IMAGINATIVE SHOPPING LIST

came across this when I was looking on ilovetypography.com. Just thought it was quite a neat idea, nicely executed. Some really inspirational work on there if you like your typography!

HEAD AND SHOULDERS TYPOGRAPHIC ADVERT

Saatchi NY

BEN FOLDS FIVE

Typographical video from album "Rockin' The Suburbs" in 2001

TYPOGRAPHY ARTWORK

ALISON CARMICHAEL

I blogged about her earlier when I came across some of her work, I have just taken a look at her website and there is some truly fantastic stuff on there. If your not familiar with her name you will definitely recognise some of her work ranging from press ads, poster ads, idents, book covers and moving image. Heres a few pieces of Alison's work, but you should take a look at her website.

WORDS LOOK SO MUCH NICER WHEN THEY'RE HAND LETTERED

Typographer Alison Carmichael created these posters as self promotional items for her work which she sent out to different agencies to promote herself, in doing so got recognised winning several awards and working on some great ads. This work is great, especially  the first one because it takes the viewer a while to realise what the word is. She is obviously very talented and not afraid to take a risk to stand out!

HELLOVON TYPOGRAPHY

WORDS ARE ALWAYS MEANT TO BE READ

RUSSIAN SPEAK

Propaganda style posters were used to advertise this Russian Beer Vodka, at first glance this poster appears to be in Russian. However, the placement of these ads is detrimental to the message, placed opposite the mirrors in the bathrooms of pubs and clubs the message becomes clear...in English "Real Men Don't Drink and Drive". A refreshingly different take on the don't drink and drive adverts that we are used to seeing.

MORE BANTJES...

More stunning work...

"The Audacity of Hov", a piece of typographic work for Vibe magazine for an article on the king of bling J-zay. Intricate work created from glitter.









"Design ignites Change", laser cut design on white paper. No printing required. These are shots of the same poster in different locations to show how differently they can be viewed.

LOVE STORIES

This months Monograph in Creative Review showed off some stunning work, a series called "Love Stories" by Marian Bantjes. She created images about the people she loved, but what is most interesting is the different materials she used to do so and how she used them. Its refreshing to see an illustrator using other means other than the computer, and I think that it what makes here work so appealing. She's not scared of using other materials to achieve what she wants. Similar to a brief we did in first year, Banjes creates her work from materials such
as wood, felt tips, photographs, paints and even cake.

R.E.M GET DIGITAL

R.E.M wanted a video that was "frantic and dense and not overly polished or fretted over" and that is just what animation and motion graphics agency Crush gave them.

The choreography between the imagery and the music are intrinsically linked through the timing of the beats and the flashes from one image to another. The lyrics, appearing as text on screen almost serve as a parody of previous music videos, for example Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" depicts a man in an alley holding up cue cards which could be compared to the amateurish style seen in Crush's video. Visuals included in the video such as computer file icons and desktop windows almost pay homage to D.I.Y home video editing software and the premise that anyone can create a music video.

All these effects, plus its low resolution pixelated quality and black and white imagery serve to create and enhance an unpolished and seemingly amateur aesthetic which not only fulfills the brief criteria but in itself becomes post modern in that its a music video is for one of the worlds biggest bands.

GOOD DESIGN