Wallzo http://www.wallzo.com Wallzo Graphic Design & Art Direction en-us webmaster@wallzo.com (Wallzo) Hot Chip: One Life Stand Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/onelifestand For their forth album campaign, the band were keen to investigate a more hand-made aesthetic while maintaining the strong conceptual approach of our previous covers. Our first experiments with the band referenced the fabric slings which are used to install sculptures in museum spaces. The sense of a precious object being treated with care seemed to equate with the more introspective and personal themes of the album. We chose classical and surrealist objects to populate the covers, all rendered in a rough, mis-registered style.

Parlophone / February 2010




]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT You, Me + Everyone Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/y,m+e An ongoing identity project with London web design studio You, Me + Everyone. The identity is centred around a custom typeface called Peg Board. The typeface is anchored by a grid of dots, the size of which define the width of the letterforms. The dots are blind embossed into the business card creating a contrasting tactile and visual effect on each side. A poster featuring the bold version of Peg Board is available in the Wallzo shop.

Self-initiated / January 2010



]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT The Element Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/theelement The Element is about the finding the point where our talents and desires intersect. We created a simple illustrative device to embody this concept.

Penguin / Jan 2009


]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Loops Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/loops Loops is a new journal of music writing from Faber and Faber and Domino Records. We were commissioned to develop a unique brand for Loops and a template for the journal so the text could be set by the publisher themselves. We created the unique Braid display typeface for the project, consisting of interlocking elements in two contrasting colours. The typeface is used for chapter openers and decorative display quotes throughout. Cover illustration by Kam Tang.

Faber and Faber / September 2009







]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Kevin Cummins: Looking for the Light through the Pouring Rain Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/lookingforthelight The definitive history of Manchester bands and musicians from 1976 to today, as documented by renowned photographer Kevin Cummins. A restrained and sober style is implemented throughout, punctuated with full-page quotes set in Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert’s Transport typeface. This is the typeface used on UK road signs and chosen as it evokes both the beauty and normalcy of the city that unites these images. We also designed a short run of promotional posters which feature four of Kevin’s iconic black and white images.

Faber and Faber / September 2009










]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Cybele Modular Typeface Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/cybele A three-dimensional modular font designed and constructed in collaboration with Eskimo Square. Cybele consists of four basic parts which snap together to create three-dimensional letterforms. We are currently prototyping a physical version. Two limited-run posters featuring the typeface are now available in the Wallzo shop.

Self-initiated / March 2009






]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Wallzo Stationery Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/wallzostationary Our stationery features an abstracted two-dimensional version of our Cybele typeface in deep blue foil on Azure Blue Colourplan stock by GF Smith.

Self-initiated / March 2009



]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Hot Chip: Made In The Dark Poster Series Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/mitdposterseries To commemorate the release of Hot Chip’s third album, we worked with K2 Screen to produce two limited-run posters printed on Celloglas copper foil stock. After these sold out we produced a laser-cut, hand-embossed edition available to buy from Blanka. This new edition is designed to be used with the ‘Bacall’ frame manufactured by Habitat. Mounted between the two pieces of glass it will appear to float, with the wall behind the frame visible through the voids in the paper.

Self-initiated / March 2008



]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Hot Chip: Made In The Dark Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/madeinthedark Playing on the ominous title of the album, we developed an illustrative circular motif intended to invite personal interpretation. The design was christened ‘The Artifact’ and many individually crafted versions were produced to adorn the various album formats. The colours reference sculptural materials, in particular copper, and the verdigris which forms over time when it is exposed to air. In each instance The Artifact is deep embossed and the copper colour is acheived with metallic ink.

EMI / January 2008






]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Claire Keegan: Walk The Blue Fields Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/walkthebluefields The author of this collection of short stories suggested the cover could depict a Rowan tree, known for its distinctive red berries. Using flowing elements from the typeface Caslon Swash we created an ornamental representation of the Rowan, complete with full stops as the red berries.

Faber and Faber / May 2008

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Like Your Work, Love Your Wife Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/likeyourwork Produced for the second If You Could... book and exhibition. The quote is a John Candy line from the 1987 John Hughes movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Self-initiated / July 2007

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT MTV: 25 Years Later Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/mtv25yearslater To mark their twenty-fifth anniversary, MTV asked a selection of musicans and artists to customise prefabricated plastic sculptures of their logo. Representing Hot Chip, we decided to reference our cover for The Warning. We rebuilt the logo out of wood, exactly matching the dimensions of the provided sculpture but with a space to fit a giant red plastic wedge, turning the marque into a huge Hot Chip block.

MTV / July 2006


]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Hot Chip: The Warning Projects http://www.wallzo.com/#/projects/thewarning Working closely with the band, we experimented with various raw materials to create physical representations of their music. The forms we settled upon are children’s building blocks which have been split with a chisel. We then forced coloured plastic wedges into the splits. The forms embody Hot Chip’s distinctive sound; an appealing collision of genres and influences. A bold diagrammatic illustration style was chosen to represent the blocks, while the vinyl edition of the album features the shapes debossed into a black gatefold sleeve.

EMI / March 2006




]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Peg Board Poster Shop http://www.wallzo.com/#/shop/pegboardposter Limited print featuring the Peg Board typeface. Blue and Pantone 877 silver on 170gsm PhoeniXmotion. Each edition is signed and numbered.

Edition of 50 only

A1 840mm x 594mm

£30 + p&p

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]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Hot Chip: The Warning Poster Shop http://www.wallzo.com/#/shop/thewarningposter By popular demand, a limited print featuring the artwork developed for The Warning by Hot Chip. The black outlines contain a slight metallic silver content for extra lustre. Printed on 160gsm Naturalis. Each edition is signed and numbered.

Edition of 100 only

A2 594mm x 420mm

£50 + p&p

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]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Kevin Cummins: Manchester Poster Set Shop http://www.wallzo.com/#/shop/kevincumminsposter A unique dual-layer piece, featuring Kevin Cummins’ iconic photograph of Morrissey on the Rochdale Canal, printed on 170gsm PhoeniXmotion paired with a typographic layer printed in blue and white ink on GF Smith Transclear semi-opaque stock. Quote by Chris Lethbridge. Each set is signed and numbered by Kevin Cummins.

A1 840mm x 594mm

£100 + p&p

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]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Cybele Poster (Cybele Edition) Shop http://www.wallzo.com/#/shop/cybelepostercybele One of two limited prints featuring the Cybele Modular typeface by Wallzo and Eskimo Square. Printed on 160gsm Naturalis by GF Smith with a Pantone 8241 metallic turquoise stripe. Each edition is signed and numbered.

Edition of 50 only

800 x 600mm

£20 + p&p

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]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Cybele Poster (Loveless Edition) Shop http://www.wallzo.com/#/shop/cybeleposterloveless One of two limited prints featuring the Cybele Modular typeface by Wallzo and Eskimo Square. Printed on 160gsm Naturalis by GF Smith with a Pantone 871 metallic gold stripe. Each edition is signed and numbered.

Edition of 50 only

800 x 600mm

£20 + p&p

Buy UK, Europe or Worldwide



]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Sega Power Base Converter Ephemera http://www.wallzo.com/#/ephemera/segapowerbaseconverter ]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Model Brain Ephemera http://www.wallzo.com/#/ephemera/modelbrain ]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Mirror Plinth Ephemera http://www.wallzo.com/#/ephemera/plinth ]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT Metal Pyramid Ephemera http://www.wallzo.com/#/ephemera/pyramid ]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:21 GMT