I’m a big fan of minimalism and these movie poster remakes (in minimal and gracious form) are just stunning, they would make any minimalist lover salivate uncontrollably.
You can currently view and buy the posters from the creators site at Shoot The Glass.
For designers and creatives everywhere, I thought I’d share an intriguing find (in case you hadn’t already seen it), you can now display the ’7 rules’ to your clients in your office, studio or simply put it in your bedroom. It’s a giant sticker and you can select the colours and whatnot. Click here to check out the designers site.
After reading a recent article in The Guardian, I remembered how much I love the works of Lucian Freud.
The expressive strokes, bold shapes and organic colours create some tantalising effects and it is difficult to look at one of his paintings and not feel something. His paintings are loosely similar to Frank Auerbach, in terms of technique at least.
The Speaking Uvula is a porcelain speaker designed by Mira Yung. It is an example of aesthetics and function in design. Click here to visit her site.
Deskology have the perfectly designed solutions for Mac users on keeping their desks tidy. Handy for OCD types like myself, or anyone who doesn’t leave things lying around really (space for an iPod/iPhone, remote and other things too!)
Not quite design, but since the UK has been absolutely caked in snow, I decided that you all deserve a high resolution image, courtesy of NASA.
NASA image (via Red Dawn Studio)
Chaise 01_ is a perfect example of modern industrial design. It’s a flexible glass-fibre piece of furniture that displaces your weight when you lie down on it. Check it out on the Stadtpark site.
Our Hell is a song by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton and their music video is simply superb (so is their track and album). Watch the video below or click here for the YouTube link.
Layer Cake is a downloadable illustrator/vector font that you can use , provided by the nice folks at Just-My-Type.
Unlike a lot of modern fonts, this one is a little more ‘out there’ and has a lovely science fiction feel to it.
An interesting look into posters of the soviet arcade games, taken at the Museum of Soviet Video Games, found via Flickr, click here to see the set.