Spotted this series of 'experimental' book bindings on a visit to the Letterform Archive a few years ago. Fabulously playful take on book binding. The double bound, unopenable one is my favourite. Sadly I only have pics of 1-3 of the series but there were…
For me this pamphlet sums up a lot of the themes and ideas driving the DIY culture movement from the early 90s. The main thrust, back then, was getting access to the methods of production and broadcast of media. And for this pamphlet broadcast was…
Invasion was a 'seizing the media' event held in Portsmouth more than 30 years ago. In the heady days before widespread use of mobile phones, internet access and well before social media. It was inspired by the many DIY culture events of the early 90s,…
The world lost Mark Pawson a little over a year ago (March 2025). I met Mark back in my student days and was fascinated and inspired by his art. His blend of "trash" culture, ephemera collection (he didn't do this cynically, it was not some…
From Unnatural or at least Graham Harwood and Matthew Fuller. A collection of entries (almost like classifieds) describing contemporary flyposters doing the rounds in the Anticopyright network, circa 1990. This was probably related Matt's book Flyposter Frenzy. There are some real gems in the 187…
Thee Almighty & Insane Chicago Gang Business Cards from the 1970s & 1980s is a wonderful journey into the dark realm of 70s & 80s Chicago gang vernacular. Mostly these were created on DIY machines in print shops, and hand amended or even fully hand…
An intriguing type specimen magazine from La Perruque in the form of thin, narrow strips of paper, 1 per font, wrapped around a winding spool and secured in place with a band. These are tiny objects of wonder, like some ancient artefact that must be…