Very sharp, intelligent identity work from Swedish-Australian-Parisian art director Hampus Jageland. It’s delightful to see work that combines striking minimalism with smart thinking. It’s one of those skills that is easy to identify but difficult to imitate.
05.05.11 | Ethan | Found design | 
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Magnus Voll Mathiasson is a co-founder of Norwegian powerhouse design firm Grandpeople. His personal work, however is equally as powerful and intelligent. MVM’s illustrative designs hold warm bodies of smooth color, crispy textures, and a rich sense of volume. Although initially appearing heavy on abstraction, Magnus claims that his focus is on research driven work, and that “A strong conceptual foundation is important to secure strong aesthetics.” I’ve included details from some of his recent projects.
05.03.11 | Dave | Found design, Seen Elsewhere | 4 comments
Lovely work from London’s Andreas Neophytou. He’s got a slick, contemporary style, with a hand firmly in the past as well. I love his clean lines and colors, as well as his conceptual talents. His portfolio is a swath of smart work—a good example being that mark above, designed for William & Son.
04.26.11 | Ethan | Found design | 13 comments
Chicago, Illinois based designer Eric Ellis produces clean and colorful graphics via a mixup of classic and contemporary influences. A recent graduate of Columbia College, and now an employee of Ogilvy & Mather, Eric is steadily continuing to create a plethora of awe-inducing imagery for us. For more of Ellis’ work, dig around through his site a bit, and be sure to also check out his great collection of #2 pencil sketches, Noon Studio.
04.26.11 | Dave | Found design | 16 comments
The Giveaway is now closed. We’ll be announcing our winners via the Grain Edit Facebook page and Twitter stream on Monday.
04.25.11 | Dave | Contests and giveaways | 471 comments
New giveaway this coming Monday! Up for grabs are goodies from Blanca Gomez, Jason Munn/The Small Stakes, Tad Carpenter, Invisible Creature, Brent Couchman, Will Bryant, Jay Ryan and many more! Be sure to join the Grain Edit Facebook Fan Page or follow us on Twitter so you can be involved in this giveaway.
Have a great weekend!
04.22.11 | Dave | Uncategorized | 5 comments
The tactile typographic & illustrative paper work of Owen Gildersleeve is amazing. As someone who has often ruined design projects by improper cutting, I can really appreciate the minimal & perfected result he gets from such a complicated process. I also enjoy the fact that the “typeface” that he uses is distinctly his own, creating a sort of signature across all of his work. Read the rest of this entry »
04.22.11 | Liz Meyer | Found design | 4 comments
Dutch-inspired Brazilians making amazing design? Yes!
São Paulo based Quadradão is doing just that. I was pretty excited to run across them, they have a very impressive body of work. Such big, fat, bold shapes and colors. In design school I remember trying to get Helvetica to look this good.
04.20.11 | Ethan | Uncategorized | 17 comments
Australian designer Heath Killen creates “visual communication with purpose & poetry.” You may be familiar with some of his work from his multitude of experimental redesigns of movie posters. Heath creates stunning and vibrant compilations of color, shape, and emotion, to give expressive imagery to works of jazz, theater, film, and more. Heath appears to be one of those designers who never stops experimenting, which seems to have resulted in a rather unrecognizable lack of separation between personal and client work.
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04.19.11 | Dave | Found design | 8 comments
At the end of last year, Josh Higgins started a collaborative poster with Doyald Young that was to be a gift to a mutual friend. Sadly, Doyald passed away before the project was completed. The day after his passing, Josh contacted Jessica Hische who graciously brought the project back to life. A limited number of these letterpressed posters are now available and proceeds will be used to set up a type scholarship in Doyald’s name.
04.18.11 | Dave | Uncategorized | 5 comments
