Jack Daniels 06 post cards

Having finished university, last week I had a clear out of my student house. Over the years I have had an obsession with collecting fliers and random adverts from magazines that drew my attention. Whilst clearing my room the other day I decided that I had to get rid of some of my collection and whilst filtering my collection I came across this collection of promotional Jack Daniels Christmas cards from 2006. I remember finding these when I went to Las Vegas on holiday back in 06. What particularly took my interest in these post cards was how Jack Daniels have managed to bring their lifestyle into the brand through these post cards. I really like the retro feel of the design and the cards also feel very old. I will certainly be keeping these.

Inspiration in the sun

With my graduation show at the horizon and the sun shinning outside today it was hard to keep myself occupied and a way from the pub. Whilst having a break I had a quick search through flickr for some inspiration and Found this photograph on photographer Maikondrums. I love the composition of this photograph, with the focus on the butterfly running onto the road in the distance. Having baught a camera not to long ago I haven't really had the opportunity to go and experiment with my photography. This opportunity will hopefully come arround following my final hand in this week. Whatch this space but once again what a great little shot.

Blood Sweat Vector

Found this web site this morning featuring some amazing vector illustrations.
BloodSweatVector, founded by Brad Mahaffey and Jared Nickerson, is a artist collective and showcase of the most talented vector artists in the world.

This style of work may not resemble my way of working but I certainly feel a connection with these drawings. I remember finding my first interest in vector art from the graphics on the bottom of skateboards when I used to skate in my younger days. I was fascinated to find out how the drawings were so crisp and enjoyed looking at how contrasting colours created an interesting composition within an image. This fascination may have influenced me to become a designer today in some way.

www.bloodsweatvector.com

Alan Clarke

Alan Clarke is a member of then International Society of Typographic Design. Here's a personal statement about his work from his site.
"I have come to believe in clear, considered, communication solutions, simplicity and great ideas."

There are a variety of work on show at his site but I particularly like the proposal that he produced for the 2012 Olympics. As Alan Clarke explains "my thinking behind these posters was
to convey the movement and energy of the games, in a simple abstract way."




I really like Alan Clarke's proposal and believe that they look like a modernized version of Munich Olympiad back in 1972. The choice of colours with simple design suggests that Clarke must have had infleuenece designed by Olt Aicher at the time.

As much as I like Alan Clarke's work I sill believe that nothing will ever compare to the design work that Olt Aicher and his team produced for the 1972 Munich Olympics. Olt Aichers contribution to the Munich Olympics was exhibited last year. I will certainly be going to visit this exhibition if it's ever on display in the UK in future. For more examples of the Munich Olympics exhibition please visit one of my earlier posts about a design agency called Bibliotheque.





For information on Alan Clarke visit: http://www.alanclarkegraphics.com

TYPE -ONE discipline and processes in typography

With as growing interest in typography since working on my 'Tanc' typeface I decided to borrow this book from the library(TYPE ONE discipline and progress in typography. Author - Silja Bilz). I would highly recommend this book to any typographer to have a look at the extensive variety of typefaces and how they are applied to every day use.

Young Jerks

Dan Cassaro is a Long Island native and Graduate of The School of Visual Arts. He lives, works and trips the light fantastic in Brooklyn, New York. Cassaro specializes in both print and motion disciplines. Some nice work on his site.

www.youngjerks.com

Listen 04

Having been in contact with illustrator called Listen 04 for one of my projects last year, he got in contact and invited me to his exhibition at Night & Day Cafe in Manchester. I like his work but felt that his latest additions had gone much more abstract since I last got in contact. I found it hard to relate to these paintings compared to his old illustrations. Listen 04 has also recently been involved in art directing photo shoots and magazine design.

http://www.listen04.co.uk


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