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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.
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.
Book publisher Unit Editions has released this wonderful poster to celebrate the success of their first book, Studio Culture. Designed by Spin, the silkscreened poster is limited to 100 editions — 50 printed on GF Smith Colorplan Natural White and the other 50 on GF Smith Colorplan Smoke Grey. The print is sized at 800 x 600mm (31.5 x 23.5 inches).
The super talented Darren Firth of Six has updated his site with some new work, which includes this gorgeous promotional poster for creative network, Dropyx.
Sized at 594mm X 420mm (A2), it’s printed in 2 color, with overprinted logo on Pale Grey Colourplan by GF Smith.
You can pick up a copy of the poster at Blanka for £40.00.
Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) is an annual sailing and cultural event in Kiel, Germany that started in 1948. To promote the event, the organizers hold a competition to design the official poster. Starting in 1959, only five designers are invited each year to submit a design. Past winners and contributors include Wim Crouwel, Josef Müller-Brockmann, Ben Bos, Celestino Piatti and Anton Stankowski. The poster pictured here was designed by the great Swiss designer, Jean Widmer. I personally can’t find Brockmann’s design, so if anyone has any info, please contact me.
The official site for the event has an archive of all of the winning designs dating back to 1948. There’s also some more info on the event in the AIGA Archives, as well as a book on the subject published by Lars Müller Publishers.
I first saw this poster a few days ago, and I’ve been in awe of it ever since. I always dig classic sequence designs. You don’t much of that today. It was designed in 1979 by George Tscherny. More info on this poster and Tscherny’s influence on the JC Penney brand over at Container List.