Hello all, I hope you’re coping well with the Great Indoors. I’m still plugging away here in my little studio, so do get in touch if you have any book design enquiries. Here’s this week’s Meanwhile with some links to keep your mind busy and distracted:
I threaded a thread of my favourite indie shops and makers. Support the little folk and make your isolation more colourful.
"When things get tough, this is what you should do: Make good art. I’m serious. Husband runs off with a politician — make good art. Leg crushed and then eaten by a mutated boa constrictor — make good art."
Bitmap Books’ new tribute to Micro Machines looks absolutely gorgeous, a guaranteed blast of nostalgia for those of a certain age. Tempted to scour eBay for a PS1 and a copy of Micro Machines V3.
How to make a zine from a single sheet of paper
Enjoying Austin Kleon’s ongoing experiments in the exciting new field of making a zine from a single sheet of paper. Locked in with nothing better to do, trying to resist cannibalising all my big art books for zinification.
Fantastic collection of TED videos, including why books are here to stay, why 1.5 billion people eat with chopsticks and the evolution of the coffee cup lid.
Periodical mavens Matt Willey and Dan Crowe are launching Inque, a new literary magazine that will last for ten issues over ten years.
Romek Marber RIP. A huge loss to the field of design; his impact and influence cannot be overstated. A good time to revisit this Eye interview from 2016.
Pentagram’s Yuri Suzuki has designed a machine that lets you cut your own vinyl. So that’s Christmas sorted.
Okay, that’s it for this week! Stay in, stay safe, stay well.