While sifting through Geoff’s site today, it was very hard to find that one thing to show, because it’s all so good. Lots of fun stuff, with lots of personality. I totally love that medicine cabinet print. By day Geoff works for Chronicle Books; by night I don’t know what he does. Sleep, maybe? Anyhow, he is a master at taking various ideas and making them look terrific.
09.12.08 | Ethan | Found design | 
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Aaron Draplin runs a tight ship. Not only is he an amazing designer, he puts together one hell of a blog. I look forward to checking his site every morning. The guy is a knowledge farm for all things vintage and he always digs up incredible stuff on his notorious road trips.
Lots of great stuff to see on his site, but start by checking out some of his design work.
09.11.08 | Dave | Found design | 8 comments
Thanks to Tim Barber and the rest of the gang at Odopod for inviting me to their studio last Friday. They regularly meet to discuss design and Tim asked if I would like to join them and bring in some of the things that inspire me.
While I was there I was able to take a few photos of the studio. It’s a beautiful space filled with exposed brick, concrete floors and Eames Chairs. When I walked in the main entrance on the first floor, the first thing I noticed was an Odopod sign that looked like it was ripped straight off a Motel 6. It was hot in San Francisco on Friday so, I was lucky that Odopod came with AC, Free WIFI and HBO (I gotta get one of these signs). The rest of the first floor includes meeting rooms and the company parking lot (What is a design studio without atleast one vintage fixie?). The second floor houses the designers, the book collection and a big letter “O”.
09.10.08 | Dave | studio visits | 5 comments
This book cover has all I need, big letters and dagger shaped fishies.
Also worth checking:
09.09.08 | Dave | Off Our Bookshelves | 3 comments
British Railways Services and Fares booklets for the Riviera (L) Sept 1962 (R) May 1959
Tony Hillman has put together an amazing collection of British Railways publicity material. His site features posters, menus, booklets, brochures, tickets, timetables and commercials. Put some time aside because there is plenty of good stuff too look at here.
(Huge round of thanks goes to Tika Viker-Bloss for sending this my way)
09.08.08 | Dave | Found design | 2 comments
09.05.08 | Ethan | Found design | 2 comments
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Thanks to Geoff Wagner and the rest of the crew at Chronicle Books for for taking the time to show me around the Office. It’s a beautiful space with lots of nice architectural details including exposed bricks, beams and piping. Large globe fixtures dot the ceilings and remind me of the original Lightolier ball lights that are often found in the Eichler homes of the Bay Area. The entrance to the building hosts a bookshop open to the public. Towards the front of the shop, new books are showcased on top of rustic planks of wood recycled from one of the building’s previous tenants. The top floor features an employee lounge with floor to ceiling window walls and nice views of the Soma district.
09.04.08 | Dave | studio visits | 7 comments
Going to be in Hawaii sometime this month? The Nuuanu Gallery in Honolulu is hosting an exhibition called Dirty Laundry: The Art of the Stain in Modern T-Shirt Design. The basic concept is that they asked designers to stain t-shirts with a medium of their choice (grass, wine, lipstick, etc.) and then design custom artwork that uses the stain as an integral design element. Lots of cool artists and designers are participating including Mike Perry, Damien Correll, Frank Chimero, Kris Chau, Wyeth Hansen and Tim Gough.
You can check out the full roster and get details about the show at the Dirty Laundry website.
09.03.08 | Dave | Events | 4 comments
Which? magazine offers reviews and advice for various products and services. It looks like it’s a British version of Consumer Reports magazine. In addition, to the cool cover each issue features interesting information graphics and illustrations. Some of the illustrations remind me of the work of Bill Sokol. Anyone know who the art director for the magazine was?
You can check out some of the issues over at the always yummy Delicious Industries.
09.02.08 | Dave | Found design | 10 comments
Be sure to check the grain edit RSS Feed/ Email update today. We have announced the winner in the Raymond Savignac Poster Giveaway!
Thanks to everyone who participated! We will be announcing a new giveaway soon.
09.01.08 | Dave | Contests and giveaways | Comments closed
