Sean Freeman/There Is

There Is creates some wicked typographic treatments.

What
The function of some of the typefaces are that they express the word spelled out. I think they work really well and effectively as a header piece.

Fear.
Wired Magazine UK.
There Is.

Cream.
There Is.

Hot.
Book cover.
There Is.

Ingmar Spiller

Ingmar is a German Graphic Designer and Illustrator. My DC blog has been missing some type lately so when I saw this it was an instant post! I love the lines used in his work and angles used in this Runic typeface.

What
Created for White Lines magazine, I reckon this is a typeface more used for a header, rather than a whole passage of text! Would probably be too tricky to read if there was alot of it.

Runic Typeface.
Ingmar Spiller.

Kimberley Chan

Just couldn't stop looking at this Kimberley Chan's site and blog... The photography really enhances everything. She is currently at Lincoln Uni which was my second choice, also 21 and I just hope I can do some stuff to the same quality as her by my third year! Really varied projects from type to illustration. This is where I want to be when I finish my degree. This is one of my favourite pieces found on her website. It is such a clever idea, colour are brilliant and simple design is clear with the message.

What

"A poster concept about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest and information on steps to help save it. It encourages interaction or ‘Feel me to Heal me’ approach by using heat sensitive ink, which when warmed makes the trees appear over the stumps." - Kimberley Chan

Save the Amazon!
Heat sensitive poster.
Kimberley Chan.

Lernert & Sander/We Love Our Work

Some amazing videos... some which I'm not so keen on. Lernert and Sander's ideas are really impressive, and as with Sam O'Hare's work, the quality of shoot is just magnificent and makes the work polished.

What

The two vidoes below both are imaginative and show the viewer another perspective. I couldn't help wanting to go off and do something imaginative like this, and I think that their work is encouraging to an audience and is communicating the message without words...

... I showed these videos to my family and they didn't seem all that impressed! Maybe they communicate better to people in the creative industry? 

- Chocolate Bunny. Lernert & Sander.

- CDEFGABC. MTV Europe. Lernert & Sander

Yanni Kronenberg & Lucinda Schreiber

This animation is so mesmerising. Everything about it is amazing... apart from  I can't find a website for either of the people who made it to check out any of their other projects!

What
This music video for Autumn Story by Firekites works so well. It represents the song well and gets the imagingtion of their target audience. A real organic feel to the animation through the erasable chalk. Love it.


- Autumn Story, Firekites. Music video. Yanni Kronenberg & Lucinda Schreiber

Maggi Noem

Stickers are an interesting medium and one which I have never considered. Using only 3 colours Maggi Noem has created such a wonderful piece.

What?
Giving stickers a different meaning and an emotional purpose, not just a practical one.

- Bubble hands, created from red, yellow and black circle stickers, Maggi Noem.

What is Graphic Design for?

What function does it perform or what problem is it trying to solve?

Type driven
Ingmar Spiller
Sean Freeman/There Is


Image driven
Maggi Noem
Yanni Kronenberg and Lucinda Schreiber
Lernert & Sander/We Love Our Work


Type and image
Kimberley Chan