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AUTUMN & WINTER LIST 2019
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DESIGN FOR TODAY Autumn & Winter 2019
Welcome Welcome to the new catalogue from Design For Today. It’s now four years since our launch and with new books to showcase, and more to follow, we’re having fun! This catalogue highlights the current books we have in print but also announces a number of new and exciting books that will be published this year. We are proud to print in Britain and most of our books are printed in East London using spot lithography, a craft based process where the artist has complete control. Our editions are small, bridging the gap between artist’s editions and mass market books. We are delighted to announce that our books are available for shops and galleries through the distributor, Central Books.
In preparation Railways under London by Marie Neurath We are thrilled and excited to be involved in the re-issue of the 1948 classic of design by the Isotype Institute. Long out of print and highly sought after by design enthusiasts and fans of the London Underground. We are working with the Isotype Archive at Reading University to bring this back for a new audience
To be published Winter 2019
PRINTER’S ABC Illustrated by Diana Dăgădiţă
Published September 28TH A brilliant new illustrated book, created using letterpress, linocut and screenprint. A Printer’s ABC is an illustrated guide and introduction to the mysteries of letterpress. Each letter illustrates a collection of tools and terms of the printing trade. Diana has recently gradutated from Solent University and we are delighted to be publishing her first book.
PRINTER’S ABC Diana Dăgădiţă
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Hardback 40pp 200mm x 200mm ISBN 978-1-912066-57-5 £14.95
An illustrated collection of tools and terms from A to ... Goose.
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NEAR THE BEAR NORTH An ABC by Mick Manning Near The Bear, North is a unique alphabet book of pochoir prints, hand stencilled in layers of stippled colour, a craft tradition popularised in the Art Deco prints of the French Atelier’s of the 1920’s and the Curwen Press. The prints were inspired by Mick Manning’s explorations of the North, the untamed wilderness of Scotland and Scandinavia and the haunting beauty of its wildlife. Mick Manning grew up in Haworth, Yorkshire and graduated from the Royal College, then devising the Illustration course at The Glasgow School of Art. Since 1998 Mick has been concentrating on his books, paintings and pochoir prints.
Hardback (Sussex bound) 240mm x 280mm ISBN 978-1-912066-63-6 £20.00 Suitable for all ages
HANSEL & GRETEL by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage & Illustrated by Clive Hicks-Jenkins Available now! “Not a sugary dream, but a nightmare in eight scenes: make no bones about Poet Laureate Simon Armitage’s contemporary retelling of the tale most familiar in the Brothers Grimm version. Hansel and Gretel’s plight becomes that of child refugees, whose parents’ agonising decision is to abandon their offspring to give them their only chance of surviving war. Armitage took his cue from the darkly imaginative illustrations by artist Clive Hicks-Jenkins, who has now translated the original visions from the puppet show, Armitage’s words are the constantly shining white pebbles guiding the piece; his final verbal riff on light and dark will be even better savoured on the published page.” - Rian Evans, The Guardian Hardback 96pp 230mm x 230mm ISBN 978-1-912066-62-9 £25.00
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THE HAND BOOK Of hopes and dreams by Sally Kindberg Published June 2019 Share the hopes and dreams of many different characters as you unfold the pages of Sally Kindberg’s Hand Book. Meet an astronaut, an Arctic explorer, a pantomime horse (the front half ), a scientist, a cook, a magician, a spy, a birdwatcher, a queen, an alien, a hairdresser, a tiger, an artist, a ghost, a sailor, a surgeon, a mind-reader, a gardener, a fossil-hunter, an optician … Be inspired by the images around each character and invent all sorts of stories about them, delighting in their adventures. What are your own hopes and dreams? Anything is possible!
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Concertina 150mm x 100mm 12 double sided panels ISBN 978-1-912066-64-3 £5 Suitable for all ages
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WHITE HORSES Illustrated by Eric Ravilious & Alice Pattullo
Available now! The tale of Eric Ravilious’ and the ‘lost’ Puffin Picture Book is well known. Sadly, a combination of bad timing and war put paid to the projected Puffin and for many years the dummy was thought to have been lost or destroyed. The working title was either Downland Man or White Horses, and centred on the wonderful downland watercolours that Ravilious completed in a flurry of activity in late 1939. Now, at last, the ‘lost’ Puffin has been recreated, using Ravilious’ original watercolours and with the black and white drawings completed by contemporary illustrator, Alice Pattullo. Paperback 32pp 220mm x 180mm ISBN 978-1-912066-61-2 £15.00
The Print Shop The Print Shop is a celebration of print and 40 Years of Calverts, the Printers Co-op based in the heart of East London’s Bethnal Green. It illustrates the story of a book as it progresses from scribble, to dummy, to selecting fonts, paper size, bindings, colour, and then printing and finishing. Each panel of the concertina is printed using a different print and finishing process. Some panels are embossed or blocked and there are little inserts too. A mini riso-book, tipped in paper samples ... and more!
Concertina 115mm x 1320mm ISBN 978-1-912066-68-1 ÂŁ10 Suitable for all ages
by Alice Pattullo
Animal Parade An Adventure in Collage by Clare Youngs Available now! Animal Parade is the brainchild of Clare Youngs, a graphic designer with a passion for crafts and Scandinavian influenced design. In 2017 Clare began a 100 day project on instagram to create a series of animal collages, hand printing and stencilling her own paper and using found objects. She assembled the ingredients to make fabulous colourful animals. Now the best of these have been collected here in this book that will inspire and entertain all ages, a book for parents, children, and fans of good illustration. Hardback (quarter bound) 56pp 220mm x 222mm ISBN: 978-1-912066-67-4 ÂŁ14.95
GARDENING WITH MR BAWDEN by Kate Farley A lino-cut folding book 2018 was the year of Edward Bawden with several major exhibitions and books on show. Kate Farley’s folding book is a celebration of Bawden’s fascination and love of gardening. It’s motifs and decorations are drawn from Bawden’s work during his lifetime and lovingly printed using lino-cuts before being transferred to litho plate. Kate has been commissioned by London Transport for a series of garden posters and her work is represented in a number of collections including The Tate, British Library and The Yale Center for British Art (USA).
Concertina 156mm x 870mm ISBN 978-1-912066-66-7 £10 Suitable for all ages
By Alex Barrow Limited stock remaining! A revised edition will be available Winter 2019
The Squeeze book is a celebration of the accordion! Stretching out to almost 2m, each panel illustrating a different style of accordion music, from Cajun and Zydeco to Polka and TwoStep. Illustrated by Alex Barrow, accordion player and children’s illustrator supreme. Each copy is accompanied by Squeezeology, a 16 page booklet that gives the context and history to the music illustrated in the panels.
Concertina 12 double-sided panels 160mm x 1840mm ISBN: 978-1-912066-65-0 ÂŁ14.95
by Madalena Matoso & Isabel Minhós Martins As Time Passes .... boys grow, carpets fade, tracks become roads, words change, shadows move ... but some things remain forever. This thoughtful, and wonderfully illustrated book is the first English language translation of Isabel Minhós Martins’ exploration of the passing of time. As Time Passes we change, our environment changes and our understanding of time itself, seasons, years and decades, develops too. Here it is explored sensitively and humorously through Madalena Matoso’s stunning illustrations. A modern classic. A book for all ages. Hardback 44pp 200mm x 225mm ISBN: 978-0-9932866-5-0 £12.95 Suitable for all ages
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 on. 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 arrives uncut, allowing the owner the choice of having fun with the scissors, or simply to enjoy the mid-century inspired illustrations. Paperbound (card covers) 32pp 105mm x 240mm ISBN 978-0-9932866-3-6 £11.95 Suitable for all ages
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A Little Book of Things to Be
Paperbound 100mm x 700mm ISBN 978-1-912066-69-8 £4.00 Suitable for all ages
by Alice Pattullo An exquisite mini concertina of just 10cms in height by 70cms long. It’s a mid-century careers guide, a collection of trades and figures to delight and amuse. Lithographed in 4 spot colours by Alice Pattullo at Calverts, East London. The perfect little gift.
Hilary Stebbing’s Bantam Picture Books The Bantam Picture Books were published during the The 1940’s darkest days of WW2. However, despite, perhaps evenBantam Picture Books in defiance of circumstances, the quality of wartime book illustration blossomed. The two Bantam Picture Books illustrated by Hilary Stebbing are amongst the finest of the series and we are delighted to be re-publishing these gems in a limited edition of just 850 numbered copies.
The Bantam Picture Books were published during the darkest days of WW2, at a time of paper shortag es and rationing. However, despite, perhaps even in defiance of circumstances, the quality of wartime book illustration blossomed. This was never more evident than in The Bantams which are recognised today as amongst the finest exampl es of 1940s autolithograph ed children’s books. They were the brainchild of Noel Carring ton who commis sioned the cream of the available illustrators for these little books. They were printed on thin paper, roughly stapled, and few have survived, but their quality shines.
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of 850 copies DESIG N FOR TODAY ISBN 978-0-9932866-7-4
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TWO BANTAM PICTURE BOOKS
TWO BANTAM PICTURE BOOKS
Paperbound, 2 Bantams 107 x 142mm with additional folder ISBN 978-0-9932866-7-4 £10.00 Suitable for all ages
Hilary Stebbing’s
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We are thrilled to have re-published Quiz, by Enid Marx. It is by far the scarcest of her wartime lithographed books, mainly because of it’s small size and ephemeral quality. This reissue is spot lithographed in East London, as was the original, and comes with the little envelope so it can be posted off much in the same way as the Quiz of 1942.
Paperback 8pp 40mm x 95mm with accompanying envelope ISBN 978-1-912066-70-4 ÂŁ5.00 Suitable for all ages
VISA AND SOLO Limited edition of 500 copies
by Otto Graphic
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 socio-political 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!
Screen printed folding book 32 panels 135mm x 135mm ISBN 978-0-9932866-1-2 £14.95 Suitable for all ages
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