Tobias: Mendelsund design:related Interview

Blogger and book designer Chris at Outerwearforbooks and Tobias Design has interviewed Knopf's book designer Peter Mendelsund once before, but this time he digs a bit further into this massive talent in an interview exclusively for design:related. It appears Chris will be contributing more like this in the future.

I personally appreciate Chris managing to get this interview. It's one thing to look at someone's work, as much can be learned by studying the work itself. And for people like me who have never worked at a big name company or worked with quote "famous" designers, learning by what I see in other's work has always been insightful. But hearing from them is way different, and as you'll see from Chris's line of questioning, he is uniquely qualified to ask questions in this fashion.

A great interview of a great designer by a great designer.

( via outerwearforbooks )

SAWDUST - Designers Extraordinaire

Sawdust consists of Rob Gonzalez and Jonathan Quainton—both graphic designers, illustrators and art directors. As you'll see from their site/portfolio, their work is bold, well considered, and highly creative. They strive to exceed their client's expectations, which it appears they do on a rather consistent basis. I'm honored to consider them part of my design:related network, and I recommend their work to anyone looking for originality, craftsmanship and differentiation. Bravo SA//DUST!