I think it’s best to start any post with a bit of truth. If even if the truth is, well, somewhat awkward… Martin Lee Grügel is an Everton fan. There; I said it. Make your peace with that now. But, and despite the fact that my own allegiances lie on the rouge side of Stanley Park we couldn’t begrudge him his rightfully earned place on the Journal. I’ve long been a fan of Martin’s work […]
Absolutely love the work of Minneapolis photographer Sara Kiesling. Her bio states she began her work in the music industry in 2004 as a graphic/web designer, and started with photography in 2007. Sara has been doing photography professionally since July of 2008. In addition to music, her current primary focus is fashion photography, but she also specialises in headshots and senior portraits. There’s almost a magic to her absorbing images, the capture of her subject’s […]
Massive fan of the excellent work of illustrator Robert Samuel Hanson. He’s appeared in the Creative Review and D&AD Annuals, produced work for the likes of the New York Times, Wired, Virgin Media, The Economist. Tw. @r0berthans0n
I’d doubt there’s a designer amongst us who wasn’t influenced the giants of design The Designers Republic. In 2005 they disbanded and in the closing of that epic chapter came the turning of a new page for former TDR Senior Designer David Bailey. His studio Kiosk picks up where he left off, forging his own manifesto and typical high impact visual utterance. Tw. @davidkiosk
Taste the partly macabre, wholey glorious world of Russian grunge artist Lora Zombie. Having mainly plied her trade on the interweb to date, recent times have seen her break through onto the gallery scene (as far afield as Toronto and Chicago), and in doing so introduce a whole new audience to her work. Check out the great video [at the bottom of this page] to the see girl herself in action. Tw. @LoraZombie / FB. […]
Nicole Meyer awoke from her slumber and gazed upon an overcast Tuesday in Minneapolis with an epiphany* – lake logos have a tendency to be, well, fairly ugly, let’s brand the crap out of them! Yes a true lightbulb moment if ever there was one. Anyhoo, she set about an epic life adventure to rethink what they could be. One Minnesota Lake. One Logo. Every day… Genius, spectacular and thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyable. Says Meyer, “Should only […]
Sweet type from Brooklyn designer Dan Cassaro, known to some (but probably not his Mum) as Young Jerks. Nicely put; he puts words on paper so that they might be accountable for themselves. His handy work is available in poster, logo, book and even font form and his blog isn’t too shabby neither, and while you’re there, he’s involved in the rather eye catching 50and50 Project. Cassaro spoke at this year’s Weapons of Mass Creation […]
Smart, gorgeous work underpinned by a no-fluff, sensible talking approach lead to London’s Magpie Studio beautifully presented portfolio of delights. Stockpile of quality clients include Channel 4, Endemol, Bafta, D&AD and Knight Frank. Lovely, clever work, and I very much like the simplicity and craft of their about us copy. Tw. @Magpie_Studio