WOW : Typographic Paris Linocut
This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. Over at Design You Trust, Mark Webber has spent 6 months planning and creating this linocut of the city of Paris. AMAZING: Look how humongous this thing is! My sort of emphasis in college was printing making, and I’m just saying, this is some...
The Whimsical Works of David Weidman
My dearest blog readers, Remember that time when I didn’t write for a really long time and then I came back and started writing things again and everyone stopped being sad and we because besties once again like the olden days of this blogtown? Remember that? Me too, but you know what I don’t remember? ...
Awesome Posters : Dirk Fowler
Dirk Fowler of F2-Design has a great collection of show posters he’s created, most with sly visual puns and super style. I found these over at GrainEdit, who pointed out that they, like many people, start into graphic design creating things like band posters, and I have to totally agree! That’s how I started in...
Illustration Thursday : Terrible Yellow Eyes
(Ana Galvañ) So a few years ago, my roommate in college dressed up like Max from “Where the Wild Things Are” for a school function about childhood, and ever since, I’ve had a renewed sort of fondness for this book I read when I was a kid. And as everyone knows, they are making a...
Illustration Thursday : Abner Graboff
Abner Graboff was an illustrater and designer in the 50s-60s with just an amazing style. He did everything from children’s books to book jackets to possibily the CBS ‘eye’ logo. Ward-o-Matic has a great interview with Jon Graboff, Abner’s son, about his father’s influences, history and work. Great read! Cheers! (‘Where are all the illustration...
The Futura Tenenbaums
Mark Simonson has a great write up about the use of fonts in various movies (search “Son of Typecasting“), including The Royal Tenenbaums. The film uses primarily Futura, which Wes Anderson uses in all of his films, for everything from the titles to the credits. Simonson also points out the use of Helevetica in the...
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There goes your afternoon : Paul-Rand.com
Paul Rand, who is probably my most favorite modern designer (well, apart from the Eames), left a legacy of work, theory, and methology that matches no other. He gracefully and bravely changed the way we think about idenity and design, advertising and convention. Basically, he’s the boss. He’s the Charles in Charge. (what?!) Paul-Rand.com is...
Autumn Story, an animation in chalk
This is amazing! A little video done in chalk animation. Fantastic! (Found over at SwissMiss)
Pardon My Hindi : Mumbai Smoke Silkscreen Print
Lovely poster from Pardon My Hindi, which is sort of like a dude and a group-input, and sort of ezine collective (?-I’m making this up) that produces prints, shirts, and buttons and other random stuff for the internets. ANYWAYS, the stuff is super cool. I really like this poster. I don’t know if its the...
Etsy Tuesday : Petit Collage
An awesome shopped filled with super cute decorations and kids-type stuff, I would even mind hanging some of these things from Petit Collage in my own house. Featuring silkscreen posters, mobiles, and laser-cut wood pieces, this shop is precious and available over on Etsy. Here’s some more that are just precious: Bamboo Mobile Deer Friends...
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Speaking of UP…
Lou Romano, who did some of the development and early production elements of UP, has a great post about the design process for the film, including early lighting tests, sketches, and scene mock-ups. Amazing! (Check out the site for some great scans/photos of all of the artwork. Amazing!)