DESIGN FOR TODAY Autumn List 2016
As Time Passes by Madalena Matoso published 24th October
DESIGN FOR TODAY Welcome to the first catalogue from Design For Today A little over a year ago Design For Today was launched, to publish an in-depth study of Noel Carrington’s life in publishing, and his contributions to the design arena during the interwar years. I’d commissioned five illustrators to illustrate a contemporary take on the Bantams Noel Carrington had published during WW2. This led to my first project, Brick House, a tribute to Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden’s time in Graet Bardfield, illustrated by Alice Pattullo. A year on and I find I’ve published five projects. All are in small editions and printed in England, using the rather old-fashioned craft technologies of spot lithography or screen printing. Some are illustrated, printed and sold, within a square mile of East London, although I’m pleased to report they are on sale in Italy too! Now new hardback books are arriving, with more to follow! I hope you’ll find something for you in this Autumn list. Do contact me for trade terms, review copies, press packs, or samples. All orders of over £20 are POST FREE with in the UK. Joe Pearson info@designfortoday.co.uk www.designfortoday.co.uk
3 STOREYS by Esther Cox To be published 18th September
24pp (card covers) 120mm x 225mm ISBN: 978-0-9932866-4-3 rrp: £11.95 cello bagged
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STOREYS is designed and illustrated by Esther Cox, a textile designer living and working in Brighton. It is a book designed to be cut out, along the dotted lines, to form three storeys, in the tradition of those ‘Heads, Legs & Bodies parlour games much loved by the Surrealists and children everywhere. The book is a playful adventure of pattern and architecture inspired by the the journey of the Modernist movement in 20th Century British architecture as well as the textures and designs of John Piper. Open the book, cut and flip the sections to create your own modernist facades! Esther has described the making of her book in the ‘Story of 3 Storeys’ available via the QR code below.
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and see an illustrated guide to the buildings and architects within
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WALL of STUFF by LIZ LOVELESS
To be published 24th October 2016 signed & numbered imited edition of 1000 copies
A sad and lonely man who begins to collect ‘stuff’ that just might come in handy finds himself slowly trapped and isolated by his posessions. Fortunately, his faithful dog comes to the rescue, burrowing through piles of obsolete TVs, newspapers and hoardings to find his master. A tale of hoarding and the redemptive power of mans’ best friend. Liz Loveless is an established illustrator and author of several children’s books and runs The Factory Press from her studio in Hackney. Liz works in multi-media, screenprinting, collaging and illustration.
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24pp 210mm x 195mm ISBN: 978-0-9932866-6-7 rrp: £14.95 hardback
A boy grows.
To be published 24 October 2016
As Time Passes ... by Madalena Matoso & Isabel Minhos Martins As Time Passes .... boys grow, some things become easier, tracks become roads, carpets fade, words change, shadows move ... but some things remain forever. This thoughtful, and wonderfully illustrated book is destined to become a classic. This is the first English language translation of Isabel Minhos Martins’ exploration the passing of time. Time, and the meaning of time, is a difficult concept for children and here it is explored sensitively and humourously through Madalena Matoso’s stunning illustrations. 44pp 200mm x 225mm (hardback) ISBN: 978-0-9932866-5-0 rrp: £12.50
Heads, Bodies & Legs by Alice Pattullo
Heads, Bodies & Legs is based on the centuries old parlour-game of consequences. Three or more players play the game, each drawing a section of a body, then concealing their contribution before passing the drawing onto the next person. In the early 20th century the Surrealists adopted the game, renaming it ‘Exquisite Corpses’, enjoying the surreal possibilities and unexpected consequences This contemporary version is illustrated by Alice Pattullo, and printed by spot lithography. The book comes uncut, allowing the owner to have fun with the scissors, or simply to enjoy the midcentury inspired illustrations.
32pp (card covers) 105mm x 240mm isbn:978-0-9932866-3-6 rrp: £11.95 cello bagged
available to order now
‘ cut along the dotted lines, then flip, play and enjoy’
VISA AND Visa and Solo is a folding book from Design For Today. It is designed, and hand screen-printed in four colours by Otto Graphic from his studio in Bath, in a limited edition of 500 copies. Otto’s work takes its inspiration from mid-century Polish poster art and Russian Constructivist designs, known for their montage of photos, type, and bold, printed design elements. There are also echoes of the infographics pioneered by Gerd Arnst and the mid 1940s Isotype Institute children’s books of Marie Neurath. Otto experiments with new designs and pushes the boundaries of visual language. In Visa and Solo Otto offers a witty sociopolitical commentary on the perils, and temptations, of modern day shopping. ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’, ‘Buy One, Get One Free’, ‘Earn Bonus Points’ The familiar supermarket slogans are set alongside bold bright, constructivist graphics as figures hurry to shop. This is a modernist picture book for adults, although of course can be read by children. It has 24 panels, printed double-sided onto card, and then hand assembled, cut and folded into a square book that can be ‘read’ in a variety of foldings and pairings of images and text.
available to order now
D SOLO by Otto Graphic
32 panels 135mm x 135mm isbn:978-0-9932866-1-2 rrp: ÂŁ14.95 cello bagged
a limited edition of 500 copies!
Up My Street is a 10 panel, double-sided concertina book, printed by spot lithography in East London. It is designed by Louise Lockhart and is a tribute to those independent, quirky shops of our High Street, that are slowly vanishing. A modern twist to the classic 1938 High Street by Eric Ravilious, and a nod too to those fabulously lithographed French Children’s books of the 1930s. One one side are the shop fronts whilst on the reverse are the shopkeepers busy behind their counters. 1.39 metres long!
UP MY STREET by Louise Lockhart
STOP PRESS! Up My Street has been shortlisted by the Society of Illustrators for this year’s Illustration award!
139cm x 23.5cm isbn:978-0-9932866-0-5 rrp: £14.9 cello bagged
by Alice Pattullo Brick House is the 3D tribute to the artists Edward Bawden & Eric Ravilious, and the time they spent in Great Bardfield in the 1930s. Alice Pattullo has created the interior from contemporary paintings and illustrations of Brick House and this has been printed spot ithography. Only a limited number are available.
210mm x 250mm with card insert rrp: ÂŁ14.95 cello bagged
UP MY STREET Cards We eventually gave into the requests to make some of the shop fronts from Up My Street available as cards!
140mm x 220mm ready enveloped cello bagged rrp: ÂŁ2.95
There are four, larger format shop front cards available. The Bakers, The Launderette, The Hardware Shop and finally Monte Carlo, the ice cream parlour.
available in packs of 4 also as a specially priced, mix & match pack of 40
The Captain’s Alphabet by
In 2000 Jonny was commissioned by Peter Sampson, of Merivale Editions, to produce a limited edition box set of Alphabet prints, with an accompanying book, Southward Ho! It was produced in a small edition, of just 38 sets, with a few extra copies of the prints. It quickly sold out pre-publication, with the few prints available selling for ÂŁ60-80 each. At last this will be available to a wider audience as a beautiful limited edition book, with each letter of the alphabet printed on one side of the paper only. Published with special permission from Merivale Editions and Jonny Hannah. to be published in Spring 2017.
Books in Preparation Modern British Toys by Jane Audas An illustrated history and guide to modernist British toys, from the pioneering days of 1930s Abbatt Toys to the bright bold toys of Galt. Fully illustrated, 256pp. Published in 2017
Jill McDonald & The Puffin Post by Sherief Hassan 2017 is the 50th Anniversary of the Puffin Club. Founded by Kaye Webb, with Jill McDonald as the in-house illustrator, the Puffin Club, and it’s magazine The Puffin Post, did more to bring quality reading to children than almost any other initiative. This is the first illustrated history and tribute to Jill McDonald and the Puffin Club. 256pp. Published in 2017 Look out too for a new offering from Alice Pattullo in early 2017, inspired by the garden designs and work of the Bloomsbury artists, such as Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant Also a new spot lithographed book celebrating the barges, narrow boats and canals, and their industrial heritage, inspired by the Russian Children’s book, Pochta, Tsekhanovsky’s masterpiece, published in 1928.. to be published in Spring 2017
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