A friend of mine sent me a link to Tom Whalen’s deviantART page yesterday, and I was an immediate fan. His sense of color and contrast is incredibly inspiring, and his work has a sense of both elegance and whimsy. They’re created in a way that almost makes them seem as if they’re moving. Mr. Whalen is one of those artists that humbles me when I see just how much work he has put out – and how good it all is. What you...
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Your weekly reminder that less is more – an amazing minimalist film poster series. There is not a whole lot to say about these, they sort of speak for themselves. But I will say, sometimes the most obvious design is the hardest to come up with. These are good examples of designers who understand that concept and put it into...
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These song-inspired pictographs were created by an amazing designer named Viktor Hertz. Viktor did a series titled Honest Corporate Logos that became an internet sensation a few months ago, and this series is just as good. Leonardo Da Vinci said that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, and this is a concept that Viktor Hertz understands and has...
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Here are four totally awesome minimalist superhero posters by Marcus at Poster Inspired at Etsy. All of these characters are featured in movies coming out this year, so it’s a perfect time to order them for your bedroom in anticipation. There are a lot of other cool posters at Poster Inspired as well, but these were by far my favorite. The minimalist nature of the pieces make the superheros even more mysterious, and really captures an...
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Somehow I don’t think I’ve yet mentioned on this site how big of a fan I am of Disney’s (and Pixar’s) animated movies – but I am. Despite my love for Disney, I’d never actually been to the original Disneyland until this past Christmas, and that’s what this poster series by artist Rowan-Stocks Moore reminds me of. (I’d been to Disney World a couple of times, but it’s been several...
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Whew. This poster series by Genis Carreras presents complex philosophical concepts through basic shapes. I think they’re just brilliant. Not only conceptually, but from a purely aesthetic standpoint – they’re quite striking. I would love to have prints of this series to put up in my room, or living room, or dining room. I also think they’d make a pretty sweet set of...
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