Luke Lukas
Pure typographic wizardry courtesy of Luke Lucas.
Parent Design
Every so often you come across a body of work that just oozes sophistication and restraint. Parent Design based in Dorset does exactly that. Straddling he line where fashion and art meets design they
Ashley O’brien
Midlands based Ashley O’brien has a healthy body of work in his portfolio. Realy enjoyed his personal identity and the one for Birmingham based artist Rachael Tighe.
FEB Design Stationery
Amazing identity for FEB design. You have to admire such simple work that makes this much of an impact. Via
Sweaty Eskimo
Birmingham based illustrator Sweaty Eskimo has a very unique style. Love the Addidas piece below.
Smile
We’ve been a long time supporter of Birmingham based Smile for a long time, so it was great to see a fresh new site up with loads of new work when we last visited.
Red Antler
Red Antler is a Brooklyn based studio that produce some really great work. I love their website. It not only has great work on but is also a pleasure to use.
Gary Devreede
Gary Devreede definitely knows the difference between his ascenders and his baselines. Some great type over on his site.
Martin Stousland
Martin Stousland has some fantastically colorful and playful work on his site. Well work a look.
Gordon Young – The Comedy Carpet
Wow! That’s all I have to say about this new public art piece unveiled in Blackpool today. Artist Gordon Young collaborated with designer Andy Altmann of the infamous why not associates to produce this typographic masterpiece laid out in granite. Via DesignBoom
Kancho Creative
Birmingham based Kancho Creative are throwing some pretty nice design work out there. Love their landing page.
Andy Young
Leeds based freelance designer Andy Young has just updated his portfolio. Did I mention he likes corned beef and Yorkshire tea?
Huvi
Huvi design from Manchester mixes the colourful with the geometric to delight the retinal rods and cones.
Pieter Hugo
I love this picture series titled “The hyena & other men” by Pieter Hugo a photographer living in Cape Town South Africa. The captivating images of ‘Gadawan Kura’ (hyena handlers/guides) were taken on the street of the notorious Lagos. For more information on how to capture fleeting moments and captivating images, check out online photography...
HelloMe
Really enjoying the work being produced by Berlin based studio HelloME. Some seriously slick art direction coupled with some interesting type treatments make for a perfect match.
CMYKern v2
After a long hiatus CMYKern is back. Hopefully you’ll find the new site feature rich and easier to engage with on a social level. We’re always looking to be better, so if you have any ideas on how we can improve the site in order make it a better experience for you, please let us...
Centro design
Centro design seems to have had a nice update since the last time I looked. Some really nice, well executed, simple design. We like that over here at CMYKern.
Ryan Killeen
Fellow Brummie and Freelance designer Ryan Killeen is building a really eye catching portfolio of work with a strong typographic sensibility.
Gregory Euclide
Gregory Euclide is an artist the Twin Cities of Minnesota working with traditional artist/sculptural techniques to create something that I can only describe as unique. Click here to find online sculpture lessons. His attraction to the landscape originates from his experience of growing up in the rural landscapes of Wisconsin. Free to roam from farm...
Point Blank
Point Blank is a collection of original images inspired by the story of Coppélia. In a first-of-its-kind collaborative project for Birmingham Royal Ballet, 27 artists and designers have been invited to produce individual pieces of artwork based upon toymaker Doctor Coppélius, and his attempts to breathe life into his most prized creation. The results of...
We Grow Cheries
We Grow Cherries is a talent pool of graduates from the BA (Hons) Visual Communication course at the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design. The site was developed by the staff at BIAD with help from Studio Bonitio and has some great work up on it. Here’s my pick of the best. I’ll be adding...
Ryan Atkinson
Ryan Atkinsons work has a great balance between typography and a motion work. I particularly like his MTV pitch. Boy got skillz.
Susan Murphy
After a brief stint at university in Dublin, followed by America, Susan Murphy is now relocating to the Netherlands to join the Edenspiekermann family. Some serious work going on over on her site.
Bisgràfic
I’d never heard of Bisgràfic until last week. I’m glad I know who there are now. They have made my world a better place.
