Jonathan Cassidy / Twist & Shout

Jonathan Cassidy wrote to us recently, “I’m an art director in the magazine industry and for the past three years I have been making collages of various images that have inspired me and my design. I originally never meant for this project to be used for anything other than personal use but that all changed when some very insistent friends/colleagues suggested I do something more with it. And that is how my latest website was born. The original book is 11″x14″ and each theme consists of a spread in the book. There are many that I didn’t include due to loading concerns, so it’s kind of a ‘best of’”.

Creative Agency Awards

A new book “Creative Agency Awards 09” will be showcasing the top 99 creative agencies worldwide to be arranged and based on their creative prestige both in the web and print design. If you think your Creative Agency is one of the best, or if you know a good creative agency, nominate them by submitting the agency here »

‘Ten’ from Bunch

Bunch are very excited to announce their latest offering in the form of the Igepa stock book. The limited edition of 300 entitled ‘TEN’ after Milton Glaser’s essay ‘Ten Things I Have Learned’, presents a cross section of paper stocks available from the paper merchant with beautifully illustrated statements enveloping the pages.

Bunch took inspiration from Glaser’s essay to present his ten ‘things’ typographically and illustratively via a wide range of media. Toothpaste typography was used to communicate the noxious nature of some individuals. Whilst lettuce leaves, which deteriorated the further along you read were used to communicate the aging process. This was printed onto the fold out feature of the book, which is over a meter and a half in length.

Bunch’s thought behind referencing the essay was to enhance the experience of the book by sharing the great designer’s insights with other people in the industry. Whilst exploring the relationship between paper stock and the design which envelopes it. OmegaTheKid!Phoenix and Ivo Sousa came on board to illustrate, while Vanja Solin photographed various scenes for the book. The cotton covered, hardback books come in six colour variations with different coloured foil titles on each and was printed by Cerovski in Croatia.

Design and Design Book of the Year

330 international designers, 768 pages of pure talent: The Design and Design Book of the Year is now available. The Book of the Year is a non-profit editorial project made by designers to promote the worldwide community of designers. We received some slick shots of some internal spreads - some of which are pictured above - and it looks like quite an engaging collection of work. Get yours here »

Pop Up Porn

This made me laugh when it landed in the inbox, a handmade pop-up book of porn. Nice!