If Shepard Fairey is the Puff Daddy of graphic design, Banksy must be the Clash. The mythical figure just flicked off UK’s big brother system with his biggest work so far. — Daily Mail has more.
Not smoking hot news, but better late than never. This 26 year old kid rocked some super royal and clean designs for the new English dividends. Its pretty bad ass when he is holding them all up, they form the coat of arms, super nice touch. – M&C
The good ole English Creative Review drops a spotlight on our exclusive typeface by Stefan Kjartansson, Black Slabbath. This typeface is blowing up, showing up everywhere, being gobbled up by everyone and easily becoming the font of 2008. If you get your hands on the March issue of CR, find this feature in the Agenda | Typography section. Cheers Creative Review!
It’s all bigger, hairier and sexier than anything us kids are doing these days. Thanks to Tom Crabtree for the collection.
Our good buddy Matt Owens seems to updated his site somewhere along the line lately. I came across this strange new poster on in his recent work too. The new site format is great for seeing all the previous seasons over the past 10 years.
[flv:http://www.dvein.com/videos/Montage_2008.flv 480 368] Super hot work from DVIEN
Eric Carl is digging up delicious designs from the seventies. — I’m jumping with joy.
You may have seen Frank’s ongoing 50 states project before, but did you know he has a book for sale as well? Wait, you haven’t seen the ongoing 50 states project?!
Go get to know Frank…
If there is a god, her name is flickr. Here’s our latest find of vintage goodies to plow through. Thanks to the French Pita ou Franck for the collection.
Not only does newcomer Sveinn Þorri DavÃðsson live on my old stomping grounds in ReykjavÃk, Þórsgata, but unlike me he’s doing some really nice work. Let’s Keep it Complicated.
The Center for Design Studies has purchased and begun restoration of the Gastrotypographicalassemblage – one of the most important artifacts in graphic design history. This masterpiece by Lou Dorfman and Herb Lubalin adorned the walls of CBS until its dismantlement in the 80′s. Read the classic tale of heroes and villains and get involved.
Young and little is a studio for organization. Based of Christopher young and Tobias little. Equipped with a diploma of the university for diagram and book art, Leipzig. Or that’s how Bebel Fish translated it from German. JUNG+WENIG have some noteworthy experiments.
