WHO_One of the best graphic designers of all time.

WHAT_His new website

WHEN_January 2012

WHERE_The guys over it Its Nice That blogged about about it and I thought this deserves a post here too.

WHY_Milton Glaser is one of my hero’s, and i’m sure is for thousands of others too. So I will just use this post as a small showcase of why, please check him out! So, his CV reads like this;  In 1954 he co-founded Push Pin Studio, in 1968, he co- founded New York magazine, where he was president and design director. He established Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974, and teamed with Walter Bernard in 1983 to form the publication design firm WBMG. One of the many things he did was design the logo which has been described as ‘the most frequently imitated logo design in human history’ – I heart NY.

Instead of me going on, the best thing that you can do is go here.

WHO_Pelican Publishers

WHAT_The covers that I found recently

WHEN_January 2012

WHERE_2nd hand bookshop – Oxfam

WHY_On spotting these great covers in a local Oxfam, I wanted to find out a little more. The covers are inspired, and very distinct an current considering the era in which they were published. I love how simple design work can be so impactful. These covers still reflect up to date concepts and aesthetics of designers today, some being nearly 50 years old. Pelican was an imprint of Penguin, which was formed to educate the reading public rather than entertain. Thousands of various titles were published from 1937 for the next half century, mainly written by specialist academic authors. There is a great gallery HERE take a look, 50′s, 60′s & 70′s rock.

WHO_Mister Batlow

WHAT_His advent calendar window at the TBWA creative advertising agency

WHEN_December 2011

WHERE_TBWA, London

WHY_TBWA gave 24 artists the chance to share 24 wishes for 2012 over 24 days leading up to Christmas. Each artist created artwork in 24 of TBWA’s windows to create the UK’s biggest advent calendar. Over It & Co’s Mister Batlow was one of the chosen 24. His wish was to ‘Eat More Fruit’. Cast your eyes over the images below. Go HERE to see the full project.

WHO_London Fields Radio / Wilton Way Cafe

WHAT_The best radio station inside London’s best cafe

WHEN_All the time

WHERE_Go HERE for the website and go to 63 Wilton Way for the best brunch in London

WHY_I’m (Suz)  going to be doing an ongoing radio show on London Fields Radio! It’s called Music of the Makers and the premise of the show is to explore art through music. Each show I choose an artistic mind and create a playlist based on their influence on music culture. I recorded my first one a couple of weeks ago, it’s going out in the new year. I’ve also created a tumblr with reference images for your viewing pleasure whilst listening to the radio show podcast. I’ll post all the links when they’re ready but I was too excited about it to not shout it from the blog rooftops.

WHO_Suz

WHAT_My recent trip to Berlin to visit my wonderful friend Dolly

WHEN_November 2011

WHERE_Berlin, Germany

WHY_I needed to breathe some different air. I’m going to post some snaps I took on my iphone and 35mm film. I had such a great trip to Berlin. We drank alot. Walked around alot. Looked at art alot. Drank coffee alot. Talked alot. Watched shit on the internet alot. Ate good food alot. There was alot of amazing-ness. Multiple snaps after you hit read the rest.

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WHO_Art Against Knives

WHAT_AAK’s second auction

WHEN_December 2011

WHERE_Bethnal Green Town Hall Hotel, London

WHY_To raise funding for their projects that provide creative opportunities for young people in some of the most deprived areas in London. Numerous artists, designers and illustrations including Antony Gormely, Christopher Kane, Tracey Emin, Wolfgang Tilsman, Rob Ryan donated works to help AAK. We donated a series of Gob Shop Prints and I (Suz) donated one of my prints to the auction. We were kindly invited down for the event by Katy and Oliver, so me and Charlotte brought Mister Batlow, Josh Sutterby and Grace Ladoja with us. We had such a fun night. The auction was a-maz-zing. Ed the auctioneer was incredible, standing up on his desk and everything. Oh how we laughed. The Over It & Co donations ended up raising £1,000 for AAK which made us very happy. Over It & Co is going to be collaborating with AAK for the month of april in their recently opened gallery space in boxpark, I’ll keep you in the loop. Hit read the rest to see our featured pages in the catalogue and/or view the full version go HERE.

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WHO_Petro

WHAT_His two day extravaganza solo show ‘Hit By The Windmill’

WHEN_Opening night January 22nd – end of play on January 23rd

WHERE_Unruly Gallery, Amsterdam

WHY_Petro’s show are always filled with amazement and everything that is offkey. If you’re in Amsterdam over the next couple of days this is the only place you need to visit. You should expect the following: A 11ft Robot, multiple Ralph Lauren images, bike baskets, the most amaze looking rabbit that looks like it belongs sitting on my knee, micro outlines, tag solutions, biscuit prints,  a kiss voucher and dog dressed in ‘lo. What more could you want?

WHO_The Flower Appreciation Society.

WHAT_A flower loving duo with backgrounds in illustration and textile design.

WHEN_Now.

WHERE_Go HERE right this second!

WHY_I’ve always had a dream of being a florist and these two girls are living it. Me and Charlotte wanted to make a flower zine last year but it got lost in other work. I appreciate everything about the flower appreciation society. The visual identity. Their ethos. The website. The blog is a floral treat. Last but not least their flower arrangement creations and their choice of English and seasonal flowers are beautiful. I’ve had an e-invite to hang out with the flowers for the day, I’m excited to say the least.

WHO_Mister Batlow.

WHAT_His ‘G’ in Vogue’s secret address book.

WHEN_November 2011.

WHERE_Wherever British Vogue is sold.

WHY_Mister Batlow is very good with letters, clearly.

WHO_Suzannah Pettigrew

WHAT_A little mention on the new Soho House members site in the contributors section. Accompanying photograph taken by Over It & Co’s Josh Sutterby.

WHEN_It’s up now

WHERE_House Seven

WHY_Why not?