Todd James – författare

Introduction by Rachel Greene. Filled with over 150 raucous drawings and paintings, Todd James is a dense catalogue of recent work from the internationally known artist and designer. James's commercial work over the last fifteen years has helped shape the aesthetic of contemporary youth culture, and his logos for clients like The Source, Eminem, Mobb Deep, the Beastie Boys and Redman remain some of Hip-Hop's most enduring icons.

In the graffiti world it's the name that brings the fame, but what about the figural components of this urban typography? Mascots & Mugs is the first book to examine the figures integral to many graffiti pieces. It also traces the history of the characters. Drawing inspiration from Saturday morning TV, printed comic strips and the dense urban landscape itself, graf writers create characters free from the constraints of usual letter-forms. The results are outlandish visuals that have become so prevalent every artist needs at least one to complement his work.