Posts for Tag: illustration

How would you draw the internet?

How would you draw the internet? I've picked some favs from the competition pot, see all here http://www.canyoudrawtheinternet.com/

"Can you draw the Internet? Children today are growing up in a world of technology and communications. They have never experienced a world without the internet, with every part of their day consumed by mobile phones, websites, computer games, apps, Xbox, you name it.  We took this thought and 'thought' it would be interesting to find out what their perception of the internet actually is, by way of scribble, drawing, or piece of art. Then, to make things even more interesting we thought it would be great to get the creative industry involved. Why? To find out who's the more creative. The industry with all of it's wisdom, or the kids with their vivid imaginations."

Fab Modernist Cards | London, Barbican, Winter, Le Corbusier | Stefi Orazi Studio

These are just great, I want them all. Designed by the Stefi Orazi studio http://www.stefiorazi.co.uk/ and available to buy here http://www.thingsyoucanbuy.co.uk/

Modernist London and Britain Winter Collection

The card pack contains London's Post Office Tower, Isokon Building, Barbican, Golden Lane estate, the K8 telephone box and the Royal Festival Hall plus other British modernist examples, all come with added snow.

Modernist London

Barbican Estate

Le Corbusier

Patterns to brighten your day | Helen Dardik

I like the patterns of Canadian based illustrator Helen Dardik. They have a cute Japanese feel, lovely palettes and make you happy when you look at them, what more could you ask for? Found in the pattern sections at http://www.oneluckyhelen.com/index.html and her blog's here http://orangeyoulucky.blogspot.com/ - oh, if you want to buy any then visit her Etsy Shop here http://www.etsy.com/shop/helendardik?ref=pr_shop_more

Graphic Design of Fred Troller 1930-2002

Simple and timeless...

Fred Troller 1930 – 2002 was a distinguished American graphic designer and educator who emigrated from Switzerland. He was born in Zurich in 1930 and graduated from the Zurich School of Design in 1950. He worked for Geigy Chemical Corporation and later established his own design studio in New York working for clients such as Exxon, General Electric, IBM and American Airlines among others. He also designed book jackets for Doubleday. As Steven Heller writes, "Troller helped popularized Swiss New Typography... the Swiss approach, influenced by the Bauhaus school of the 20's, relied on stark photographic imagery, bold sans-serif typefaces and primary colors in unfettered compositions. The object was to communicate logically, vividly and without ambiguity... Mr. Troller's personal variant of the style was characterized by the manipulation of geometric forms, jarring juxtapositions of large and small types and visual puns formed from the fonts themselves." Fred Troller was also a design educator and taught or lectured at Cooper Union, the School of the Visual Arts, and Rhode Island School of Design. He also served as chair of the division of design at Alfred University. The Troller Archive was donated by Beatrice Troller in 2005 and includes a vast amount of material ranging from sketches, mock-ups and proofs along with final printed projects including book jackets, promotional materials, packaging and posters. Heller, Steven." 

http://library.rit.edu/gda/designer/fred-troller

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/24/arts/fred-troller-71-champion-of-bold-graph...
http://montagueprojectsblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/daily-book-graphics-46-fred-...
http://grainedit.com/2009/04/06/corporate-diversity-swiss-graphic-design-by-g...

Dan McPharlin / Original, Modern Sci-Fi Artwork

This atmospheric work by Dan McPharlin captures the quality and finesse of yester-year sci-fi book and album artwork, while keeping a fresh style original to itself. I feel a familarity with the alien landscapes, but they also exude an eery sense of being in another world. (Not to forget how good the textures and palettes are as well).   

http://www.danmcpharlin.com/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/danmcp/ (there's also a GREAT set of handmade cardboard synths to gawp at too).