Fileteado Porteño is the decorative hand lettering and artistic style that is frequently spotted in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fileteado letters are highly stylized, colorful, and painted with dramatic illusions of depth. It is characterized by lines that turn into spirals, the almost obsessive use of symmetry, the framing of each composition when it is … Continued
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Hannalee’s Summer EP Release Show at the Triple Door with Damien Jurado
Our good friends (and web design client) Hannalee, just announced their summer EP release party at the Triple Door on Sunday, July 7th with Damien Jurado! The poster illustration pictured above was a collaboration between Lance Lobuzzetta of Efflux Creations and Anna-Lisa Notter from Hannalee. The Triple Door says tickets are selling fast, so get your … Continued
Paper Artist: Yulia Broskaya
Russian paper artist Yulia Broskaya turns the constraints of paper illustrations into beautiful works of art. Pictured above is a new portrait she has completed of an older woman smoking a pipe. She has mastered the ancient technique known as quilling; coiling and shaping of narrow paper strips to create an illustration or design. Coiling … Continued
Illustrative Poster Depicts the Seattle Skyline by SJCS’s Students
I love this amazing illustration created by second grade students at Seattle Jewish Community School. These creative kids captured all of Seattle’s famous landmarks; from the Space Needle, to the Public Market, to the Duck tour, to the pink elephant neon sign, to the brand new waterfront ferris wheel. This artistic drawing shows young creative … Continued
If You Build It, a documentary about Project H Design, screens at Public Interest Design Week
Public Interest Design Week delivers a sneak peek screening of IF YOU BUILD IT. The official World Premiere is in April 2013 at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The documentary IF YOU BUILD IT spends a year in the life of one of America’s most innovative classrooms. Designer/activists Emily Pilloton and Matt Miller of Project … Continued
Beautiful Animated Gifs by Head Like an Orange
Happy first day of Spring! Or Autumn depending on your hemisphere. These brilliantly animated nature gifs created by Head Like an Orange are sure to make you start this season—wherever you may be in the world—with a smile. Aren’t these brilliant? Head over to the Head Like an Orange’s blog for endless animated gif entertainment. Enjoy!
Top 10 Blog and Project Post in 2012
Most Viewed Blog Posts for 2012 1. Riley’s laser cut honeycomb labels were a big hit with our clients and our online readers. 2. Surprisingly, everyone loves an Indesign template for making CD labels. 3. Dazzle camouflage, a painting technique used on ships during World War I and II. 4. Sketches of our logo design process … Continued
Abundant Street Art in Buenos Aires
While visiting Buenos Aires in Argentina it is impossible to miss the abundance of graffiti. Large murals, small wall paintings, tags, stencils, and stickers—typically referred to as Street Art—abounds the streets of Buenos Aires. A walk in this creatively curated city is a feast for the eyes. You never know what visual art you may … Continued
Seattle’s National Park Family Day is this weekend at Rainier Community Center!
National Park Family Day is a FREE, family-friendly event that brings your northwest national parks to you! It has been said that the National Park System, which includes many of our nation’s most precious, revered and significant treasures, reflects who we are as a people and as a nation—that America’s spirit is reflected in the National … Continued
Jack White’s New Laser Cut Poster
It’s inspiring to see musicians, designers, and artists pushing the poster medium. This poster design uses the fun laser cutting precision that we used on our honey packaging design. Jack White’s Triple Decker Poster was designed and printed by Matthew Jacobson and Bryce McCloud. The three poster designs can stand alone or work together layered on top … Continued