The legendary California type foundry Emigre Graphics, founded by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko, is releasing a “best of” book. This will be the first from the influential design magazine Emigre since it stopped publishing in 2005.
512 page Emigre No. 70: The Look Back Issues – Celebrating 25 Years in Graphic Design will cover the best from a quarter century of the magazine’s content.
They explain the story:
During the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, graphic design was experiencing one of its most exciting and transformative periods. The Apple Macintosh computer had been introduced, design schools were exploring French linguistic theory, [...]
August 20, 2009
Emigre No. 70 Celebrates 25 Years in Graphic Design
June 1, 2009
Dedicated to Solitude: The Read-Nest Cabin
The Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter group has created a tiny, ten square meter building dedicated to reading. Named the Read-Nest Cabin, the space is designed to offer solitude, relaxation and to help the occupant focus. With the only elements of the cabin being a window, day bed, roof-light and shelving, the Read-Nest provides a sanctuary to spend quality time with some good books.
[via Wallpaper]




