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Blue River is a Newcastle-based graphic design studio responsible for some beautiful work. They have created several print pieces for the Baltic Museum in Newcastle and I actually just attended the Parrworld exhibit while I was there and came away thoroughly impressed. They have also generated collateral for Design Event which I just recently returned from taking part in. I discovered their work while browsing Grafik Cache today (probably one of my favorite purely graphic design blogs as of now).

written by Christopher | tags: Blue River, Graphic Design, Newcastle, Print

Leeds-based graphic designer and art student at Leeds Metropolitan University (but one time Brighton native) Andy Callahan already has some strange and fascinating work in his young portfolio. You can’t tear your eyes away from the poster above.

written by Christopher | tags: Andy Callahan, Graphic Design, Leeds, Print

Notes On Design has posted an interview with one-time-Denverite and personal friend Celeste Prevost. I think Celeste was my first MySpace friend back when people still actually used MySpace. Celeste recently relaunched her personal portfolio site where she labors under the name Design Is Fine. It most certainly is under hand as well. She was by far one of the most talented young designers I had ever met in Denver and had an unbridled passion for art and design that was genuinely infectious. When she left for greener (or snowier) pastures in Minneapolis, her absence was mourned by the local creative community.

She is married to another talented Denver-expat Rob Angermuller who works under the name Lifter Baron. Rob is a fantastic talent as well. Congratulations on the recent projects Celeste. I miss you both.

written by Christopher | tags: Celeste Prevost, Design Is Fine, interview, Lifter Baron

There are some brilliant ideas happening in the portfolio of Ji Lee which probably explains his employment history for places like Google Creative Lab, Droga 5 and Saatchi and Saatchi.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Graphic Design, Ji Lee, Please Enjoy

Minneapolis design firm/screenprinting shop hybrid Flora Fauna World has a small cache of red hot gig posters in their portfolio. And yes, they are available for sale.

written by Christopher | tags: Flora Fauna World, Graphic Design, Minneapolis, screenprinting

Clean, simple and smart vector graphics from Robert Samuel Hanson.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Illustration, Robert Samuel Hanson, Vector

Frozzen Magazine is an online publication that I had never heard of until I received an email from them alerting me that they had a new issue available for viewing. I was really impressed by what was covered within the online magazine and definitely came away inspired after a flip-through. Good stuff.

The above layout is in the current issue and was created by Superexpressso.

written by Christopher | tags: Frozzen Magazine, Graphic Design, Illustration, Online Magazine

Ishbu is the work of David Walters who is currently a senior year with the University of Idaho studying Graphic Design. His work (which in my opinion is more illustrative than graphic design) is already far better than a lot of people already working in the field.

written by Christopher | tags: David Walters, Graphic Design, Idaho, Illustration, Ishbu

Snasen has launched a new website with some really great work in their portfolio ranging across a wide array of styles.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Made By Made, Norway, Snasen

Studio Von Birken has updated with a new website and work.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Identity, Print, Studio Von Birken

Argentinian designer, director and what-have-you Ganz Toll has a widely varied body of work, some of which is really unusual and interesting.

written by Christopher | tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Direction, Ganz Toll, Graphic Design

Mihail Mihaylov sent a note that he updated his website with some new examples of his simplified print and typography work.

written by Christopher | tags: Bulgaria, Graphic Design, Mihail Mihaylov, Typography

I successfully made it to Sunderland, England on Friday night and attended the Think Tank exhibition at the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art. The curator of the exhibition, Alistair Robinson was a gracious host and showed me around Newcastle the following day where I attended the Mart leg of the event. I was really impressed by what I saw and had a wonderful time shared with some very smart people.

We wrapped up by attending a small event for some of the artists and designers at The Sage Gateshead. The building which serves as a concert hall was an impressive piece of modern architecture in it’s own right and I would recommend seeing it if you plan on visiting Newcastle.

I would loved to have been able to attend more of this year’s events but I am on to Barcelona tomorrow and then Berlin to spend a little time touring Europe. I hope that I can attend next year’s design event and hopefully become more involved with the show. If you are in the area, I highly recommend attending. There is a wealth of thought provoking work regarding the theme of politics and play (an interesting and timely combination) put together by some really exciting desginers from across Europe and the world over. You can read more about this year’s event and the remaining exhibitions here.

written by Christopher | tags: Design Event 09, NGCA, The Sage Gateshead

Oslo-based studio Heydays has updated again with some fetching new work. The die-cut poster above is particularly attractive.

written by Christopher | tags: Branding, Graphic Design, Heydays, Oslo, Print

Mario Zoots is a Denver-based designer and artist currently enrolled in the Communication Design program at Metro. He has already generated work for both Urban Outfitters and NYLON. He has also been published in Rojo (Barcelona )and Cafe Royal (U.K.). Apparently he is looking for a gig here in Denver. Please, lets try to keep him here.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Denver, Graphic Design, Mario Zoots

Clean, simple and smart design from Emmi Salonen.

written by Christopher | tags: Emmi Salonen, Graphic Design, Posters, Print

There is some nice print and poster work in the Behance portfolio of Argentinian designer Alejandra Román. The poster above is choice.

written by Christopher | tags: Alejandra Roman, Argentina, Beunos Aires, Graphic Design

Joshua Wills is another Denver local who has quietly toiled away for years at bettering both his own work and the creative community in Denver. He and his wife Tran, run The Shoppe and Fabric Lab. The Shoppe is one of the funnest places to both chow down on some sincerely fantastic cupcakes and just hang out in a well planned and designed environment. The Fabric Lab was one of the first local shops to both carry my shirts and start supporting my efforts. Josh is one of those rare individuals who is just good all the way through. He’s a good person, he’s a good designer, he’s a good web designer, he’s a good husband and he is a good father. He and his wife are two of the most genuinely nice people I have met in Denver. They would raise the profile of any creative community they inhabited just by being there.

Josh has launched a new website with some of his latest projects that you can check out here. If you are in Denver, be sure to drop by The Shoppe to munch on a Red Velvet or Double Chocolate Kahlua cupcake (my personal recommends) and flip through some of the books in their thoughtfully curated art and design library. Then head next door to the Fabric Lab and pick up some local wears. Thanks for all the hard work you do, Josh and Tran, at nurturing Denver’s creative community.

written by Christopher | tags: Denver, Fabric Lab, Graphic Design, Joshua Wills, The Shoppe