Emily CM Anderson

  Emily CM Anderson is a graphic designer working in New York City. She studied at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and at the Academie voor beeldende kunst en vormgeving Arnhem, in the Netherlands. I really appreciate the quality of her work, including her involvement with the redesigned and re-conceptualized 66 year old American Craft magazine, D&AD of Dwell during 2005/6, info graphics for New York Magazine, and  more.

Adam Garcia

 Adam Garcia aka The Pressure, is a Philly based designer/art director/illustrator producing some really solid work both under his own guise as well as for the agency 160over90, where he is a senior designer. He just did a soft relaunch of his site with a new design and new work including projects for Athletes Foot, Saladworks, and MF DOOM – among others.

 Three Potato Four is one of those gems that you want to keep to yourself, but have to share because it’s so great. I love found things, old type & signage, furniture, etc. and their collection is just ridiculous.
So much good stuff, I want it all! You can also check out the collecting duo - Janet Morales & Stu Eli – and their love of collections on their blog. (found on facebook)

Kevin Cyr

I love the realism captured in the paintings of Kevin Cyr. I share a similar interest in graffiti, urban landscapes, vandalized vehicles, and dilapidated buildings – so Kevin’s statement really speaks to me:

“In a culture in which people are easily lured by the appeal of status-enhancing symbols, I find beauty in derelict cars and unkempt landscapes. I have always been interested in painting vehicles and scenes that have defined the evolution of the American landscape.”

Tim Gough

 Tim Gough is a Philadelphia based illustrator, designer, and publisher of a limited edition zine called Cut and Paste. He’s also Art Director for the Philadelphia Weekly. Tim was recently interviewed at the always inspiring, Grain Edit which uncovers Tim’s creative process, talks about his history, and offers some great advice for up and coming illustrators. He also just revamped his site with the help of interactive design studio, Well FEd, also based in Philadelphia

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.  Great photographer.

Joe Galbreath

For his Master’s thesis, Joe Galbreath investigated the forms, artifacts and aesthetics of Globe Poster printing. For 9 months he spent time at the shop organizing and analyzing artifacts, takling with the owners and iinvestigating the visual language of this prolific Baltimore institution.
This specimen sheet series attempts to collect and organize Globes vast library of original graphics by documenting a singular exploration of form or content. Each specimen was printed using the original blocks found by scouring drawers,  boxe s, shelves, cabinets and cubby holes around  the shop.

Jeff Docherty

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 intennational publications. Hes created some stellar work alnog the way, for a very impressive roster of clients including, The New York Times Magazine, Nike, and I.D. magazine to name a few.

 Andy Baron is a San Francisco-based desiger who spent several years with Landor assosiates before teaming up with tomorrow Parnters. I love his recent re-design of the Miller High Life packaging, and overall hes got some solid work, and smart ideas like his proposed identity for the San Diego Zoo, bsaed on their catchy tagline, Wild at Heart.

Herb Lubalin

One of the great graphic designers of the 20th century, Herb Lubalin is perhaps best known for designing the iconic and highly recognizable font,ITC avant Gothic.  This font was soon widely used, but Lubalin complained that it was overused and abused.
Lubalin is also said to have gained the reputation as a “dirty young man” in high school with his nude drawings of Tarzan and Jane. This theme would resurface later in his career though Eros, a magazine that he helped to design. Eros was eventually shut down after the US Postal Service brought an obscenity case against it.
I’m a big fan of nearly all fonts designed by Lubalin, includingITC serif gothic, ITC ronda, and ITC Lublain graph.
There are 11 pages of Lubalin’s work spanning all the way from his logos and branding up to his more conceptual art and photography. It’s a rather thorough collection and a good starting point if you’re looking for inspiration from one of the original masters of our medium.

On a side note, Gabor’s tribute prompted me to brush up on my Herb Lubalin Trivia by going over his Wikipedia entry. I was shocked to find that he passed away at age 63. Maybe seeing another of my design heroes, Wim Crouwel,in Helvetica film gave me an unrealistic ideal of longevity, but I always thought of design as the sort of trade you could still be plugging away at and actually producing relevant work well into your 60′s and 70′s (desire permitting, of course). It’s a shame he passed so soon and it’s incredible what he was able to achieve in the relatively short time he had. I wonder what his thoughts on the digital revolution would have been? And perhaps more importantly, how would he have viewed the resurgence and near ubiquity of his famous typeface (Avant Garde) in the past decade of graphic design?

Jan Kallwejt

with fantasy and sesnse of humour - I introduce Jan Kallwejt. young illusrtator and graphic designer based in Warsaw. he is running his own one person studio, mainly creating logos and illutrations. in the society he is well known for his controversial and funny t-shirt designs, but he is also involved in alot of projects for big corporations. style reflected in Jan's work is defined by hip-hop culture, street art and japanease manga. prowocative work is full of icons, popculture symbols, and breaking stereotypes. and all of this is beautifully packed in colorful, sharp illustrations. best example showing his attitude and style is design created relating to Olympics in Bejing, where ''three wise monkeys'' have been changed into people to represent the human rase. hear no evil, speak no evil and see no evill, have been used to show the ignorance of the whole world about ruler of democracy and braknig the human rights in Bejing. he is regurally toughing different issues in present society. one of his designs shows pictograms - the ones used to mark ladies and gents toilets - changed into transsexuals. his funny, sharp and colorful illutrations are something new and fresh in the world of illustration.