Simon Heijdens at London’s Now Gallery

Here are some great picks from the New York Times.

When graphic designer Philippe Apeloig featured his own poster designs at the Espace Topographie de l’art in Paris, he chose the title Vivo in Typo for the exhibition, and decided to make the title the graphic focus of his promotional poster.  Apeloig concieved of an image comprised entirely of typography.  He began by sketching punctuation marks with ink on paper. He then moved to the computer, producing pages of digitally-generated punctuation. By manipulating the spacing and the weighting of the punctuation, Apeloig was able to create individual text forms. He then layered these text forms in different scales so that the title of the exhibition, Vivo in Typo, emerges as if it were woven together. Apeloig then returned to sketching to experiment with the layout and development of the text. He used both ink and graphite to help him envision the way the text would emerge from the page. Once he had the final design, Apeloig traveled to the printing firm Serica, based in Nancy,

Source: Making a Poster is a Process | Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

The New Yorker magazine has great covers. While not necessarily relating to the content of the issue, they use illustration to tell an instant story.  These moments are explained in the Cover Story section on their blog. Read more about specific covers and the artists who created them.