Phenomenal Packaging: Stoutnik
Great, mind-blowing, innovative packaging is rare, and this gem is certainly in a class all its own. Canadian firm Hired Guns Creative was tasked with creating unique brands of several beers for a local craft brewery, Longwood Brewery. While the design of each beer is pretty exceptional, one really stands out. HGC not only named…
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Iconic Illustration
What often sets an illustrator apart is style. And skill varies, of course. London-based illustrator/designer Alexis Marcou has the total package, so to speak. The level of detail and realism he achieves is quite remarkable, but his style is also extraordinary. In this self-initiated series spanning more than two years, Marcou captures something really special…
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Diary Type by Vladimir Koncar
Croatian multidisciplinary designer Vladimir Koncar has a fondness for experimental typography, as shown in his terrific typography project called Diary Type. “Diary Type is a kind of personal typographic diary that started as a experiment in 2007. I collect various objects and from them I form the letters. With those letters I write my thoughts…
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Alive Without Breath
Singapore-based artist Keng Lye has an incredible sense of perspective (and excellent painting skills). This fantastic series of super-realistic paintings are created from little more than resin and acrylic paint (and the impeccable mastery of Lye, of course), and could no doubt be mistaken for the real thing. Lye takes it one step further by…
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You Are What You Ride
French designers Romain Bourdieux and Thomas Pomarelle teamed up to create this killer series of posters. They work so well for many reasons… sense of color is fantastic, typography, composition, illustration are all really on-point. And as if the posters themselves aren’t enough, they took it to the next level with a “teaser trailer”, bringing…
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108 Years of Herman Miller
As a compliment to a previous post, we had to share this excellent video that answers the question, “Why has Herman Miller thrived for 108 years?” Good design at its best, that’s why. Via YouTube
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Papercraft Perfection
Swedish paper artist/illustrator/graphic designer Fideli Sundqvist has a superb style, and good eye for color. We particularly love her “Paint and Splash” series for its dynamic composition and inventive use of color. If her body of work is any indication, Sundqvist has a wide variety of interests and sources of inspiration. “I think you have…
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Fantastic Food Photos
We must admit we have a soft spot for food sculptures (here, here and here). Romanian artist/photographer Dan Cretu’s impressive body of work consists of many such mini-sculptures. And even more impressive, his photographs aren’t digitally altered. From a citrus camera to a veggie boom box, Cretu takes particular care in working quickly due to…
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Remarkable Retouch
As designers, we have to retouch photos at least occasionally. But this retouching, by Portland, OR-based designer/photographer/Photoshop expert Daniel Kopton (AKA DanKlife), is truly awe-inspiring. Like a masterclass in photo retouching, this before-and-after look at Kopton’s work for Nike USA Basketball campaign is really enlightening… not only for the robust capabilities of modern computer software,…
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