Paul Jenkins is an art director currently based at U-Dox in Hoxton, London. I met paul at Beyonderground festival where he created A Moment of Play over the course of the weekend which was the theme of his talk. You may know him through his amazing Nike 78 project.
I was contacted recently by Oomphwho who produce plastic cards. I gave them a trial and the results are fantastic. A really sturdy p;lastic card the same size/thickness as a credit card that comes in both shiny and matte. All in all a very cost effective way to make an impact. Below are an example...
As a designer the work of TDR influenced my early career substantially. I still sometimes look to their work as a source of inspiration. That’s why this film has gotten me rather excited. “From Punk to Pop, the Designers Republic”"‘ (tDR”"‘) changed the established rules of design, creating some of the most iconic and recognisable logos,...
Heroes Design established in 1996 is run by Piotr Buczkowski. Simple, clean and functional aesthetics meets product design, identity and user experience. Heroes is very versatile studio. Piotr gave a great talk at Beyonderground and I was lucky enough to have lots of time to chat to him over the weekend.
At the weekend I was fortunate enough to speak at Beyonderground festival with lots of talented artists, designers and illustrators. Over the next week I’ll be posting work from people who featured at the festival. I’ll start with London based YCN. YCN Studio is an ambitious team of creative directors, art directors, designers and producers...
Magnetic putty is just like any other putty in that you can handle it, sculpt it, and squeeze it. Place it anywhere near a magnetic source and the putty animates to consume whatever the magnetic source might be.
Fionn Breen is a designer based in Perth, Australia. A simple and clean aesthetic runs through his work and the super photography really allows his work to shine.
Five London artists, influenced by shoe design, heritage imagery and the London cultures of the time, have produced their own reinterpretations of a specific Air Max shoe. A limited edition Air Max Reinvent fanzine will also be available to attendees on the night, together with a signed hand painted, watercolour still from the Air...
Paulo Lopes is a graphic designer born and raised in Versailles who is now looking for work in London.
Designer and illustrator Richard Vickers has launched Goods Carrier, a new range of limited edition prints inspired by Indian truck art. Most people return from India inspired by the spirituality, landscape or food – but for London-based graphic designer/illustrator Richard Vickers it was the ornate decoration of Indian trucks which caught his attention. Driving across...
Studio Hi Ho is a Melbourne based branding and communication studio established by Wesley Waddell and Patrick Scanlan. Simple typographic treatments, perfectly executed.
Studio Hansa got in touch to tell me about a few projects they have completed recently. They undertook a total strategic rebranding of their Chellozone’s portfolio of TV channels across EMEA. The work took the essence of the colour-based theme of the previous identity but moved it on, showing views into fantastic worlds contained in...
This February, The Public welcomed artists Hsiao-chi Tsai from Taiwan and Kimiya Yoshikawa from Japan to create a visually stunning series of plant-like works within the gallery space. The multimedia and interactive experience involving collaborations with UK sound and interactive artists, is on display until 6 May 2013. Having first been displayed at PM Gallery...
I was lucky enough to receive a set of these cards through the post the other day. As you’d expect from the infamous studio it’s high on both concept and quality. The studio wanted to provide people with a way of speaking their mind. Each card can be handed out to someone you’ve just met....
Planning Unit is a London based studio with some solid branding work in their portfolio.
Pure Magenta is the graphic design work of Sarah Kissell. Currently residing in Los Angeles working as the Art Director at Nasty Gal, her look almost defines the hipster style.
Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh and Finnish illustrator Kustaa Saksi have joined creative forces to design the installation that will set the stage for talks on design and architecture at the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. 1,120 stacks consisting of a total of 11,000 A3 sheets in 44,000 points of attachment are being installed across an...
Truf Creative is a Santa Monica based design studio with fresh new identity that’s ell worth a look at.
Since 2001 YCN has been operating an international award programme for creative students. YCN is now seeking to elevate and recognise outstanding talent rising up within the industry. Open to creative professionals to have graduated within the last 8 years, the new YCN Professional Awards invite the submission of a portfolio showing four projects into categories...
Menacing beauty are the words that spring to mind when I see these shanks by Chen Williams. The whole notion of taking time to craft an object or tool that is designed to maim or seriously injure is something that really gets you thinking. Seeing these objects out of their perceived context allows you to admire the aesthetics of the object...
Manchester based Ubiquitous have a really healthy body of work, but would you just look at that studio!
Essays On Reality is an ongoing series of short video art installations, influenced by the existentialist and surrealist movement, and inspired by socio-political and economic events from around the world. via creativebloq Essays On Reality, Chapter 1 from Greg Barth on Vimeo. Essays On Reality, Chapter 2 from Greg Barth on Vimeo.
kvgd aka Kerr Vernon Graphic Design is an award~winning, Glasgow based graphic design studio delivering branding and marketing communications across all kinds of media platforms with a philosophy of ”Be nice and do good work”.
Intimate portraits and moody reportage by Alex Sturrock.
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Mash Creative, aka Mark Bloom is a Graphic Designer and typography geek with a portfolio full of sexy goodness.
Zebra is a brand communications agency with offices in Singapore and Perth, Australia. Their ethos is to undertake found every project with a strong, simple idea. Their work covers the fields of brand identity, art direction, advertising, print, digital and environmental design.
