Alex Andreyev

Awesome illustration work of a Separate Reality, all the way from Saint Petersburg:






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Skateboard to Stools

Skateboards these days are amazing examples of graphic design, and some are practically objets d’art - what a shame that they should to go to a landfill after the boards have lost their pop! Thankfully, Pennsylvania-based Deckstools is here to keep art from the trash heap and to add style to your pad with their striking line of furniture made from reclaimed skateboards.

Via Inhabitant

L'illustration: Alice Jarry and Jason Cantoro

Happy was the girl who stumbled across Jason Cantoro's booth at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.

Cantoro houses his prints with the equally as talented Alice Jarry in the lovely Montreal. Check out their site here - the Poster section is second to none.

Tattoo's got a new look!

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Artist: Frode Skaren

Here's some beautiful work by graphic designer and illustrator Frode Skaren

Helvetica!

On a recent visit to London's Design Museum [which if you're ever planning on visiting, don't. Save your £8.50 and go to the gift shop instead], a friend of mine and I agreed that the only thing remotely exciting about the museum were the stark white walls with occasional directions painted in gigantic, Helvetican text. "WOMEN'S" was definitely a fave, as was "EXIT".

Even though that was the most exciting part about the museum, I couldn't help but feel that that was also the most dated. Negative space has been huge in graphic design across the last 10 years; minimalist styles always seem to go hand in hand with some sort of Helvetica Bold / Helvetica Neue / Helvetica Neue Black Condensed / Neue Bold Condensed combo. Helvetica essentially is the Starbucks of the font families. Uber trendy, functional and would probably own a home in the Beaches if it could afford one, you can order your Venti Helvetica Neue Ultra Light, and bold it if you're feeling a little bit on the gluttonous side. But one has to ask, with over fifty years of use, when will Helvetica be done with being the trendy trend?

So far there are no signs of the font slowing down [the signs written in Helvetica themselves], so we might as well give in to the celebration. Our own TA2 logo is in Helvetica [shames, shames], I've also named my first born after the font*, and the truth is is that there just ain't a font out there as purty.

* I'm lying a terrible lie, but Helvetica Fletcher does have a certain ring to it.



So here goes the celebration of Helvetica! Because without it, the Design Museum would just have white walls [which wouldn't be a bad thing, considering the rest of their exhibits]:



Lars Muller's 2005 book on the typeface showcases over 400 uses of the font. For more info, click here.



Gary Hustwit's feature length documentary coincided with the 50th anniversary of the font in 2007. Learn more here.


Photo of the Design Museum from The Curated Object.

Artist: Cultural Urge

"Cutural Urge was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and he migrated to Sydney, Australia at a young age, his love for drawing consumed most of his time. Growing up, Cartoons and fictitious worlds were key inspirations that sculpted his interests through out the years. Having been exposed and actively involved in various rebellious, anti-social subcultures as it was once termed, and considered an outcast his future held nothing more than to co-exist with civilized society and the "Higher Authority". Heavy Metal Music, Hip Hop, Graffiti, Tattoos, Skateboarding and too many comic books where to blame for his disorder... by examination of the symptoms the diagnosis was complete."

via Cultural Urge

Artist: Drunk Park

Drunk Park is the solo alias for Graphic Designer & Illustrator, Seb Godfrey. Since relocating to London in 2006, the ever expanding client base for the Drunk Park studio is growing. With his distinct illustration and design style carving out a niche in todays music & fashion scene, Seb has gone on to have his artwork featured internationally in numerous books, magazines & exhibitions.



Check out more work at www.drunkpark.com