Keeping with the Swissair theme, this fansite of the airline contains a ton of marketing collateral including posters, flyers and advertising. A lot of great stuff here, especially from the 60-80s.
Tag: International Typographic Style
Update: Matthijs van Leeuwen
Designer Matthijs van Leeuwen wrote in to let me know that he’s updated his site with some new work. Great stuff there, love how he uses color.
On a side note, Matt just moved to the NYC area and is looking for a design gig. If anyone is looking, you’d be a fool to pass him up.
Really Useful Posters
The uber-talented Mark Bloom of Mash Creative just wrote in about these gorgeous ‘Really Useful’ posters they’ve created, extending the philosophy and thinking behind their State of the Obvious brand. The series consists of four themed posters: Greenwhich Mean Time, Emoticons, Print Sizes and Metric Conversion information and are available in A0, A1 and A2 sizes exclusively from Print Process.
Some people will find these designs to be boring, but I personally find them to be visually stimulating. The obvious grid, simple but rich color palette and staggered typography create interesting designs that are reminiscent of the classic International Typographic Style from the 50s and 60s. This is the kind of stuff that gets my creative juices flowing.
Jacques Charette
Happy new year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season. It’s hard to believe that another year has passed.
To kick off the new year, here’s a lovely exhibit poster by designer Jacques Charette, who also did some work for Expo67. Head over to Grain Edit for more of his work and info.
Network Osaka – Stanford University Poster
I’ve been a fan of Network Osaka’s work for a while now, and this A1 silk screen poster for Stanford University floored me when I saw it. I love the choice of colors and the overprint look, as well as the use of photography to really bring the entire piece together. This design feels fresh but also seems like it could be a poster right out of the 60s. It must be a beauty in person.
Definitely check out Network Osaka’s full portfolio. A lot of excellent design in there.
Twenty Eleven Calendar
David Bennett of This Studio never disappoints with his calendars. He just released this hot red calendar for 2011. You can pick one up at Blanka for £20.00.