WordPlay

Opening this Thursday at the New York Times is 'WordPlay', which features the lettering of 'On Language' in the NYT magazine. The show features over 200 works from artists, illustrators and typographers (and me), so it should be a pretty impressive collection! If you're in or around Eighth Avenue I suggest you go take a look. I however cannot go see it as work is keeping me firmly rooted at my desk.

57 Carnaby Street

If you find yourself shopping, eating or just plain boozing around Carnaby Street in London any time before May 4th, keep an eye out for the Environmental Justice Foundation's 'Pop-Up' shop. The shop, 'Eco Chic', has a load of products from many well known fashion designers plus news on upcoming film nights, gigs and talks all to be held inside. All proceeds go directly to the foundation.

EJF campaigns internationally to highlight the link needed for basic human rights within areas of environmental abuse. They do some fantastic work from fighting against illegal pirate fishing which effects small communities on the coast of west africa, to campaigning to eradicate the use of child labour in the cotton fields of central asia.

Take a look at the films on their website, and be sure to pick up some of the printed literature in the pop-up shop itself.

Maps

I love drawing maps, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. So I've put together this project which aims to collect a series of them from a whole variety of artists and illustrators - each one a response to the task; Create a map of somewhere you feel you belong.

The project will be documented here, and it's already got off to a great start with a map of Tokyo from Andrew Joyce and a bunch of other talented people confirming they'll join in.

If this all sounds like for fun you too, then please feel free to join in!

www.make-maps.blogspot.com