On the wire: Chandra Greer visits one-of-a-kind Campbell Raw Press

[Chandra Greer] Campbell Raw Press is a design studio run by Maggie Campbell and her husband Matt Raw out of their Brooklyn home. Maggie creates beautiful hand-bound books as well as letterpress cards and invitations. She’s the mother of a darling little girl who inspires her every day. And she inspires us with her meticulous talent, positive energy and ability to juggle a million things while always keeping her family at the top of the list.

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02.06.12

Ted Bertz: Posterized impressions from the Durham Fair

[Ted Bertz] After recently finishing a personal project, a book commemorating posters completed from 1987 to 2008 for an agricultural fair held each year in Durham, Conn. — Fair Play: Twenty-three years of Durham Fair Posters — Ted Bertz, founder of Bertz Design Group, reflects on the evolution of the graphic design industry over the same period.

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02.03.12

Rachel Hazell, The Travelling Bookbinder, crosses the Pond

[Alyson Kuhn] Rachel Hazell is a book artist and have-punch-will-travel teacher of book arts. London-born Hazell, who currently lives in Edinburgh, has grand plans for 2012. She is scheduling a bookbinding workshop in a different part of the world each month. January’s was in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire; March’s will be on the Summer Isles in Northwest Scotland. And February’s — aptly titled Colour of Love — begins today in the Napa Valley. I’ll be right there — writing about paper engineering, stitching and all things Valentinear.

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02.02.12

ENTER THE ICON6 ROADSHOW: DEADLINE IS APRIL 5

ICON6, the 2010 installment of the biennial Illustrators Conference, will again feature the Roadshow, where the work of 100 artists is selected for a special portfolio salon. The deadline for self-nominations to be considered for the Roadshow is fast approaching: April 5.

To have your work considered, send your name and website address to office@theillustratorsconference.org. Include “Roadshow” in the subject line of your note. (There are fees: $250 per artist, $550 per artist rep — include any questions in your submission note.)

ICON6 is billed SUNNY SIDE UP, no doubt due to its location this year in Los Angeles, July 14–17 at the Langham Hotel in Pasasdena. This conference always attracts a startling array of talents … if its inherent coolness isn’t enough to convince you to enter the Roadshow or attend the proceedings, consider this: The fabulous Martha Rich is presiding this year, and Mohawk Fine Papers is among the sponsors.

[TB]

04.2.10

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