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Kern and Burn is a fantastic new project from Jessica Karle Heltzel and Tim Hoover focusing on the business of design. Their 100 Days of Design Entrepreneurship blog (currently on Day 58 — and counting) features conversations with design entrepreneurs like Armin Vit, Allan Chochinov, Khoi Vinh, and many more (Gratuitous Type among them!). Earlier this week, Kern and Burn launched their first Kickstarter campaign to generate funds for a K&B book — a worthy project well-worth a look (and a few bucks!). 

Nice blog of vernacular French signage. (via @kupfers)

Gratuitous Type No. 2 will be arriving next week! To everyone who has pre-ordered, a most sincere thank you for your patience! We put together a special sticky centerfold with this guy, but our first run of inserts were misprinted and had to be redone. It’s taken ages, but they are looking so good it was worth waiting for! Until you get your hands on a fresh copy, have a sneak peek here! And stay tuned, next week we’ll also be releasing original work from our magazine contributors and friends celebrating the new issue! 

It’s Nice That has taken over a number of windows in Selfridges for part of the department store’s Words Words Words season, an initiative promoting the creative power of words and literature. Collaborating with the (wonderfully named) interactive designer Stewdio, It’s Nice That has created ‘The Word-A-Coaster’, a fortune telling machine that will distribute 30,000 unique fortunes to Selfridges visitors. I.N.T. has also collaborated with Ben Long, Chrissie Macdonald, and Giles Miller on additional word-themed windows in the shop. Beyond these displays, Selfridges is featuring a host of related events now through the 1st of March, including a number of talks curated by It’s Nice That.