Still on the Run: The Works of Tksh****

Posted on January 11, 2007 Under Design

Emeric Trahand is a 25-year-young freelance graphic designer from France, and his work is definitely worth a look. Emeric, or Tksh**** (which is his professional name) is an up-and-comer in the design game-- he's only been working intensely with graphic…

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Jens Sjobergh: Airgroom

Posted on October 25, 2006 Under Art

We really like Jens Sjobergh's artwork. He is from Sweden (currently living in Los Angeles), and definitely represents with pieces like this (entitled 'Jens Swede Love'). Jens' luminescent illustrations appear to be from the cosmos, somehow mixing reality -- with…

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Origin of The Swoosh

Posted on October 25, 2006 Under Design

Easily one of the most recognizable symbols in the world, the Nike Swoosh was originally designed by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student that Phil Knight offered to pay a couple of bucks an hour and see if she could…

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Darren Firth: Keepsmesane

Posted on October 18, 2006 Under Art

Darren Firth is a very talented artist/designer from the U.K., and Keepsmesane is his online portfolio. In the past three years, Darren has focused a lot on developing his personal portfolio, but has also done some impressive work for clients…

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Adhemas Batista: Graphic Goodness

Posted on October 11, 2006 Under Design

I can't tell you much about Brazilian based graphic designer and illustrator Adhemas Batista, but I love everything I see. He juxtaposes real life figures with fantasy-scribbles, bright colors and pop-culture icons. Jokingly, his portfolio site declares he's 'selling colors',…

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The Graphic Imperative

Posted on June 16, 2006 Under Art

We live in turbulent times, but its good to see some people care about the world and are trying to make some kind of difference through the arts-- using whatever tools they have. The Massachusetts College of Art and Philadelphia…

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ROJO edicions Books

Posted on March 21, 2006 Under Design

I just received some interesting books from ROJO, a graphic design and branding studio in Barcelona. The books, they call ROJOedicions are monographic books created by the artists: Tofer, Neasden, Control Centre, Boris Hoppek, Nuno Valerlo and Albert Bertolin-- each…

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ISO50: Scott Hansen

Posted on February 27, 2006 Under Design

Scott Hansen's design studio ISO 50 just got a major update, the site looks really beautiful now! If you're unfamiliar with ISO 50, it's Hansen's full service design studio that does everything from photography and logos to web design and…

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Mekanism Skateboards

Posted on February 23, 2006 Under Design

The Glade just introduced a few new skateboards by Mekanism, the brand responsible for some fairly impressive skateboard to artist collaborations. This deck is designed by London-based design duo Warren Du Preez and Nick Thorton Jones. They describe this is…

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In Graphics We Trust

Posted on February 21, 2006 Under Art

Sebastian Onufszak calls his personal portfolio "In Graphics We Trust", and with one look it's not hard to tell why. Onufszak's client list ranges from MTV Germany to Peugeot. He features 59 projects on his home page, all with a…

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