Studiobenben News

My work was recently published in several books…

Postcard by FL@33 is a collection of recent postcard design and includes the work of over 100 designers.  It also includes 20 real postcards tucked into the cover.  This a nice touch and makes perfect sense given the content.  You’ll find my Geo + Info Cards sitting humbly alongside some really great postcard concepts.

Design Matters: Packaging 01 by Capsule included my TwentyFour Wine as an example of innovative material use.  This book is great for learning more about the packaging design process and also includes a strong set of example projects.

1000 Package Designs by Grip also featured TwentyFour along with my Questionable Songs CD.  This book is packed with good examples and I find myself getting lost in its beautiful pages now and then.

Thanks to all the hardworking designers and publishing folks who make these books possible!

I recently did a little Q + A over at xymara.  Enjoy.

Noella over at GOOD Magazine introduced me to their publication as media for people who give a damn. I think that’s pretty accurate: if you subscribe 100% of your money goes to an organization of your choice. I love the idea behind the project and the magazine itself is well designed and executed. For example, the info graphic about Getting to Know the Homeless is superb:

The rows of human icons are smartly manipulated to portray the data; i.e. in one row the gradient indicates ethnicity, in another upside down icons indicate the percentage of homeless with mental disabilities, and so on.

They were kind enough to include my Geo + Info Postcards in the July/August issue. I’m honored to be a part of their publication as I feel the motives behind creating the magazine and the postcards are similar. GOOD indeed!

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In February, Katerina Oshemkova, from the Ukrainian magazine Salon contacted me in regards to featuring my Geography + Information Postcards. I had not heard of this magazine but it looked interesting so I sent all the information she requested. Today the magazine arrived complete with a nice feature on the postcards. As excited as I was about the publication, I found the stamp drenched mailer a work in itself: 54 stamps and a flurry of cancellation marks adorn its cover. A special thanks goes out to Salon magazine and the individual who so neatly tacked 37.55 hryven’ to expedite its delivery.