GRAPHIC DESIGN The Library of Congress has a pretty nice collection of vintage posters. This type treatment stood out to me the most because it feels so current yet was designed in the 1930s. It’s as if the peeps at Non-Format went back in time to collaborate with Dorothy Waugh.
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ART Eriko Yamada is a very talented illustrator who has been working on a set of silkscreen prints based on Japanese mythology. We took a silkscreen class together and I must say she is extremely detailed and patient. Each print consists of probably 50 runs!
FINDINGS I just had to get this plush by Kid Robot when I was shopping at Urban Outfitters. Every time I look at it I just crack up. I mean come on…who doesn’t love a bunny with a moustache.
DESIGN NEWS I just read an article about Peter Arnell, the person behind Pepsi and Tropicana’s rebranding in this month’s I.D. magazine. Even though these rebranding projects weren’t very successful, I give him props for being able to withstand all the criticism and hate towards his work. I have no idea how I’d be able to handle it if I were in his shoes.
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RANDOM THOUGHTS I was pretty surprised to find out that Karim Rashid isn’t just an awesome industrial designer but also a DJ! I’ve been trying to hunt down audio samples of his work but haven’t been successful.
PHOTOGRAPHY The Whitehouse has a flickr account with some amazing photographs of our President in action! I don’t know if there is one but I wouldn’t be surprised if President Obama has a twitter account too.
