Barcelona based design studio Lo Siento created this inventive typography piece for Japan’s +81 Magazine cover. These photos show the process used to spell out the words “Next Creativity” by injecting bubble wrap with a colored liquid, (food coloring?). It appears that the nice lighting effect was created by photographing the bubble wrap outdoors against a body of water.
Jay Howell is a Los Angeles based artist and illustrator. His work has been featured on skateboards for companies like Anti-Hero and Creature. Below are some of Howells colorful illustrations; many of them drawn on book pages. Find more work at his blog.
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Filmmaker, photographer and illustrator Rick Mereki directed this series of short films respectively titled Move, Eat and Learn. The series concisely documents a 44 day trip through 11 countries. I especially like visual concept for the piece “Move” which, through some great planning and design in editing, allows the viewer to see a man walking towards the camera and through various travel destinations at the same time.
Graphic Designer, Logan Walters from Detroit, Michigan designed this series of covers by sampling classic Wu-Tang covers and redesigning them in the classic Blue Note Records aesthetic. Covers from the “Wu-Note” series have been featured in New York Times, New York Magazine, the FontFeed, Kottke.org, and more.
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Barcelona based design studio Lo Siento have created a typeface of three-dimensional letters that, in their complex design, are readable from a surprising amount of angles. The video below highlights the complicated process behind the physical creation of the 4D Typeface:
Tobias Hall is a London based illustrator/designer/muralist who as of late has been part of the design team for Zizzi Ristorante. Hall has a wide variety of illustrations and designs displayed on his website. See some of his typography work below:
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In this series of typographic illustrations called “Superhero Typographic Classifications”, Minnesota based graphic artist Matthew Olin couples well known superheroes with common fonts.
Often-chaotic communication clutters the clarity of our visual world; however, we can draw analogies between the elements of design and those of superheroes in an attempt to create clarity, educate and inspire. These elements, primarily the use of symbol, color and typography, have the power to communicate with an audience far beyond the surface level. Relating these characteristics to those found within beloved superheroes lets us connect the qualities of each and draw similarities between the two. In doing so, we can champion our profession as leaders in organizing chaos and creating change in an informed world. – Matthew Olin
This beautifully illustrated typography piece “Imagine” is a tribute to John Lennon and Yoko Ono by Eibatova Karina, an artist from Russia. Scroll down to see the letters in close detail
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Here are 50 of the greatest skate logos as chosen by skateboard graphics artist Don Pendleton, who has created hundreds of designs for brands like Alien Workshop and Element. This list of logos provide a brief glimpse into skateboarding culture and how the art has evolved since the 80′s. For Pendleton’s notes accompanying each logo, check out the original article at Complex.
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Geray Gencer is a graphic designer from Turkey. Among his cleanly crafted work is a book cover for author, Haruki Murakami’s IQ84 (shown below). More typography works on his Flickr stream.
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