Listen up, kids. This man/designer (now bald) sacrified the hair on his head for typography and to send you a New Year’s greeting, so he’s a-okay in my book. But for the record, a Snoopy Snow Cone machine would of sufficed as well.
Typography? Cheese? Whatttttttt? See what design studio Autobahn is up to. (lovely wallpaper, dontchathink?)
I’m not sure if you’re prepared for the awesomeness you’re about witness. But first, a little background on the Hektor and its purpose. Engineer Uli Franke created a spray-paint device that hooks up to a laptop and uses a software based on Scriptographer to output artwork. “The aim was to make a statement about design by providing a new tool to other designers and artists to experiment with, a tool with an inherently particular and distinctive aesthetic.” This device is nothing less than a stroke of genius. Okay, now you’re prepared. Watch!
A Nice Idea Everyday (side note: great name, isn’t it?) consists of Vivien Weyrauch and Fabian Rottger. Based out of Dortmund, Germany, this dynamic duo experiment with visual styles. Their work is playful and progressive. I particularly like their set of flying things and only wish they had added a llama in mid air or perhaps a table. via Form Fifty Five
Product designer, Hafsteinn Juliusson describes his amazing jewelry line best. “Growing Jewelry is a redefinition of modern values. It is a clash of jewelry and gardening; couture and organism. ” If real grass combined with silver wasn’t already a great combination, I love the fact that you have to take care and nurture the grass to keep the jewelry looking its best.
via NotCouture
Typecube are really neat building blocks for typophiles. They assist in the construction of modular letterforms by having a formal component on each of the six sides of the cube so the possibilities are endless. It creates structure, but gives each user flexibility. Currently in production, I will definitely pick up a set or two. (a set comes with 64 cubes) yay!
And they do it again. The folks at Non-Format are responsible for the cd and poster artwork for The Chap’s album, Mega Breakfast. Its all that I need to make me happy: lovely typography, white space and a chocolate covered, sprinkle dipped, shiny balloon dog.
Among the endless uses of pvc pipes that don’t include plumbing, Lee Stokes has a brilliant idea as well. Pipe Font! This was created as a positive message for communities in Britain who were victims of flooding.
I am always enthralled by the experimental work of Apirat Infahsaeng, also known as SyntheticAutomatic. He never ceases to amaze me. Above is a logo for the visual artist collective Command+N.
As a recent graduate of California State University Long Beach’s graphic design program, each year we have the task of designing some sort of announcement or poster to advertise our senior show. On a tight budget and even tighter timeline, a few of us (Rob, Evan, Regina and Me) got together and experimented and this is what we came up with. Click here to see the Degree Show 08 web site.
