Friday Afternoon Creative, July 30

1500 Block South Acoma, Denver, 80223
5:30 - 7:30
Networking, food, bevs and general good times.

Jpegasus

Sometimes, things are just wonderfully simple. Even, at times, puns. Human Shaped Robot

KitKat Chair Posters

I am in love with this idea. It makes for a great poster that fill a very real need. More importantly, it communicates a message that aligns with the brands main strategic platform. JWT Auckland

Bryce Wymer: Poster Process

You see the poster at the top of the blog, now see the poster on a wall in NYC. And in process in Bryce's sketchbook. And read about his process:

I designed this poster for a lecture on the Art of Process that Rama and I will be presenting for the Art Directors Club of Denver on February 18th. I wanted photography to portray each of us as if we were two hours shy of a serious ass kicking. I figured that if we were going to be discussing the creative process that it would only be appropriate to exemplify us as slightly defeated, while simultaneously posed in a stance of empowerment with clearly absent facial features.

I have included some of the process work involved in creating the design:

1. The gathered reference of the design. I looked at a lot of Diane Arbus.
2. Above is the sketchbook page that I did all handwritten type within.

The presentation is February 18th at 7:30 pm at the RMCAD Auditorium. Should be mad fun!

Big Ups To Murphy Paul for the help on the photo shoot.

How cool is that guy to not only agree to come and speak with colleague Rama Allen, but to fully embrace the art and process of getting the word out?! And now, if you had a chance to sponsor some print for this, are you kicking yourself? Next time, eh what?

Quote and images from Bryce Wymer's Website.

A Little Motivation Tuesday Morning

If you have been in this biz for long enough, you know it to be true. If you are new to the biz, hold it true. It takes more than classes or a knowledge of design to be a designer, much more. Never rest on what you know now.

C-Tree Business is a Boomin'

You may or moy not care about the business of Christmas trees but, add in a pretty graphic and now you care. The beauty of design.

What Wonderful Type Posters

Just read them, they need no comments. Then get 10 Pounds over at Brighten the Corners.

Donations Needed

This poster for Care Fertility caught me off guard for a moment with its simplicity and its honestness. What a wonderful poster.McCann-Erickson, Manchester, United Kingdom.

16th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition

Opening reception and poster sale,
Friday, October 2 , 7-9 p.m.

Show runs October 3 – December 22

University Art Museum • University Center for the Arts (UCA)
The 16th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE) highlights excellence in poster design from leading and emerging graphic designers from around the globe. Now in its 30th year the exhibition is featured, for the first time, in one venue at the University Art Museum. Featuring work by 82 artists from 28 countries, the 16th CIIPE exhibits and interprets poster design, brings outstanding examples of visual communication to an American audience, and promotes international understanding and dialogue through the graphic arts.

For more info.

Robots

Doctor Popular VIA Make.

Typographic Love for You Today

Your welcome. Trying to find the source, anyone out there know?

Men Posters

Whimsical, beautiful. I have a soft spot for really great designers that get away from the computer, or at the very least, appear to do so. But to do so and have such a wonderfully honest approach to manly insight raises the bar. See more of the work from Omar Tehawkho on the Behance Network.

Press the Eight

Smart political poster will always have room. Great concept and timing not to mention design and illustration. Grey, Milan, Italy. Illustrator Paolo Rui.

Vancouver Olympic Games

These are just beautiful. Really looking forward to the full blow out of design for the rest of the games now. But if you need reasons why these are great (and can't do it from looks alone) here is the description:

The Vancouver 2010 official poster represents both the beauty of the Host Region and the spirit of Canada’s Games. Cropped within the shape of a maple leaf, the bold Vancouver 2010 graphics are inspired by Canada’s cultural and environmental diversity as well as the energy and spirit of the Canadian people.

For the first time in history, both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games official posters are represented in a unified manner; when displayed together, the two halves of the maple leaf join to create a whole.

Created by hand using paint and mixed media prior to digital composition, the techniques employed to produce the original piece of art complement the modern and dynamic style of the Vancouver 2010 graphics.

The Look of the Games graphic elements in the poster were created by members of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) design team, while the concept of the poster and the unique interpretation of these graphics were brought to life by designer Ben Hulse.

You can get your own Giclee prints online here.

Piece together for Peace

Great awareness, nice message, beautiful look. Simple, dynamic.
Head over here to see more of the world as zodiac animals from artist Kentaro Nagai.

Its OK to be American

Finally, let the healin' begin! We have a poster that says so. Get it from Aesthetic Apparatus now.

Who Says Its Too Late?

Think it is too late to do something for the November Shin-dig? Yee-Haw Press doesn't (you might remember they were out here over at Ink Lounge, oh and the great work would jog your memory too). Gotta love the boxing reference as well as the humor as well as the letterpress. I'm diggin' the art side of politics–if not the politics.