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De Croock |
Belgian Artist De Croock Uses Doors as Grafitti
Happy Place - How a Kindergarten Can Be Fun for All!
Yay, love the design - I don't have to be a kid to fully enjoy this! Love the hiding places. "Unpretentious innocence interflows with the high-end aesthetics indicative of Athenian architectural firm PROPLUSMA ARKITEKTONES, in their recent (2015) renovation of the stone-built villa that has housed the Kindergarten NIPIAKI AGOGI ANNA RAFTOPOULOU since 1978. Located in Athens, Greece, in the northern suburb of Filothei, the kindergarten occupies an imposing Minoic-rhythm edifice surrounded by a beautiful English garden, designed during Greece's inter-war period by the acclaimed architect Nikolaos Zoumpoulidis. The unique anatomy of its morphological elements was carefully accentuated during the renovation, creating a dialogue with the bold and contemporary scheme conjured for the interior spaces. As the project's leading architects, Eugenia Manta and Michail Provelengios realized, "Designing for children aged 2-6 years old can be quite a challenging task. We wanted to create a space that will embrace the children and allow them a great deal of spaciousness and flexibility in their movement, also by keeping up with their specific needs and various activities". Looks fun doesn't it? More here: http://www.yatzer.com/nipiaki-agogi-kindergarten-proplusma-arkitektones
Swedish Illustrator Mattias Adolfsson's Work
Oh I love illustrators and look at this! "Mattias Adolfsson is an artist and illustrator working from his studio in Sigtuna, Sweden, just outside of the capital city of Stockholm. His path to being an illustrator took several turns, beginning with his interest in Mathematics and Architecture in his university days – eventually finding his rhythm as an illustrator after years of work doing 3D animations for the game industry. Infused thoroughly with a wonderful sense of humor and whimsy, Adolfsson’s work is a combination of hand-rendered ink drawings with watercolor accents that he meticulously produces in his sketchbooks. Adolfsson’s latest book, The Second In Line, has garnered the artist the prestigious Most Beautiful Swedish Book award by the Swedish Bonkkonst. Set up in 1993, it is the Swedish Book Art award which annually chooses from the top 25 books in production based on aesthetic quality as well as typography and technical printing..." You can read the full interview here: http://hifructose.com/2015/06/22/exclusive-interview-illustrator-matias-adolfsson-discusses-his-award-winning-the-second-in-line/
How A Dutch Architect is Making it in Asia : Weijenberg & Taipei Interior Design
Here's a nice piece on Dutch architect Camiel Weijenberg, whose agency is located in Singapore. One of his projects, the interior design for RAW restaurant, is now gaining a lot of international attention. You can see why, look at those amazing waves in the design. A little bit about Weijenberg: "WEIJENBERG was founded by Camiel Weijenberg, a Dutch-Registered architect in The Netherlands and full scholar now based in Singapore. Camiel graduated from the Architecture Association in London (AA) with a distinction in technical studies. His final year thesis 'The Inter-Relationship between Structural Engineering and Architecture' was presented to the British Engineering Institute, the first time this was ever done." The RAW project is described this way in Designboom: "merging gastronomy with design has led to the creation of RAW restaurant located in taiwan’s capital city. the interior collaboration is a project between singapore based studio weijenberg and the restaurant owner and chef- andré chiang. reflecting the menu, the interiors mimic how chef andré’s food can be experienced. accentuated by the sculptural timber structure which softly weaves and curves itself through the space, it integrates as seating, surfaces, the bar counter and a decorative element; creating a journey and subtle transition from the bustling city streets into the distinctive establishment." You can read more here: http://www.designboom.com/architecture/weijenberg-raw-restaurant-taipei-06-22-2015/
Miffy & Children's Museum Utrecht
Oh this is pure heaven for me, look at how Utrecht's Centraal Museum, along with children's museum Dick Bruna (Miffy's creator) present the Miffy 60th anniversary exhibition (I've written about Miffy and Utrecht before). Also have a look at Centraal Museum's gorgeous website which tells us a bit about the exhibition. It looks great by the way. "Who then has not heard of Miffy? A creation by Utrecht illustrator, graphic designer and writer Dick Bruna (1927), widely loved from Amsterdam all the way to Tokyo. The Miffy picture books are read in countless languages all over the world and Miffy herself has grown into an absolute design icon. Since 2006, Miffy’s own home has been right opposite the Centraal Museum. Here in the dick bruna huis – no capitals, as the Dick Bruna house style requires – the Bruna collection resides, given by the maker on long-term loan to the Centraal Museum. The collection consists of more than 7000 works, among which children’s books, book covers and poster designs created by Dick Bruna for organizations such as Amnesty International and the Netherlands Red Cross. Besides Miffy and her family as the most famous creations, Dick Bruna’s pen has produced many more unforgettable characters. For example, Poppy Pig, Boris Bear and the little dog Snuffy. Something quite different is the “Zwarte Beertje” (Little Black Bear), a logo which he designed for the popular “Zwarte Beertjes” paperback series published by A.W. Bruna Uitgevers."
More here: http://centraalmuseum.nl/en/visit/locations/dick-bruna-house/
More here: http://centraalmuseum.nl/en/visit/locations/dick-bruna-house/
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Modern Architecture & Melbourne's Medibank designed by HASSEL
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Medibank |
- See more at: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/project/2015/25614/hassell/medibank-place-in-melbourne.html#sthash.UE3g5Obd.dpuf
Mushroom Art X Micro Ecosystems by Artist Jerico Santandar
Wow..wow..wow..I've got to show you this piece, this has made my day when it comes to visual design inspiration, featured in FuriaMag. This is a slightly older project titled MUSH, it is still worth it to have a look at it. "Experimental visual series of mushrooms micro ecosystems. Project started as an experiment using procedural textures to modify 3D meshes. While working, I found out most of these textures applied perfectly in organic forms such as mushrooms. Once I had enough interesting shapes done I decided to compose all together in these three following artworks." See more here: http://www.jericosantander.com/119421/6878426/gallery/mush
Creative Guerrilla Marketing & Bigelow Tea
Saw this yesterday. Love it! Can't find a lot about this awesome guerrilla marketing campaign by Bigelow Tea, but wanted to share the visual anyway. Found it via Creative Guerrilla Marketing.
"Creative Guerrilla Marketing was founded in 2009 by Ryan Lum as a weblog dedicated to Guerrilla Marketing, Viral Marketing, ...Ambient Advertising, Outdoor Advertising, and general Advertising and Marketing Campaign examples.
We at Creative Guerrilla Marketing will do our best to make sure the postings on our page are focused around guerrilla marketing and other unconventional marketing tactics."
"Creative Guerrilla Marketing was founded in 2009 by Ryan Lum as a weblog dedicated to Guerrilla Marketing, Viral Marketing, ...Ambient Advertising, Outdoor Advertising, and general Advertising and Marketing Campaign examples.
We at Creative Guerrilla Marketing will do our best to make sure the postings on our page are focused around guerrilla marketing and other unconventional marketing tactics."
Next Level Interior Design : Jean Dellesard Meets Nemeau
Ahhh...read this one in Frame Magazine today - next level interior design. I've talked about Frame Magazine before, it's interesting. What I read in this article today was: "Jean de Lessard showcases an unconventional interior for a market-style shop for brand Nemeau, a vendor of marine gastronomy. In Levis, on the south shore of Québec, de Lessard's market is inspired by Jules Verne's famous adventure novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Revisiting the nautical theme and turning it into a spatial construct, de Lessard wanted customers to walk through and explore the space as an interpreted market experience. The shop renews the concept of the ancient agoras marketplace. Instead of classic, geometric colonades, customers are enveloped by a clash of horizontal and vertical lines. Realised in a maritime palette of colours and transparencies, a sculptural glass ceiling and wall resembles an abstracted honeycomb. Both natural and artificial lighting accentuate the prismatic shapes of the interior surfaces." See: http://www.frameweb.com/news/nemeau-fish-market-by-jean-de-lessard
Dutch StartUp Athom Brings in a Million with Voice Activated Home Remote Control Called 'Homey'
Here's some interesting news on a Dutch StartUp named Athom, located in Enschede, which is in the East of the country. Smarthome ideas are trending. "Homey is your personal assistant who will make your home personal again. Whatever you want to do, Homey takes care of the technical parts, so you’re left with the fun.
Interact with your home and your devices in the way you interact with anyone else: using natural, spoken commands. To prevent shouting, and to monitor and control your home on the go, Homey features an app. This app is made on the same principles as Homey: to be fun, quick and intuitive. Use either an iPhone or an Android phone to easily control your whole house. Your lights, climate, appliances and IP cameras: all in your pocket!" The 'Homey' was a Kickstarter success, the company was founded in 2014. For the Dutch readers: http://siliconcanals.nl/startups/enschede-smarthome-startup-athom-vangt-miljoen-voor-hun-homey/?utm_content=bufferf9024&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Design Inspiration of the Day Comes from The Recorder
Yep, this was my design inspiration of the day. Here a nice link to a magazine titled 'The Recorder' that covers the right kind of 'new graphic design' with profiles of poster designs, design writing etcetera. The guy that designs the magazine writes: "I’m still pinching myself – you’re right, it is my dream job. The short answer is I pitched and was chosen, but the longer and more honest answer is years of sleepless nights and determination. I used to be art-director of bi-annual travel publication Boat magazine and I took the role of type in that magazine very seriously, that work got me on the radar of James Fooks-Bale (creative director at Monotype). The timing was perfect too as my stint on board Boat had just come to an end a couple of weeks before I received the invitation to submit a proposal for what would become the Recorder. If I’d known who else was submitting I probably wouldn’t have bothered. But they saw how passionate I was, and amazingly gave me the opportunity."
https://www.grafik.net/category/case-study/beautiful-pages
https://www.grafik.net/category/case-study/beautiful-pages
The Bearded Lady and How an American Graphic Design Artist Made Business out of Soap
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Madame Scodioli |
- See more at: http://www.howdesign.com/design-creativity/late-bloomer-jodi-fouts/#sthash.pYI0pOTK.dpuf
Or visit the Madame Scodioli directly here: http://www.scodioli.com/#!about/c1enr
Rotterdam City Marketing & The Day of Architecture

Anti-Campaigns & Powerful Images from Lisbao

"La niñez termina cuando comienza el trabajo."
Si usted ve cualquier caso del trabajo infantil forzado, denunciarlo. Obligar a los niños a trabajar es un delito y merece ser castigado.
Agencia: FCB , Lisboa, Portugal
Cliente: APAV"
Powerful images right?
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Case Study : Start Up Weekend - US Start Ups & Marketing
Look at this cute logo.... and what an amazingly cool website!: http://startupweekend.org/about/.
I've been following their promo and content for a while now. Look at how they combine the most modern promo elements (e.g the about section) with nice and appealing illustrative art, I will always remain a big fan of illustrative art within marketing. "Startup Weekends are weekend-long, hands-on experiences where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if startup ideas are viable. On average, half of Startup Weekend’s attendees have technical or design backgrounds, the other half have business backgrounds. Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams focus on customer development, validating their ideas, practicing LEAN Startup Methodologies and building a minimal viable product. On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes and receive valuable feedback from a panel of experts." So this is a nice example of how they are trying to promote and do business with start ups in the USA.

Beautiful Animal Portraits by Belgian Photographer Vincent Lagrange

The Sacred Redesigned : Designers Francesco Draisci: the New Chair and the Crucifix

Gorgeous Glass Sculptures by US Artist Jiyong Lee
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Jiyong Lee |
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Glass,
Illinois,
Jiyong Lee,
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