Hype Type / Si Scott

Hype Type Studio have teamed up with Si Scott, a UK-based illustrator, to produce a run of prints. His intricate, entirely hand-drawn technique has seen his work commissioned by the likes of Nike Europe, UNICEF, Casio and the BBC as both an illustrator and art director.

Find out how to buy one here at the Hype Type store.

‘Hype Type’ Screen Print
1/100
Available in Black & White

Measurements: A1
Spec: Black silk screen print onto 280 micron
Crusade paper
Limited edition of 100 in each colour
Hand Signed and Numbered by Si Scott.
Price: £59.99

Hexday

JP from Hexday has been in touch to tell us about some new additions to the site where users are asked to pick a colour a day.

He says, “On top of the original idea of “Pick 1 Hex Color a Day” seeing the trends and the patterns that seem to occur. We’ve also added various features that encourage what we have called “Color Cross Sell” so visiting a single color http://hexday.com/color/82072C you’ll see who’s already picked it, what other colors are related and if any image samples have included the color.”

He continues, “There are lots more features coming in the next few weeks, but we’re making a conscious effort to not pass over to the color lovers side of things, the main purpose of the site will always remain “picking one color a day”. Many users seem to do it as part of their morning rituals.”

So, make it your morning ritual to go and pick a colour that suits your mood for the day!

Typographic Pins and Posters

Mauro has just sent me his typographic pin badges, which are sweet, but cor blimey check out his CMYK poster series on the same page. I gotta get me a couple of them!

Server wobbles (again)

Early morning visitors will no doubt be aware that the site suffered some down time this morning.

That’s been resolved, but the intermittent nature of the server dying has led us to consider migrating the site to a new home faster than planned! We’re sorry for the continual problem. We reckon we’ve lost about 5 days of uptime in 2008 alone due to an unspecified problem. It’s a shame that it happens as we’ve experienced some fantastic visitor growth recently, and we want the site to be up 99.9%! So thanks to all those who visit daily and make this worthwhile, and please stick around if the site dips out for an hour or so every now and then. We’ll always be back!

The Book Of Surfing

The Book of Surfing is a brand new book designed by a-sidestudio, and published by Bantam Press. Clive Wilson picks it up for us, saying, “It’s being published on June 16. A major strand showcases iconic photography, films and graphics from the last 50 years of this most enduring and influential of subcultures. We’ve commissioned some great contemporary illustration for the book as well.”

Having had a look at the sample spreads, it looks great and I don’t even like surfing! There’s also a cracking 2 minute trailer that goes with the book that you can see on youtube here. If you get a break for a couple of minutes head on over for a look, as it’s well presented and offers a great insight into the book and surfing in general.