The Brightest Star.

Helvetica: 1983

A poster for the 50 Exhibition in the Design Museum in London. 50 designers and design companies were assigned a year at random and asked to create a poster that would be reproduced at 50 × 50 cm in an edition of 50. We were given the year 1983.

In 1983, D. Stempel AG redesigned Helvetica for the digital age, creating Neue Helvetica for Linotype. An uppercase letter ‘N’ from each weight is overlaid in a reference to the interpolation technique used to make the different weights. Reversing out of the letters is an image of the Lyra star system. Vega – the brightest star in the system – is 24 light years from Earth. So, when we look at Vega from 2007, we see it in 1983.

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L'Impossible Amour.

Joey and I went to the annual St. Stephen's-on-the-Hill church garage sale over the weekend and he found this:



It was already love at first sight but then he instructed me to open it up. He watched as I slid the dust cover off and slowly lifted the front panel to reveal:



OH MY GOD.



I had never heard of Mireille Mathieu before so as soon as I got home I gave it a listen. What a voice; think Edith Piaf as a pop star.

The Tortuous Veil

While in NY, Sarah and I spent Sunday with our friend, Russ, in Williamsburg. His girlfriend, Erin, owns a beautiful boutique there called Sodafine which specializes in handmade and vintage clothing. It was there that I came across The Tortuous Veil/Sketchbook by artist Jessie Rose Vala. As always, I had hoped that on our excursion I would find but one treasure. On our last day before heading home, here it was.



The Rising Dawn, 2007, Graphite on Paper, 60" x 71"



The Changeling Sorcerer, 2007, Graphite on Paper, 41" x 60"



We Deserve to Know the Light, 2007, Graphite on Paper, 60" x 69"

You can purchase The Tortuous Veil/Sketchbook from Jessie's website for $30 PPD.

Good Heavens.

Steven Kenny


Constellation I


Constellation II


Constellation III