Redesign high school? Here’s an award that welcomes innovation

[Tom Biederbeck] What high school student doesn’t have ideas about how to make school better? Putting those ideas into a positive context is School: By Design, a new award from Design Ignites Change and Designers Accord that asks high school students — with their college and professional design mentors — to “redesign your school.” In support, the Mohawk Feedback Loop Notebook project launches today on Felt & Wire Shop with a spectacular array of unique letterpress notebooks.

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09.08.10

ThirdBay’s “Print Is Alive” poster is a tour de force in letterpress

[Tom Biederbeck] An exceptional creative achievement, a particularly adroit maneuver, a difficult feat: The definition of tour de force — perfectly describing the masterful poster produced by Martin Venezky and ThirdBay Letterpress. Here, I talk with ThirdBay’s proprietor Jeff Towner about the printing dimension of the project … and unexpectedly get an education in letterpress.

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09.07.10

Destination GAIN: Where Stanley Hainsworth’s heading for (re)invention

[Stanley Hainsworth] When Kenna Kay and I were asked to co-chair the 2010 AIGA GAIN conference, we looked at ourselves and said, “As fellow designers let’s ensure this conference will be something people will anticipate with excitement, experience irresistibly, and walk away from inspired, motivated and determined to make some changes.”

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09.03.10

Lucky in love? Valentine giveaway winners

Five of the readers who commented on our Valentine’s Day gift review are receiving a free copy of a “totally clevatomical” letterpress poster by Roll&Tumble Press, courtesy of the Felt & Wire Shop. The winners blissfully recounted their most romantic Valentine gifts; read on as they wax winsome and get way off track. [TB]

Iylana: “Most romantic Valentine’s gift — a pair of running shoes to begin our goal of getting in shape to travel around the world.”
Bernardo: “My friend’s baby was born on Valentine’s Day two years ago. I think that’s the most romantic Valentine’s Day gift ever.”
Rachel: “My best Valentine’s day gift [so far] was a simple flower and an I love you, which is all a girl needs!”
Angie: “Well, my favorite was a handmade carving and card from my dad. Not romantic, but definitely my favorite.”
And little t jane got off track but used the proper terminology: “oh i LOVE it! Totally clevatomical.”

02.26.10
  1. Posted by little t jane on 02.27.10 at 10:21 am

    off the track indeed! woot woot. sorry about that. so, my favorite valentine gift was receiving a much coveted red rug from ikea (http://bit.ly/aDqcKQ) when we first moved into our place. thank you so much again for this fantastic print!!! cheers