Archive for the 'Design Inspiration' Category
Tobias Wong: 1974-2010
Yesterday the art and design world lost a great mind. As the New York Times wrote in his obituary, “Tobias Wong, a designer whose outrageous sendups of luxury goods and witty expropriation of work by other designers blurred the line between conceptual art and design…” His death has been ruled a suicide. Wong described his [...]
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I am excited to have been chosen as the designer for MGH’s Storybook Ball. This year they are going for an Arabian theme and I have had a great time researching and hunting for inspiration. Check out some of my picks below. I plan to create a suite of paper collateral including an invite package [...]
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Thanks to Lovely Package I discovered these fantastic milk product packaging designs from Hungary. Simplicity, sans serif font and fun colors—why can’t American’s get into stuff like this?…
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Mad Brothers: RIP Gang Starr
How great is this poster in memoriam for Guru from Gang Starr? The design is simple and perfect and makes great use of the font Akzidenz Grotesque. You might be wondering what a white girl from the ’burbs is doing talking about Gang Starr, but I was big hip-hop fan in my New York–art school days at SVA. Albeit, in a somewhat, ironic ”I get it” sort of way [...]
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Spiewak & Sons Book
Thanks to FPO, I just caught a glimse of the Spiewak book covering the history of the iconic clothing company. Spiewak, who got his start 106 years ago making sheep skin vests for dock workers in Brooklyn, has since grown into a successful business that produces clothing fit for celebrities and police officers alike. The [...]
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Delicious.
Delicious Design League, based in Chicago, has been churning out beautiful and original gig posters since 2008. Begun by two designer friends as a side project, their biz has grown from a small print shop, to a full business with requests to design for some the worlds biggest bands. My husband and I have purchased [...]
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I’m pleased to report that the talented British designer Kristian Goddard, whom I blogged about back in January, has signed on as a contributor for Sloane. He has already begun lending his creative vision to feature articles and I am really pleased by his ability to meld his own unique ideas with that of the message of [...]
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Paranaiv
Aspiring Art Director and Interactive Developer, Sundnes, a.k.a Paranaiv from Olso, Norway has an impressive portfolio of photography, conceptual work, web design and more.
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Blog Love: Designer Daily
I happily came across this site tonight (how, with all my time on the net, I haven’t found them before now is beyond me). They have extensive sections ranging from art and design inspiration to how-to tutorials and interesting articles. Check it out. This recent post on “infography” really grabbed me.
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After a photo shoot in Paris for Hintmag, the folks at My Orange Box received five images and the challenge to create a flash animation that reflected visions of madness and paranoia. The animation was created in After Effects and then imported into Flash to create the interactive elements. I think it is a beautiful [...]
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