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           Book : Monk        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Jonathan Monk.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Tajima        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Mika Tajima.
Negative Entropy is a series of five abstract Jacquard woven portraits of in...        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Lewitt        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Sam Levitt.
TEMPLATE is a book whose information emerges under programmatic erasure. Or p...        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Baldessari        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by John Baldessari.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Armleder        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by John Armleder.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Mullican        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Matt Mullican.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Weiner        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Lawrence Weiner.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Cattelan        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Maurizio Cattelan.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Brannon        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Matthew Brannon.        
 
       
    
       
           Chromatic seating        
 
        
          
    
        
           3 colorful seats by 3 Italian designers: Giancarlo Zema graduated from the Faculty of Architecture o...        
 
       
    
       
           Jeff Zimmerman        
 
        
          
    
        
           Jeff Zimmermann is a Chicago based artist. Born in Kentucky, Zimmerman spent his childhood among nat...        
 
       
    
       
           The Menu        
 
        
          
    
        
           The food menu as we know it today is an invention of the 19th century. Traditionally, during a meal ...        
 
       
    
       
           What Is A Simulation?        
 
        
          
    
        
           What is a simulation?
It is a private game we devise when the aliveness of a situation is too comple...        
 
       
    
       
           Michael Schoner        
 
        
          
    
        
           Michael Schoner develops 3D and 2D designs in different scales varying from architecture and interio...        
 
       
    
       
           The algorithm of fashion        
 
        
          
    
        
           Each of these scarf patterns is unique. The production workflow involves an algorithm which creates ...        
 
       
    
       
           Books of Memory: Gianpaolo Pagni        
 
        
          
    
        
           Gianpaolo Pagni creates unique, printed, painted or stamped books. His work focuses around memory an...        
 
       
    
       
           Groupe Garcia Ingénierie        
 
        
          
    
        
           Corporate identity. Marseille, France, 2015.        
 
       
    
       
           “I perhaps owe it to flowers that I became a painter.”        
 
        
          
    
        
           Arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, Monet was also an avid horticu...        
 
       
    
       
           Sky Walk        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Dolní Morava tower Sky Walk by Zdenek Franek  is a conceptual building, and it offers visitors ...        
 
       
    
       
           Akiko Masunaga        
 
        
          
    
        
           マスナガデザイン部/Art director/Designer/O型/乙女座        
 
       
    
       
           Management 7        
 
        
          
    
        
           7 thoughts on management: Paradox, Management, Hierarchy, Bureaucracy, Trust, Vision, Motivation. (C...        
 
       
    
       
           Inspiration        
 
        
          
    
        
           Things which inspire me
https://soundcloud.com/myrne/architect
https://vimeo.com/173541384        
 
       
    
       
           Tom Ngo        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Common sense and conventional practice prohibits the evolution of architecture. Through reproducing...        
 
       
    
       
           Visual Music        
 
        
          
    
        
           Viktor Hertz was born in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1983. In 2009, he started to do graphic design as a hob...        
 
       
    
       
           Ignite        
 
        
          
    
        
           "What I try to do is use technology to create representations of imagery found in nature. Technology...        
 
       
    
       
           Une Cité Industrielle by Tony Garnier        
 
        
          
    
        
           Tony Garnier designed the plans of an ideal city during his stay at the Villa Médicis from 1899 to ...        
 
       
    
       
           Liqen        
 
        
          
    
        
           Liqen was born in 1980, in Vigo, a port and industrial city of Galicia, in Spain. Since very little,...        
 
       
    
       
           HOKUSAI X MANGA        
 
        
          
    
        
           Courtesans, Heroes, Stars and Phantoms - In the early seventeenth century, Edo, which was the bigges...        
 
       
    
       
           Xavier Antin: Printing at Home        
 
        
          
    
        
           A printer manual to disturb and disrupt the printing process.
Xavier Antin, born in 1981, lives and ...        
 
       
    
       
           72 dpi        
 
        
          
    
        
           Images on the Internet are changing our lives. While images were once only reserved for a certain fe...        
 
       
    
       
           Jean-Jaques Lequeu        
 
        
          
    
        
           Jean-Jacques Lequeu  (1757-1825) worked as a draughtsman at Rouen, and from 1779 in Paris at the Cad...        
 
       
    
       
           Áron Jancsó        
 
        
          
    
        
           “I’m a type addict. Building from scratch is how I like to work, sometimes even designing every ...        
 
       
    
       
           Palmyra, End of March, 2016        
 
        
          
    
        
           Palmyra. City of Mesopotamia, city of the Phoenicians, of the Assyrians, the Greeks, the Persians, a...        
 
       
    
       
           Luigi Colani        
 
        
          
    
        
           Colani studied sculpture and painting at the Academy of Arts, Berlin and aerodynamics at the Sorbonn...        
 
       
    
       
           Carreaux        
 
        
          
    
        
           Turn of the century tile and mosaic samples from the Societe Generale de Carrelages in Paris.        
 
       
    
       
           Tamara        
 
        
          
    
        
           Tamara de Lempicka (1898 – 1980) was a Polish Art Deco painter. She was the most fashionable portr...        
 
       
    
       
           Color constructions        
 
        
          
    
        
           The work of Krijn de Koning interrupts the environment by adding sculptural, architectural and colou...        
 
       
    
       
           Sketching: Bellini, Castiglioni, Colombo, Mari, Magistretti, Munari, Ponti, Sottsass        
 
        
          
    
        
           The essence of a classic design is best seen in its very first sketch. A unique selection of sketche...        
 
       
    
       
           AG Frozoni: We need to aim at essential things        
 
        
          
    
        
           “We need to aim at essential things, to remove every redundant effects, every useless flowering, t...        
 
       
    
       
           Andrea Guccini: 4A+1        
 
        
          
    
        
           Andrea Guccini, born in Bologna in 1993, studied at the IED in Milan. He is living and working  betw...        
 
       
    
       
           Julien Notter and Sébastien Vigne        
 
        
          
    
        
           Basé à Lausanne, Notter + Vigne est un atelier graphique fondé en 2002 par les designers Julien N...        
 
       
    
       
           Tribe        
 
        
          
    
        
           Research on shapes variations to create minimalist iconic structures inspired by sports wear and typ...        
 
       
    
       
           Erwin Poell: Naturwissenschaft + Technik        
 
        
          
    
        
           Erwin Poell (1930) is a German graphic designer. From 1951 he studied with Walter Brudi at the State...        
 
       
    
       
           OZ        
 
        
          
    
        
           OZ was an underground magazine first published in Sydney in 1963. A second version appeared in Londo...        
 
       
    
       
           Still Life Monkeys        
 
        
          
    
        
           The inclusion of a monkey with other still-life elements imitates earlier Flemish still-life painter...        
 
       
    
       
           E. Hu        
 
        
          
    
        
           Eric Hu is an art director based in New York. He previously worked as the design lead at OKFocus. Er...        
 
       
    
       
           Principles Of Motion        
 
        
          
    
        
           A temporary installation of phase paintings accompanied by an abstracted, shifting cinematic landsca...        
 
       
    
       
           Opie        
 
        
          
    
        
           Julian Opie studied at Goldsmiths´ College (1979-82) under Michael Craig-Martin, for whom he briefl...        
 
       
    
       
           Make War, Not Love        
 
        
          
    
        
           Digitally printed charmeuse silk series 'Touchingly Unfeeling' by Jonathan Zawada. 
Jonathan Zawada...        
 
       
    
       
           The Many Sides of the Moon        
 
        
          
    
        
           Variations on light refraction patterns through a prism, in a set-up reminding on the iconic cover o...        
 
       
    
       
           Antonio Rubino        
 
        
          
    
        
           Antonio Rubino: Pittore, illustratore e scrittore (Sanremo 1880 - Baiardo 1964). Legato all´art nou...        
 
       
    
       
           Sadamitsu Neil Fujita        
 
        
          
    
        
           Sadamitsu Fujita was born in Waimea, Hawaii to Japanese immigrants. He attended boarding school in H...        
 
       
    
       
           Guiseppe Galli da Bibiena        
 
        
          
    
        
           Guiseppe Galli da Bibiena (Parma, 1696-Berlin, 1756) was painter, draftsman, event and theatre desig...        
 
       
    
       
           L´Imparfaite by VLF        
 
        
          
    
        
           VLF studio is Thomas Cristiani and Antoine Roux in Paris.        
 
       
    
       
           Symphonie        
 
        
          
    
        
           Posters for the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Bureau Mirko Borsche is a graphic desi...        
 
       
    
       
           Life Is Electric. Philippe Weisbecker        
 
        
          
    
        
           Born in 1942, Weisbecker studied interior design in Paris. By 1968 he moved to New York. First worki...        
 
       
    
       
           Wonderland        
 
        
          
    
        
           Anna Lomax is a maker and collector, working within the field of Creative Direction and Set Design f...        
 
       
    
       
           The 2015 best of penccil        
 
        
          
    
        
           This was an extraordinary year. The world went through a series of shocks and shake-ups, and in betw...        
 
       
    
       
           Hasui Kawase 川瀬 巴水        
 
        
          
    
        
           Hasui Kawase (1883 – 1957) , the best known proponents of the  新版画 New Prints movement, was ...        
 
       
    
       
           Pencil Factory        
 
        
          
    
        
           Pictures from the Caran D´ache pencil factory by Greg White. Born in East Yorkshire in 1978, Greg...        
 
       
    
       
           France 1661        
 
        
          
    
        
           Views of Renaissance France by Kasper Merian, 1655-1661        
 
       
    
       
           HORT        
 
        
          
    
        
           HORT was founded 1994 by Eike König in Berlin. Clients include WALLPAPER, NEW YORK TIMES, PROJECT F...        
 
       
    
       
           Erik Nitsche        
 
        
          
    
        
           Born on September 7, 1908, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Erik Nitsche attended the Kunstgewerbeschule in...        
 
       
    
       
           The Slave Ship        
 
        
          
    
        
           But, I think, the noblest sea that Turner has ever painted, and, if so, the noblest certainly ever p...        
 
       
    
       
           What You Think You Know        
 
        
          
    
        
           Philip Herrman is graphic designer in Zurich, Switzerland. Clients include Reto Geiser for Standpunk...        
 
       
    
       
           Sweets by 若杉 智也        
 
        
          
    
       
           Spin it        
 
        
          
    
        
           Posters by London-based graphic design studio Spin.        
 
       
    
       
           Ink kisses paper        
 
        
          
    
        
           Grant Dickson, born in Belfast, 1974, studied Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent University (1994-97...        
 
       
    
       
           RGB Studio        
 
        
          
    
        
           RGB Studio is Rob Brearley, a graphic designer & art director based in Leeds UK. He continues to dev...        
 
       
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 Bookcover mockup        
 
        
  
 book cover design idea        
      
        
       
 
 Eden        
 
        
  
 Paper sculpture        
      
        
       
 
 Surface N° 2        
 
        
  
 Arctic Paper presents Surface N° 2 – a second edition featuring a specially curated selection of ...        
      
        
       
 
 The painted house        
 
        
  
 These experimental structures have been created by combining design processes of architecture and gr...        
      
        
       
 
 SCARABOOK        
 
        
  
 SCARABOOK is the combination of Scarabottolo and the English word book (but perhaps we ought to say ...        
      
        
       
 
 My calendar        
 
        
  
 I start to make it in 2000, the year in which the future has passed, at the request of Adriano Mei G...        
      
        
       
 
 71 views of the magic mountain        
 
        
  
 In the days of the first lockdown I started making these drawings, remotely inspired by Hokusai´s "...        
      
        
       
 
 on paper books and e-books        
 
        
  
 these drawings were made thinking about what is happening to the books through various titles of cla...        
      
        
       
 
 Ebb and Flow        
 
        
  
 This student design project smartly uses paper to give shape to the intertidal coastline of Taiwan, ...        
      
        
       
 
 Culinary Tradition        
 
        
  
 Four examples of contemporary food packaging designs inspired by traditional Chinese patterns and gr...        
      
        
       
 
 TRIAL        
 
        
  
 Old-school postal packaging usually gets little attention from graphic designers. Not so in this fun...        
      
        
       
 
 Archip-elles        
 
        
  
 Swiss graphic designers We Play created this pop-art inspired, fun poster series for the Archipelles...        
      
        
       
 
 Kids House        
 
        
  
 For Inwayi Kids House in Ningbo City, China,  designer Nono Xia of graphic design studio Ninemix cam...        
      
        
       
 
 Origami envelopes        
 
        
  
 Origami Envelopes have a special place in Japanese gift-giving  culture. The four envelopes here rep...        
      
        
       
 
 Les Concerts du mercredi        
 
        
  
 The idea of Swiss based graphic design practice We Play Design for these posters for Les Concerts du...        
      
        
       
 
 Tatsuo Miyajima: Being Coming        
 
        
  
 Although this is for an exhibition of Japanese contemporary artist Tatsuo Miyajima at Shanghai Minsh...        
      
        
       
 
 Yokohama Museum of Art Calendar        
 
        
  
 Graphic designers Aizawa office from Yokohama designed this wall calendar. With its unassuming but a...        
      
        
       
 
 Pulp Fiction        
 
        
  
 A selection of American and Mexican Pulp Fiction covers from the nineteen-forties.        
      
        
       
 
 Synthetic Paradise        
 
        
  
 Generative music combined with abstract graphics. Click the screen to generate new graphics:
https:/...        
      
        
       
 
 Back in the USSR        
 
        
  
 Great retro logos from the old USSR, and a Beatles song.
https://soundcloud.com/thebeatlesrevisited...        
      
        
       
 
 Faces by 田中 一光 Ikko Tanaka        
 
        
  
 Inspired by the Bauhaus, by Jazz and by American graphic design, Ikko Tanaka (1930-2002) was one of ...        
      
        
       
 
 penccil        
 
        
  
 Concept,  branding, design and coding of penccil, the site for creative people, studios and gallerie...        
      
        
       
 
 Pattern generator        
 
        
  
 A generator for tile and fabric patterns. Drag and drop images and see kaleidoscopic patterns emerge...        
      
        
       
 
 Cognition        
 
        
  
 This experiment looks at the process of human cognition. Letters get progressively filled with color...        
      
        
       
 
 Pieter Bruegel        
 
        
  
 During his lifetime, Pieter Bruegel the Elder was already among the period’s most sought-after art...        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Crossroads: Art & Culture Collide Then Subside. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Highways: Abide Then Divide Along the California Coast. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Horizon Homes: Living a Concrete Dream. Writer and Designer, Ted Wells.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Artists Abroad: A Woman´s Journey to Discover the Artists. Writer and Illustrator.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Bridges: California as a Superstructure for Social and Cultural Change. Writer and Designer...        
      
        
       
 
 Exiled from Truth: Nine Allegories by Dmitry Borshch        
 
        
  
 "Exiled from Truth: Nine Allegories by Dmitry Borshch"
105 NY-110, Melville, NY 11747
July 10, 11 a...        
      
        
       
 
 The Joys of Ice Skating        
 
        
  
 That skating 400 years ago was one of the most popular winter activities in the Netherlands can be s...        
      
        
       
 
 Grabbed        
 
        
  
 Cutting the edges        
 
        
  
 Arctic Paper launches new swatch books for the brands Arctic, Amber and G-Print, as well as the two ...        
      
        
       
 
 The pattern of You        
 
        
  
 Each name results in a unique pattern. The pattern and colors created are unique to each name, and t...        
      
        
       
 
 Maurice Binder        
 
        
  
 Maurice Binder was a film title designer best known for his work on 14 James Bond films including th...        
      
        
       
 
 Neverending Graphics        
 
        
  
 Graphics and animations are generated on the fly, resulting in perpetual variations. Move your mouse...        
      
        
       
 
 Le Drugstore Brand Identity        
 
        
  
 Design&Practice designed the brand identity for the newly opened restaurant "Le Drugstore," with int...        
      
        
       
 
 Coffee maker        
 
        
  
 Visualization of the process of coffee making. 
The aim was not to use words.        
      
        
       
 
 BKM/Barozzi/Veiga        
 
        
  
 The extension of the Villa Planta, which will accommodate the Bündner Kunstmuseum, is an exercise o...        
      
        
       
 
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