Jez Burrows / Woods

All this week I’m guesting on the Grafik blog, talking...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:13:06 +0000

All this week I’m guesting on the Grafik blog, talking mostly nonsense about type found on the shelves of Edinburgh’s Central Reference Library, a place I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time lately.

An exciting thing: this book, this one-of-a-kind little book, is...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:31:12 +0000

An exciting thing: this book, this one-of-a-kind little book, is on its way to me, from this guy.

Two years ago, Lizzy and I went to Stockholm and Paris. THIS IS...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:57:20 +0000

Two years ago, Lizzy and I went to Stockholm and Paris. THIS IS OUR STORY.

Raymond Chandler's Unused Book Titles

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:25:00 +0000

Last Friday, Lizzy and I found ourselves in one the oldest surviving music hall in the world, for...

My pal Verity has just started selling these etched wood lion...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:39:21 +0000

My pal Verity has just started selling these etched wood lion badge fellers. As you can plainly see, they are awesome and too cute for their own good. Best be buying one, right?

Despite its unpredictable nature, I love my LC-A camera. It...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:42:00 +0000

Despite its unpredictable nature, I love my LC-A camera. It smells like oil, makes the most satisfying sounds, and feels better in my hand than any camera I’ve ever owned. That being said, I want this very badly - The Instant Back+ attachment for the LC-A that takes Fuji Instax film. £95. Yes please.

An early draft of the cover of Battles’ Mirrored....

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:27:00 +0000

An early draft of the cover of Battles’ Mirrored. Probably. (Thanks Ciara)

thehiddentrack: mathewparkin: mathunderwood: structural and...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:27:49 +0000

thehiddentrack:

mathewparkin:

mathunderwood:

structural

andrewgouwen:

(via andrewlaumann)

Snigger. More from Full Table.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:44:01 +0000

Snigger. More from Full Table.

Handsome cover for Joshua Ferris’ latest. Anyone know...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:13:00 +0000

Handsome cover for Joshua Ferris’ latest. Anyone know who’s behind this Viking version?

Edit: Solved! It’s Richard Bravery, the gentleman responsible for those excellent Chabon covers for Harper Collins UK, seen here.

Got myself to the superb Decode show at the V&A yesterday...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:18:07 +0000

Got myself to the superb Decode show at the V&A yesterday (which runs until April 11th and is highly recommended if you’re in London). One of the pieces, Fabrica’s Exquisite Clock invites people to submit images of numbers through a free iPhone app, which are then displayed in the show itself (and on the app) as a clock. Here’s one I caught yesterday made entirely of numbers from printed money.

These two fellers are from an advertising job I was working on...

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:32:27 +0000

These two fellers are from an advertising job I was working on late year that sadly went pear-shaped. I enjoy how grumpy/suspicious Mr Gray is. See the full illo here.

This definitely seems like something I should own. Has anybody...

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:30:02 +0000

This definitely seems like something I should own. Has anybody ever played Carcassonne?

The Cost of an Artificial Man, (1892) Full Table refers to this...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000

The Cost of an Artificial Man, (1892)

Full Table refers to this as ‘Bodily Damage’, so presumably these are settlement costs for personal injury? If so, apparently just shaving your head entitles you to £85. Been in a freak moustache incident? £10 for you.

Raymond Biesinger is so good.

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:26:09 +0000

Raymond Biesinger is so good.

Totally stopped in my researching tracks by this, an extract...

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:47:10 +0000

Totally stopped in my researching tracks by this, an extract from this set of shots of the construction of the Metropolitan Railway, from 1861-1863.

Plenty more rail-related things to be found in the National Railway Museum Flickr.

London, 21st—26th

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:21:44 +0000

A quick, remarkably dull notice to Londoners - I will be in town from the 21st to the 26th of this...

Here’s what my cursor did today. Made with Anatoly...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:40:21 +0000

Here’s what my cursor did today. Made with Anatoly Zenkov’s MousePath (download for Mac/PC).

Exciting news! If you pledge $75 to WNYC, you can opt to receive...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:45:09 +0000

Exciting news! If you pledge $75 to WNYC, you can opt to receive this handsome tote bag, featuring the logo I made for In Radiolab We Trust. Thanks so much to Executive Producer Ellen Horne for getting me involved.

Also, t-shirts! Coming soon!

Dust bunnies (international variants)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:24:00 +0000

I’ve just started subscribing to the beautiful Cabinet magazine on the advice of my pals from...