CUBE: The Portable Color Digitizer

With a single tap, Cube removes the guess-work from color-matching and makes it easy to save and work with the colors that surround you. An essential for designers of any kind, Cube integrates with smartphones and desktops to put you…

FLAGS AND THE STORIES BEHIND THEM

Flags are not designed just to look good in the wind, but often represent the history and heritage of a country. This handy infographic put together by Just The Flight shows 24 flags that have the most fascinating stories behind…

HOW PANTONE® BECAME THE DEFINITIVE LANGUAGE OF COLOR

  A few minutes into the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy opens her eyes and surveys the Technicolor world around her. Dorothy follows the Yellow Brick Road, she arrives at the Emerald City, and she clicks her Ruby Red slippers. Those…

HAM ON WHEELS IN BARCELONA

Located in Barcelona, Ham on Wheels is a particular fast-food mixing the world of Coca catalane, a typical dishes and bicycle. In this original place, the ham is carefully selected and guests can sit on bicycle seats. “The logo has…

LACE TATTOOS: The New Tattoo Trend

Lace: the best partner of feminity for centuries. Women have always been fascinated by this intricate fabric, and of course, men wouldn’t deny the power it has on them… A female body, adorned with lace underwear is of course the…

MARSALA 18-1438 PANTONE: The Color Of the Year 2015

It’s that time of year again when the color experts Pantone announce their color of the year. The winner? Pantone Color of the Year 2015 Marsala 18-1438, an earthy rust red that will, no doubt, make you think of wine.…

I LIKE IT. WHAT IS IT ?

Graphic artist, print-maker, and designer, Anthony Burrill, is famous for his persuasive form of communication. His most renowned works (plus a couple new ones) have been collected together and, as of last week, published within a book, I Like It.…

PAINTINGS ON OLD COINS

Andre Levy must be quite the draftsman, to paint such compelling and amusing images on the unforgiving terrain (copper, nickel) of a coin measuring no more than an inch square. But that’s what the artist, who was born in Sao…

MAKE YOUR OWN MOSS GRAFFITI

As people become more eco-friendly and environmentally aware, the idea of making living, breathing graffiti has become an exciting outlet for graffiti artists. Also called eco-graffiti or green graffiti, moss graffiti replaces spray paint, paint-markers or other such toxic chemicals…

EL MONTERO RESTAURANT: A Brand Identity By Anagrama

El Montero, is a restaurant located in Saltillo Coahuila, a city very close to the Mexican northern border. Its kitchen represents the restaurant's surroundings as it is located on one of Mexico's deserts. El Montero's menu is inspired on regional…

THIS IS WHAT NORWAY’S MONEY WILL LOOK LIKE

Believe it or not, this is Norway’s new currency design, set to be released in 2017. The backsides of their controversial new banknotes feature color palettes that look like digitally blurred versions of the images found on the fronts of…

TYPEWRITTEN PORTRAITS: Portraits Produced Using A Typewriter

At first glance, you might not realize just how Brazilian graphic designer Álvaro Franca creates his stylized portraits. A closer look reveals that his subjects’ faces, hair, and clothing are all comprised of letterforms that are impressively produced on a…

LUCID DREAM: Urban Calligraphy By Simon Silaidis

“Lucid Dreaming” is an act of rebellion. The dreamer gains control over his actions and thoughts. The subconscious becomes conscious, dreams become a memory. Urban Calligraphy, as the term suggests is calligraphy under rural, urban and suburban surroundings, it is…