Terrot Cycles Poster c.1930
One day, when I find myself with a bunch of spare cash lying around, I’m going to pop over to Galerie Montmartre and pick up an authentic vintage poster such as this. In the meantime I’ll just have to be satisfied geeking out at their online collection.
Colour Kodachrome: Cadet Deitz, 1942
I could spend all day looking at the marvellous vintage photograph collection on Shorpy. Make sure you check out the eye-popping colour Kodachromes. They look like they were taken yesterday!
(They’re Yours)
I’ve been admiring the work of NY based typographer, designer and illustrator Jessica Hische from afar for a while now, but last weekend whilst on a short visit to Melbourne I was excited to able to catch an exhibition of her excellent typography work in person.
The exhibition was pretty small (let’s say bedroom–sized). But I really enjoyed geeking-out at her detailed lettering up close. There’s a definite retro-ness to her work (perhaps that should be “respect for typographic history”?) and it’s super-playful.
Jessica Hische exhibition, Fitzroy
I picked up a limited edition print which will be sure to get the framing treatment and go straight to the pool room.
I get lots of requests for this, so finally: desktop wallpaper! Optimus Prime from my cover to IDW Publishing’s All Hail Megatron, #9.
Download it now!
This link will download a ZIP file containing wallpapers for the 7 most popular screen resolutions:
1920 x 1200 | 1920 x 1080 | 1680 x 1050 | 1440 x 900 | 1280 x 1024 | 1280 x 800 | 1024 x 768
Think of it as compensation if you missed out on a signed cover book!
One of the best and most consistent type foundries in the business, Hoefler & Frere-Jones, offer up some smart advice in their latest newsletter on how to combine up to 3, 4 or even 5 fonts effectively within the one design. I particularly like that they have given emotive descriptors for each of the example fonts: Tough, cheeky, sweet…
Of course, rules are made to be broken.
I’m currently working on a redesign of the website for Adam Hall & The Velvet Playboys. I’ve been doing the graphics for the local Perth swing band for a number of years, but the previous site we designed is approaching it’s used-by date. I’m throwing around some concepts at the moment, and having fun playing with some Wordpress theme ideas.
Work-in-progress for the VPs
Just a teaser image for now. Photography is by David Woolley.
Thanks to everyone who helped me launch my new website by entering the Transformers: Art of Trevor Hutchison book giveaway! I’m happy to announce that the winners are:
Kelli Davis
Jeysie
Elizabeth Reyes
Alice
S_Chan7
You’ll each be receiving a signed copy of the book in the post (Check your email!).
To everyone else, thanks for entering! There were over 100 people entered and I hope you’ll all become regular visitors to the site. There’s a good chance I’ll be running a similar contest later in the year, so hit that bookmark or rss button!
Hutch.
Posters by Swiss illustrator Michel Casarramona
One of my favourite contemporary illustrators is Zürich-based designer Michel Casarramona. He makes fantastic use of caricature, custom typography and colour, and wraps it in retro-inspired goodness. Like.