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I got hold of this 1974 copy of Pumping Iron magazine for a friend's birthday and it totally pained me to post it to him. It had signs of wear, but was generally in great condition and full of amazing shots of people like Mr Schwarzenegger in his Mr. Olympia heyday.
For the design geeks among us, it's designed by Martin Stephen Moskof and it's 205mm x 275mm, 221 pages and a softback publication.
Thanks to Celine at Counter-Print.co.uk for great service, careful packaging and general loveliness - if you have the two key ingredients of good sense and a little spare money, you'll head over there right now and buy something amazing.
I tidied a drawer the other day, which is a pretty rare thing. Almost as rare are these images which are 007 promo shots. I think they're from the first Bond film, Dr. No. If I had the original contact sheets as opposed to a crap photocopy of a crap photocopy, I'd probably auction them off and retire.
There's a great body of jolly lovely work over at Matthieu Bessudo's site - aka McBess. Above is an illustration for his collective, Salle Polyvalente, from ages ago, but I always like something with a stuffed animal on the wall, so you'll have to head over to Matt's site to see newer stuff.
He's got a black and white, 24 page, paperback book for sale, Malevolent Melody, which looks awesome. It's an edition of 3,000 and has a 7" vinyl in the back featuring music from his band The Dead Pirates. All for just over a tenner.
Walking around Bristol and the balloons started taking off.
One of the many good things available through Counter Objects, this screen printed tote bag by Anthony Burrill is a good way to stop using plastic bags without using your tote bag as a way of making a statement about the fact you're not using a plastic bag. It's a tenner, but it's limited edition which makes it a steal. Doesn't it?
Even if you don't think so, you really should stop using plastic bags. It's horrifically bad for the environment and I'm getting really tired of having to scowl at you in the supermarket.
Just got hold of this copy of me and my brother when I'm probably about 3, back in the days when photo booths didn't do colour shots (Holy crap, that was about 30 years ago). I'm the good looking, quizzical one on the right. I got the brains too.
If I ever have the time, I'll do this - graffiti analysis, showing there's a lot more that goes into a tag than might meet the eye...
Mr Bingo is producing a couple of prints which are up for sale though his site - a mere fiver each to you, but a hell of a difference to the disaster fund. So you get a damn good print and a damn good feeling too. Every penny is going to charity, GFSmith have supplied the paper free of charge and K2 Screen have produced the screen prints FOC as well. Dig deep everyone...
Just seen these old photos on the Time website of Obama, looking quite young and different from the image he has these days. I'm going to have to dig out the old copy of a contact sheet I have of Sean Connery posing for his first promo shots for Dr. No in 1962. Will post them when I find them...
In celebration of the arrival at the Whitehouse of Mr Obama, here is my favourite Obama based print (from the vast sea of designs produced in the run up to this day). It's by Ron English and is a mash-up of Obama and Lincoln. Quite apt also, as Obama was sworn in using the same bible as Lincoln and it's the first time that bible's been used since Lincoln was sworn into office.
After the sale of artist's proofs of four lino cut designs like "Skullscillator" pictured above, the next lino print by Pete Fowler is a "...Little Bittern/Human mutant playing the soprano uke..."
The inside track from Pete is he'll probably release something like a limited run of around 30 prints, so keep your eyes peeled and snap one up quick sharp when they're released.
Oh, and in case you've not seen it, here's a Pete Fowler animation from 2007.
Finally, I know how they looked so effortless.
There's a great body of jolly lovely work over at Matthieu Bessudo's site - aka McBess. Above is an illustration for his collective, Salle Polyvalente, from ages ago, but I always like something with a stuffed animal on the wall, so you'll have to head over to Matt's site to see newer stuff.
Just got hold of this copy of me and my brother when I'm probably about 3, back in the days when photo booths didn't do colour shots (Holy crap, that was about 30 years ago). I'm the good looking, quizzical one on the right. I got the brains too.
If I ever have the time, I'll do this - graffiti analysis, showing there's a lot more that goes into a tag than might meet the eye...
Mr Bingo is producing a couple of prints which are up for sale though his site - a mere fiver each to you, but a hell of a difference to the disaster fund. So you get a damn good print and a damn good feeling too. Every penny is going to charity, GFSmith have supplied the paper free of charge and K2 Screen have produced the screen prints FOC as well. Dig deep everyone...
Just seen these old photos on the Time website of Obama, looking quite young and different from the image he has these days. I'm going to have to dig out the old copy of a contact sheet I have of Sean Connery posing for his first promo shots for Dr. No in 1962. Will post them when I find them...
In celebration of the arrival at the Whitehouse of Mr Obama, here is my favourite Obama based print (from the vast sea of designs produced in the run up to this day). It's by Ron English and is a mash-up of Obama and Lincoln. Quite apt also, as Obama was sworn in using the same bible as Lincoln and it's the first time that bible's been used since Lincoln was sworn into office.
After the sale of artist's proofs of four lino cut designs like "Skullscillator" pictured above, the next lino print by Pete Fowler is a "...Little Bittern/Human mutant playing the soprano uke..."
Oh, and in case you've not seen it, here's a Pete Fowler animation from 2007.
