"vintage" posters

fro, a graphic designer from la, designs amazing posters and prints. a lot of his work is inspired by films, but he recently did a really cool mario bros set.

all posters are for sale on his blog and are about $25 to $45 each.

Infographics!

I love the infographics done by Danish designer PETER ORNTOFT. They are so unique and not overly done.

cargo collective

i love beautiful things. seriously. anything that i find "pretty" or whatever, i love. postcards, knick-knacks, ephemera, jewelry, art, photography, fashion, music, color, packaging, typography, architecture, infographics, prints, everything. that's probably why i have so much damn stuff.

anyway, i've recently re-found cargocollective. which is a " is a web publishing CMS and community-building platform" kind of like flavors, but expanded and catering to those who have lots of photos and such.

a few of my favorites using cargo (and yes, this is a bit heavy on graphic design):

alconic,  rob clark,  joe bauldoff,  always with honor,  mark weaver,  frank chimero,  milika favre,  jungeun kim,  elr*y

where the wild things are

I loved the book as a kid, and when I heard it was being adapted for a movie, I was scared. But when I saw the preview, I knew, just knew, that I was going to love it. Spike Jones, Arcade Fire, the images, the costumes, the font. That font! The letters with fur and feet and teeth!

 

And now I've tracked it down. It's done by a guy named Geoff Mcfetridge, and dammit if his other work isn't also amazing. Enjoy!

Barcode Design

Barcodes are a necessary part of the retail environment, especially on book jackets. I love it when I come across clever or interesting usages of them. Here is a good example from Sharesomecandy.com.

vanity barcodes

Logo Design

I'm always very impressed with well done logos, and here's a good example of one:

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Logo for a 3D foldable paper toy. Designed for Worth.

You can download the 3Diddi PDF template to make your own toy and share it online:

http://3diddi.com/
http://vimeo.com/channels/3diddi
http://www.flickr.com/groups/3diddi

Credits: Dan Skrobak

A Feast for the Eyes

It's been a while since an update here, but just wanted to share a few great blogs that have been making my day lately.

print & pattern
This snazzy blog features pretty patterns, whether they be for paper, fabric, cards, stationery, or other goods.

bryn alexandra
An aspiring interior designer (and my former fellow knottie) shares her finds and DIY projects. See how she refurbished two secondhand dressers (one from craigslist and the other from salvaltion army) in one design project.

These blogs inspire me daily to live in color and be creative. What are your go-to inspiration blogs?

Eric Carle for Google

Eric Carle, of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" fame, designed the incredibly cute first day of spring commemoratory logo for Google.

design comp comes to LA

as y'all know, i used to run with the cool cats up north who were terribly intrigued with design. i attended this awesome design competition back in 2007 called cut&paste in beautiful downtown san francisco. in layman's terms, cut&paste is a digital design competition, backed in real-time with kickass music and DJs in great venues with liquor licenses. it's a pretty big party with a rock concert vibe, but everyone who goes only has eyes for the designers on stage, and mad respect for the winning designer.

cut&paste comes to our lovely neighboring city of los angeles on saturday, february 21st from 5-11pm @the avalon in hollywood.








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A Thousand Words: Eloquence

The latest cover of The New Yorker, illustrated by Bob Staake. More of his New Yorker covers.