8 Design Projects in Less than a Minute

Genius.

Stefan G. Butcher

Glorious use of typesetting. Also worth looking at his illustration work which captures some use of free association within mark making.

Welcome to Blue Sauce

Welcome to the official FdA Design blogspot here at NCN. We hope that you will make the most of this space to introduce yourself and share your own findings and develop opinions.

Keep an eye out for updates including imperative reading material, new and old talent, websites, dates of exhibitions, documentary clips and project references to help you in your studies. Remember, Design is not a solitary discipline - help eachother, bounce ideas and discuss the areas of Art & Design that interest you the most.

RJ.

Shapes of Conscious

American Illustrator, David Habben makes the most from abstract shape and free association. Fantastic collection of work, visit the link below and absorb the rest of his portfolio and sketchbooks. www.habbenink.com/51176/425338/fine-art/shapes-of-conscious

The World According to Americans

A superb example of utilising context through maps. Graphic Designer, Yanko Tsvetkov decided to create world maps based on societies' views and opinions. 'People often stereotype and judge books by their covers. This concept is a great way to take a look at what ‘foreigners’ think of your country.' www.alphadesigner.com

The Hungry Workshop

Beautiful examples of print from Australian outfit, The Hungry Workshop. www.shop.thehungryworkshop.com.au

Type Tuesday: Naked words

Once upon a time, book jackets were almost all pure typographic compositions: these were the books one could not judge by their covers, writes Jason Godfrey in ‘Naked words’, Eye 82. www.blog.eyemagazine.com/?p=13361

Swiss Studio, Claudiabasel

www.itsnicethat.com/articles/claudiabasel
http://www.claudiabasel.ch/

Seriously tasty letterforms from young jerk Dan Cassaro

www.itsnicethat.com/articles/dan-cassaro
http://youngjerks.com/

30 Typography Posters

www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/09/30-typography-posters-that-youve-probably-never-seen-before

Armed Notebook

Arm yourself with ideas.
www.mollaspace.com/shop/armed-notebook.html

Dirty Mouse

Another wonderful design blog to bookmark. http://www.dirtymouse.co.uk/

The Grid System

Excellent resource - check out the Inspiration link for further examples. http://www.thegridsystem.org/

32 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Layout and Typography

www.speckyboy.com/2008/06/15/32-inspirational-examples-of-amazing-layout-and-typography

Magfest

PPA Scotland proudly launches the UK's first festival dedicated to magazines. http://www.magfest.co.uk/

Stockholm Design Lab create smashing new Ikea food packaging

www.itsnicethat.com/articles/stockholm-design-lab-ikea-food-packaging

Everyday Object Furniture

www.flavorwire.com/294033/awesome-furniture-built-to-look-like-giant-versions-of-everyday-items

Philosophy Posters

London-based graphic designer Genis Carreras takes the reductionist route to explain complex philosophical theories through delightful basic shapes and colours that make our eyes and brains happy. www.geniscarreras.com/philosophy.html

Batman: Death by Design

That crazy Chip Kidd has not only gone and written his own Batman graphic novel. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=38859



Back to the Start

Outstanding.

Dribbble

Wonderful site enabling you to search many pieces of work by colour. http://www.dribbble.com/

Matt Stephens

Stunning 50's retro vibe.
www.matteart.blogspot.com/2005/08/what-picture.html

Ghostshrimp

www.ghostshrimp.net

Inverted Warehouse Townhouse - New York

www.thecoolhunter.co.uk/article/detail/2039/inverted-warehouse-townhouse--new-york

3D typography

A company who specialise in creating typography and graphics out of 3D, unfortunately the website isn't in English though but you get the idea!
www.m-inspira.com/?resource=proyectos