April 3, 2012 • 8:30 pm 0
Via the D&AD on twitter…
Erik Kessels student brief: ‘It always rains in your country. Make a poster for visitors to the UK explaining why so much rain is attractive. Don’t be sarcastic. After all, rain can be romantic, useful or beautiful.’ More work featured on the link (the shortlist).
Work featured Becky Wilkes – Staffordshire Uni: Nick Yates – Manchester School of Art
Filed under: Design, Graphic, d&ad, design, poster, student work
April 3, 2012 • 7:59 pm 0
Well anything that Matt Willey (Studio 8) does is always worth a mention…so check these 55 seconds of him ‘struggling with the type on the front cover of issue 5 of Port magazine’ – a little glimpse behind the curtain…
Filed under: Design, Film, Graphic, magazine, matt willey, port, studio 8, typography
April 3, 2012 • 7:42 pm 0
Lazy post – seen via What Makes Us… Pentagram’s work for Saks Fifth Avenue…
Images from What Makes Us…
Filed under: Design, Graphic, identity, pentagram, saks fifth avenue
April 1, 2012 • 8:52 pm 1
Seen via 1983…
Pretty lush illustrations + paintings coming out of Poland by Jarek Puczel..
Filed under: Design, Illustration, illustration, jarek puczel
March 31, 2012 • 9:08 pm 0
March 27, 2012 • 9:11 pm 0
Seen via (Graphic) Birdwatching: some lovely work from Sophie Barbier…
(loads more on her site…too tired to write any more!)
Filed under: Design, Graphic, design, sophie barbier
March 18, 2012 • 9:11 pm 0
Something wonderful. Mia Nolting just amazing…illustrator and professional dream maker!! She also has a Flickr photostream – many small guesses…blog…
Seen via Wit & Delight (thanks!)
Filed under: Blogs, Design, Illustration, Reference, blog, design, illustration, mia nolting
March 11, 2012 • 10:01 am 0
Seen via Design Work Life. P-E Fronning Flickr stream.
Fantastic + cute illustrations by a guy called Staffan Wirén…from what I can gather he was a illustrator/designer back in the fifties…
Filed under: Illustration, illustration, staffan wiren
March 4, 2012 • 6:18 pm 0
Saw this via Wolff Olins blog, really simple, and nicely shot film of Michael Wolff talking about ‘his approach to looking at the world, including the muscles of curiosity, appreciation, and imagination.’
Filed under: Design, Film, Podcast / Seminars, Reference, branding, intel visual life, michael wolff
March 2, 2012 • 8:03 pm 0
The year I discovered Sagmeister 