Madlib is a man of many musical styles and even more pseudonyms.

He recognises though, that the power of his music is nothing without the brand to go with it. Being a savvy type of fellow he also knows you’ll be cold if you don’t have something nice to wear, hence why the man with many styles has many super fresh t-shirts.

From the ashes of Rise comes the UpRise Anti-Racism Festival on October 3 in Finsbury Park London.

The previous incarnation went down in a blaze of contention and glory. Brazen Bunch, Zap! Bang! and twenty%extra™ have bowed to the will of the people to bring back an event that never should have left in the first place.

We’ve achieved an awful lot in a very short period of time, but there’s still much to do and funds to raise. So if you – like us – want to put our money where our mouth is so to speak, then please lend your support by joining the ever growing £1 Crew [larger donations ARE welcome], joining the FB page or just spreading the word.

This Is Collate does exactly what it says on the tin: it’s a stylistic collation of some of the best examples of design showcased using a simple yet dynamic navigation tool called Dynamix.

Click < & > to view the work, click ∧ for info on the work, click ∨ for info on the site itself. Simples.

Art direction, illustration, typography & design by Non-Format for the new Magnetic Man 12″.

Look at how the light version of the typeface in the second image takes its form from the bold ‘M’ of the very bold and striking Magneto Man logo.

If you use your noddle like these guys, custom typeface design needn’t be so hard, but it sure will look hot.

The blueprint for the Church / Synagogue / Mosque of the future perhaps?

The three most practised religions all in place; depending on which way the sun shines.

Mayer Hawthorne on vocals – singing a Tony Bennett classic with beautifully art-directed video and merchandise to match – can only mean another collabo pack from the niche marketing hit-masters over at Stones Throw.

It’s hard not to disappear into the carefully crafted slowmos, but if that wasn’t enough, the track comes loaded on a heart-shaped USB flash drive, thus ensuring that as my heart leaves for sunnier climbs, my wallet also leaves my pocket.

I’m a child of the 70′s and 80′s, which makes me fan of the A-Team, which makes me a fan of Mr.T’s van, which has meant a lasting romance with all vans of the same ilk, which in turn makes me an undoubted fan of Vans and the Places Where They Were.

Google Earth is more than a tool for checking out your neighbours geraniums. In the hands of Dutch designer Thomas de Bruin it’s a tool for developing a full font set – including capitals, lower case, numbers and punctuation – from locations all over the Netherlands.

Our Junior Art Director Jade reckoned it took him ‘like, for ever’ to find the whole font set. Apparently though it took him ‘about a week’, which makes it even more of an achievement. Type-nerds tip your caps please.

Once upon a time, Chuck Anderson was an illustrator who did work for esoteric fashion brands and artists like Lupe Fiasco and Lodown Magazine.

Nowadays the brands get no bigger than Google and Microsoft, because when it comes to the type of slick signature styling that Chuck Anderson can bring, everyone wants a buy-in.

Digging in the back catalogue of must-blogs we find legendary Detroit producer and king of Techno Carl Craig‘s 2009 collaborative concert with pianist Francesco Tristano and Paris’s Les Siècles Orchestra.

Musical Director and Conductor François Xavier Roth, when describing the project is quoted as saying “There is no hierarchy in music, only a quest for high standards.”

I can’t put it any better so I won’t say any more, apart from to say give it a try; you just might like it.

If you work with type or have any interest in typography, you’ll understand how challenging laying out type well can be. The thing about good typography is that when you do it well only other type-nerds notice. Do it poorly and it can stand out a country mile.

Antonio Carusone’s 8 Simple Ways to Improve Typography In Your Design is a great article that covers the various problems designers face when setting type and how to best approach them. leading and no more hanging quotes for you.

Not everyone will notice but the sense of satisfaction will be worth it, and those in-the-know will know.