fwis

kinda obsessed with fwis right now. i've been following their book covers blog for a while now and have only just thought to look into who they are (A: a design group in portland) and what they do (A: a lot more than book covers). their site is pretty great, in that it immediately makes me want to explore-- an excellent use of grayed thumbnails that illuminate with rollovers. plus, sorting options by "we argued," "we didn't get paid," "it just came to me," etc makes the people behind fwis all that much more interesting to me.

here's some stuff:

a logo for a music label, "Friday Mile"













clever. works better than i heart new york, in my opinion.



















a book cover they designed. maybe i'm just being sentimental about alabama...




























pulp versions of the iliad and moby dick.



























i like the blending of science and nature in this book on the history of christianity. overall, it creates this very modern "harmonious" look. the black label-looking thing is a consistent element to all the books in the series and really seems to integrate well into all the different designs.































since when did self-help books look so sexy?



























a fun architecture-inspired typeface. would love to have a poster with a giant "Q" on it.




























ratatat is playing at work right now. i'm feeling very happy.