Peter Crnokrak, aka The Luxury of Protest, just launched a new site and some work. I’ve loved his work for a while now. His infographic work is incredible. Peter also has a new poster coming out very soon. Stay tuned!

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Wow! I’m absolutely blown away by the work of German designer, Katja Gretzinger. Exceptional typography, composition and style. Her work even has a vintage tone to it. Just look at the piece above. Stunning.

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When it comes to lifestyle brands, there are two companies that stand out from the rest. One is Apple, the other is a small but awesome company called Nooka. I’ve written about them before and their excellent line of timepieces. The company was born in 1997 by artist and designer, Matthew Waldman. 

Recently Matthew and his team launched a few new products that expand the brand and will change the way you think about other objects. The new products are a Nooka fragrance, Asset Organizer and Strip.

I had the pleasure of sampling the fragrance when I took a tour of the Nooka office and it smells great. The Asset Organizer is a system of containers much like a wallet and the Strip is a belt featuring an innovative snap and release closure system designed and developed by Nooka. What stands out the most from these products is their simplistic design and function and the innovative thinking behind each them. Nooka is slowing becoming my favorite brand and I look forward to future products.

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Honestly, I can’t get enough of the awesome work done by the Swiss chemical company Geigy. Their in-house design studio was a pioneer of the International Typographic Style during the 1950s and 1960s. 

Earlier this year the Design Museum Zurich held an exhibition that featured much of this amazing work. The exhibit coincided with one of my favorite design books of all-time, Corporate Diversity : Swiss Graphic Design by Geigy. If you don’t have this book, you need to get a copy. It’s a must have. There’s a Flickr group with photos of the exhibit, as well as a nice online gallery on the Dwell site. A short film was also made about the exhibit.

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An artist using “negative space” relies on the space that surrounds the subject to provide shape and meaning. Internationally acclaimed illustrator Noma Bar has released a new book titled ‘Negative Space’ which includes work commissioned by such prestigious publications as The Economist, Esquire, Wallpaper, The Guardian and Time Out London. It focuses on subject matter ranging from sex, global warming and nuclear warfare to religion, crime and corporate greed. This looks like a real gem. Seen here

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“I live in Hackney, I grew up in Catford, I drive a lime green Vespa, I work as a Digital Producer, I have 20 pairs of sunglasses, I take photos of London Shop Fronts…I am Emily Webber“

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In case you haven’t seen Democracy yet, it’s at the half way point. The deadline for submissions is the 30th September, but there’s already some great entries online.

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Create Consume, the work of Ross Levitt, has some nice examples of multimedia and web design on it.

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Andrei Robu dropped us a line to his updated portfolio last week. His site is full of illustration and typographical pieces.

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Current design student Gareth Dunt has some nice work, including this documentary shoot taken during his time in Malaysia.

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