Design Observer is moving off the screen and into the sunlight of retail. Well, insofar as it has opened an online store to sell its new line of Observer Editions, including collected writings about Massimo Vignelli that had appeared on Design Observer, collected writings by the late Bill Drenttel, and the new Fifty Books/Fifty Covers—a real stunner. Also, the premiere of The Quarterly, Design Observer’s ink-on-paper journal (“The Acoustic Issue”), is available here.
This new publishing arm (or wing) is part of a larger trend in design entrepreneurship, particularly resulting in books and magazine. Watch the Daily Heller for further reports on these exciting ventures.
All too often, typeface designs, typographic designs and handlettering get overlooked in competitions—which is why Print developed a competition that gives the artforms their full due and recognizes the best designers in each category. Enter Print’s Typography & Lettering Awards. Today is the last day to get early bird rates!
