Nice publications

It’s been a while since we showcased some of the nice publications to land on our desks so here’s a few for you – including the latest from Nobrow, a zine from Wiltshire, and also the first issue of a new bi-annual publication from Manchester menswear store, entitled Pica-Post…

Son of Kick video by The Glue Society

Some young hoodlums get more than they bargained for after breaking into a car in this striking new video for Son of Kick track Playing The Villain, directed by Matt Devine of the Glue Society. Warning: it gets a bit gross later on.

Walter Lürzer 1942-2011

Sad news from Vienna. Professor Walter Lürzer, editor of advertising magazine Lürzer’s Archive, died yesterday in his hometown of Salzburg following a serious illnes

ShelterBox spot from JWT London

JWT London has created a new film for disaster relief charity ShelterBox, which sees the Japanese earthquake and tsunami replayed as a trailer for a Hollywood movie…

For Nihon microsite

A quick mention of a nice little project for a good cause. For Nihon is a compilation album in aid of the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund: its microsite, designed by Luke Twyman at White Vinyl Design, lets users accompany a soundtrack by mousing over the names of contributors

Camp Firebelly 2011

Firebelly Design has launched a call for applicants for its fourth annual Camp Firebelly, a ten day internship for ten young designers and graduates

Tree of Codes: the making of a die-cut book

Last year, Jonathan Safran Foer’s die-cut novel Tree of Codes proved to be a triumph of print and production from publishers, Visual Editions. They recently released a short film showing some of the processes that went into making this unique book

Wim Wenders: Places, strange and quiet

Since scouting for locations for his film Paris Texas in 1984, Wim Wenders has been building up a large body of photographic work. A new show at the Haunch of Venison gallery in London presents a selection of his images

Webby Awards nominations

Making us all feel a bit little longer in the tooth is the news that the Webby Awards are 15 years old this year. Nominations for the big ones, as far as web excellence goes, have just been released

D&AD Launches White Pencil

D&AD has launched the White Pencil, an award for “a creative idea that changes the world for the better”.

One Day for Design

One Day For Design aims to ‘bring together a global community of designers and design enthusiasts to exchange ideas, challenge viewpoints and push boundaries’ in a real-time, online global debate. That day is April 13, 2011