The All Day, Every Day Poster Project

Found these beauties here.

drop shadow that I won't dropkick

Despite the slogan, this one can stay. A fun flyer that my good friend Rachel found on the streets of Seattle this past summer. I snapped this picture on photobooth to document the effective use of a solid drop shadow. Besides, I always enjoy the fresh combination of blue and orange. Complimentary colours, yah know? Funky boho tapestry backdrop care of Rachel's sister Caity : )

ribbons & folds

I am liking the variations of graphic ribbons that create the illusion of folding that I have come across lately. Clean, simple and still visually engaging. From top right: {1} Kite String Studio by Euan Mackenzie. {2} Production Diagram by 76Design. {3} Schoen und Wider Druck, by Kreativer Kopf. {4} Article1 as found on Logo Orange.

letters i love

Quirky typography made with found objects. {1} "September" by Owen Gildersleeve. {2} "Trend" by Lo Bjurulf. {3} XYZ Typography by Chris Tozer (this one is made of envelopes if you can't tell!). {4} Visual Messages by Typography Served.

just my type

A few of my favourite typographic posters that I found here.

grow baby, grow!

a growth chart i am making for my two little nieces. those typographic flowers i made the other day came in handy!

vintage (inspired?)

some interesting vintage inspired posters that i came across while researching a project.
i think the freckled ginger boy poster may actually be vintage and the swirly hot dog poster is a contemporary design with vintage flare - regardless, both are great to look at!

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some of my friday afternoon doodling that resulted in some geometric floral motifs made out of simple symbols.

study in style

Amazing angles, vibrant shots of colour and bold typography make the Seattle Central Library any designers dream space. I had the opportunity to visit the library last weekend and I was left in awe of its contemporary and inspiring design. The building was designed by architects Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus of OMA/REX. If only my study space in university was as amazing as this! (image source: google images)

logo lovin'

Simple, clean & contemporary - logos by Promise Tangeman Creative. Love her site and the tunes that play while you are browsing : )

handwritten

charming handwritten typography and illustrations by Alyssa Nassner.

typographic not topographic

There is something appealing about this typographic world map that I stumbled on while searching for map images for a project.

love letters

some monograms that i doodled up a while back...

i chews you

I spent the past weekend celebrating my birthday/Valentine's Day with a trip to Seattle with my boyfriend. We visited Pike Place Market and just wandered the city admiring the many bookstores, coffee shops and brick buildings. It was during this wandering that we came across an alley (behind the market) with a wall completely covered in a beautiful, textural, vibrant mural of spit slathered, squishy, dangling, smeared chunks of chewing gum. There was a couple carefully stretching and sculpting their freshly chewed gum into some sort of Valentine tribute and the entire thing was disgusting, yet strangely lovely to look at. To learn more check it out here on wikipedia. I wish I had seen this when I had to do a collage of found typography for school!