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Iron Man covers feature in Wired UK and Digital Arts Magazine
Rian's collaboration with writer Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larroca for Marvel's "Stark: Disassembled" story arc also chart in the "CBR Best Covers of 2009" hotlist and at #7 in Complex.com's Top 50 covers of 2009.
Digital Arts February 2010 issue
Wired UK January 2010 issue
CBR

See Rian's messy desk
Digital Arts magazine shares the "secrets of the world's best designers".
Where did I put that DVD?

'British Mavericks' radio interview
Alex Fitch: "In the concluding show of the 'British Mavericks' series, which focuses on artists whose work is surprisingly avant-garde for the mainstream, I talk to comic book artist and graphic designer Rian Hughes about his work, from his early days in the small press and discovering European comics through Escape magazine to working on 2000AD and its spin off title, Revolver."
Download the show as a podcast here

It's a Device iPhone app!
TimeDevice 01 is the first iPhone app in a collaboration between Chilli X and Rian Hughes. The hour and minutes are displayed in a bold black font while the seconds display darkens slowly over the course of a minute. The background colour can be left to automatically fade through a spectrum, or a quick shake will select a random colour.
iTunes store


Baseline magazine
Steve Heller examines the 500 faces of Rian Hughes, in issue 57 of the International TypoGraphics Magazine.
"How many typefaces are too many? The more the merrier means the greater is the chance for unique expression. Rian Hughes is a principal proponent of this gospel."



New fonts - a pre-release exclusive through Veer
Mellotron and Pod - see them duke it out in animated style! A short film by the Veer creatives. See the movie
The Device collection is being updated to Opentype, and extra functionality - Central European language support, lashings of ligatures, swash characters and other Opentype extras - are being added along the way. Look for the updates of Seabright Monument, Automoto and Blackcurrant (now with the ligatures and alternate characters they always meant to have). Veer have them ahead of their release here on this site by special arrangement - say we sent you!
Preview and buy Mellotron
Preview and buy Pod

Illustration Now 3
Rian features in Taschen's new overview of Illustration, Now.



Updates to the Logo, Illustration and Design sections
Features recent work for Marvel Comics (Wolverine, Captain America: Reborn, Captain Britain), DC Comics (Batgirl, Batman and Robin, The Flash: Rebirth), Clairefontaine, Archaia, Roddenberry Productions, a smattering of Ugenia Lavender interior illustrations, plus other groovy stuff for other groovy clients.

Citizen! Dropping litter is a crime!
Help keep your home turf tidy in these new Device T-shirts - just out.
Ordering



Forbidden Planet Vinyl Rocket released
In 1988 Forbidden Planet commissioned Rian Hughes to create the world famous rocket logo and typeface still used today. This vinyl replica, launched to commemorate the opening of Forbidden Planet in 1978, is brought to 3D life by Matt 'Lunartik' Jones. Worldwide exclusive of just 350 pieces.
Forbidden Planet online



Type tart cards - the Sex issue of Wallpaper magazine
In conjunction with St Bride Library and Type, Wallpaper magazine asked designers - "from students to superstars" - to find the tart hiding in every type and create their own graphic tart cards.
Wallpaper online

Sketch Book:
Conceptual Drawings from the World's Most Influential Designers
Rian contributes to Timothy O'Donnell' new book on designers' sketchbooks - a truer reflection of a designer's thought processes, preoccupations, and problem-solving strategies than can be had by simply viewing finished projects.
Buy it on Amazon

Drip. Dot. Swirl.
Von Glitschka's new book invites illustrators and designers to explore pattern. Rian gets an argyle sock to work with.
Buy it on Amazon

In search of the 'Atom Style'
Rian Hughes participates in the exhibition 'In search of the Atom Style', which casts new light on artists from Andre Franquin to Yves Chaland, via Jije, Tillieux, Will, Joost Swarte, Ever Meulen, Serge Clerc and Daniel Torres. The exhibition is being held in the heart of the Atomium, a building which, since 1958, has epitomised the 'Atom Style'.
From June 5 to September 20, 2009, at the Atomium, Square de l'Atomium, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
BD Comic Strip Brussels 2009



Eye magazine type special - "Drawn to be Wild"
Rian talks about his collection of hand-drawn type. Expressive, explosive and sometimes beautiful, this lettering defies categorisation
Eye Magazine issue 71

Creative Characters 21 - Rian interviewed at MyFonts
Are you a Space Cadet or an English Grotesque?
"I'm a Slack Casual. With contextual ligatures."
MyFonts

Display Exotica: Rian at CPH:TYPO*09, Copenhagen, 16 April 2009.
"Ogsa kendt som Wingcommander Hughes runder dagen af med et foredrag om nogle af sine mange displayskrifter." All clear?
CPH:TYPO 09 site

Marvel Masterworks sketchcards
Randomly inserted into Marvel's new collectable series, shown below is the complete set of cards drawn by Rian:











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