For their "On the road" untitled issue, creators of independant english magazine Little White Lies decided to get inspiration from Jack Kerouac and his famous book "On the Road". They produced the magazine with the same process as Kerouac wrote his manuscript : on a long single paper scroll, like the old volumens.
The result is a very unusual magazine format, mixing up writing machine text and original illustrations, directly drawn on the same paper scroll and almost in the same time. The "handmade" aspect is very present and recalls some artist's travel sketchbooks. Illustrations are varied and interesting, but the detail which really seduced me is the calligraphed headtitles, very dynamic and contrasting with the structured paragraph of machine typed texts.
Tag - england
Print design : LWLies - On the road edition
short animation film : Codehunters by Ben Hibon
Produced for MTV Asia, Codehunters is a short animation film directed by Ben Hibon in 2006. This director has created several animation sequences for different movies like Harry Potter, Sucker Punch or the recent Mirror Mirror. Even if the scenario don't give a lot of details, an interesting story and a nice universe give the short film a great identity.
Subsidance Art Print by Jonny Packham
I wrote some times ago an article about the illustration work of Jonny Packham for a haiku book entitled The Ebb and Flow. The illustrator updated his website and allows to discover a new silkscreen printed work called Subsidance. A video of the printing process has been shot, and it's always exciting to see how a picture was created !
Stranger & stranger
Stranger & Stranger is an agency which specializes in package design and branding for drinks and spirits. Located in London and New York, the agency realised several award winning designs for the most famous drink brands. Their creations are very detailed and often give a great importance to typography and lettering, with a vintage or modern inspiration.
The Ebb and Flow : illustrations by Jonny Packham
British illustrator Jonny Packham realised a great illustration work for The Ebb and Flow, a haikus book written by Ben Bowsher. A balanced and original style, which develops its own universe with a street art influence. The few prints plays with metallic powders and over printings in order to create a very unique pieces of art.
Wire Design : des identités claires et impactantes
"Clarity, confidence, impact". These words begin the introduction of british studio Wire Design. Founded in 1997 by Peter and Tim Higgings and John Corcoran, the studio is located in the city of Clerkenwell. Even if their works fit with all the classical communication needs, I find that the most original and beautiful part of their realisations are visual identity designs. Often playing on a minimalist style, based on geometric shapes and bright colours, typography has an important place too, and the brandings are often great in their whole.
Pictures and links in the rest of the post.
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