Happy Halloween!

Enjoy your Halloween weekend with Alphabeast from Heather-Lynn Aquino.


[Link thanks to Patric King at Today's Obsession]

U&lc now for download

We are happy to see that the back issues of U&lc are now available online for high-res and low-res download. Fonts.com has scanned all 26 years of issues and is planning to make one year's worth of issues available every month. The first year is up right now so get the first issue with art and editorial direction by Herb Lub­alin.

Packing: JAQK wine bottles

Beautiful and smart wine label design by Hatch Design for JAQK Cellars.

Illustrator: Helen Lang

We love these cute, retro-ish illustrations from London illustrator Helen Lang.

NYC Event: MARIAN BANTJES: I WONDER

The talented Marian Bantjes will give an insightful talk on Monday, November 1st here in NYC about her career, her design and most importantly her beautiful typography. Paula Scher will introduce her and at the end of the event you can pick up Bantjes' new book called I Wonder. Tickets are still available.

Useful deskstop wallpapers

Great little compilation of desktop wallpapers to help you with your work whether you are a type geek or a css wizard. Here are some of our favorites:

Video: Paul Rand Retrospectitve

Paul Rand Retrospective from Jeremy Cox on Vimeo.

For Paul Rand's posthumous induction into The One Club Hall of Fame, Imaginary Forces created this short film, combining original animation with a videotaped interview of Rand himself, that encapsulated his unique and timeless contribution to the design community.

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director - Mark Gardener
producer - Cara McKenney
designers/animators - Jeremy Cox, Joey Salim, & Liz Centolella
animators - Andrew Chung, Sean Eno and Chase Massingill
editor - Corey Weisz
sound design - Derek Lee