ANTREPO // A2591

Seriously. This year has been sick for design but right at the end of the month when I'm struggling to find the stand out design of 2010. This comes along and leaves my jaw on the floor. It's so simple and probably so easy also but it just looks so damn sick. There's a few more of these on the website linked below. I really wish that brands had the balls to make their new products design-savvy and make them nice for a change instead of throwing all sorts of effects and graphics on their products. Pointless. Apparently in Australia they're actually going ahead with a nice clean re brand of them cigarette brands. If I see any pics I'll keep you posted. I like that because like a friend of mine said about fag packets, "You don't have pictures of liver failure and jaundice on beer bottles do you?"

www.a2591.com/2010/12/minimalist-effect-in-maximalist-market.html

NO SPOILERS BUT...

...guess who got in the annual Christmas eCard video for Jacob Bailey this year.
BIG HINT. It might be who you- ah fuck the picture's above anyway.

Eric Yahnker - Delta Force End Credits

Why? Because there's no fucking reason not to. That's why. Inkjet on paper, 225 x 11 inches if you gave a shit.

www.ericyahnker.com

Little White Lies Tron Foil Block Print

Little White Lies have released this limited edition foil blocked print of Flynn from Tron to promote the new Tron: Legacy film coming out in 7 fucking days. It's a really nice piece and I've ordered my copy. yeah yeah, fair enough it's not official merchandise but who cares? It's freaking awesome.

shop.littlewhitelies.co.uk/product/little-white-lies-issue-32-the-tron-legacy-issue

Grafik Magazine are back... sort of.

So Grafik kinda died a while back but they're coming back slowly. Studio Outpost posted the PDF version of the new magazine and it's well worth a read. Download here.

grafikmag.com/system/pdf/Grafik-187.pdf

City of Melborne by Jacob Little

Some cracking modern work here from Jason Little. This really modernizes something that is so old fashioned this day and age; City identities. He worked on this with a few other designers and it really has pulled off. I love how the same simple logo, minimal yet easily recognizable can be modified still using the same outlying design and yet show off so many other concepts. The guy shits awards by the way. If you go on his behance he doesn't mind boasting about how many are on his bookshelf.

www.behance.net/JasonLittle
level11.tumblr.com

Branislav Kropilak

I'm surprised I haven't posted Branislav's work before. I've followed him for a year now and I think his photography seriously leaves me stunned. He takes these phenomenal, symmetrical photographs which are so colourful yet maintain a dramatic look. I really would love to follow this guy round and know how he does this.

www.kropilak.com

Domestos Flush Tracker

Follow shit. No... seriously. And I aint talking Katie Price's twitter.
This fun media piece shows you where you're flushed waste goes to and how fast. Interesting.

www.flushtracker.com

Brit Awards Rebrand

This is the new logo and award for the Brit Awards coming up in 2011. I've got to say I like he sleek new award and applying it typographically to the logo is indeed clever. In contrast, I've seen so many people using serifed classic fonts in typographic exercise so this idea isn't new but just conformist.

www.designbymusic.com

Facebook: The Book

Bouygues Télécom released the chance to have your your entire (or portion) of your facebook history offline in hardback format. They were limited to a 1000 print pun and they all got snapped up in just under half an hour. It sort of makes me want to do it myself but I'd probably just go about screenshotting all the pages where these guys actually designed layouts similar to what facebook had. it looks really great.

www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2010/november/facebook-book-ddb-paris

Jacon Bailey Intership

I'm currently working at London/Ipswich based designers Jacob Bailey. It's a small agency based in Shoreditch. I had the interview on the Friday and thankfully they liked my work so much they wanted me to start as soon as possible. I've already been thrown into some work but am sworn to secrecy so I can only post my work up when it's been release... or when I leave. Top people here. Hopefully more about this will follow.

www.jacobbailey.com

Graduation Round: 2

2010

2009

So I graduated yesterday... for the second time.
Can't have too many graduations can you?

Arcane Roots - Left Fire

Great typography work on the debut album "Left Fire" from Surrey Three piece Arcane Roots. I've been listening to these guys non stop and loving the album. You can listen to the album for free on here.

arcaneroots.bandcamp.com/album/left-fire

Rudd Studio - Channel 4 Brand Update

London based Rudd Studio have just finished working on a brand update for Channel 4. They've just updated the channel in the last week or so but the changes give a refreshed look to a great brand who have always tried to keep a modern look to make themselves stand out.

www.ruddstudio.com

Daft Punk - Derezzed

Finally! Daft Punk in Tron! Fantastic music video for one of the songs from the score done by the French Duo. The video boasts more special effect filled cut scenes pasted together in what is basically another teaser video for the Tron Legacy film but who cares? Daft Punk are in freaking Tron.

LEGO Star Wars Pixel Art

This is freaking awesome and possible the only thing that has made me turn my head from all the awesome stuff that Tron Legacy has been pumping out recently. I don't know if that kid at the bottom of the main picture made this all himself, it looks too professional to be done by some brat.

So-Me - Ed Rec Vol. 2 Promo

TRON Legacy Glow in the Dark poster

I really want this. They're releasing a soundtrack bundle and this is part of it. They're only released what the poster will look in the dark which is another thing that Disney are doing. They release material bits at a time to keep the interest of the fans/audience.


Also, the mini site they've made for the movie is fantastic. it has so many easter eggs, it keeps in theme with computer terminology. There's a light cycle game too which is bloody great too. Just shows how much effort they're putting into the viral marketing of this film. Can't bloody wait.

Gap Rebrand

American Apparel called, they didn't say anything, I just heard heavy breathing for a while. Oh also, the internet called straight after, they kinda got angry so I told them what ever you did that was so stupid, I'm sure you'd just go back to the way you were. How long shall I leave them waiting?

Duck Sauce - Barbra Steisand

Thank you So-Me once again. Oh and Armand Van Helden, ATrak, Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, Todd Terry, Santigold, Biz Markie, Smif n Wessun, Fafi, Just Blaze, Mr GoldBar, Dave Macklovitch, Dj Mehdi, Yelawolf, Buckshot, P Thugg, the Fat Jew, Dj Premier, Pill, Ezra “Vampire Weekend” Koenig, Todd “Reas” James, Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, Pharrell Williams, Diplo and Young ATrak

THIS YEAR I WILL TRY NOT TO by Elliott Scott

I love this sarcastic news print by Elliott Scott. What's more annoying is that I thought these would of been good ideas and have even put some of them into practice... oh I feel so guilty.

I got bitches... yeah.

CV '10

Wait. Didn't I just make a CV like ermm... like 6 months ago?

NO! WRONG.

It was 4 months. I get bored of stuff I make easily. I'm terrible. My Cv in contrast isn't. Now monochrome. Cheaper. I'll get a pic of the final thing up real soon.

Pišta Kráľovič

Really nice idea for an album here. I really want to do an album cover for a band... (or myself) and this is such a cool idea. Apparently the guy didn't need to use glue becuase the paper had so much friction it held itself closed. Nice.

Andy Helms

Simply... wow.

Micah Max Schmiedeskamp

Small band I found out about from Nebraska called UUVVWWZ. They were actually nice enough to send me a message letting me know who did their art work for their debut CD so probs to those guys. Max's website looks great too with heaps of really original work on there.

Adidas go Old School 3D

I'm a sucker for retro looking stuff. If there's anything in space and it has a neon glow, chances are it'll go in my inspiration folder. Have no idea who did this but then again I don't want to know otherwise I'll just perv over his work for ages.

Kanye West - Power

HEY GAGA, IMMA LET YOU FINISH BEING A CHART TOPPER BUT I'VE GOTTA WRITE 1 MINUTE SONGS ABOUT HOW BLACK PEOPLE CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN THE WORLD ATM. WE ALL STILL SLAVES RIGHT?

fuck kanye.

I SHOULD WORK FOR CREATIVE REVIEW

I did this design 4 fucking months before they released this and my tutors gave me a C1. Scene.

FACESPACE

Jordan Walker - LET THE GALAXY BURN!... MORE

Idea generating is fun.