by Paul on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 | 
1 Comment | Tags: collections, design, film, inception, poster
If you haven’t seen the new Christopher Nolan film ‘Inception’, do so immediately. This isn’t a blog about films and their content, so I won’t go into detail about the plot or the production values, or anything like that. Just know this; It’s absolutely outstanding!
The following collection of ‘Inception’ poster designs really capture the essence of the film, without explaining anything specific about the storyline. They capture your attention and imagination like all good film posters should, and the lack of explanation peaks your curiosity. Read the rest of this entry »
by Paul on Monday, July 5th, 2010 | No Comments | Tags: collections, photography
When it comes to design, less is most definitely more. And save for text on a plain background, you can’t get much simpler than a photograph and some type.
This collection of album covers features artwork from albums by a range of musicians, all of which have eye-catching, simple photography as the basis for the design. Read the rest of this entry »
by Paul on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Tags: artists you should know about, collections, grunge, retro, traditional art
Saul was a prolific graphic artists and film maker who was well known for his many collaborations with film directors, including Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorcese, often designing both the title sequences and the advertising posters for films such as ‘The Man With the Golden Arm’, ‘Psycho’ and ‘Anatomy of a Murder’.
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by Paul on Friday, February 26th, 2010 | 2 Comments | Tags: collections, propaganda Posters
This collection of propaganda posters comes from China.
During the time of the Korean conflict which saw America became China’s main foreign adversary, the Chinese used posters to suggest that the USA was using bacteriological warfare against them , a perfect use of propaganda to fuel hatred for their enemy and at the same time justify the actions of the country in the eyes of its inhabitants. Read the rest of this entry »
by Paul on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Tags: collections, propaganda Posters
This collection of posters is from Britain during WWII and also features several recruitment and morale posters. Read the rest of this entry »
by Paul on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment | Tags: collections, propaganda Posters
These Russian posters from WWII were designed to improve morale in, whilst at the same time providing valuable advice to soldiers and civilians. I personally think the colours and tones in some of these are fantastic. Read the rest of this entry »
by Paul on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Tags: collections, optical illusion, sleeveface
If you’re unfamiliar with a ‘sleeveface’, it’s basically the process of obscuring a body part (typically the head area) with a vinyl record cover or similar to create a sort of optical illusion. It can produce surprisingly funny results, particularly when the subject is placed in ludicrous and outrageous situations. Read the rest of this entry »
by Paul on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Tags: artists you should know about, collections, concept art, digital art, digital painting, traditional art
Clint is a British artist who produces extraordinary science fiction and fantasy art in a completely unique, photo-realistic style that is instantly recognisable. He has made a name for himself producing striking illustrations for books, collectible cards, comic strips and graphic novels for clients including Games Workshop and the Britich comic 2000AD, as well as various others.
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by Paul on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Tags: artists you should know about, collections, grunge, traditional art
Anthony is a contemporary artist who works in paint and sculpture to create ‘beautifully-ugly’ artwork that can vary from colourful, everyday scenes to disturbing, nightmare-like images. His work explores various themes of being human, including our fascination and seemingly unending and reluctant seduction by global brands and consumerism. Read the rest of this entry »
by Paul on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Tags: artists you should know about, collections, grunge, retro, traditional art
Martin O’Neill is a UK-based graphic designer and illustrator who creates deliciously grungy, mashed-up artwork using the old school traditional method of ’scissors and glue’ to splice retro and classic images from film, TV and various publications to into something fresh and new. He also makes use of photocopying, silk-screening, photography, paint and transfers to create his fabulous work.
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