The work of illustrator Danii Pollehn is bold, unmissable and amazing. But the journey to her current destination as a freelance artist is a somewhat winding one. We caught up with her to learn how… Read More »Illustrator Danii Pollehn on how feeling lost led to her successful freelance career
The sketchbook of Tel Aviv-based artist and lecturer Gary Goldstein has been lovingly reproduced and paired with a prose poem in a new book detailing his parents’ wartime experiences. Meticulously scanned, designed and reproduced by… Read More »Stunning recreation of Gary Goldstein sketchbook tells the story of his parents’ wartime experiences
Hour, designed by Federico Parra Barrios, is a high-concept typeface that interprets the forms of engraved letters against the sun’s movement and changing ambient light. The resulting typeface, though only drawn in black and white,… Read More »A High-Concept Typeface Inspired by Meteorology
A hamper of pretty things, from my browser to yours. For some reason, this week I can’t move for photographs of yellow cars! No idea why, they just keep popping up on Threads and Pinterest… Read More »Meanwhile: Ivy Cafe
Can a novel also be a design book? The answer is yes. As an object, Blackouts by Justin Torres stuns with brown text on cream paper and text matched page by page with illustrations and… Read More »Bringing the Making of “Blackouts” to Light
Robert Andrew Parker lived a long, productive life, much of it in Canaan, CT, beside the Housatonic River. I used to visit his book-lined home often but regrettably lost touch about 20 years ago. Right… Read More »The Daily Heller: Robert Andrew Parker, Literary Illustrator, Dead at 96