November playlist

Oval - Ah!
Simian Mobile Disco - Casu Marzu
Mount Kimbie - Would Know
James Blake - Limit To Your Love
Chad Valley - Anything (Seams Remix)
Kleerup feat Lykke Li - Until We Bleed
Crystal Castles - Suffocation
Laurel Halo - Embassy
Little Anchor - Keep Me Warm In November
Diamond Rings - Wait & See

1960s kenner spirograph kit

I don’t think I’m old enough to have nostalgia for this thing.
But I absolutely must get a kit this christmas.

Information design

Francesco Franchi designs incredible infographics for the Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore.

Who knows if they’re actually informative, but they sure are pretty. Looking at these and The Guardian‘s consistently stellar designs coming out of its graphics department, I’m left slightly disappointed by their American counterparts :(

The Times London also just release a killer one-off iPad app for its science magazine, Eureka. First time I’ve seen navigation architected and designed in a way that gives credence to tablets (specifically the iPad) as any kind of game-changer.

Linie, Line, Linea

Wow what a book cover! Linie, Line, Linea – Contemporary Drawing

Cover art:
Thomas Müller
untitled, 2008
ballpen on paper

This survey examines the state of drawing in Germany through the lens of 19 artists working in the medium, among them Irina Baschlakow, Marc Brandenburg, Monika Brandmeier, Fernando Bryce, Marcel van Eeden, Pia Linz, Theresa Lükenwerk, Nanne Meyer, Christian Pilz, Alexander Roob, Malte Spohr, German Stegmaier, Markus Vater, Jorinde Voigt and Ralf Ziervogel.

Would’ve liked to see this exhibition. Would also like to own this very expensive book.