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Happy New Year!

— Designer Suzanne Dean and art director Alice Moore reflect on book covers.

— In case you missed it. The ABC's in 3D.

— I took my camera to North Carolina. More to come.

— A new favorite typeface.

COVER OF THE WEEK

Simple is good!

Design by Jason Booher
Published by Knopf
Purchase from Amazon

COVER OF THE WEEK

A beautiful and well constructed cover with great detail!

Design by Ingrid Paulson
Published by ECW Press
Purchase from Powell's Books

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

— A drawing composed entirely out of 3.2 million ink dots. So amazing and beautiful!

— Vintage Christmas Bicycle Ads.

— Google Doodles.

— Kim Jong-il dropping the bass.

Photo: Hand drawn type from Design By AAD's Holiday Card.

COVER OF THE WEEK

I love the eraser detail. Simply great!

Design by Jaya Miceli
Published by Viking
Purchase from Amazon

LIFE IS GOOD

A lot has happened over the last year and a half. I got married, I started my own studio, my wife and I found out we will be having a baby and unexpectedly my father passed away. One year ago today my father; a teacher, creator, photographer, thinker, reverend and lover left behind a collection of good memories and stories for many. The funny, sad, and wise stories are bound in my thoughts daily. This cover is in honor of those stories and the life that created them.

"Life is good."

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YAY! Christmas is almost here!

— How Bikes Can Solve Our Biggest Problems.

— Publishers Weekly Top 10 Book Covers of 2011.

— I met Heather Corcoran this week. Check out her blog. Fascinating stuff.

— A very KC Christmas.


Photo seen on David Schwen's Pinterest.

COVER OF THE WEEK

The more I look at this cover the better it gets. So striking!

Design by Ben Wiseman
Published by AmazonEncore

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TGIF!

— What the Book. Contribute to an on going conversation about book evolution in conjunction with AIGA's 50 Books / 50 Covers.

— Design Matters with Debbie Millman interview's designer Peter Mendelsund.

— Selling Books by Their Gilded Covers.

— Cheeseburger wrapping paper.

COVER OF THE WEEK

Simply Brilliant!

Design by Cardon Webb
Published by Vintage
Purchase from Amazon

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— The Art of Book Design.

— Creative inspiration from Hallmark.

— It's Not just About the Bikes

— A new office in the works because I will be moving soon. After some some work I hope the new office looks something like this.


Photo from Design Observer

50 BOOKS / 50 COVERS OF 2010 EXHIBITION

This years 50 books / 50 covers exhibition is beginning this week, December 8th, at the AIGA National Design Center in New York City. It runs through February 23, 2012. If you're in NYC check it out (it's free) or check out the online collections.

COVER OF THE WEEK

The first time and every time since I was blown away by this cover. Simply beautiful and perfect.

Design by Darren Booth
Published by Grand Central Publishing
Purchase from Amazon

BAKER BROS BRANDING DESIGN

A few photos of the the coffee mugs and interior design for Baker Bros Coffee. You can read more about the logo creation here.

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This week we found out that we will be having a baby girl. Exciting!

— Designer Barbara deWilde in conversation with Misha Beletsky,

— The Daily Monster

— KC bike share. Coming next summer.

— This is why cycling is awesome! The Triple Crown.

COVER OF THE WEEK

I love creative type treatment. A beautiful and innovative solution. Watch more about the creation here.

Design by Helen Yentus
Published by Riverhead
Purchase from Amazon

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Thank you Veterans and Happy 111111 day!

— First look: My new website is up. Check it out and let me know what you think.

— I Believe I can Fly.

— Typographer Ryan Gosling.

— 4 great designers talk about designing great book jackets.

COVER OF THE WEEK

Malcolm Gladwell: Collected. Visually marvelous inside and out. More here.

Design by Paul Sahre
Illustrated by Brian Rea
Published by Little Brown
Purchase from Amazon

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Enjoy the fall back weekend.

— Type Sandwiches by David J. Schwen

— E-books get new design with Kindle Fire.

— The Bike Porter

— I am starting this week to work on some really creative wedding invites. Check out Christine and Ian's invites (seen above). Well done!!

COVER OF THE WEEK

I love the illustrations done by Stefan Bucher. Creative and charmingly executed.

Design by Stefan G. Bucher
Published by New Riders Press
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IN PROGRESS BOOK COVERS

These are two of the book covers I am currently working on for Beacon Hill Press. I proposed to have a hole punched through Square Peg but I don't think that is going to happen now.

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Enjoy the weekend!

— Looking for a new camera? Jennifer Collier makes paper ones. She also makes paper dresses (seen above).

— Minority Report is here. The sixth sense.

— Something I noticed. Kansas City is not as HD as New York City but has a new Sim City view like Portland.

— I love XL new logo, branding and website.

COVER OF THE WEEK

I love the semi-transparent vellum used for the jacket. Simply well thought out and perfectly executed. Chip talks about the design here.

Design by Chip Kidd
Published by Knopf
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STEVE JOBS BY WALTER ISAACSON

Steve Jobsbiography by Walter Isaacson is available today. Above is the approved cover. Below is the original iSteve book cover first proposed by Simon & Schuster and rejected by Jobs. The design-obsessed tech visionary said it was "the worst thing he'd ever seen."

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HAPPY WEEKEND!

— Kansas City has one of the nations best downtowns. according to Forbes.

— Designing WITH instead of FOR can make a big difference.

— LOVE this identity by designed TunnelBravo

— Beginning our search for awesome nursery decor. Check out this photography by Sharon Montrose.