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Confrontations with Esquire

By Katherine • Nov 6th, 2008 • Category: Books and Magazines, Current Design Event, Exhibitions, Print design

For those of you who have not yet seen it, the MoMA in NYC is providing the public a look at what great communication design really is. George Lois: The Esquire Covers exhibition is a collection of the most though provoking, controversial magazine covers designed by Lois. For anyone interested in the communication arts, or [...]



Designer of the Week - Douglas Hill - Print Designer

By Megalongcat • Oct 24th, 2008 • Category: Abstract, Graphic Design, Photography, Print design, Recent Posts, Stationary

I’m back from my Hiatus with a cup of coffee and motivation the likes of which this blog hath never seen.  Today I have the pleasure of finally writing about Douglas Hill: print designer, father, artist, and programmer.  Douglas originally contacted us to take a look at his work to review and comment on.  Well [...]



Once Upon a Wall…

By Katherine • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Architecture, Books and Magazines, Current Design Event, Exhibitions, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Print design, Traditional Art

The Cooper-Hewitt is featuring “Wall Stories: Children’s Wallpapers and Books” through April 5th, 2009. It is a collection that keeps us all in touch with fairy tales and the child within, and for those of us who can recall the nostalgia of having inspirational wallpaper in their rooms when they were growing up, or their favorite book to read…



People’s Design Award…Last Day!

By Katherine • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Contests, Current Design Event, Illustration, Industrial Design, International, Print design, Recent Posts, Reviews

The Cooper-Hewitt’s People’s Design Award voting ends today at 6:00pm EST. In case any of you would still like to cast your vote there’s still time yet.



Artist of the Week: Vince Fraser - Creative Illustration

By Megalongcat • Sep 29th, 2008 • Category: Character Design, Digital Art, Digital Painting, Drawings, Illustration, International, Posters, Print design, Recent Posts, Street Art, Traditional Art

That picture just makes you stop and stare.  With millions of things vying for your attention all at once, you soon find that the confusion creates a level of excitement that completes the piece.  The above picture is entitled “My London”; aptly put when you take into consideration the volumes of pop culture that London [...]



Featured Artist Gary Fernandez: Creative Art and Illustration

By Megalongcat • Sep 25th, 2008 • Category: Billboards, Character Design, Digital Art, Drawings, Illustration, Print design, Recent Posts, Traditional Art

So after neglecting my duties as part of Creative Fluff, I finally decided to hunker down and write about our selected artist of the week.  Granted, this artist was selected two weeks ago (unknown to him) but it’s better late than never right?  I was pointed towards Gary Fernandez by my girlfriend who received a copy of [...]



Mike Ming: Trendy Illustration Meets Commercial Industrial Design

By Megalongcat • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: Drawings, Illustration, Industrial Design, Painting, Print design, Product Design, Recent Posts, Street Art, Traditional Art

The mainstream and the underground have been merging at an exponential rate in the past two years, and to put things into perspective lets take eclectic, trendy hip hop singers Santogold, and M.I.A. Both are known for their unique beats, melodies, and vocals which sets them apart from mainstream hip-hop. But just [...]



Playful Patterns - Nantaka Joy

By Megalongcat • Aug 31st, 2008 • Category: Industrial Design, Package Design, Print design, Product Design, Recent Posts, Stationary

It’s becoming commonplace that I don’t actually find these links to amazing artwork and design on my own, but that I get linked to them by other creative fluff members or one of our many subscribers ( I say many because we’re so popular I can’t be bothered to keep track).  This time around I [...]



Retail Stationery –Independent Print Design Doesn’t Always Cut It

By Megalongcat • Aug 26th, 2008 • Category: Print design, Recent Posts, Stationary

There are thousands of design blogs constantly and consistently reviewing the most up to date trends in the field of print design, and more specifically: stationery.  These paper products tend to come from independent, hip, and current designers who more than likely have no affiliation with a major retail provider in their specific field.  What [...]



[ ACDC ] - Black Ice Cover Art

By Eric Swain • Aug 18th, 2008 • Category: Drawings, Illustration, Print design, Recent Posts, Traditional Art, Typography

This is the recently revealed cover art to AC/DC’s new studio album. The mirror image art and the grey and black aesthetic give off the hard rock vibe that the band has become known for. The band name in red with what looks like white clouds wafting over the lettering add [...]