The Block. Art Issue. #17.

This Vancouver-based mag is my new favorite! I copped it (for free) at Unicorn Boutique. The current issue features Geoff Mcfetridge through a visit of his studio in LA. The photos of Geoff were taken by Tim Barber + the interview was written by Douglas Haddow. Toronto-based artist Niall Mcclelland is also featured in this issue along with the equally talented Damian Loeb.
The Block has a beautiful, simple aesthetic... the smooth paper used has an wicked print quality.
You can view most of the mag on there site theblockmagazine.com

Happy Earth Day.

Aleksandar Duravcevic. Brooklyn.

graphite on paper.

Aleksandar was born in Montenegro, he studied in Italy, and has been living in NY since '99. He has permanent collections at NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art, at The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and others.

The Monocle Weekly. Podcast.

Some of the features:
The godfather of branding, Wally Olins, gives us a colourful lesson on nation branding and reveals how brand Baltic is holding up in the downturn.
Richard Wilkinson is on the line to discuss the success of his latest book, The Spirit Level - a timely call to action to combat the rich/poor divide in unsettled times.
Design editor Sarah Balmond on her upcoming trip to the Salone del Mobile in Milan this week.
Previous post on monocleweekly here.
monocle.com

Casey Jex Smith. Illustrator. SF.

Casey is an ex-Mormon Missionary from Salt Lake City Utah... this background info gave me a different perspective/appreciation on the work.
caseyjexsmith.com

London Tube Map BBC Design Classics.

Bubble Blowing Battle.

Susan Montgomery Williams...

Girl blows bubbles inside bubbles!

Susan rebounds with a huge bubble AND more inside it! booyah.

Rina Castelnuovo. Photojournalist. Israel.

Julia Deville. Australia.

Julia is a Jeweler+Taxidermist. Check out her sweet website: juliadeville.com