The new Ampersand Lamp (or Lampersand) from Goodwin and Goodwin will illuminate any type lover's life. Made in England, it's white powder-coated metal with a red cord and makes a perfect bedside or table lamp for the font-friendly.
A special edition of the classic Scrabble board game made of solid walnut wood tiles which each feature a variety of fonts has been created by Andrew Clifford Capener.
The game board is lined with slip free cork and made up of six panels which come in a walnut wood storage case with drawers.
Metal tile racks and a Birch wood box complete the set, which is signed and numbered.
Only 2100 sets were made and there are very few left.
Key Features: • Beautiful solid walnut storage case with drawer • Six-panel solid walnut magnetized gameboard lined with slip free cork • Beautiful solid birch cover • Metal tile racks • Solid walnut tiles featuring a variety of different and exciting fonts • Each limited edition set will also be signed and numbered
above: a sample interior spread from the New American Haggadah featuring Hebrew typography by Oded Ezer
The Jewish holiday, Passover, is soon upon us. Starting Friday night, April 6th, Jewish families and friends all over the world will gather around the Seder table, each with their Haggadah. The Haggadah recounts through prayer and song the extraordinary story of Exodus, when Moses led the ancient Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to wander the desert for 40 years before reaching the Promised Land.
Now, Jonathan Safran Foer (who wrote Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close) has orchestrated a new way of experiencing and understanding one of our oldest, most timeless, and sacred stories, with a new translation of the traditional text by Nanathan Englander and provocative commentary by a collection of major Jewish writers and thinkers.
The book's interiors are beautifully designed and illustrated by the acclaimed Israeli artist and calligrapher Oded Ezer:
As Alex Williams reports for The New York Times "The book’s minimalist design, by Oded Ezer, looks like a catalog for a MoMA typography exhibition, and the text is rendered both vertically (for the Exodus story) and horizontally (for commentary and a timeline). In place of storybook illustrations of Moses are abstract watercolor illustrations based on Hebrew typography. " above: typographer and artist Oded Ezer is well known throughout the global design community for his work
Below is a video of Jonathan Safran Foer explaining his new Haggadah to Stephen Colbert:
About the Authors: Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of Everything Is Illuminated, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Eating Animals. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages. Everything Is Illuminated received a National Jewish Book Award and a Guardian First Book Award, and was made into a film by Liev Schreiber. Foer lives in Brooklyn with his wife, the novelist Nicole Krauss, and their children.
above: Nathan Englander, left, translated the liturgical text for the “New American Haggadah,” which Jonathan Safran Foer edited. Four writers contributed commentary. (Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times) Nanathan Englander is the author of The Ministry of Special Cases and For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, which earned him a PEN/Malamud Award and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Sue Kauffman Prize. His short fiction has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, and numerous anthologies including The Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Anthology, and The Pushcart Prize. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2003 and a Fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library in 2004. He lives in Manhattan.
Some reviews: "A touching and scholarly Haggadah that offers fresh insights....what makes this Haggadah shine is the combination of commentary, design, and illustration....[it makes] us think, laugh, cry, and ask questions." (Financial Times, Julia Neuberger )
"This Haggadah sings to more than one generation; it is glorious and rich, funny and affirming. And it reminds us of why we do Passover in the first place. This is what we've been waiting for." (Writer's Bloc Presents Andrea Grossman )
Product Details • Hardcover: 160 pages • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; Bilingual edition (March 5, 2012) • Language: English • ISBN-10: 0316069868 • ISBN-13: 978-0316069861 • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.8 x 11 inches • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Veer has just released this fun animated short film to market their font selection. "Our Fonts, Our Friends" is the first in a series of retro science films from the stock photo, image, illustration and typeface company. In this installment, the narrator discusses font styles, how to choose your font, and where to find an endless supply of affordable fonts.
Veer is one of my favorite type and image houses for their style, selection, attitude and design. Photography, illustration and all sorts of fonts are available to purchase and download. In addition to a wonderful array of type styles, they offer a few stylish gifts for fontophiles, lots of fun free images, wallpapers, fonts, book and more.
above: Ampersand cufflinks and Font coffee mug are both available online at Veer
An advertising Art Director and Copywriter have just started their own fashion label, with type and a twist.
German-born copywriter Annette Spörel has collaborated with Catalan graphic designer/art director Saül Serradesanferm (both shown above) to start an interesting unisex fashion accessory label named GAUCHE PROTOCOL. The Barcelona-based brand is dedicated to sourcing new and recycled army surplus and transforming it through the application of text.
They have begun the line with seven 100% wool scarves whose patterns are printed snippets of conversation. Produced in limited editions of 300 each, the scarves can be worn by men or women and in numerous ways.
According to their website, their selection is made based on "a profound love for the written word and an intuitive sense for the popular, the unpopular and the workings of contemporary interpersonal communication". Sounds like advertising creatives to me :)
Claim Your Right To be Contemporary scarf: Reach Out For The Greater Good scarf: This Is Only The Beginning scarf: As Long As It Looks Good scarf: I Am Not Who you Are Looking For scarf: I Don't Break Hearts scarf: I Don't Know scarf:
Scarves are just the beginning... belts, bags and other items will be added to the collection soon.
GAUCHE PROTOCOL scarves are currently available at the following stores: •HAMPTONS, Passeig del Born 24 (Born), Barcelona, Spain •SUSPECT, Passatge del Crèdit 8 (Gòtic), Barcelona, Spain •THEGOMEZ, Bulevard Rosa, Local 10, Passeig de Gràcia 55-57 (Eixample), Barcelona, Spain •DOBLE A, C/ Fuencarral 45, Madrid, Spain •LABORATORIO CAPRI, Via Ignazio Cerio 6, Capri, Italy
(who wrote Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close) has orchestrated a new way of experiencing and understanding one of our oldest, most timeless, and sacred stories, with a new translation of the traditional text by Nanathan Englander
