I always get super excited to find out about any updates regarding my favorite Canadian designers/street artists, 123Klan. Their work is always fresh and hilarious. This time around they’ve got a brand new site layout accompanied by a bucket full of new work. You’re welcome!

After almost a year with scarce updates, Alex Trochut debuts a brand new site and a killer collection of new work! It’s interesting to see he’s still rocking a flash website, though. To each, his own. And a nice reminder for me to get into gear and finish my own site updates.

Here’s to an afternoon of unadulterated jealousy!

After reading Michael Beirut’s introduction to James Victore’s new book, James Victore, or Who Died and Made You Boss?, I am very eagerly looking forward to soaking in everything he has to say at tonight’s lecture on ‘designer as author,’ hosted by AIGA Chicago. If you don’t recognize the name at first, never fear; you have seen his work. Its full of attitude and ruthless honesty. Check it out, here—and then buy his book!

Come see his talk tonight, I’ll save you a seat.

I was reading this article on Creative Review about new and refreshing record sleeves when I came across a striking new piece for the band COS/MES from long time favorite, Mario Hugo. Check out his new work, theres about six new bricks of gold up there!

As a long-time admirer of Die Gestalten Verlag, and proud owner of each of the four preceding Los Logos books, I’m thrilled and flattered to have five of my logos published in the newest installment of the series! Los Logos: Compass is an excellent publication, with tons and tons of top notch identity samples from around the world. Plus a taller, more bookshelf-friendly format!

Thanks again, Gestalten. A deal is a deal—I’ll continue buying your books.

I’m a huge admirer of Alex Trochut—he’s an awesome designer, genuine guy, and his work is absolutely cutting edge. You don’t see a lot of video interviews with him, but the always-reliable Die Gestalten Verlag has recently published this great and humble interview with Alex, and I’m glad they did because I haven’t heard much from him in almost a year. Good to know he’s still creating work that I’ll be throwing jealousy tantrums over very soon (get a few sneak peeks in the video—are you seeing that work he did for Fila?!)

Disclaimer: I do not take any credit, or claim any rights for the above interview with Alex Trochut. It belongs to, and was produced and published Die Gestalten Verlag. Check them out, they’re awesome.

Monomoda just posted a small article on Australian designer Bianca Chang and her paper letters. Cutting the the same form over and over with subtle shape differences, Bianca has developed a lovely new take on sculptural typography. Makes me want to grab a ruler, a blade, and some 100% recycled paper, and get slicing!

Bianca also works at Frost Design in Sydney.

I’m thrilled about this year’s collection of Young Guns winners—so much talent, its crazy! Super excited to attend the opening reception for the YG8 Exhibition this thursday, looking forward to meeting some great people.

ADC you soon!!

I meant to write about this earlier in the week and then totally forgot. And then totally remembered again just about a minute ago. I’m a huge fan I was a huge fan of My Chemical Romance in high school ever since I first heard This is the Best Day Ever on an old Eyeball Records sampler. Loved their first two albums, even when their single Helena started making its rounds on MTV. Then they released that damn Black Parade album, and try as I might I simply could not get into it.

And then the band went all m.i.a. for about four years.

So it brings me great joy to know they’re back with a new look, one new band member, and a super tasty new artistic direction! An awesome album title, and a few sweet promotional viral videos later, and I’m a happy boy.

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys debuts November 22, on Reprise Records.

Just discovered the work of a young Irish designer, Duane Dalton. Graduating from IADT, his overall body of work comes off very experimental, with lots of fascinating fragments of ideas strewn throughout. I especially enjoy his more recent work that plays with geometric patterning and masking, Glorified Objects.

Hope to see more from Duane in the coming years!