FebruaryFeb 13 Friday 09
Hans Munk, aka. GRUMT, has some great minimalistic work to show on his portfolio. The girls and guys from nothern europe still lead the way in contemporary graphic design.
Bas Jan Ader: Website tribute to dutch artist Bas Jan Ader, done by super talented Folkert Gorter, who is no stranger.
FebruaryFeb 11 Wednesday 09
WhatTheFont for iPhone: Analyse typefaces from images in Mail, or photos taken on the iPhone. This is a tiny but beautiful and slightly nerdy dream coming true. Via hickensian.
FebruaryFeb 10 Tuesday 09
Simple concept: Fifty People One Question. The same question, fifty people answering. There are so many strong characters and such diverse answers. It's done by Crush + Lovely who have some good things to say about the web as a social medium. I couldn't say why, but …
Want! Via Aisle One.
That new Eames campagin from Vitra is just lovely. Via The A plus B.
/ M / A / S / H /: Nice portfolio design and some truly great work from Down Under.
FebruaryFeb 9 Monday 09
Huge Type is a nice little experiment in typography. Take a photo of one letter, tell Huge Type which one it is and post it to the Huge Type Pool at Flickr. Then go ahead and write some geeky stuff. The pool is still relatively small, but some letters are really nice.
FebruaryFeb 6 Friday 09
kevin-mccauley.com: I like the site concept a lot. Simple, yet stark.
FebruaryFeb 5 Thursday 09
Bobbys latest incarnation of his Wallpaper Project features ghostpatrol, who contributed this sweet desktop picture. Set.
Today Lux Interior of The Cramps died, something very few people would have believed to be actually possible. This is a sad day. With him, one of my all time favourite bands leaves the stage for ever. I never saw them live.
Xavier Encinas: Apart from the swiss stuff, here's some fresh work by french art director Xavier Encinas.
Did I mention how great Studio are? Perfect music to design websites to. I'd put each of their album artworks on my wall, too.
FebruaryFeb 3 Tuesday 09
What the world needs: An inspiring read and some more stunning art direction by Jason Santa Maria. Most of us need constant reminders to get up and pursue the things we want instead of kicking back and waiting for them to arrive. I do.
Modernist architecture has a calming effect on me. In some way or other it communicates that aesthetics, abstraction and thinking will prevail in the end. I want to work and live in simple, clearly structured environments.
Looking at all these beautiful photos of this …
Horror Vacui: Posted at electricgecko.
Check out twelve by australian designer Thomas Williams. He designs a simple, black and white poster for every month of the year, each visualizing a different aspect. The print runs are limited to 12 pieces, but the posters are available in PDF format. Via Flashfonic.
LegiStyles(TM): Beautifully designed website for equally beautiful News Net Wire themes by Antonio Carusone of AisleOne fame. Haaus is my favourite by far.
Makes me wish I'd use News Net Wire. Or even better: could somebody with some spare time port this to Google …