ARTMELON

Nice Work from Newwork

2009-05-14T10:05:00.005-04:00

Newwork is a graphic design studio based in Brooklyn, with a strong focus on fashion branding. Their use of typography and photography is simple, yet very sophisticated. They also have a biannually 32" x 23" arts publication called Newwork Magazine. Each issue features new work from a wide range of artists and creators in the worlds of fine art, design, high fashion, culture, and politics.

The Power Of A Smile

2009-05-04T12:52:00.004-04:00

While attending the Art Directors Club 88th Annual Award last week, they've presented some really nice and inspirational pieces. One of my favorite was a series of ads for Crest, created by Saatchi & Saatchi NY. Who was awarded Advertising Broadcast Gold for television & cinema for their brilliant work. People like to laugh and these days with all the social media happening, humor is an excellent way to have people talk about a brand and share a funny clip.

Everybody Dance Now

2009-04-30T17:16:00.006-04:00

Yesterday I went to the AIGA exhibition entitled 20 Years of Dancing in Print. It was held at AIGA National Design Center at 164 fifth avenue in New York. The exhibition is showcasing the award-winning visual and performing arts publications Dance Ink (1989-1996) and 2twice (1997-ongoing). It was very interesting to see all the different trends in terms of layout design, typography and photography through 20 years. I particularly liked the type treatment and branding of Everybody Dance Now created by Peter Bilak (founder of Typotheque). Bravo!

Got A Thing For This Video

2009-04-29T12:21:00.005-04:00

Here's a great video for a great song from UK band Metronomy. This clip was designed by Megaforce from the production company El Nino who have also produced videos for Madonna, Kanye West, Nike and many more. I could have posted any other work from their website, but I just love that song!

Christian Faur

2009-04-28T17:53:00.003-04:00

Christian Faur's art is complex and almost mathematical. Creating photo-realistic artworks only using paper and crayons. But unlike many other artists, he uses them as objects and doesn't mix the two. He also meticulously created a color alphabet, no letters just colors. Very creative and a lot to be inspired from.

Inspiration Fix

2009-04-22T12:48:00.005-04:00

Tiger is an online screen magazine founded in 2000 by Takeshi Hamada. This is what I love about experimental projects on the web, they're not there to make money, just to inspire. Design with no boundaries and no clients. Although it is supposedly still up and running, they didn't release any issues since September 2007. Though true creativity never goes out-dated, I hope this project continues.

All Day I Dream About Sneakers

2009-04-21T11:31:00.007-04:00

All Day I Dream About Sneakers is a collaborative project from adidas Originals and Lifelounge, inspired by the brand’s avid creeds of ‘Impossible Is Nothing’ and ‘Celebrate Originality’. The project showcases the story and kicks created by the world’s original sneaker freak, Herr Fritz Träumer – a mythical and enigmatic sneaker designer who dedicated his lifetime constructing the most original range of sneakers ever seen.

My Portfolio Is Finally Online

2009-04-20T16:08:00.006-04:00

It's funny how I talk about other people's work and neglect my own website. Finally, my portfolio is up. I still have some projects to put on though, but it's getting there. Check it out at danilobiagioni.com.

Moving Brands

2009-04-19T23:38:00.004-04:00

Moving Brands is an independent brand agency with offices in London, Tokyo, Zurich and San Francisco. They're behind some of the world's most notorious brands. Their showreel is pretty impressive.

Data Design

2009-04-17T09:54:00.003-04:00

Data Flow: Visualizing information in graphic design, is a hardcover book published at Gestalten. The designs are based on diagrams, charts, bars, etc. Looks very interesting but at $78 USD, it's a bit pricey. Although on Amazon you can get it around $50.

Great Magazine

2009-04-16T11:16:00.005-04:00

Varoom is a magazine that features illustrations and made images. The magazine has a very inspiring design and typography treatment thanks to the talented duo at non-format. For Varoom's latest issue cover, the type illustration is created by Alex Trochut.

That is Nice

2009-04-08T10:30:00.005-04:00

No matter how much we love blogs, nothing compares to holding a beautifully printed publication in our hands. The people at "It's Nice That" is publishing their first issue. The publication includes the blog's 6 months archives, commission features, interviews and content written by current practitioners.

In A Blink Of An Eye

2009-03-19T13:24:00.005-04:00

German photographer, Martin Klimas, has some very interesting ways of capturing a moment.

Paper Type

2009-03-17T08:58:00.003-04:00

Lately, we see a lot of custom typography being use has graphical elements. In this case, the Puma Archive Collection for Footlocker, the type treatment has even more impact than the product itself. I've seen this particular effect done before by Mario Hugo, but it's still nice and works very well for this branding strategy. There's a lot of ad posters through out New York City (subway, small billboards, etc.) and it's very eye-catching. Everybody seems to look at it.

Type Trees

2009-03-15T21:29:00.005-04:00

For all you type lovers, here are some beautiful sculptures made by british design agency Why Not Associates . For nearly two decades, they've been doing award-winning projects that inspired many designers. Here is their latest work for the Crawley Library.

Pixelized

2009-03-12T13:22:00.004-04:00

Here's amazing work, again, from the people over at Multistorey in London. For quite some time now we've seen a huge trend in pixel graphics. This phenomenon started mainly with the Nu Rave movement, where people mixed neon bright colors with old-school videogame prints. Constructive Lives is a new chain of stores selling furniture and accessories in London. Their first shop is located on trendy Portobello Road. It's nice to see the graphic overpowering the signature, branding today is more about the image (in this case the mosaic) than the brand name or the logo itself.

New Artmelon Font

2009-03-11T00:24:00.013-04:00

Here's a font I've been working on and that will soon be released. Still fixing some hinting and kerning (the funnest part). Artmelon will be available in 2 weights and will feature all caps, lowercase, accents, punctuation and numericals.

Dream On...

2009-03-10T20:33:00.002-04:00

Here's a video called Her Morning Elegance from Oren Lavie. I've always enjoyed step motion videos. Even though, you get the idea after a while and you switch to something else without even watching the end of it. But it's very rare to stumble upon one that actually tells a story and keeps you compelled. This is one of those. Creatively, this one is truly an inspiration for anyone. It must have taken them forever, but the result is priceless. Enjoy.