Nicola Thompson's book

I wrote something for the current issue of the Big Issue in the North on Nicola Thompson's brilliant book. It's a project that all of us in our little MA Communication Design group have taken great interest in throughout its development.

And while the book itself is very worthy of the coverage, it's also worth remembering that Nicola's 'Soup Run Diaries' shouldn't be overlooked. They can be viewed via the following link:

http://nicola-thompson.blogspot.com/

Bjork As Book by Bjork in collaboration with M/M

Bjork is one of those musicians that has used the medium to experiment visually by recruiting a who's-who of contemporary photography/design/director talent. While the Icelandic singer has delved into technology (a process perhaps best represented through the artwork created for her by Me Company), I admire how she also will use more lo-fi methods. The book featured here was a collaboration with Paris' M/M and it fully understands Bjork's relationship to the collectable image and the use of physical media as 'artefact'.