Alphaposters November 12, 2014 – Posted in: Alphabets, Content, posters

K In 2008 HappyCentro was invited to take part in a collective project around the concept of the ‘Travelling.’ The project was spearheaded by Scalacolore, a design community based in Verona, Italy. The challenge: Design a series of posters by taking a letter of an alphabet, looking for a selection of 10 cities in the world that starts with this letter, say which languages are spoken in these places, say where are you from and which…

Little Gestalten: A new imprint for the kids October 8, 2014 – Posted in: Alphabets, Content, Illustration, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

When one of the leading publishers of books on visual culture starts making books for kids you know is going to be good. Introducing Little Gestalten, the new children’s book imprint from the noted German publisher Gestalten. Here’s the reasoning and the plan: Nothing fosters children’s imaginations better than a book. Good books can help children understand the world and learn a lot about life. They can pique their natural curiosity, impart knowledge, and hearten them to…

The Alphabet that Was Good to Eat June 8, 2014 – Posted in: Alphabets, Illustration

In The Alphabet That Was Good To Eat Patsy is having trouble remembering her ABC’s when her imaginary friend Bilo comes up a plan for Patsy to think of something good to eat that starts with each letter of the alphabet. Published in 1932 by The Harter Publishing Company out of Cleveland the book features a Dick and Jane-style cover design and illustrations by Dorothy Whidden. Here’s a sampling courtesy of Crossett Library at Bennington College.…

A Heavyweight For Illiteracy March 17, 2014 – Posted in: Alphabets, Reading / Literacy

Wladimir Klitschko is the World Heavyweight Champion. He currently holds 4 different championship belts and is pretty much considered the undisputed king of the ring. His latest fight might be his toughest yet – illiteracy; the global scourge that effects over 250 million children who do not have access to education. The project is called Klitschko vs. Illiteracy and it is the brainchild of the Klitschko Brothers Foundation in cooperation with the German charity organization BILD hilft e.V. Ein Herz für Kinder. For the project Klitschko dipped his…

An A-Z of book covers February 14, 2014 – Posted in: Alphabets, book design, graphic design

Last Friday on The Independent Book Design Blog Jonathan Gibbs gave a call out for help building an alphabet of book jackets.It started when he looked at a copy of the pre-Valentine’s Day release of The Poetry of Sex and was taken by the large “X” on the cover. Enjoy this taste and please, no Sue Grafton jokes. Friday Book Design Blog: Help me build an A-Z of book covers | Jonathan Gibbs |…