All posts tagged "graphic design"
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May 4, 2016
Wolfgang Tillmans Designs EU ‘Brexit’ Poster Campaign
German photographer and designer, Wolfgang Tillmans, has designed a poster series that addresses the UK’s upcoming ‘Brexit’ referendum, in which the...
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Mar 26, 2016
New Zealand Rejects New Silver Fern Flag, Keeps Union Jack
New Zealanders, sad to say, are stuck with their flag for a while longer. In a referendum last week,...
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Feb 18, 2016
French Accented Notebooks from Smythson & Vahram Muratyan
It’s true that we English speakers are mostly French-illiterate, but that’s never stopped us from peppering our conversations with a French…cliché…or...
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Jan 12, 2016
Appreciation: David Bowie’s Magic Act
In some ways, the most audacious act of David Bowie’s life was his death. 40 years on from...
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Dec 8, 2015
Tord Boontje Designs 2015 Christmas Stamps for The Netherlands
Dutch designer, Tord Boontje, the modern lighting and furniture designer best known for his cascading Garland lamps, has designed a...
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Sep 30, 2015
One by One: Book of Product Illustrations by Barber Osgerby
Designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, one of busiest design teams anywhere, have somehow found time to release a new...
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Jun 15, 2012
Who/What’s Hot in Graphic Design Right Now
Boy we love staying on the cutting edge of what’s hot in the design world. As lovers of...
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Jan 25, 2012
Mark Weaver makes something cool every day
Space themes? Check. Googie retro Mid-Century Modern elements? Check. Architecture? Check. Cool color palettes? Check check check. New...
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Dec 22, 2011
Made up white and later
Charles Williams’ specialty is geometric illustration. I have first noticed the colors of the series of “this is...
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Dec 21, 2011
Studio On Fire
We don ‘t think their actual studio is on fire…well at least we hope not. These dudes (and...
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Dec 14, 2011
Featured Artist: Christopher David Ryan
Nothing quite gets our motors going like some bold colors, blocky shapes and clever meanings behind some cool...
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Nov 3, 2011
Awesome Illustration: Siggi Eggertsson
There are a couple of lines in illustrator Siggi Eggertsson’s biography on his website that we think really...
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May 23, 2011
Can You Talk Texas?
It’s no secret that this blogger blogs from the lovely city of Austin, located in the big ol’...
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Apr 27, 2011
Modern Book Corner: Live Now
You know what suckers we are for inspirational quotes, so pairing them with cutting-edge graphics and illustrations, putting...
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Apr 26, 2011
New (Book) Covers
Man we love to read. But as much as we’ve been told not to do so our whole...
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Mar 24, 2011
Katie Kirk + Nathan Strandberg :: Eight Hour Day
We’ve written about Katie Kirk’s cheerful, retro-styled illustrations before (here and here), and it’s no surprise that her...
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Mar 3, 2011
The Hello Poster Show
I love good art, good ideas, and good causes, but all three together? Talk about a trifecta. If...
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Feb 24, 2011
Maxwell Holyoke-Hirsch :: Illustration
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed looking through the portfolio of illustrator Maxwell Holyoke-Hirsch and thought it would just be a...