Hillman Curtis 1961-2012
Hillman Curtis musician, designer and film maker died, aged 51, after a prolonged battle with cancer. An inspiration to all showing that with a strong passion and a focused mind you can turn your creative skills to a range of mediums.
Krista Charles
Krista Charles started these Matchbook Landscapes when she inherited a stash from her grandfather-in-law. Here’s some details about the the process behind the pictures
“For each matchbook I find where the location of the business would be in Google Maps and on the inside cover of the matchbook I make a pencil sketch of whatever is now shown at this location. On average each drawing takes about two hours to complete. Sometimes the places advertised on the matchbooks are still in business even after decades have passed, some businesses have changed names and are under new ownership, and some buildings are empty or have been torn down and replaced by new buildings or parking lots or highway expansion programs and even empty fields.
The age of the matchbooks I use vary, but all are a unique view into the previous business and the dreams of its owner and how these places and by extension all places and our histories change over time. Even the story of matchbooks has evolved and what was once a common item to give out to promote a business has now become a vintage item, rarer to find except in antique stores and our own junk drawers.”
Have a look at the website.
Words from Design Work Life.
Silver and Light
This is just amazing, some people really do just have an idea and then do what it takes to create something truly original that no one else has done or will probably do again.
Make sure to visit the tumblr too, to see all the images.
2011 La Marzocco Year Book
Beautiful book made by Jon Contino and the German Studio Sven Hoffman. This book is too celebrate La Marzocco, who make Italian espresso machines. I can’t stand coffee myself, much more of a tea lover, but this combination of photographs, illustration and typography work is awesome nether the less.
If you want to look at coffee machines click here
James Reeve
Can’t start to say how stoked I am on these. Lightscapes by James Reeves. James was born in London and now lives in France. He has shot a range of projects from photo journalism to reportage to portraiture to contemporary projects. Reeves has won a range of awards, most notably for ‘Banned’ a photographic essay on the aftermath of the Taliban which was shown in the National Portrait Gallery in good old London.
See more of his photos right here
Josh Ritter
New video for Josh Ritters ‘Love Is Making It’s Way Back Home’ was directed by Erez Horovitz. It’s made from over 12,000 laser cut pieces of paper.
Words and video from here
Eric Cahan
Based in New York, Eric Cahan has created a range of projects focusing on light , this one, Sky Series is his latest. Cahan used a range of filters and cameras, both filma nd digital, on his travels to capture the dawn or dusk light.
Of his work Cahan says “My work is meant to capture a moment in nature, asking and empowering the viewer to be fully present, involved, and uplifted. I want the viewer to be drawn in, and be completely absorbed by, rather than separate from, that fleeting moment in time”
See his other projects here
Riley Cran
Great designer from Vancouver, Canada. Really nice use of colour and a simple, honest approach.
Tod Kapke
Here are some nice photos by Tod Kapke. He’s from Denver and these photos are frpm a trip to Texas.
Miguel Endara
This guy draws in dots which is totally mental. This piece is made up of 3.2 million hand dotted dots and took 210 hours to complete! Lucky he recorded it and compressed it down to a few minutes for us to see. When you think what work has gone into this portrait of his father the results are mind blowing.
Check out his site
Olt Aicher
Also known as Otto Aicher (1922-1991) was a Germany graphic design and typographer. Famous for being the lead designer of the 1972 Munich Olympics he also paved the way for the use of images of stick men on public signage as well as being a very celebrated font designer.
This is great article for more information
Aicher’s work on type
More posters from the 1972 Munich Olympics
Olympic Posters
With the 2012 London Games coming up, and being a pretty shocking showcase for British design, here’s some good posters to look at from previous games.
Chinatown Soccer Club
Founded in 2002, the Chinatown Soccer Club is a crew of artists, photographers, designers, writers, skateboarders and like-minded creative individuals. This diverse collective, united by a passion for the beautiful game, converges on New York City’s Chinatown year-round in all weather and seasons for friendly morning matches before heading to work.
