Coast

Oh, whats this in your latest copy of Coast magazine? Why its the top 25 gifts to buy your loved ones who live by/ like or are going to the Coast this winers and just look at what is at number 13. Why its a lovely set of Russian Dolls sold by Papa Stour, how lovely. Sorry the shiny paper made it quite hard to take a photo, but I think you get the general idea.

3D is rubbish

Can't quite decide what to do with this idea. I think it makes a pretty cool card or print but then would I want it on my wall?

Ice to see you

The many hours I spent on the roof over the coldest winter for years paid off as my ice letters have been selected to appear in a book about 3D lettering.

I might post some info about the process behind making these ice letters as it was extremely laborious and required me to solve the problem of what to do when the thaw arrived and I was only as far as H.

"Almost two years in the making FL@33 are now happy to present The 3D Type Book – a handbook, source of inspiration and the most comprehensive showcase ever published that focuses 100 per cent on three-dimensional experimental letterforms, sculptural shape-shifting letters, tactile experiences and surprising and inventive ways to interpret the alphabet, ranging from beautiful and humorous to poetic, witty and conceptual.

On 240 pages The 3D Type Book features over 1300 pictures illustrating over 300 projects by over 160 selected contributors from around the world. Like no other publication before does The 3D Type Book also feature pioneering milestone work from the last century going back as far as the 1940s. The overall focus however is on recent and brand new typographic projects and experiments – imaginative, playful work with sculptural and three-dimensional letterforms.

The 3D Type Book showcases cutting-edge work by emerging talents and established studios and individuals alike – including Sagmeister Inc, Vaughan Oliver, Milton Glaser, Alvin Lustig, Louis Danziger, Roger Excoffon, Paul Elliman, Marian Bantjes, Geoff Kaplan Clotilde Olyff, Antoine+Manuel, Frost*Design, Italo Lupi, Mervyn Kurlansky, Marion Bataille, Non-Format, Oded Ezer, Post Typography, Rowland Scherman, Rinzen and Underware's Type Workshop, J. Kyle Daeve, Ji Lee, Pleaseletmedesign and Strange Attractors Design, to name but a few.

The icing on the cake is an insightful foreword for The 3D Type Book that was written by innovative 3D type

specialist Andrew Byrom – who is also featured in this book with some of his inspirational projects.

Conceived, compiled, written and designed by FL@33, Agathe Jacquillat and Tomi Vollauschek, www.flat33.com"

See previous post for more image of the letters.

I should never have joined the Army.

Here is my latest wee book entitled "I should never Have joined the Army". This was made for the 2010 Glasgow International Artist's bookfair.

"A tribute to all the brave soldiers who meet sticky ends in disaster/ monster movies. Whether its aliens or giant apes these guys are always the first on the scene and first to get wiped out while the movie’s hero escapes to fight another day. Action movie soldiers we salute you."

[Availible for sale from Etsy or Folksy]

Russian dolls in progress

Here are some work in progress Russian Dolls I'm making for some shows next month. First a Knight and family of Dragons.

Then Adam and Eve, sons, the snake and the apple.

And finally a ship's crew.

More next week when they are made.