Apr 23rd, 2012

Minimalist LEGO cartoon characters

Will the wonders of LEGO never cease?! I feel like I’m asking this question all the time. I’m really loving this LEGO “Imagine” campaign by agency Jung Von Matt, where cartoon characters are created using simple forms . Anyone who can envision Kenny from South Park with LEGO pieces wins in my book. Via Fast [...]

Aug 6th, 2011

Handwriting/Calligraphy by Frank Ortmann

Calligraphy, or just the art of writing in general is such a dying art, isn’t it? Via Beautiful Type

May 3rd, 2011

Mug Pug Take Away Beer by Ivan Maximov

I am kind of obsessing over student work right now. Maybe because it’s almost the end of the year and I’ve been seeing more graduate work lately? This is a project by Ivan Maximov for a Russian chain of football pubs. The idea was to combine beer and the traditional take away paper cups. It [...]

Apr 9th, 2011

Blasted Church

To be honest with you, I don’t actually know whether this is an actual wine (I should really google it after) but how fun, (if not a bit sacrilegious) are these wine labels by artist Laurie Millotte?

Jun 11th, 2010

Nike Crayons by Diem Chau & W+K

Living in a city as multicultural as Toronto, one cannot help but always be caught up in World Cup fever. It’s great to see how a sporting event can also inspire great design such as these carved crayons by artist Diem Chau. Chau was commissioned by agency Wieden & Kennedy to create these unique pieces [...]