Book Title Logos

I'm always on about book titles as logos. And I'm sure I've mentioned a time or two that my design process always starts with the book title, which means I begin with the development of a logo. Here's a look at some Amulet and BYR titles in their pure logotype form:

 

 

 

 

Today's Inspiration: les BALLETS de FAILE

les BALLETS de FAILE. Spotted this morning at the Carroll Street stop in Brooklyn. If I hadn't already been running extremely late, I would have jumped off the F train to get a snap of this breathtaking poster. (Plucked instead from fastcocreate.com) Based in Brooklyn, the fab FAILE duo creates a custom blend of high and low brow art: Lichtenstein meets Neck Face meets Toulouse-Lautrec meets American Pickers ... I'm in love. For more FAILE art and their upcoming exhibition at Lincoln Center for the launch of the New York City Ballet Art Series:

Today's Inspiration: Patterns of Infinity

Patterns of Infinity. I post a lot of patterns, but this one by Andy Gilmore especially caught my eye. Spotted yesterday on WeTransfer (a file transfer site that generously provides interesting backgrounds for easily distracted designers, like myself, to zone out on while waiting for files. Think: elevator music for the eyes.) Well, unlike crappy elevator music, I was mesmerized by Andy's work and had to take a screen grab. Not only do I want to live in this color palette, I find that this kind of conceptual art fuels an obsession I've developed with the notion of infinity, in time, space, nature, shapes, color, relationships, etc. Will be obsessing over this and his other work for a while: