Salu, Bonjour! — The Caustic Cover Critic features the awesome work of designer Michael Salu. The typography is great.
And speaking of typography…
Knockout — The New York Times profile type jedis Hoefler & Frere-Jones:
Sitting in their New York studio in the charmingly ramshackle Cable Building, designed in 1892 by the flamboyant Beaux-Arts architect Stanford White, Mr. Hoefler and Mr. Frere-Jones are engaging advocates for their craft. They met in 1989, when they were working independently and found themselves hunting for the same antique typography books. “We’ve given up now because the prices have gone crazy,” said Mr. Frere-Jones. “Between us we own so many that if there’s something we don’t have, it’s either an uninteresting variation or there’s only one in the world and it costs $20,000.”
Schriftenkatalog — Beautiful pages from a 1960’s Dutch type catalogue on Flickr (via Inspire Me)
And… The history of the ampersand at the Webdesigner Depot (thanks Nic).
A Guide to Online Publicity (For Dummies) — Freelance writer, editor and blogger Lindsay Robertson’s common sense — but on the money — “do’s and don’ts” for flacks like me approaching bloggers like er… me (via Kottke).
And finally…
Two lovely posts at The Silver Lining featuring the work of Elaine Lustig Cohen: Part 1 and Part 2. There are more Elaine Lustig Cohen book covers at ephemera assemblyman and there is an amazing Flickr pool devoted to the design work of Alvin and Elaine Lustig here.
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