Everyday is a Holiday promotion

I always like to look through calendars and see what every month's picture is, so I can really appreciate a good calendar when I see one! I borrowed this book from my good ole pal Sidney, who has great taste in design, and it's called Fingerprint: The Art of Using Handmade Elements in Graphic Design, By Chen Design Associates. These artists created an illustration for every month to complete a set of 12 handmade letterpresses coasters. I really enjoy the theme of their characters and the dorky humor all of them express. Stated in Fingerprint, the artists favorite design is a three-legged rabbit for "Unlucky Day." 

Hair Care Blood Bag

This is something you don't see every day. The packaging for a hair care product really caught my eye. It is packaged as intensive hair care shampoo/conditioner. As in you need this. The product looks so formal I might even be afraid to use too much of it. If you haven't noticed, the package is designed to portray something along the lines of an IV bag. Which is kind of a big deal. In turn, this makes the contents of the bag appear hazardous. I found the item in Beauty & Healthcare: Package Design. The above design was created by Tahahito Nishimura, from Japan.

La Vie a Deux

This week's blog is about..you guessed it fashion! I pulled this piece from a book called By Hand: Handmade elements in graphic design. By Hand is an archive of pieces by various designers which include collages, illustrations, and typography, all pulled together by Pie Books. When looking over the illustrations there are minimal captions. In Japanese. Therefore I cannot declare exactly what each depicts only infer. However, I do know the above image is of a hand drawn dress by Akiko Matsumura. The reason I have two pictures is because I want you to note the detail she inhibited while drawing this dress. What attracted me to the above piece was the kind of embellishments she illustrated and how well it paints the paints the picture of what the apparel company sells. It is a one of a kind and very adorned.

The Snooty Peacock

This is a logo design by Ryan Russell Design, named The Snooty Peacock. It is a logo design for a fashion company. What attracted me to the piece is the genius use of negative and positive space. Reminds me of the Rorschach blot tests they give to patients to see what image is seen first. Peacocks are a symbol of fashion and high maintenance, just as the expression on the "Snooty's" face. I came across the logo in a book found in our very own Parkland Library. The book is full of nothing but illustrations and inspiration with no words. The book is called  GraphisLogoDesign Volume 8, put together by Michael Schwab, however it is a collection from various artists and design firms. If you would like to find this particular logo is can be found on page 128.