Traveling down the East coast of Australia the other day we passed through a typographic time warp – a tiny country town called Bellingen. The town has enormous character and charm, thanks to the number of historic buildings that have been preserved. Faded weatherboard facades peer out from the verandahs that line the main street. The town’s New Age tendency is obvious in the whimsical architecture and in the cafés and street advertising.

Even the town clock had stopped…

Here is the summer brief PDF for all you new 1st years. Good luck!

‘Shell Suits Frozen in Flight’ is the latest screenprint in an ongoing series. Edition of 9. For more visit Jonathan Harker

I guess you all know the amazing photography on The Big Picture. The Big Caption is a blog where Ian Collins takes those photos and adds jokes and statements made with typography to them.

Here we feature a few images from ‘Graphic Design – with special reference to Lettering, Typography & illustration’ First published in 1954 by Routledge & Kegan Paul – London.

Decorative Alphabet for Baynardn Press – Barnett Freedman

Book Jacket for Faber & Faber – Barnett Freedman

Wood Engraving – Eric Gill

Shell Petrolium Company – Eric Gill

Catalogue Cover for The Paris exhibition of 1939 – Eric Ravilious

Decorative engravings for The Double Crown Company – Eric Ravilious

Poster for London Passenger Transport Board – Edward Bawden

As summer arrives this shop in Preston reminds us of our priorities.