Issue Three of the Mohawk Maker Quarterly is out. If you’re not familiar with the Mohawk Maker campaign, it celebrates the culture of craft and the maker movement – you can read more about it in our earlier post Mohawk is for the Makers. The current issue is about the details that make the artisans work authentic.
One of the details in this piece is the paper it’s printed on: Strathmore Pure Cotton. Strathmore has been around for over a century, with it’s heritage stemming from Scotland’s Strathmore Valley and the country’s national symbol, the thistle. Strathmore’s founder, Moses Horace pioneered the print promotion as we know it, collaborating with a graphic artist and printer, the promotion paved the way for craftsmanship in papermaking. This spirit of collaboration between designers and Strathmore continued throughout the twentieth century, including such design icons as Paul Rand and Milton Glaser. In this issue of the Maker Quarterly, Mohawk continues this tradition of collaboration with a print dedicated to the importance of details by graphic designer and letterer, Jessica Hische.
The centerfold reveals a bold and unexpected surprise: a poster illustration commissioned for Mohawk featuring the Wes Anderson quote, “The details that’s what the world is made of”. All of the images in the illustration refer to Wes Anderson’s movies, see if you can recognize them in this time lapse video above showing Jessica at work illustrating the poster. For a better look at the details, subscribe to The Parcel and get loads of paper and design details (including this one) delivered to your doorstep monthly or join our free mailing list and get paper inspiration delivered to your inbox.
