Ahoy! We have a special treat this month in the Nation space. Mommy Still Likes Me: The art of Pete & Jo features wood. Art on wood, that is! If you’re in the Calgary area this month, make sure to stop by anytime. Even better yet, if you’re in the Calgary area tonight then we’re [...]

Happy Odd Day.
I’m apparently in fates good graces and have come across some beautiful retro books in the past few weeks (remember those things? books?). The first one was delivered to our apartment via my amigo Paul. The Book of Popular Science I (circa 1961) is a gorgeous collection of what many deemed “amazing” almost [...]

artyulia.com
And thus continues my fascination and quest to find beautiful hand crafted typography.
*Note: Comparing Yulia’s mastery of scissors to a +6 sword JUST because I used “quest” in my opening line … was NOT an option James.  But oddly worth mentioning,  I digress…
Yulia, native to Russia moved to the UK in 2004 from there she [...]

Has this ever happened to you? You’re working towards your physics degree and meanwhile in your spare time become a master of Photoshop and Illustrator? Okay maybe that’s not an everyone thing, but it certainly was for UK based illustrator Nik Ainley. Ainley’s unique combination of fantastical photographic imagery, illustration and typography [...]