Check out this 2007 Creative Review interview with designer David Pelham, art director for Penquin Books from 1972-1980. I bumbled across it looking up images and although it’s not spanking new like some quickstrike Susan Boyle dunks or anything, I wanted to pass it on to the artist and design heads out there. You are welcome to scroll quickly through the images of covers if you are fighting deadlines or ADD. Nice insight into the old days of paste-up and repro typesetting, etc. And amazing design. The story he tells about finishing the ‘Clockwork Orange’ cover at 4am Monday morning, just in time for a 5am motorcycle courier pick-up, sounds all too familiar.

In 2008, Juxtapoz Magazine and Upper Playground asked David Choe, Alex Pardee, Saber & Retna to paint their way across the United States. Traveling the country from Washington D.C. to the Bay Area with spray cans in their hands and cameras following, they bombed, brushed, and painted, leaving a swath of color and creativity in their wake. This short documentary piece, set to the music of Cutsoquick, captures the artists as they hit the streets collaborating on huge pieces and connecting with fans and admirers of their art from all walks of life.

Excitement is building as engineers put on final finishes for the life-size figure of Mobile Suit Gundam at Tokyo’s Odaiba neighborhood. Sponsored by Japanese anime/toy conglomerate, BANDAI NAMCO Group, the structure is  to  commemorate the franchise’s 30th anniversary. Standing at 18-meter (~59 feet), the statue will include an automated head unit (the only portion that will move) and 50 lighting elements. For dramatic effect, 14 “mist” points will be embedded throughout the figure. Model RX-78-2, the very first Gundam mecha of the series piloted by protagonist Amuro Ray, will be use as the reference. Construction started last month and will be official unveil in July , during the Gundam expo at the nearby  Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center.

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The most recent personality to appear on The Selby is one of fashion media’s most influential people, Stefano Tonchi of The New York Times Style Magazine. The feature presents the usual look into Tonchi’s home in addition to a short and candid hand-written interview. Check out the whole feature in its entirety here.

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jeffstaple and his Staple Design team have just released a new projected entitled, REEDWRITE®, which will feature various journals, notebooks, diaries, sketchbooks, and more. The first release from this new venture by jeffstaple is this 6 x 8 notebook that comes in a all suede cover. The notebook features 80 blank pages of off white paper to give it a “soothing” look. This is available now for $25 at select REEDWRITE® retailers including The Reed Space. via jeffstaple

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