Fileteado Porteño: The Art of Hand Lettering in Argentina

  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

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

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