The Small Stakes is a independent design studio run by Jason Munn. For the most part, I think all the pieces in the portfolio are excellent. I am a big fan on simplicity done right, mainly because I love how you can still get such a big message out of something simple or small, and The Small Stakes definitely hit the nail on the head with that. Which, I have to add, is pretty difficult. The ‘Less is more’ approach isn’t as simple as most think.
I find it so neat to see someone paint large type flawlessly by hand. Take a look at the work of Jeff Canham and you would agree completely. Even the kerning is spot on!
eBoy is an amazing pixel design studio. I have been following their work for years now and their creations simply blow my mind. Pixel design is something that takes a lot of patience, practice, and pure skill; and seeing these projects they have worked on is really inspiring. One of their latest products they have up in their shop is a really excellent LA Poster. It’s not easy to sit down and build a city pixel by pixel!
If you have some time, I urge you to look at the wonderful patterns, wallpapers, and work Dan Funderburgh has created. Definitely inspiring to me. This kind of work take a lot of patience!
Font Shop, from time to time, makes fonts available for free. I recently found this beauty, Fresco Semi Bold, for the taking.
This is such a cool looking surfboard by Linden! Looks like quite a process for building one of these too… which would make the $2,500 - $5000 price range understandable. Owning one of these would give me reason to move closer to the ocean!
Via: uncrate
I was browsing the amazing illustrations by Alberto Cerriteno when I noticed he now has a shop! Have I been blind and missed this before? In any case, these beautiful Giclee prints can be purchased for $99 - $150.
Erik Nordeneakar decided to get in touch with DHL to create the “biggest drawing in the world” and it is massive. Shipping a suitcase with a GPS device allowed Erik to plot it’s location and direct where the suitcase is shipped, allowing him to draw the route shaping into a self portrait. Pretty neat and creative.
Some of these people aren’t too shabby with photo manipulations… enough to make me uneasy!
Scott Hansen of ISO50 happens to be one of my favorite designers. His work has always caught my interest and inspired tons (easy to pick out other designers work inspired by his ideas). It’s was of no surprise to discover he was contacted to design a poster for Barack Obama. With all political views aside, the poster looks fantastic.
