Compendium N.6 Pink Laser Beam by
This is a magazine

COMPENDIUM N.6 PINK LASER BEAM
by This is a magazine, 2009

“The title of the 6th printed Compendium from This is a magazine refers to science-fiction writer Philip K. Dick’s final novel “Valis” in which the protagonist receives extra-terrestrial transmissions on a beam of pink light of unknown origin:
“God, he told us, had fired a beam of pink light directly at him, at his head, his eyes; Fat had been temporarily blinded and his head had ached for days. It was easy, he said, to describe the beam of pink light; it’s exactly what you get as a phosphene after-image when a flashbulb has gone off in your face. Fat was spiritually haunted by that color. Sometimes it showed up on a TV screen. He lived for that light, that one particular color.” – Valis, Philip K. Dick
Pink Laser Beam appears to defy logic, revealing new associations and hidden meanings as it unfolds in time and space.”

Have a flick through the pages here.

Shepard Fairey Outdoor Work (Pittsburgh)

Photos of Shepard Fairey‘s work around Pittsburgh, documented on Google Maps.
Check here for the map.

Famous Visual Services,
Melbourne International Arts Festival 2009

Famous Visual Services has designed another stunning program guide/identity for the Melbourne International Arts Festival 2009

ZERO PER ZERO

Korean design team ZERO PER ZERO produce incredible maps of train systems in Tokyo, Seoul, New York, Barcelona and more. By using elements of pioneer Harry Beck’s technique: they also incorporate a sense of fun and curiosity, creating an instructional diagram that is also something you have framed and displayed on your wall.

DG’s interview with ZERO PER ZERO can be read here. Their website can be viewed here.