davidthedesigner

this made me smile #175

I've been away for a few days (walking in Wales, as I sometimes do at the end of January). I saw this and I thought of you:

speaking of spots...

...as I was.

Which reminds me of the old joke:
How did Bob Marley like his doughnuts?

Wi' jam in.

this made me smile #174

Sunshine pills by Vaulot&Dyèvre.

this made me smile #173

Talking of Radio 4 and the Today programme, just take a listen to the poem that Art Garfunkel wrote for, and read at, Paul Simon's 70th birthday party.

olympic gold

I've been doing a bit of sorting out recently (in a vain attempt to become a little more like Alix), and I came across this lovely little book. It's a catalogue (measuring 115mm x 153mm) for the Hundertwasser Exhibition which toured New Zealand and Australia during 1973 and '74. I bought it in Germany in 1974 (or maybe it was 1975: you know, I was there, so I don't remember).

Actually, for something that was printed in the 1970s, the production quality is amazing (including lots of foil blocking). So much so that I really think I ought to send it to Richard, who I'm sure would make a far more eloquent assessment of it's print qualities.

But the reason for me showing it to you is to let you know about the poster that Hundertwasser designed for the 1972 Munich Olympics. Here it is. And I want you to read Hundertwasser's description of how it came about.

Isn't that lovely?

this made me smile #172

Want to curry a few favours over the festive season? Well why not send your design hero one of these?

Available just here, should you feel so inclined.

Watch out, Milton Glaser.

this made me smile #171

From one bike to another...

this made me smile #170

It's about time I replaced my trusty mountain bike, because the gears are beginning to go and the cost of having it fixed would be more than the bike's worth. And a hybrid this time, with an aluminium frame. So I've been keeping an eye out on eBay in case anything suitable comes along (mind you, have you seen how much second-hand bikes go for these days? - probably the main reason why I'm still looking). Anyway, one caught my attention this morning:

And for a minute I thought I'd stumbled upon one of Daniel Eatock's Thank You Pictures (captioned "tickles your fancy", of course).

that's just my stile, that is

A lovely archive collection of covers from Italian magazine Stile Industria, published between 1954 and 1963 (via things magazine).

if you've ever wondered how best to display your phillipe starck lemon squeezer...