We first showed a tilt shift movie with the video Little Big Berlin and this film, which makes shots of New York seem like a toy town is also a must-see. Surely it’s only a matter of time before this technique is brought to wider public attention in a music video, advertisement or film – it’s an innovative, charming and quirky way to show a city at work.
Yo! Wanna be the flyest gift-giving brother/sister on your block? D’ya feel me?
Thought not. Loving this Rapping Paper though. A pun/typo mixed with famous rap lyrics and you have yourself an instant Paperchase classic! See more here.
In this age of digital derring-do, it’s easy for bands to put together great-looking gig flyers, posters and artwork for their releases. However, sometimes, there’s no substitute for extreme hand-lettering and illustration. With the prices of original 1960s rock posters by such artists as Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse and Wes Wilson still rising in value (especially since the publication of The Art of Rock), and modern works by the likes of Coop and Kozik attracting serious attention (they’re documented in Art of Modern Rock), it’s time to praise the UK’s greatest current poster artist, Ski Williams.
The thing about infographics, such as this one from Infographic World is that, when they’re done right they deliver information at breakneck speed. Even if this isn’t information you enjoy reading – such as this instant analysis of the current oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Infographics explain the complex quickly, even if the facts are grim
If you like design and books and typefaces and imagery and reading then the Book Cover Archive is a great place to spend a little time. In the meantime here are a few of our favourites.
This is another one of those amazingly/annoyingly simple ideas that just work. Pin badge sized fridge magnets that act as a calendar. This won a graphic design award at the Kiev International Advertising Festival and should, hope fully be hitting the shops soonish.
This new work for Yorkshire Saucery by Shark! sums up everything I love about the smoke and mirrors you can create with packaging. The yellowing paper and hand written font says ‘home made’. The quote and signature from the ‘chef’ tells you this was lovingly created by one man just for you, hell there’s even a photo of him, Jon’s his name. And the best bit, it’s exclusive to ASDA, one of the biggest supermarkets in the country. That Jon must be a busy man.
What more could you want from your secret santa this year than Photoshop fridge magnets… I know it’s on my list (though I’d prefer a pack of type trumps, and those line art tea towels are lovely too. Do let me know if I’m abusing the blog).
Kinetic typography is a wonderful thing, but sometimes it’s immense power can be used for the dark side. Watch this speeck from Psycho…. if you DARE!!! Mwa ha ha ha… etc.
Colby Thueson has photogaphed his dads collection of vintage oil cans. There’s some lovely typography and illustration here. You can view them all here on Flickr…
Someone very geeky is collecting opening and closing title stills from classic movies. This is shaping up to be a great resource for movie logos and motion graphics. They are gathered here for your pleasure
This is how Swedish artist Mattias Adolfsson fills his Moleskin sketchbooks. There’s literally thousands of amazing illustrations like these on his blog site…
Word clouds are nothing new, but wordle is an easy, fun way to create them. You can play with the number of ‘hot words’ used, the colour set, orientation of the words… there are also a funky set of fonts on offer. But the real reason for my post is this: have you ever thought of creating a word cloud to see copy you’ve written in a new light? Since the relative size of words within the cloud is dictated by its frequency in the excerpt you use, it’s a leftfield way of keeping an eye on repetition, or even just to get a feel for the kind of language you’ve been using. Try it.
Designer tea towel site, To Dry For, flew around the office on various emails this week. The consensus is that tea towels are a great way to display brilliant illustration while drying the pots. Plus it’s a welcome relief from the many t-shirt, screen printing collectives that pop up online straight after graduation. Also Trellick Tower (pictured above) is one of the last things us Bath-based, Future Plus folk see before our train pulls into Paddington Station (simply look left just before you pull into the station).
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