House Industries

9783931126209

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Famous for their impeccable, tongue-in-cheek takes on American Retro, on comic influences such as Ray Pettibon and Julie Doucet and on modern design classics from Neutra to Charles Eames, House Industries works out of an idyllic farm, located between New York and Washington in the backwoods of Wilmington. Its members have been producing premier league typefaces and designs for a huge and devoted fan base since 1993. When they became bored of doing commissioned work for commercial clients, the collective decided to concentrate on creating their own product, "House Industries", a sophisticated magazine, which not only showcases art, graphic design, music and culture, but also serves as a superb vehicle and catalogue for their true love and indulgence: fonts-fontsfonts. This magazine now reaches a subscriber base of over 80,000. House Industries offers much more than just typefaces. In buying a font package, one also becomes part of a concept and a way of life. Their prize-winning font families, for example, are lovingly packaged to match the overall font theme in wallets, toy cars, bowling bags, UFOs, etc. Meticulous to distraction and with excellent taste, House will only settle for the utmost in perfection - even if it takes years until a project reaches completion. Marvel for yourself in this spot-varnished, linen-bound hard cover volume, which features 240 pages of highlights from their current work. Employing 6-colour printing on a variety of paper types, this publication is supplemented by a package of five exclusive, high-class fonts, which alone are normally priced between $100-250. As such, it's an irresistible bargain and delight for all aficionados.