British Design Classics Stamps

by Laura Neilson On 13 January 2009, Britain's Royal Mail service issued a new series of ten stamps celebrating 100 years of quintessentially British design. We love smartly-designed British creations as much as the next Anglophile, but the Royal Mail's latest release has made philatelists out of all of us. Not surprisingly, the Mini and the classic cherry-red K2 telephone booth are part of the …

Colourbox Postcards: Colour vs. Context

Colour Vs. Context contains 24 illustrated postcards created with pens, paper, ink, computers and love by freelance illustrator, Joe Rogers, aka Colourbox . It comes in a limited edition run of just 500 books, and each one comes individually hand numbered and stamped with an official Colourbox product stamp. Available online for £8.

The American Design Club: Hue Are You?

by Derrick Ableman The American Design Club (AmDC) is proud to announce an open call for a second collection of contemporary design based on the theme of color. Whether mean and green or pretty in pink, designers are encouraged to plumb their palettes in an exploration of the essential role that color plays in an object's function and meaning. Everything from furniture and hardware to …