bond books

I don't know about you but I'm a closet james bond fan, i've seen every old school film out there about 10 times over ( i secretly have a special infatuation for the sean connery ones). so i was excited to find out that TODAY penguin UK launched a special 100th anniversary edition of all 14 Ian Flemming bond titles. Oh there is more, each cover is illustrated by the very talented Michael Gillette depicting a specific bond girl and some really amazing type! These are a must have, even if its just for the covers! to see the rest of the covers and read more about these jems, go here.

buck :: antigirl

A good monday morning to you friends and a exhausting one for me. I spent the weekend painting and painting and more painting. even though I'm in a ton a pain from the intensive physical labor that comes with new home renovation, I'm super excited to be getting closer and closer to an actual move.

To give me a little pep this morning, I was excited to find out that antigirl has a new collection of handmade notebooks she calls "buck". I really look up to tiphanie for her brilliant modern touches to such an age old craft. This collection is a bit different from her past but I think thats great, we should all explore our creative limits like this, we'll never know what we are capable of until we do!

buck :: antigirl, originally uploaded by freshlyblended.

70 years is a long time

There is a great article on the "70 Years of Penguin Design" exhibition at the Holburne Museum of Art in Bath (UK) at notcot. I for one love penguin design, it is a huge inspiration to me when designing book covers. (images via notcot.com)