Inspired by Design, a blog by Tom Lewek.

Thinkers & Makers

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:26:57 -0400

New identity for Thinkers & Makers with a beautiful ampersand by Jessica Hische. (via Ned Wright)

Hedgehog Cheese Grater

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:39:14 -0400

Cool idea for a cheese grater, via LikeCool. Now that’s sharp.

Creative Motorcycle Helmets

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:23 -0400

These are awesome, check out more here.

Check out bookshelfporn if you’re obsessed with books like...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:04:00 -0400

Check out bookshelfporn if you’re obsessed with books like me.

Interview with Jason Munn

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:24:00 -0400

Great interview with gig poster designer The Small Stakes (Jason Munn) via Grain Edit.

Allan Peters

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:26:00 -0400

Great work by Allan Peters, an art director out of Minneapolis;
featured today on Grain Edit.

Holiday

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:14:00 -0400

viafrank:

There’s a good story a friend of mine has a hard time telling. A few years ago she was asked to work on the website of a large, public institution, and they approached her to see if she could come up with something that would last the organization 2 to 3 years. The budget was $7,000 dollars. She scoffed at the budget, but saw the opportunity of the project, and managed to negotiate a higher price of $10,000. Fair enough. The work went as planned, the site launched on time to the delight of the client, and everyone was happy. The new site was revealed in correspondence with a fancy, black-tie event, which my friend was dutifully invited to attend as a thanks for her work.

Sitting in the middle of the banquet hall was a giant ice sculpture. Marveling, she walked up to get a closer look. “Amazing, isn’t it?” asked the man next to her. “It’s hard to believe they could spend $15,000 on an ice sculpture just for this little party for us. I wonder what they’ll do with it once it’s almost melted at the end of the night.”

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Johnson's Backyard Garden

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:10:05 -0400

One of the most interesting logo executions I’ve seen in a while, this is really nice. (via Brand New)

Graphic Design Museum

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:49:18 -0400

From the Graphic Design Museum in Breda, the Netherlands.

Kim Høltermand Photography

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:38:00 -0400

Really interesting architectural photography by Kim Høltermand.
(via Design Observer)

Concepcion Studios

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:56:48 -0400

Easily my favorite design studio of the week, and found via Grain Edit’s weekly poster pick.

DKNG Studios

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:00:00 -0400

Wow, love the poster design work these guys are doing. Such an amazing variety of style, that’s what I like to see!

Mailer for Loyola University Maryland

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:13:00 -0400

Excellent newsprint work by design studio 160over90.

Gent

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:26:00 -0400

A playful logo for a relaxing weekend, however I can’t remember the designer.

Photography by Matthias Heiderich

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:05:00 -0400

Love the style of this photography by Matthias Heiderich of Germany.

Poster by the McCrackens

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:49:00 -0400

This poster design by Andrew and Matt McCracken is so nice, I’m enjoying browsing through their work.

Colorful Humor

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:05:02 -0400

The Design Cubicle Redesigned

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:33:18 -0400

Thoroughly enjoying the attention to detail in Brian Hoff’s recent redesign of his Design Cubicle blog.

Shakespeare in the Park 2010

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:00:00 -0400

It seems that Paula Scher’s work is way off the mark for the latest campaign of New York Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. There was a certain degree of class, elegance and readability to the previous work that is missing here.

Compare to the excellent work of previous years:

Jason Santa Maria's type picks

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:44:50 -0400

Amazingly talented graphic designer Jason Santa Maria shares his top fonts in FontShop’s Designer Spotlight Series.