Paris is an amazing new typeface by Israeli designer Moskik Nadav. This amazingly ornate typeface includes some of the most beautiful and creative ligatures I’ve seen this years.
The typeface works best at Title size and pairs beautifully with more traditional slab-serifs. Paris includes 9 weights and is available on the Moshik Nadav Typography website for $400.
Usually when I shop for wine, I stay safe and pick the wines I know, but this eye-catching branding for Urban Wineworks, by Dallas, Texas based Foundry Collective, would definitely pull me into buying. The bright, bold type & pattern of this label strays from the typical “french looking” copy labels or yet worse, funny animal labels and includes additional information, like pairings, that most people are clueless about.
Now if only I didn’t live in Pennsylvania, a state with draconian state-store laws.
— Via Campsite
The The Moses Bridge, by RO & AD Architecten, challenges our perception of what a bridge really is. The bridge, which leads across the moat at a 17th Century Dutch fort, actually goes down through the water to preserve the historic view of the fort. Pretty brilliant if you ask me. The project is a finalist in the 2011 Dutch Design Awards.
— Via The Fox is Black
These beautiful notebooks, designed by Officemilano in partnership with Paolo Frello for Ogami, are printed in primary colors with heavy black text, reminiscent of graphic design from the 70′s.
The typeface Altis, by Helsinki, Finland based type foundry Typolar, balances geometric regularity with a touch of soulfulness. Altis comes in 10 weights, from an airy light, to a masculine bold, all are rendered for readability for both print and modern digital publishing.
Samuel Wilkinson, the designer behind the Plumen bulb & Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award winner, has just released his newest project, Mantis, a modular desk system designed for London furniture manufacturer Case.
Tomorrow Land, a series of giant paintings by Hawaiian born, New York based artist Micah Ganske, highlights America’s strive for technology and its casualties. The paintings, with their shadows of planes, telescopes, satellites and other unknown devices hovering above, depict the tragedies of America’s toxic and abandoned landscapes.
This is by far the best wrapping paper idea I have ever seen! The Cheeseburger Wrapping Paper set by Gift Couture, $20 for a complete set of 27″x 40″ wrapping paper that looks like the parts of a cheeseburger!
This is by far the best wrapping paper idea I have ever seen. The Cheeseburger Wrapping Paper set by Sarah Fay & Justin Colt of Gift Couture, is currently being funded through Kickstarter and for a gift of $20 or more you get a complete set of 27″x 40″ wrapping paper.
That’s 2 buns, a hamburger, a slice of cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes, all of the components of a Cheeseburger, minus the bacon, which you can get for a gift of $1,00o or more.
I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Gift Couture themed lines are going to be in the future! Be sure to visit the Gift Couture Kickstarter page!
Tomorrow Land, a series of giant paintings by Hawaiian born, New York based artist Micah Ganske, highlights America’s strive for technology and its casualties. The paintings, with their shadows of planes, telescopes, satellites and other unknown devices hovering above, depict the tragedies of America’s toxic and abandoned landscapes.
The paintings, which can take up to 6 months to produce, are created by staining untreated muslin with watered down acrylic paint, must be completed without error. The paintings are on exhibition at RH Gallery in New York until January 13th.
Check out the video below that RH Gallery put together of Micah’s process and the ideas behind it.
— Via DesignBoom
Samuel Wilkinson, the designer behind the Plumen bulb & Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award winner, has just released his newest project, Mantis, a modular desk system designed for London furniture manufacturer Case.
The desk features a number of modular, removable, accessories that allow the user to build the desk to fit their needs. The accessories include a drawer, file holder, and back panel that can be used as a pin up board and a privacy screen.
The typeface Altis, by Helsinki, Finland based type foundry Typolar, balances geometric regularity with a touch of soulfulness. Altis comes in 10 weights, from an airy light, to a masculine bold, all are rendered for readability for both print and modern digital publishing.
All of the weights come with a myriad of OpenType features making Altis a versatile player. The entire family can be purchased on MyFonts for $329.00.
These beautiful Quote Notebooks, designed by Officemilano in partnership with Paolo Frello for Ogami, are printed in primary colors with heavy black text, reminiscent of graphic design from the 70′s. Each notebook comes in three sizes and your choice of blank, lined, or grid paper, and features a nice design quote on the cover.
— Via Design Milk
Type Love: Cassia, a beautiful Italics typeface by Munich, Germany based type designer Dieter Hofrichter of Hoftype
Composition Light by designer Miya Kondo is a beautiful series of lamps that plays with “our emotional experience of space, time and place.” The light in the lamps becomes an integral part of the visual structure of the lamps. Minimalism at its finest in which less is definitely more.
The wayfinding system for the newly built Capernicus Science Center in Warsaw, designed by local design firm Mamastudio, uses the buildings unique shape & material structure as its inspiration. The minimal use of color on the signage allowed it to blend into the fabric of the building while still being readable to the user.
The beautiful “Here’s to the Crazy Ones” poster, designed by Help Scout co-founder Jared McDaniel, reminds us all of the amazing message from Steve Jobs in Apple’s iconic 1997 TV commercial.
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