Jon Burgerman – ‘Drawings of girls I’ve seen on tumblr’

Jon Burgerman – ‘Drawings of girls I’ve seen on tumblr’

Entry by Lo Parkin / May 22, 2013

Jon Burgerman is a Brooklyn based Artist that’s ‘interested in instigating improvisation and play through drawing and spectacle.’ The Artists new blog see’s him address ‘the tumblr girl phenomenon’ (the constant re-blogging of photos of girls online) joining in with a self initiated project that involves illustrating and reposting eccentric & colourful images of girls he’s seen on the website. Best explained by the man himself – ‘The idea is the new blog acts as a kind of visual discussion of this cultural trend’
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Sabrina Russo – The Condimentalist

Sabrina Russo – The Condimentalist

Entry by Lo Parkin / May 15, 2013

Sabrina Russo is a freelance Graphic Designer that ‘dabbles in illustration, art direction and copywriting creating designs that are ‘humerous and human’. Based in East London the designer works across a range of different disciplines and developed ‘a love for all things printed’ whilst studying at LCC.
I first saw ‘The Condimentalist’ blog last week and had to share my hype about Sabrina’s dope illustrations of ‘stuff from her kitchen cupboards’
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Print Club London – Group Show pick of the bunch

Print Club London – Group Show pick of the bunch

Entry by Lo Parkin / May 13, 2013

I made it down to Print Club London’s Group show last week (on till May 24th) and was really impressed by the variety of exciting illustrative/typographic imagery and super friendly Print Club fam who made me feel more then welcome and gave me the chance to catch up with my favourite Artists about their work.
Click + to read about my pick of the bunch including Sam Baldwin, Claudia Borfiga, Hannah Prebble Ben Rider & Josie Malloy Feature

Georgina Teseleanu

Georgina Teseleanu

Entry by Lo Parkin / March 19, 2013

Georgina Teseleanu (aka Anai Greog) is a Romanian Artist. Developing her style whilst studying psychology her imagery often takes inspiration from her work as a psychotherapist aiming to provoke an emotional response. Her exciting work is colourful, bold and geometric demonstrating supernatural worlds inside a circle. Feature

Bobby Doherty

Bobby Doherty

Entry by Lo Parkin / March 15, 2013

Bobby Doherty is a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. I can’t get enough of his AMAZING photographs full of colour, pattern and dope detail, he’s got a mean eye for both content and composition, definitely one to keep an eye on. Feature

Following Kyle from predatory bird on Vimeo.

The Predatory Bird Blog

Entry by Marcroy / March 12, 2013

I just came across this awesome video of Kyle skateboarding. It’s shot in such a lovely way and skateboarding is rad. Feature

NY Prisoner 63906054

NY Prisoner 63906054

Entry by Lo Parkin / March 8, 2013

After having a browse on hurtyoubad I came across the NY Prisoner 63906054 blog and spent most of last Sunday distracted from my work reading posts.
Timothy Guvercin, the man behind it is a Britt currently locked up in America, after being on remand for 2 years he’s selling T-shirts to help fund his legal fees.

Check the sick blog here (start on the 1st post!)
Support and grab yourself a T here (they’re just £10) Feature

Photoshop Touch

Photoshop Touch

Entry by Marcroy / March 4, 2013

Photoshop Touch is here for iPad or Android tablet, iPhone or Android phone, and iPod Touch. It’s a very affordable £2.99 and you can do so much more with your images. We love it. Go and download the app now. Feature

Lovely Package

Lovely Package

Entry by Marcroy / February 26, 2013

This is such a lovely blog…”Curating the very best packaging design”. Simple. Feature

Cookie D’oh (NSFW)

Cookie D’oh (NSFW)

Entry by Sarah C Birtles / February 18, 2013

Cookie D’oh began when pals Annu Kilpelainen and Hannah Weeden found themselves working part time together at a biscuit factory. They began by making cheeky biscuits for one another, and as their creations grew, they began to collate their efforts online, which has developed quite a following. They’ve just made some super sweet snacks for Lazy Oaf, Vice, and The Haggerston Espresso Room, and at the end of the day, who isn’t won over by a witty tie-dyed biscuit? Feature

Glasgow Press

Glasgow Press

Entry by Miranda Foxx / January 26, 2013

I’m quite the fan of what these guys do and regularly peek at their blog to see what they’ve been up to. This blog post about their business card boxes had me at bee. A flea, a bee, hands whittling wood and shells feature on these beautiful little boxes printed onto all 50 shades of the GF Smith colourplan range. Just lovely. Feature

Build It Yourself- Wooden Camera

Build It Yourself- Wooden Camera

Entry by Miranda Foxx / January 23, 2013

I can’t help but be head over heels with this wooden flat pack instant camera designed by student photographer Kevin Kadooka. A beautiful piece of design complimented by stunning results. Click on the plus to see what this nifty camera can produce. Feature

PASTEAK

PASTEAK

Entry by Marcroy / January 16, 2013

PASTEAK is a creative duo made of Julien Den Doncker & Antoine Jaunard that mainly works around the beautiful process of screen printing. They are currently studying visual communication at ERG (Ecole de Recherche Graphique), in Brussels. You can buy some of their t-shirts on Check This. Feature

PRNT Studio

PRNT Studio

Entry by Miranda Foxx / January 12, 2013

A Toronto based surface design studio a real swell collection of patterns and prints in their portfolio, from high contrast geometric line work to feminine but distinct florals and a clear love of colour. A great place for inspiration and they also have a submissions page for all you pattern and surface designers out there.

typetoken

typetoken

Entry by Miranda Foxx / January 2, 2013

Lets start the New Year with a sexy bit of type from the new online magazine, typetoken. A well organised and inspiring hub of fresh, experimental, mainstream typography and visual language. Head over to the website and introduce your foggy hungover heads to some of the best design around. Feature

Wrap Magazine

Wrap Magazine

Entry by Miranda Foxx / December 21, 2012

Issue 6 of Wrap Magazine is out and it sure is looking to be a beauty from their online snaps. Nordic Lights takes inspiration from all of Europe’s snowy countries making for a rather festive treat. It also includes five double sided pull-out wrapping paper sheets too so you can customise your gifts this year with a little extra edge. Nice one guys. Feature

Glasgow Press

Glasgow Press

Entry by Miranda Foxx / December 20, 2012

I do love me a bit of letterpress and this Glasgow based letterpress printing company have a great blog of examples of their printing work for you to feast your eyes on. Using a Heidelberg and Vandercook press they can print from one piece to tens of thousands. Feature

HURT YOU BAD #1 “Concealed Intentions”

HURT YOU BAD #1 “Concealed Intentions”

Entry by Lo Parkin / December 4, 2012

Last week I received my copy of Hurtyoubads’ “Concealed Intentions” and oh my days it was worth the wait!
The graff blog of all graff blogs converted to print for the first time, showcasing years of work visually exploring graffiti culture in collaboration with topsafe.
“A Graffiti magazine with little to no graffiti in it” – you need to see it!
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Designers & Books

Designers & Books

Entry by Marcroy / September 24, 2012

Designers & Books publishes lists of books that esteemed members of the international design community identify as important, meaningful, and formative—books that have shaped their values, their worldview, and their ideas about design. In doing this they hope to focus attention on how books can be important and inspired sources of creativity, innovation, and invention.

C-Heads (NSFW)

C-Heads (NSFW)

Entry by Marcroy / September 17, 2012

C-Heads Magazine loves to inspire ♥ Trends, fashion, photographers, models, music, art, lifestyle, clubbing and travelling around the world. They have existed since 2006 and were founded in Vienna as the first flash-based magazine for photography, music, art & style in Austria.

The Design Ark

The Design Ark

Entry by Miranda Foxx / September 12, 2012

A sweet design blog with a keen eye for sharp design. From packaging to architecture, they’ve got it down. A hub of inspiration.

Salt

Salt

Entry by Miranda Foxx / August 9, 2012

Salt are a fresh, independent, not-for-profit, lo-fi publication and collaboration group. They’re currently looking to add to an already growing library of zines, publications and printed material that have been produced independently. Head over to the site for contact details and more information.

Holly Exley

Holly Exley

Entry by Miranda Foxx / July 25, 2012

A wash of dreamy watercolour from the Bristol based Illustrator, from portraits to guns, the girls got it covered.

Visual Editions

Visual Editions

Entry by Miranda Foxx / July 20, 2012

If you haven’t clocked on yet, I’m a bit of a book geek. Every geek needs that place to go and have a drool fest over the best new stuff and Visual Editions is my current indulgent website. A publishing company set up in 2009, they set out to find “great looking stories” and adorn us with beautifully crafted books. Between their blog, website and flickr these guys have got it covered.

Matt Taylor

Matt Taylor

Entry by Miranda Foxx / July 4, 2012

This is Matt Taylor, he lives in Brighton and he’s into bikes. Have a look at his vivid, fast paced portfolio but don’t overlook his blog packed with works in progress too.

Inc. Zine

Inc. Zine

Entry by Miranda Foxx / July 2, 2012

There’s not many publications out there that do what Inc. Zine do, merging illustration and poetry in a fresh and exciting way. Issue 5 is out now, I also recommend listening to their pod casts, I nearly wet myself laughing.

Telegramme

Telegramme

Entry by Miranda Foxx / June 27, 2012

I can’t stop wandering around Telegramme Studio’s website at the moment, this EP sleeve design for Portasound caught my eye and I though it would be a real shame not to share it with you all.

Michael Lester

Michael Lester

Entry by Miranda Foxx / June 26, 2012

A great screen printed narrative piece based on the short story ‘Leaning From the Steep Slope’, instead of stand alone images, each square layers and incorporates stages of the story. Striking use of hand drawn elements and collage.

Blush

Blush

Entry by Miranda Foxx / June 25, 2012

Blush are a bespoke and custom letterpress company from the UK who make the most stunning array of products and frequently blog their recent creations. Everything they make is flawlessly classy and unique, especially their business cards. A talented company and a blog full of inspiration worth checking out. Nice one guys.

Matt Lyon

Matt Lyon

Entry by Miranda Foxx / June 24, 2012

Repeated patterns and colourful detailed typography make up the body of work of Matt Lyon’s website. As great as they are, it’s this moody delicate drawing that I fell for.