COVER OF THE WEEK

Cover WIN! Proof you don't always need a title on the cover.

Design by Nicole Caputo
Published by Basic Books
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CHEERS FOUR FRIDAY

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Dance fever! Happy weekend!

— Be safe NYC!

— Target has a new website. I like.

— I still remember the day I first used an Apple computer and hated it. No more. My first Apple product. Stay well Steve.

— Take a look at photographer Marc Atkins.

COVER OF THE WEEK

The first time I saw this I thought: genius!

Design by Ben Wiseman
Published by Nan A. Talese
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TRADE GOTHIC ON WHITE

A little side project I have been working on. A new painting I created for the office area in our condo.

KC STREETCAR

After years of failed lofty plans and little support its now looking more promising than ever that Kansas City will be getting a Streetcar system that will connect the River Market to Crown Center. Hopefully from there it will soon connect to the inner and then outer suburbs. The route is still up for question but as a person who gave up his own car (my choice) its exciting to see some progress with KC public transit.

Today at Union Station you can check out a new streetcar in person. The show goes until 7pm. Plans are to have the first streetcars running by 2015. Sooner the better.

CHEERS FOUR FRIDAY

Have a beautiful weekend!

— Gesture Theory redesign of the AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries 2011 Website

— Pinterest. I finally added myself.

— In case you missed it. Cover of the Week.

— Infographics explosion.

Photo by cubagallery

COVER OF THE WEEK

This cover is absolutely amazing! Beautifully crafted. Take a closer look here.

Design by Jillian Tamaki
Published by Penguin Classics
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COVER OF THE WEEK

A new feature is coming to Arthur's Design. After my experience judging the AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers competition and seeing all the great covers out there I wanted to share some of the covers that I find inspirational, creative and well designed.

Starting tomorrow, once a week (usually on Wednesday) a COVER OF THE WEEK will be awarded (a thumbs up) and posted here. Some new covers, some old, but only 52 a year.

To view all covers click on the COVER OF THE WEEK link in the tags section on the right.

If you would like to submit a cover, add credits or have comments please email: contact@arthuradesign.com

CHEERS FOUR FRIDAY

Enjoy your weekend!

— PBS Arts has a new mini documentary series called Off Book. Here is the latest documentary about type.

— Josh Cochran's work will blow your mind.

— Photoshoplooter. Pretty funny London!

— Design a poster for Joplin. GO!

Illustration by Josh Cochran

BAKER BROTHERS LOGO IDENTITY

A new coffee shop/cafe is opening soon in downtown Mt. Vernon, Ohio and I had the opportunity to work with them to create their logo identity. A bit about the process below.

The inspiration was set in 1890s. The Baker brothers lived and worked as druggist in the town of Mt. Vernon in the late 1800s. My research led me to this mood board that I used to begin my design process.

Many logos where sketched or designed to capture the requirements of the client. These are a few of the concepts at different stages of the process.

The final logo chosen was the one seen below/left but it needed to be revised. Several revisions and few new hat designs later, the final logo.

CHEERS FOUR FRIDAY

Hunting Bears - Heavy Tree.

Some music for your FRIDAY! Do something good this weekend.

— The 2012 MLB All Star Game is here in KC. Here is the logo. I like.

— Squirrel brains! A very interesting talk by Shea Hembrey.

— I love this 1890s style wallpaper.

— Its time for an update in the office.