Archive for graphic design
Stefan Sagmeister shares happy design
Stefan Sagmeister shares happy design | Video on TED.com.
*thannks benjo*
andy gilmore design
andy gilmore has stunning pieces:
3600 VHS Video Covers
*edit*
seems to be offline - meanwhile try these:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/krystian_kujda/
sets/72157603827798724/
Aviary releases Raven: First online vector editor
t-shirt blog
a very stunning t-shirt blog with many must haves:
this articles is great too, many additional ressources here:
http://www.gomediazine.com/design-tip/47-essential-resources-tshirt-designers/
http://www.myinkblog.com/2009/01/12/23-great-apparel-related-design-articles/
music design
Another interesting blog on album cover design:
Hardformat - Reaching for the sublime in music design
via nerdcore.de
psd brushes: Destroyed Heraldry
a very interesting approach to brushes:
web series about design
Real world advice from working artists and designers
graphic design: Alchemy | An open drawing project
alchemy is a tool for experimental vector-drawing. additionally, the workflow shown in the video is quite amazing too:
Alchemy | An open drawing project
*thanks florian, nice one!*

graphic design: book covers
a very interesting collection of graphic design book covers:
http://www.evasion.cc/blog/comments/100-design-books-covers/

digg for design: designfloat
comes with this categories:
Print Design
Typography
Web Design
CSS & Web Standards
Showcases & Galleries
Programming User Experience
Interactive Design
Identity & Branding
Logo Showcase
Motion Graphics

advertising: with fun
a list of international ads, convincing with fun
Economist « Wirtschaft « DiePresse.com
*thanks floki*

nerd: graphic design mistake stickers
stickers to highlight graphic design mistakes
http://www.creativetechs.com/iq/design_police_proofing_stickers.html
*thanks rainer*

design quiz: progdesign
A design research project, testing your knowledge about various
graphic-design eras. Quite funny, and you’ll be surprised of your
results. A quite funny way of science.
Design Bingo:
*thanks david, nice one*

logo re-design
a handful of logos, which were redesigned, before and after, interesting to compare
http://www.aclevercookie.com/
the-best-and-worst-logo-remakes-of-the-century/

graphic design: poster art
an interesting collection of poster art from the last century
http://www.bobstaake.com/posters/conga.html

logo design: logo evolution
a very interesting post on how company logos have developed over time
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/07/
the-evolution-of-tech-companies-logos/
*thanks phillip*

fashion: buttons competition
a button design is a good start for a competition entry:
http://www.stereohype.com/pages/
products_CompetitionWinners.asp

collage: handiedan
handiedan has some very nice collage artwork, so go see it:
http://www.handiedan.com/collage/pin_ups.html
*thanks thomas*

advertising: creative commercials
darkroastedblend compiled a best of ads for us, so lets see them:
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/01/
creative-ads-issue-9.html
all in all, there are 9 pages with the best ads, so take some time

vintage graphics: travel ads
stunning graphics from the 20s and 30s, focuse on travel and airlines
http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com

music and sponsorship
logotypes you know for sure are , well, modified
essential german language skills needed;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgE3qdP1nuU
*thanks martin*

paper engineering: stamps
russian stamps:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85098956@N00/
sets/72157600201139707/
european stamps:
http://www.pingmag.jp/2006/06/05/
overlooked-graphic-design-european-stamps/
worldwide:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/stampcollection/pool/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/44124356212@N01/pool/
space stamps:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/spacestamps/pool/
bird stamps:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/birds_stamps/pool/
basketball stamps:
http://www.internationalbasketball.com/basketballstamps2.html
chinese sport and other assorted stamps:
http://www.xabusiness.com/china-sports-stamps.htm

books: book cover design
a very interesting list of very well designed book covers, all from 2007
http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/2007/11/
my-favorite-book-covers-of-2007.html
via theserif.net

music: blog: album covers
a blog dedicated to album covers, every cover comes with detailed information, for the singles too












