New Directions, the publisher of this reissued set of Muriel Spark’s fiction writes: ‘Muriel Spark (1918–2006) began a prolific forty year career as a poet, essayist and novelist some time after marrying and living in Rhodesia, divorcing, moving to London, working for UK intelligence during World War II, and editing The Poetry Review. Of Scottish origin, Spark is remembered for the rare artistry of her audacious and often self-reflective fictions (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Memento Mori, The Comforters, etc).’

The series was designed by Paul Sahre and Erik Carter for The Office of Paul Sahre. The series is tied together with beautiful collages of the author, overlaid with bright colors and a light weight of Sharp Sans Display No.2 set in All Caps with the Herb Lubalin-inspired ligatures and leaning alternates in use.

The Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz, Austria has a collection of some 4.5 million items and runs a program of exhibitions and events throughout Styria touching on the region’s history, science, art, and culture. Check out their Friendly Alien.

Nicholas Felton writes: ‘Philip K. Dick claimed that “a person’s authentic nature is a series of shifting, variegated planes that establish themselves as he relates to different people; it is created by and appears within the framework of his interpersonal relationships.”

‘The Feltron 2010/2011 Biennial Report explores this notion by overlapping facets of Nicholas’ behavior to visualize how his personality varies based on location and company.’

Sharp Sans is looking bold and playful (while sporting a customised I) in a pair of identity programmes for the annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour and Bike Expo New York designed at Pentagram by Emily Oberman and her team.

Pentagram writes: ‘There’s nothing quite like experiencing New York City on a bike, especially on a beautiful spring day surrounded by thousands of fellow riders. On Sunday, May 4, over 32,000 cyclists will bike 40 miles of traffic-free streets in the annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour, presented by the non-profit organization Bike New York. Pentagram’s Emily Oberman and team have designed the graphics for this year’s Tour, as well as the promotional campaign for Bike Expo New York, a two-day event that leads up to the big ride.’

See more over on Pentagram’s blog…

Published by MIT Press, the Yale School of Architecture journal Perspecta is the oldest student-edited architectural journal in the United States. Issue 47 focuses on the topic Money, and the book design references structural elements of currency, tropes of financial newspapers, and uses a black and metallic gold palette.

Issue 47 of Perspecta was designed by Jessica Svendsen and Stefan Thorsteinsson. It is typeset in Josh Finklea’s Post Grotesk and Ludovic Balland’s serif Stanley.

Arrival is a typeface designed for direction signing. It is a friendly yet highly legible face that combines features of Grotesque and humanist sanserif types. Traits such as flared stroke endings, open counters and loose fitting were incorporated to ensure optimum legibility and clarity at large scales for long-distance viewing.

smac is the Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz.

Suzanne Bakkum