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Here are two brand-new books that I look forward to reading this weekend! I've just added them to the shop. (click on the covers to get directly to their pages.) Hey, fresh ACAD VC and illustration grads: these two books have got you covered.

by Filmique

A design portfolio heavily influenced by dry transfers, photocopies and other distressed type. 

 

(Just click on the images to be taken to the respective Flickr page.)

And other design-inspired shirts and products by SouthEastOne. 

During the opening of Chains, we had left out some dry transfer lettering for people to play with. The letraset station was busy the entire night; it was great to see everyone have so much hands-on fun with typography.

The start of the evening:

And a couple hours later:

The typographic compositions are from our current show, Chains by Derek Beaulieu. Derek uses letraset to create visual poetry. Select pieces are now available in our online shop.

Chains: Derek Beaulieu

OPENS THIS THURSDAY AT UPPERCASE
Private reception May from 5-7pm
Open to the Public from 7-9pm
May 1-30, 2008

derek beaulieu is the author of 4 books, the most recent, Chains is a collection of letraset visual poems. Continuously pushing the boundaries and restrictions of the “regular life” of the twenty-six letters of the alphabet, beaulieu'’s work underscores the playfulness of language and challenges the way readers have come to expect letters to behave. Using techniques that combine graphic design, fine art and experimental writing, beaulieu opens up new ways of approaching and interpreting poetry. Author, editor, publisher, translator, illustrator and sessional instructor at the University of Calgary, derek beaulieu has been published and exhibited internationally.

(portrait by Kevin McPherson)

Look at this event in Belgium: students trying to set a record for the largest Mentos + Coke explosion. I love the design of the event... they look like they're conducting some magical Harry Potter-like experiment. Read about it here (via Coudal).