i heart this blog: kariusbaktus.
Karius Baktus is the visual journal of Danish designer Mads Burcharth. I adore the simplicity of the design, the photographs appearing upon scrolling, and the muted color palette. Will definitely be coming to this site more often!
love these videos!
these “live the language” videos by gustav johansson and albin holmqvist are a beautiful example of beautiful cinematography paired with simple, yet elegant type. there are several for different languages listed on vimeo. check them out!
Data Visualization: My New Obsession
I recently attended a talk given by the AIGA about data visualization, an increasingly popular field where designers, mathematicians and architects come together to portray statistical information. The talk had me exploring different websites and one in particular, visualizing.org left me in awe of all of the beautiful work. Here are some of my favorites.
Density Design, 2010-2011. Integrated Course Final Synthesis Studio. Student’s work: Monica Diani, Valerio Pellegrini, Tommaso Trojani, Giorgio Roberto Uboldi, Francesco Villa.
Gavin Potenza
This visualization represents the 140 MPhil and PhD research students at the Royal College of Art, and their relationships to funding agencies as well as academic and industry partners. Research RCA commissioned the visualization as a large-format poster for its 2009 exhibition, as well as a condensed version for the exhibition pamphlet.
All via visualizing.org.
Inspiring Graffiti: Eine
Ben Eine is a prominent graffiti artist in London, most famous for his large alphabet lettering on shopfronts – he’s also taken his work to Paris, Newcastle and Stockholm. He’s partnered with Banksy, adapting more of a commercial edge of this typically underground art form.
I’d love to check out some of his lettering in person. Dave Gorman has a great Flickr stream and you can also see some of his work on Art of the State.
Photography I Love: Cuba Gallery
I came across Cuba Gallery while flipping through images on Flickr and became immediately hooked. It’s the perfect mix of travel photography obviously taken with a design eye. Check out the bright colors, sweet typography and nostalgic imagery on their Flickr stream and gallery website.
Design I Love: Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina, an Australian-based bike company has such sweet designs, I found myself getting lost in their website. The gritty colors, hand-drawn type and line drawings are enough to make me want to experiment more with illustration. I think they have a U.S. location…I’d love to see what their business cards look like!
Designer I Love: Joe Stephenson
I admire Joe Stephenson’s work. His website is super clean and his work is unique and minimal. The designs above were a marketing package for the Fedrigoni paper showroom in London and below is a super cool branding project featuring silkscreen prints, pins and even a coloring book. Yum!
Collection: Vintage Typewriter Boxes
I came across this collection of vintage typewriter ribbon boxes on Flickr and was instantly jealous. You can see the entire collection here.
Guggenheim Redesign: Haunted Exhibit
Last spring, the Guggenheim ran an exhibit called Haunted, which had an underlying theme of the unexpected, displaying dark and sometimes disturbing pieces. There were dozens of artists featured, so it was difficult to find one piece that really portrayed the exhibit as a whole. Once I saw Bernt & Hilla Becher’s work, I was immediately drawn to it – it wasn’t necessarily shocking, but more eerie and I felt that I could work with it to create a marketing campaign for the show. Above is the poster I designed along with a postcard mailer (below).
emerald green typewriter
how awesome is this typewriter? from its circular keys with great letterforms (check out the Q and G) to it’s rich green hue, i fell in love. found it at a market a couple weekends ago and wish i had taken it home with me.
found type: delft, the netherlands
morning sunlight filters through an open square in delft, holland.
found type in the village, nyc
found this awesome lettering down in Greenwich Village. i love the grittiness of the type, paired with the both deep and fading colors in the wood.
