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For some purpose, this week I can’t transfer for pictures of yellow vehicles! No concept why, they simply preserve popping up on Threads and Pinterest and in all places. There’s one thing exceedingly pleasing about them. One thing about that exceedingly beautiful shade of almost-orange-but-not-quite contrasted in opposition to a blue sky. Or maybe it’s that the trendy thoughts is wired to be drawn to taxi cabs. Anyway, I like the juxtaposition of those two pictures – one from William Eggleston’s 2 1/4, the opposite from Peter Marshall’s footage of London cafes within the Eighties.
The moderately scrumptious new redesign of Artistic Growth – thank heavens they stored the cursor-curious eyes! – is a effective excuse to atone for all these posts that will have handed you by this yr. For instance, I simply found the work of photographer Nico Froehlich, capturing the hidden charms of London in his South of the River sequence.
I lastly whittled down my choice for the yr’s greatest movie posters for Artistic Evaluate. It concerned a lot of shortlisting, mind-changing, agonising, caffeinating and dragging my spouse into the room so I might ask her inane questions concerning the comparative qualities of Emmas Stone, however I obtained there ultimately.
One other finish of yr checklist price scrolling by way of: Lit Hub’s 139 greatest books covers of 2023 (critically they may no less than faux to whittle). A lot dauntingly great work on the market – unimaginable to select a favorite, however this design and illustration by Jonathan Bush for Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi’s The Centre actually grabbed me. If noting else, I’m a sucker for some Ed Ruscha kind.
Aaaaand that’s about it for 2023. Thanks to all you beautiful subscribers, you give me someplace to pour all of those silly phrases out. Benefit from the break, eat, drink, be merry, all of that jazz. I’ll go away you with this shot of Kurt Cobain and Kim Deal taken by Steve Gullick for Melody Maker, 1993.
This was initially posted on In the meantime, a Substack devoted to inspiration, fascination, and procrastination from the desk of designer Daniel Benneworth-Grey.
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