than a design […]

This is a journal of creative direction and graphic design; a collection of thoughts, musings and observations from Radim Malinic’s ups and downs in the creative industry.  It’s about how the world outside influences the creativity inside; and how it inspires us, teaches us and makes us create better work. Find out more about the book here, or […]

A new addition to the studio bookcase. Multi award-winning designer, typographer and TED speaker, Craig Ward, presents his first self-authored book – Popular Lies About Graphic Design. An attempt to debunk the various misconceptions, half truths and, in some cases, outright lies which permeate the industry of design. Lovingly designed and written both passionately and […]

I was pleased to get my hands on a ltd edition packaged copy of Herb Lubalin – American Graphic Designer 1918—81. A monograph of the legendary Herb Lubalin, one of the foremost graphic designers of the 20th century. Along with Saul Bass and Paul Rand, Herb Lubalin forms a trio of American graphic design greatness. […]

Once the exclusive domain of programmers, code is now being used by a new generation of designers, artists, and architects eager to explore how software can enable innovative ways of generating form and translating ideas. Form+Code in Design, Art, and Architecture offers an in-depth look at the use of software in a wide range of […]

Memories welcomes on board Nitzan. A NYC based designer specializing in identity design, brand application and art direction for the music industry. Collaborations include galleries, media start-ups and other designers on both promotional and self-initiated projects. Previous projects include work with PYMCA gallery, RJDJ,Sawdust, Electric Avenue and Adam Brett to name a few. Nitzan also runs Fine Art Rec and Save […]

Here’s a nice story. Memories contributor Simon Spilsbury told fellow illustrator/designer Patrick Walker that he was doing an image for Memories, and shortly afterwards we got an email from Patrick asking to get involved. His studio, Dust, do some amazing work in illustration and print design so we really wanted to get them on board. […]

Memories welcomes Si Billam, founder and art director of UNIT. UNIT is the collective and collaborative work of UK designers Si Billam and James Sanderson. Working globally across music, fashion, lifestyle and youth culture. Working with clients such as: Human Studio, Universal Everything, Pollinate Records, Carbon Logic Publishing, Computer Arts, MTV Italy, Coca Cola USA, […]

A personal thanks to Greig Anderson Creative Director at Effektive for posting his memories submission on the Effektive website. http://www.effektivedesign.co.uk/#4586/Latest-News This is a rare chance to feast your eyes on a memories submission as we are holding back the majority of artwork for the book. The submission was inspired by a personal memory found in […]

The design duo Simon Dovar and Nils Davey are Binary & The Brain, and they’ve thrown their weight behind Memories project. Formerly Jawa & Midwich, they do all kinds of design work including book covers and music packaging, as well as online work. The image you see here is from their self-initiated poster range. Another […]

3 Minutes is the second publication from non-profit organisation Designers Against Human Rights Abuse (DAHRA) and the second collaboration between DAHRA and Tibet Relief Fund. The premise of the book is to show the full extent of the Tibetan conflict through 10 diverse and extremely powerful 3-minute interviews, each describing the 3 minutes that changed […]

Cancer is such a pervasive killer these days that few of us go through life untouched by the disease. We’ve decided to do something about it by launching the Memories project and the outcome will be a beautiful art book. Proceeds from the sales of Memories will go towards cancer support (charity TBA). Memories will […]

A select few of my Noise Five Launch photos featured Attik’s website! I was at the launch as part of the Subism team, Subism were commissioned to produce a wall of live artwork featured at the launch. 2 of Subism’s artists N4T4 and Phil Blake (Philth) drew inspiration from a double page spread from Noise […]