Streetlab will exhibit new work by young Amsterdam artists in NYC this coming weekend. From fashion design and visual arts to photography and graphic design, Pop Up Story includes work by And Beyond, LEW, Parra, Danielle van Ark, Jolijn Snijders, Isabella Rozendaal, Experimental Jetset, Patta, Glu, Melanie Bonajo, Coriette Schoenaerts, Rush Hour, Rockwell, Elza Jo, Wyne Veen, Vincent van de Waal, Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman, Orpheu de Jong, Tarja Szaraniec, Miktor & Molf, High Nature, Constant Dullaart, Rafael Rozendaal and The Sessions.

It’s a can’t miss! I hope I have a chance to get there and see it.

Chelsea Market
75 9th Avenue (Between 15th and 16th Streets)

September 10 – September 13
Thu 12.00 – 05.00
0 Fri 12.00 – 07.00
0 Sat 12.00 – 08.00
0 Sun 10.00 – 02.00

More info can be found on their Facebook page.

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This gorgeous new poster by Peter Crnokrak (The Luxury of Protest) sure doesn’t disappoint. It’s a 720mm X 1020mm dual-sided screen print. One side printed in matte black ink, the other side printed in matte white ink. The poster was printed by K2 Screen London on GFSmith Peregrina Classics Midas dual-sided 120 gsm paper and has this awesome gold sheen when viewed at angle. I have a copy and it’s freakin’ amazing.

Not only is the printing method unique and interesting, but so is the process used to achieve the design. Here’s a description:

“Maths Dreamed Universe” is a quantitative visualisation of the manner within which elemental forms in nature order themselves. The graph was created using generative Python code and maps numbers 0 to 100,001 arranged in a logarithmic spiral. The form of the spiral is determined by the Golden Angle subtension of a circle that distributes numbers from the centre (0) to the outer edge (100,001). The pattern that results is frequently found in nature, as in floral organs, and has been documented since Archimede’s time.

Maths Dreamed Universe is available for purchase at Stereohype.

Here are more detailed photos of the poster.

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Stefan Kanchev (1915 – 2001) was one of the most prolific graphic designers to come out of Bulgaria. He’s designed numerous book covers, posters, postcards, advertisements, forms and envelopes, post stamps, labels and packages but he’s widely recognized for his excellent logo work. He’s considered one of the best logo designers along with Saul Bass and Paul Rand.

The simplicity of the logos created by Kanchev is what really stands out for me. They all work in a solid, single color and a minimum amount of shapes and lines are used to create the visual. Stunning.

Via Steve Kirkendall

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“Good design is as little design as possible.”

Damn right. Words to live by.

Dieter Rams is one of the most influential industrial designers of this past century. Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple, is heavily influenced by Rams’ work. You can see huge similarities between Apple and classic Braun products in their simplicity, beauty and function.

From November 18 – March 14, The Design Museum in London is having an exhibition titled “Dieter Rams Less and More”. The exhibition will showcase Rams’ inspiring designs for Braun and Vitsœ. I might have to head to London just to see this.

To satisfy your fix, here’s a short documentary of Rams, a Dieter Rams Flickr group and a Braun Flickr group showcasing the classic Braun designs.

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Copenhagen-based agency Make sent us a nice email this morning, showing us the work they’ve done for Danish glass manufacturer, Holmegaard. They tell us, “We’re currently working on a complete overhaul including new crest, wordmark, packaging, website and advertising concepts.”

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Adam Morris dropped us a line to say he’s updated his site with some cracking new work and a new layout. This work for the Dubai International Children’s Bookfair particularly stood out.

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Andy Awesome has some excellent work, not least these pop art canvases, of which this Batman and Robin is now my desktop. Ace!

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Erla María is an Icelandic illustrator and animator currently living in Reykjavík, Iceland. Her work is, well, kind of creepy but strangely hypnotic. I love this extract from her bio though, “The school was forced to graduate Erla, she constantly came up with uncomfortable project ideas, wanting to milk women, having Jesus moonwalk and making saints rule the world via mame cabinets.”

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Andy Roberts is a freelance designer and art director with a quality portfolio of work.

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One of my favourite studios, Sea, have a new site. To be honest, I don’t much like it, but their work is still awesome and timeless, as this pictured work for GF Smith demonstrates.

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