I ran across Alex Fowkes in Communication Arts Advertising Annual (Nov/Dec 2013) in the "Fresh" section. His bold typography was what first caught my eye. The second thing was his retro flair. Check out the colors on the images I've attached, and the layout, etc. and you'll see what I mean.
The second image has even been made to look older in the way the colors have muted out in places (like chipped paint, etc.). It makes me think of the old drive-in restaurant I used to go to in my home-town.
The final image is part of a campaign he did for Fila - Japan for their spring/summer line of golf and tennis apparel. They "approached me to help them build a fun typographic campaign..."
Check out some of his other work at his website.
I was looking at branding ideas for our most recent project in Graphic Design II & ran across these for Lovejoy Vodka. I found them in Communication Arts - 2008 Design Annual; designer, Jared Milam for his client Integrity Spirits. I was actually pretty impressed by such interesting designs for alcoholic beverages.
They even have pretty snazzy holiday packaging seen in the second image.
I'm not a drinker, but I do enjoy great packaging designs which is why I wanted to share these with you. Hope you enjoyed them!
I found these in Communication Arts Advertising Annual (November/December 2013). At first look you think they are fries, skittles, a burger & ice cream. It takes a closer look to see what they really are - the more healthy alternative.
Carrots, beans, berries, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, apples, oranges & cherries all fresh and yummy looking!
These designs were done by Rick Thompson, illustrator at Firehouse ad agency, for Dallas Farmers Market.
I found these wonderful images in the new Communication Arts Advertising Annual 54 (November/December 2013). Lidan Ma is the designer for the Grey Group China Beijing ad agency, and the client is Garmin.
At first glance they just look like some kind of oddly designed new vehicles...then, when you look a little bit closer... Oh! I get it!
Pretty cool way to get the "wrong way" idea across, isn't it. I was sucked right in! Then I started dissecting the images to try and figure out exactly where the images were flipped.
My favorite one is this fourth image. I absolutely love the way it looks flipped like this. It looks like some kind of hybrid Batmobile or something.
Pretty ingenious idea, don't you think? Something so simple, but it works so well. Thank you Linda Ma & Garmin for taking peoples innate ability to get all turned around and turning it into a cool design.
