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Typograph this—

19Feb10

I love posters almost as much as I love magazines so I was pretty happy to find Typo/Graphic Posters that features an ongoing collection of amazing poster designs from around the world. The design of the site alone quite well done and beautiful.

Misha Karagezyan, Russia

Folk This Town, Brazil

Côme de Bouchony, France

Aziz Melibayev, Kazakhstan

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It’s gettin’ kinda hectic…

16Feb10

Need I say more?

Baster.

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Struggle, Inc.

15Feb10

Struggle, Inc. is a Chicago-based commercial art house, founded by Cody Hudson.
The company puts out some really amazing pieces that are both modern and organic
at the same time. Their client list includes Nike, VW Deitch Projects, Virgin Mobile
and many more. Hudson is also a fine artist who creates paintings, drawings
and sculpture.

Virgin Mobile

Nike

Burton Snowboards

Brasilintime Poster

The Millions Who Will Be Transported at Tme of the Rapture…
acrylic, spray paint and ink on panel, 24 x 24 inches

Drawing

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Happy Valentines Day, Mi Amor!

13Feb10

I’ve always been a bit of hater when it comes to Valentines Day—it’s just so forced and commercial…Fortunately, I have a new reason to like the date—for, it was on the 14th I boarded a plane to Mexico City to embark upon what was, truly, the best week of my life. Happy Valentines Day Amor.

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Feaverish Photography

12Feb10

I’m pretty excited to report that LA-based photographer, Aaron Feaver, a.k.a
Feaverish Photography (and who’s blog I wrote about a few weeks ago) has
joined the contributors roster for Sloane. We’ve come up with a great photo
essay idea I can’t wait to see materialize…His gorgeously real and
unpretentious portraits below really hooked me.

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Designer: Anton Stankowski

10Feb10

I was reminded today of the work of the late Anton Stankowski. A pioneer of Constructive Graphic Art, his creations were always so simple, yet perfect. He also often utilized the Univers font family which has always been one of my favorites.

Images via David the Designer

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Skins: Design and Styling

09Feb10

So, I have to admit to being introduced last night to what is (apparently) all the rage for teens in the UK right now: Skins. Watching episodes from season 1 on Netflix with my 14 year-old step son, I was hooked after 20 minutes. The series follows a group of High School students from Bristol, England and covers controversial plot lines that include sexuality, substance abuse, eating disorders and much more. Not only are the story lines and characters well done and funny, but the styling is fantastic—sort of Gossip Girl, meets upper class Brit, meets American Apparel—and way cooler than anything that is on American TV right now, MUCH cooler than anything that was around when I was 14…and, ehem, dealing with issues that surely would never make it past our censors…

Their marketing and design team should also be credited for creating an impressive multi-media campaign including an extensive website and blog, and app.

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Page Magazine

06Feb10

It should be apparent by now that I love magazines. All types, shapes and sizes—and, in my quest to develop Sloane I have been hunting more than ever to find inspiration. Check out this great one called Page from Monterrey, Mexico put out by the very talented design firm, Face.

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Brother Wolf at Steven Zevitas Gallery

04Feb10

Tomorrow evening, the Steven Zevitas Gallery will host an artist’s reception for Amy Ross, Brother Wolf. Amy is well known for masterfully crafted watercolors that merge plants and animals. This new body of work is in collaboration with her brother who recently served in Iraq. Read the full press release here.