Pantone Calendars by Pentagram
We have a thing for calendars, and this one is particularly good. Pentagram’s Eddie Opara and Brankica Harvey designed Pantone’s 2013 Wall and Engagement calendars, utilizing the famed PMS color chips as a design device. The color chips are treated as pixels, creating digitized images for each month. Very clever and well executed. Via pentagram.com
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Crushed Watercolor Portraits
In keeping with the watercolor theme (sort of), we bring to your attention some fantastic work by Barcelona-based artist/designer Borja Martínez of studio Lo Siento. In this series, Crushed Watercolor Portraits, Martínez crushes pieces of watercolor pigments and organizes them in such a way to reveal these excellent portraits. Wow! Via losiento.net
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Witty Watercolor
The tongue-in-cheek nature of Karen Kurycki’s masterfully created work is terrific. This Jacksonville, Fl-based art director/illustrator combines her expert watercolor technique with an unexpected touch of her offbeat sense of humor. This is just a sampling of Kurycki’s impressive body of work. Via Behance and cmykaren.com
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Latin American Design Identity
Madrid-based design consultancy IS Creative Studio created this fantastic logo for LAD (Latin American Design). The logo is described as “that beautiful moment when on a long brainstorming the great idea hits you like a lightning.” Love the color palette and typography too. Via iscreativestudio.com
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Truth and Lies
Savannah, Georgia-based freelance designer and SCAD student Justin Barber (no relation to us) has tapped into his branding and identity skills for this witty series about everyday white lies, uncovering the difference between what we say and what we mean. Well done. Via jstnbrbr.com
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Prints by Derrick Castle
Nashville-based illustrator/designer/artist Derrick Castle (aka Straw Castle) started off designed t-shirts. With more exposure came more opportunities, and Castle has since gone on to illustrate designs for the likes of Kid Rock, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, and Def Leppard, among others. The details in his block printing are phenomenal. Be sure to also check out…
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Portraiture by Amy Robins
UK artist Amy Robins has amazing skill and talent. Her hyperrealistic portraiture work is reminiscent of Samuel Silva. With little more than colored pencils, Robins creates incredible portraits. Also love her more conceptual pieces. Well done Via Behance and amyrobins.com
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Write a Bike
In honor of the close to what seemed like a very long week, we bring you the impeccable work of Paris-based Swiss art director Juri Zaech. Zaech enjoys developing side projects, including this “Write a Bike” series that marries typography and bikes in a decidedly retro way. Happy Friday! Via juri-zaech.com and Behance
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Floppy Furniture
Okay, yes, this is pretty geeky, but we really love this floppy disk table by Berlin-based design duo Axel van Exel and Marian Neulant of Neuland van Exel. You might expect it to be made out of plastic, but it’s actually built from steel (with the iconic silver shutter doubling as a hidden storage compartment).…
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