Typographic Chess Set by Hat Trick Design Is Letter Perfect.

The ultimate gift for the font-loving chess player, Hat-trick design's Jim Sutherland has created a typographic chess set based on the character forms from the Hoefler & Frere-Jones typeface Champion Gothic.





The limited edition - only 50 sets have been produced, uses laser-cut acrylic for the pieces. The King, represented by a capital K, is 50mm tall, the pawns 30mm. While Champion lends itself well to this new use, Sutherland says he had to make a couple of adjustments – the Q and P have been redrawn to make them more stable and the Kt ligature (for the Knight) has been redrawn.


Sutherland's sketches for the playing pieces:


The board itself is made from 2mm greyboard foiled in black. "It was a really tricky production in order to get the fine detail and the counters sharp, plus making sure everything stood up properly," Sutherland says. "The hope is that we will go into a longer production run in the future."





A sheet in the packaging includes information about moves and chess notation as well as a selection of chess-themed quotations. A set of postcards, also included in the pack, show how each piece moves.



Type Chess Set Details, Price and Ordering info:


A typographic chess set based on chess notation designed by Jim Sutherland.
The forms are based on typeface Champion (Lightweight) by Hoefler Frere Jones.

Limited edition: 50 sets
Pieces: Laser cut from 25mm acrylic
The King is 50mm tall, the pawn is 30mm
Packaging: 2mm greyboard foiled in black
Board size 364mm X 364mm
Published 2012

Price £275 ($440.419 USD)
Delivered by registered post
UK: £6.50 Outside UK: £22

Buy it here.

Brought to my attention via Creative Review, all images courtesy of Hat-Trick

Today's New York Times & DWR Crossword Puzzle For Design and Architecture Lovers. Hints, Too.

Design Within Reach and the New York Times have teamed up to create a very special crossword puzzle for architecture and design enthusiasts that appeared in today's issue of the NY Times T Design Magazine.

For those of you who do not get the New York Times, I have recreated it here for you along with all the clues and some special hints, courtesy of DWR.




This puzzle will also appear in today's October 7 issue of T Design (see page 60) in The New York Times.


HINTS TO A FEW CLUES from DWR:

ACROSS
1. AKA Y-Back Chair designer Wegner
Visual hint: The Y-Back Chair is also known as the Wishbone.

23. A chair to tiptoe through
Visual hint: This chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956.


63. Designer of Womb Chair and TWA terminal at JFK
Visual hint:

103. Egg, e.g.
Visual hint: Arne Jacobsen designed this organic form for the SAS Hotel in Copenhagen.


DOWN
27. They designed and lived in Case Study House #8
Visual hint:

104. Designer of logos for UPS, IBM and ABC
Visual hint, courtesy of Apple Computer

Luxurious Premier Custom Made Table Tennis Tables From Eleven Ravens.

Founded in 2011, Eleven Ravens, LLC is the premier manufacturing company for custom-made table tennis tables in the United States. Eleven Ravens' use of ultra sophisticated design, as well as its ability to incorporate popular brand images or corporate logos into the base of our table structure, produces a handmade product created by our skilled artisans that is in a class of its own.

Raven (available in Teak or Macassar Ebony):



Theseus (available in Teak, Bamboo or Aluminum):




Targus (available in Padauk, Bamboo, Teak or Aluminium):




Arclight (available in Padauk, Bamboo, Teak or Cocobolo Woods):




The Force ( Made for SAEF's Ignite The Mind 2012):




Spiderman Limited Edition: Made expressly for The Sport & Art Educational Foundation's "Ignite The Mind" Benefit, March 2012:


Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man & The Amazing Spider-Man images are © 2012 Sony Pictures Digital Inc. All rights reserved.

Poseidon (concept):


Martini Plexiglass Tables (concepts):






Extraordinary Design:
Bernard Semerdjian, an internationally celebrated graphic designer, serves as the head of the Creative Design Dept. for Eleven Ravens, LLC and is the primary designer for Eleven Ravens’ unique and innovative tables. Specializing in Interactive Digital Interface Design and 3D Imaging, Mr. Semerdjian has been a dedicated table tennis player for the past five years. His love of the game, coupled with his extraordinary gifts as a celebrated designer, has produced table tennis designs unlike anything ever seen before in this field. Mr. Semerdjian is one of the founding members of Eleven Ravens, LLC.

Craftsmanship:
We take great pride in our original designs and the extreme care that goes into the construction of our tables. Each element is carefully hand crafted, sanded, polished and fitted by our skilled artisans. Our table construction takes place in a highly regulated moisture-controlled environment using wood materials that are maintained at an optimum 8-15% moisture level thus ensuring the highest quality product possible.

All Eleven Ravens' premier tables are equipped with world-class championship table tops. Leisure or recreational tops are also offered on certain tables in a variety of colors.

Pricing:
Pricing information available upon request.



11Ravens
E-mail: info@11ravens.com
Phone: 310.741.1681

A special shout out to Vicki Mayer for bringing these to my attention!

Limited Edition Typography Scrabble For Designers, Typophiles and Font Lovers.

A special edition of the classic Scrabble board game made of solid walnut wood tiles which each feature a variety of fonts has been created by Andrew Clifford Capener.





The game board is lined with slip free cork and made up of six panels which come in a walnut wood storage case with drawers.





Metal tile racks and a Birch wood box complete the set, which is signed and numbered.




all images courtesy of Andrew Capener

Only 2100 sets were made and there are very few left.

Key Features:
• Beautiful solid walnut storage case with drawer
• Six-panel solid walnut magnetized gameboard lined with slip free cork
• Beautiful solid birch cover
• Metal tile racks
• Solid walnut tiles featuring a variety of different and exciting fonts
• Each limited edition set will also be signed and numbered

Product Dimensions: 19.00” x 17.50” x 6.00”

Pre-Order Now Here
Price: $199
Available: August 2012

Thanks to Daily Design Joint for bringing this to my attention via Materialicious