Eight Hour Day is husband and wife Katie Kirk and Nathan Strandberg. I really love Katie’s illustrations and you can buy loads of them from their etsy shop. They also did a really great job with their visual identity for Eight Hour Day.
See more on their website, their Etsy shop and Katie’s Flickr account.
Super busy week as I am clearing my table and getting ready to take off to Japan tomorrow. I’m like a child before Christmas! I just can’t wait and it will be a welcomed break.
I’ve been a busy bee working ahead so you won’t be missing your daily visual snack and there’s even a special feature for next week. I’ll also be sure to come back with lots of great stuff from Japan. Until then, here’s a little warm up with Japanese artist Shinichi Maruyama. He does wonderful photos in super high speed of ink and water mixing. I just love the full frame of him doing it.
See more: http://shinichimaruyama.com/
Filed under: Illustration/Art
I recently came across Taiwanese illustrator Inca Pan on Flickr. Inca Pan’s illustrations are mainly done in watercolour and mixed media and I think it makes for a great tactile feel.
See more here.
There are so many talented people selling the prints on Etsy. I recently came across these ones by Eva Juliet, lovely and simple with a touch of calligraphy. Sorry boys, I know this is a little girly and romantic.
Buy them here.
I was recently pointed in the direction of Wrangler Blue Bell’s recent campaign site. I haven’t seen video integrated like this before and I think it makes for a quite fun navigation. You should really go and try it out. Hint: there’s definitely something for the girls!
Visit Wrangler Blue Bell.
Filed under: Graphic Design
It is safe to say that I am definitely NOT a jazz fan but I do love these two jazz related pieces by Atelier Martino & Jaña. They are definitely at each end of the scale, one being very lively and the other one tight and simple, but I think they both capture the subject.
See more on their Behance page.
I first noticed Swedish designer Daniel Carlsten when I came across his work for Stockholm restaurant De Ville’s brunch. I love the paper sculptures, I’m just such a sucker for executions done partially by hand, the tactile effect is priceless and I think it’s a good learning experience for every designer.
I also keep going back to look at his business card for cook and writer Lotta Lundgren. It’s such a great idea executed perfectly.
See more: http://www.danielcarlsten.com/
I came across Sarah Gardner recently on Flickr on a search for good handlettering. I do love these kind of small compositions in handlettered type. They are so personal and quirky and I really admire the craft behind this kind of illustrative typography.
See more samples here.
Filed under: Graphic Design
While dreaming myself back to New York I found comfort in the work of Brooklyn based designers Topos Graphics. I find this studio fascinating because their work is in so many different directions, but there’s reallt a lot of great work. Just have a look at these cool samples.
See more: http://www.toposgraphics.com
The Cool Hunter was one of the first blogs I followed quite religously, there’s so much amazing design content there, spanning various diciplines. And now the creator of The Cool Hunter, Bill Tikos, is moving on to start his own agency, Access Agency. There’s no webste for it yet but you can see the first steps on The Cool Hunter. I just LOVE the ideas for McDonalds, or rather McFancy. It might even make me visit the place (although I’m on my 10th year of a McDonalds free life) just to see what the restaurants would look like. The packaging looks like a really cool start.
Read more in this post from The Cool Hunter.
