A collection of creative work in print, digital, typography, identity, advertising, packaging, illustration, graffiti, painting, fashion, photography, trends, & more.
Throughout his 10 year career, Jeff Docherty has been fortunate enough to touch all aspects of his profession, from managing in-house creative teams to developing external client relationships, brand communications, idea generation, and photography art direction. These experiences are as diverse as the places he’s acquired them — advertising and branding agencies, boutique design studios, and international publications. He’s created some stellar work along the way, for a very impressive roster of clients including, The New York Times Magazine, Nike, and I.D. magazine to name a few.
Born and raised in Canada, Ed Nacional has been living and working out of Brooklyn for a few years now on a range of projects spanning print, identity, posters, digital and more. I’m a big fan of his typography and illustrations, good stuff.
Caleb Owen Everitt has an eye for design and art direction that’s really inspiring. I remember swooning over his identity & packaging work for The Chop Shop when I first came across on Ptarmak. His sensibility is evident throughout his work, and while some follows trend (which maybe he starts?), it does so in a way that makes it feel fresh and authentic. Almost effortless.
Manual is a graphic design and branding consultancy based in San Francisco, specializing in branding and corporate identity; art direction; packaging; printed matter; web; illustration;
signage and exhibitions.
Beautiful new work from Xavier Encinas — Art Director and Graphic Designer living and working in Paris, France. He is the Design Director of Under The Influence and The Lab as well as the founder and editor of Swiss Legacy. Awesome dude, great photographer, and smart too — follow him on Twitter.
I had the chance to check out The New Typography at MoMA, NY last weekend, and while I was slightly disappointed with the breadth of work shown, it was still impressive to see these pieces in-person. Viewing works online, or in books is no substitute for the first-hand experience of scale, texture, paper, ink, and history that you absorb when you interact with something tangible.
The New Typography as described by MoMA: “In the 1920s and 1930s, the so-called New Typography movement brought graphics and information design to the forefront of the artistic avant-garde in Central Europe. Rejecting traditional arrangement of type in symmetrical columns, modernist designers organized the printed page or poster as a blank field in which blocks of type and illustration (frequently photomontage) could be arranged in harmonious, strikingly asymmetrical compositions. Taking his lead from currents in Soviet Russia and at the Weimar Bauhaus, the designer Jan Tschichold codified the movement with accessible guidelines in his landmark book Die Neue Typographie. (1928).” (link via Oliver Tomas)
Here is a quick video walk-through I was able to grab while I was there:
I’ve been a fan of Studio Output‘s work for a while now and really dig their new site. Lovely work aside, I think this site is completely appropriate, and also a perfect example of a dynamic, interactive experience that isn’t built with flash. Once you become oriented and familiar with how the site functions, you realize just how flexible it is. There are several ways to sort the work, whether it’s a modular or draggable grid layout, category or list. Nicely done.
I’m admittedly late on this one, but I’m digging the new Studio von Birken with it’s big, glossary-style, type-only navigation. Looking through the work can be a bit jumpy though and overall they seem to be lacking project information or insight into their creative process. Regardless, their work is incredible and always inspiring — including the on-going E&A The Glossy Zine.
My good friend Jerrod Modica, co-founder and creative director for T2AP Creative Team based outside of Philadelphia, just launched their new site with a grip of new work.
