I've always liked Johnson Banks, They do really nice stuff; witty, intelligent, above fashion. Rather like the Big Man himself. It's great that they've kept quite small and, at least I think, been pretty consistent with their work.
I found this JB self-promotional piece in Zwemmer (which was taken over by Dillons and now Shipley's I think) on London's Charing Cross Road. I actually bought it for my wife who was an account director and was always looking for new ways to approach potential clients. I nicked it back later.
This could be one of the tagged meme things, because one thing you probably don't know about me is that I used to have a studio (or, to be more precise, deskspace in a studio) above Zwemmers bookshop. But not the big one in Charing Cross Road - the smaller one round the corner in Litchfield Street.
And something that you may not know about Zwemmers is that when they also published books, they were the only UK publishers to set their spine titles reading bottom to top (the European way), rather than top to bottom.
Posted by: davidthedesigner | 19 February 2007 at 02:23 PM
Nice location David. Wasn't that Zwemmer's art shop on Litchfield Street?
Excuse me if you disagree but I dislike that bottom to top this considerably. Although I understand the thinking, I think it's just wrong.
Posted by: Richard | 20 February 2007 at 12:18 PM
Yep, that's the one - 24a Litchfield Street (well that was the office address, though the art shop was number 24). Another little known fact is that the upper floors also used to be the studio of Alan Aldridge (before my time, obviously).
As regards the title thing, I'm a confirmed European, so I can take it both ways.
Posted by: davidthedesigner | 20 February 2007 at 12:30 PM
Do you consciously use double entendres? It seems to me that you're always trying to slip one in.
Damn! You've got me doing it now.
Posted by: Richard | 20 February 2007 at 12:42 PM
Yep, I think if I keep at it I'll eventually reach the standard of the other David and his number 2 passage quip http://acejet170.typepad.com/foundthings/2007/02/found_type_frid.html#comments
Posted by: davidthedesigner | 20 February 2007 at 12:51 PM
Very good. Keep it up.
Posted by: Richard | 20 February 2007 at 12:53 PM
This is cool and very inspiring!
Posted by: sabine brandt | 12 March 2007 at 05:50 PM
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who buys books for my wife then "nicking them back later".
Posted by: Christopher Murphy | 01 May 2007 at 07:48 AM
esselenteeees
Posted by: busy bossy | 26 June 2007 at 05:50 PM