Posts Tagged ‘love’
CANLOVE: Upcycled Spray Paint Can Art
Love is in the air on this Valentine’s Day, but Los Angeles-based artists DJ Neff and Paul Ramirez promote a different kind of love. Started in 2011, this collaboration has blossomed into a full-fledged non-profit organization, CANLOVE, whose mission is to upcycle otherwise discarded or abandoned spray paint cans. Over the years, they have saved…
Read MoreFlore Maquin: Movie Poster Mistress
When done well, reimagining movie posters (here and here and here) never gets old. Movie poster design presents a unique challenge to designers… it’s usually one of the first representations of a movie people see, so there’s a tall order to embody an often complex story with a single image. French designer and illustrator Flore…
Read MoreCreative Contrast: Disney Fan Art by Dada
We feature fan art (here and here and here) from time to time… we are all about equal opportunity, and certainly feel there’s a place for such creativity. While some in the art community discount fan art because it is based on someone else’s original content, we are from the camp that believes fan art,…
Read MoreMosaic Master
Exercises in typographic and mosaic compositions bring us back to our early studies as designers. Not because they are novice or effortless, but because they touch on the fundamentals of good design. Italian artist/designer known as Antonio Village9991 is quite adept at both, as exhibited by this sampling of his impressive body of work. For…
Read MoreRaw and Uncut
When it comes to an art medium we can really sink our teeth into, food is near the top of our list. After all, few things bring people together like food. It’s relatable, familiar, often comforting, and let’s face it, essential to our very being. Philadelphia-based photographer Dominic Episcopo invites viewers to “Meat America” through…
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Phoenix, Arizona based designer/filmmaker/artist Safwat Saleem has a quirky sense of humor, and it shows in this satirical series of prints. Depicting “somewhat complicated relationship between two (or more) objects”, Saleem’s clean, smart execution is really fitting. These prints were originally developed for a love-themed exhibit earlier this year, but certainly stand on their own.…
Read MoreBEEloved
Young Serbian designer Tamara Mihajlovic has some impressive skills. Her student work for a luxury honey brand, of all things, is really, really good. From the container, to the logotype, to the typography, to the name, this project is well conceived and beautifully executed. Mihajlovic is a designer to watch. Via Behance
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