New from TK Type: Chartwell, a type family by Travis Kochel that employs OpenType ligatures to interpret and visualise numeric data as line, pie and bar graphs.
“Haircut” is Ken Garduno’s contribution to Seb Mesnard’s Scissorhands 20th blog, a tribute for the anniversary of Tim Burton’s 1990 fairytale, dedicated to the memories of Vincent Price and Stan Winston.
Great coverage of type-related updates to both Esquire and Condé Nast Traveler by André Mora at Fonts In Use. Both publications have adopted Commercial Type’s geometric sans Graphik, pairing it with commissioned serif Granger (named for its editor) and the playful swashes of DSType’s Leitura (pictured), respectively.
I think we were all thinking, ‘Man, I wish something new would happen. I wish someone would take a chance.’ And whenever I say that, I always go, ‘Why don’t we? Why don’t we be the ones to do something, to take a chance or whatever?’
— Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips. (via Frank Chimero)
Darren Booth’s sparse, Ruscha-inspired cover design for actor Steve Martin’s recent novel An Object of Beauty. Darren describes his process, and the creative freedom he was given by Hachette Book Group’s creative director Anne Twomey, on his blog.
Can he do no wrong? Scott Campbell’s glorious Twin Peaks artwork for last month’s twentieth anniversary show, including a full rundown of his artistic process. (via Peter Nidzgorski)
Scott Campbell’s illustration for the Monsters and Dames book at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle. (via Peter Nidzgorski)
“In the Woods” by Dadu Shin. (via Peter Nidzgorski)
And this: Parallel Parking “to brighten up your day”.
