Wim Crouwel Archive

Posted on March 30, 2010September 10, 2010 Posted in Design, Design Legends, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged design legend, graphic design, grid system, International Typographic Style, minimalism, modernism10 Comments

This is one of those online gems that only come around once a year.

This Dutch site contains an archive of over 500 original designs by Wim Crouwel, most of which I’ve never seen before and that I think are some of his best. Pure brilliance. What’s even better is that there’s a sharp, hi-res version of each. Picking one out of the bunch to display here was a really tough decision.

You will get lost in this for hours, I guarantee it. If the link doesn’t work just search for Wim Crouwel.

If anyone can give me more info on the site and the collection, I’d be very grateful.

Quadradão

Posted on March 29, 2010March 29, 2010 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged graphic design, grid system, International Typographic Style, minimalism, modernism6 Comments

Here’s some stellar work by Brazil studio Quadradão. The work definitely has a nice authentic feel that reminds of some of the great classic pieces from the 50s and 60s.

New Work from Lamosca

Posted on March 24, 2010March 24, 2010 Posted in DesignTagged graphic design, identity, poster, print, spain5 Comments

The folks at Lamosca notified me about the new work that’s been added to the site. I personally love the work for Liminal pictured here but the work done for IBM is also excellent.

Construction Technologies Australia

Posted on March 22, 2010March 22, 2010 Posted in DesignTagged graphic design, label, minimalism, modernism, packaging, system6 Comments

Here’s some brilliant design work by War Design for adhesive manufacturer Construction Technologies Australia (CTA). I personally love the contrast of the modern design with a very technical product. The beautiful design not only makes the products visual interesting, but it creates a functional labeling system that’s super easy to comprehend.

Via Lovely Package

New Work from Almost Modern

Posted on March 19, 2010March 19, 2010 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, International Typographic StyleTagged graphic design, grid system, International Typographic Style, minimalism, modernism, poster, print7 Comments

The Netherlands based agency Almost Modern has updated their site with some juicy new work. Pictured here is an invitation to the ‘Popular Populism’ debate set in Folio.

Mash Creative 2010 Calendar

Posted on March 15, 2010March 15, 2010 Posted in Design, Grid Systems, MerchTagged calendar, graphic design, lithograph, merchandise, poster, print17 Comments

Last week I received this gorgeous Limited Edition A1 calendar designed by Mash Creative. The posters are printed 2 colour litho on 170gsm cyclus offset with a 60% cyan shiner to achieve an extra rich black. Each poster
is hand numbered and signed by the designer. Only 100 were printed and you can purchase one exclusively from Counter Objects.