April 15 (15) 10:40 am
A really rare quality – altho in my eyes – a very necessary one – is the ability as creatives for reinvention. Pushing + expanding the scope of our skills is a given – but what about doing same to expand our design vision?

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Chris Ro + ADearFriend studio do it. And the results – proof – that originality just reached another sphere.
His 3rd portfolio review.





April 1 (15) 08:19 am
Exciting graphic design and typographic posters at the fore of cutting-edge by Brando Corradini – who is not afraid of using unusual color palettes.
Hailing from Rome, IT.





March 24 (15) 08:51 am
I love typography. Typography is entitled to be voted a long lasting fascination. Superbly crafted and staged – here are visual projects that caught my eye recently.
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La Loge flyer by Tu Sais Qui.

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Creation of a semiographic code in order to communicate strategical messages. Matahari by My Name is Wendy.

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Wildlife logo-flyer by Tobias Faisst

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Le Tourne-Disque by Parade Studio

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Muah! poster by Anymade Studio

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Show ‘n Tell Show (America’s most graphic talk show) special Flatstock edition by Sonnenzimmer

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Last minute Season’s greeting card by Krunchtime

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End of Print poster by Aron Filkey

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FLiP! Promotional poster and on-going branding for bi-monthly rotating exhibition showcasing Graphic design by Abbas Mushtaq

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Youth apparel by Samuel Carter Mensah

March 17 (15) 10:38 am
R4dn take their passion for typography to an unexpected place: rendered as 3d objects.
Type objects.

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Numbers type

March 5 (15) 08:02 am
Sprint letters (set of 15) by Jing Zhang. Superbly illustrated and staged 3d vignettes depicting human activities in a mini-miniature scale.
Exquisitely detailed.



February 24 (15) 11:11 am
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February 18 (15) 20:43 pm
I love typography. Typography is entitled to be voted a long lasting fascination. Superbly conceptualized, crafted and staged – these projects caught my eye.
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Rumor, an urban event dedicated to fashion and lifestyle depicts an over extended ‘O’ which acts as a close ‘circuit’ – of the 4 meshed into 1 events.
Designed by Tomasz Biskuprumor.

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Subtle or not subtle advice – love the iconographic feel of the – (L)EARN archival quality print available for purchase and designed by Neuarmy Surplus.

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Mockups of the graphic identity standards manual for the Ville de Charleroi (which translates as City of Charles the King). The modernization of such an ‘antique’ name is a tour de force.
Superb conceptual thinking by Pam & Jenny.

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Reminds me of the adage: the ‘buck stops here’. The plied shoe seems to do – putting a stop to ‘dropping’ text copy.
Theater Biel Solothurn – multi years awarded poster by Stephan Bundi.

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Melting moon surface + spiking waves infer to some kind of a music event. The diagonal slicing of capitalized letters in color give it edginess. Intriguing ‘Windows pop-up‘ appearing behind a wave.
RAW poster – designer unknown.

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To be caught between a rock and a hard place would not be whimsical if applied to this Rock postcard. Irresistible red striped (eye) candy type floating over a vintage picture of cliffs near Brighton, UK.
Deliciously prepared by Steven Wilson.

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Clay table setting staging and montage by Alexandra Bruel for the Fricote cover – issue #2. Superb hand-drawn logotypo.

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Gateways Exhibition deconstructed signage using uncovered books (brilliant hint to how book serve as imagination gateways) which is the central theme of exhibit.
Designed by Andrew Howard.

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Transliteration effect and play on words for the Stack Architects corporate identity by now defunct The Consult, UK.

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A huge labyrinth of underground rooms which follow one another for more than thirteen kilometers. The Karst Family series of 3 posters by Aldo Pullela.

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