Book By Its Cover

If you want to find some really cool children's books, books on design, fine art, comics as well as interviews, sketchbooks and the wonderful world of the handmade go to BOOK BY IT'S COVER! Super cool titles that aren't usually found in that main stream everyone tends to get caught in. Enjoy!

Three Shadows

One of my favorite books...ever. It is a story about love and sacrifice and struggle and just how far one father would go to save his child from the ominous 3 shadows. Cyril Pedrosa is not only an amazing storyteller but a genius when it comes to illustrating. His earlier work can be seen in the animated Disney film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", as well as in "Hercules". This is a must read for all graphic novel enthusiasts and especially those who just love getting lost in a great story. Simple in it's telling but complex in it's meaning, it will have you thinking and wondering and will really touch you in the old sweet spot. I definitely recommend this to anyone and everyone and if you can't find a copy I will be more than happy to lend you mine! Check it out HERE!

Will you be my Valentype?

It's just a month away and House Industries have released their Valentype. A set of silkscreened letters on maple blocks that have been hand crafted to be mounted on your wall...love at first sight that is. Be sure to order yours HERE before February 11, or it may be finito with your relationship. Well maybe thats a bit harsh but who wants a box filled with cocoa, sugar, and calories when you could have something to cherish for the rest of your lives?

Boxbird Gallery Print Submissions!

Exciting news for all you printmakers out there! Boxbird Gallery have extended the deadline of their open submission exhibition which will have the theme of travel and foreign adventures. It will all go off at the Brighton Fringe Festival in May. They will be taking on 10 new artists and the deadline to submit is January 30 so get on it! For more information click HERE to get all the fun facts. GOOD LUCK!!!

(above image is done by artist Stephen Elford)

Another Something

Seroj, a friend of mine and founder of Chocolate and Foam directed me today to a beautiful blog. It is his friend's blog, called Another Something. Once there you can be sure to find some very nice inspiration and articles, however it didn't stop there. After going deeper into the so-called rabbit hole I found out that Another Something is also Another Company. They are based in both Amsterdam and Utrecht here in the Netherlands. They have done some very nice work which you can find HERE. Apparently they are moving to another space called Another Workshop. Be sure to check them out whilst getting lost in another one of their blog posts. That was a lot of another...

design is RED: The Slow Movement

design is RED: The Slow Movement

design is RED: Pictoplasma BERLIN!

design is RED: Pictoplasma BERLIN!

Amelia's Anthology of Illustration

AMELIA'S ANTHOLOGY IS OUT!!! I was asked by Amelia from Amelia's Magazine to create an exclusive illustration depicting a certain renewable energy resource. I was given the technology of Power Plastic. It functions in the same way solar panels do but instead of being big and bulky, they are thin sheets of plastic making them more versatile. In this case entire buildings can be wrapped in this. My idea was to imagine the city as a circuit board where things such as light posts could be plugged into the buildings, monuments or anything with surface area. Crazy? Maybe...but thats what it was all about. It's all about getting the illustrator and their fantasy to shed light and creativity on an otherwise seemingly clinical topic. If we're going to save the world let's make it look beautiful in the process!! 39 other illustrators from around the world were featured in the anthology, all of whom are extremely talented. It was an honor to be selected as one of them.

You can find the books in select stores or online HERE. Also be sure to check out Amelia's web-blog HERE...always the best!

Pictoplasma BERLIN!

PICTOPLASMA says:

"The Pictoplasma Berlin Festival brings together an international scene of artists, directors, designers and agencies, offering a unique forum for all those working with - or simply loving - the visualisation and application of contemporary character design. Whether illustration, animation, graphic design, urban vinyl, street or fine art - the emphasis is not on the limits of style or format, but on the shared dedication to explore character-driven aesthetics. The lively exchange between the various disciplines highlights the importance of characters in contemporary visual culture."

AMAZING!!!

Turn Steel into Lace

Cal Lane takes old car parts and cuts beautiful lace patterns into them. Simple? Not even. These beautiful patterns are meticulously stencilled and cut to create these beautiful pieces that may not last forever but definitely leave a lasting impression. Please check her website out HERE...it might actually blow you away.

Chinatown Flat Ball

A very beautiful football by DAN FUNDERBURGH. Love the letterpress and the colors and the patterns and....well just about everything really. Although you wouldn't take a free kick with this ball, it is well worth having on the wall. Check his site out HERE...it's fantastic.

Girard Wooden Dolls

The dolls Alexander Girard did for VITRA. I want them all but are quite pricey...one day!

Alexander Girard x House Industries

I love Alexander Girard...on a completely professional level that is. His graphic style and his patterns and how he translated these into beautiful objects is something I always look to for inspiration. I recently bought the limited edition book by HOUSE INDUSTRIES that celebrates his genius and I absolutely love it. Check out the website that HOUSE INDUSTRIES has dedicated to Mr. Girard HERE.

The Typographer's Guide to the Galaxy

ODED EZER has created a typographer's guide to the galaxy...nerdy but cool.

Sanna Annukka

Sanna Annukka, one of my very favorite designers has redone her website and you can now buy her products online! She started to get into the home accessories and objects which I love very much. CHECK IT HERE!

Glass Family

I love these guys! So beautiful...the transient family :-) The artist is Yu Jinyoung and you can check more glass family photos HERE!

The Slow Movement

A fantastic article about the slow movement. I think we can all learn a thing or two about what these brilliant people have to say. Click HERE to go to the link.

Graphic Study of the Snowflake

I love snowflakes. This is a wonderful graphic study by Andrei D. Robu of what is to me one of the most beautiful objects designed by mother nature. No two are the same and their transience makes them that much more whimsical. Check out his other work as well!

Kokeshi Wooden Dolls

An amazing new collection of wooden dolls by Mark Giglio of Pen Pencil Stencil. Check out his site as there are many more fantastic things to be found!

MY NEW WEBSITE IS UP!!! www.danielrossi.nl or www.designisred.com

ok...so sorry I haven't really updated my blog in a while. I have been busy with other things, among which was getting my new website up and running. It is still in the process of being filled in slowly but surely, however enjoy it all the same :-) Check back to my blog now for updates on what I am up to and just random things that I decide to put up.

Merry Christmas to all!

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