Changethethought

I wrote about Value and Service a very long time ago and was recently turned onto their amazing body of design work once again. It’s had to say enough good things about their highly considered, simply composed and elegant body of contemporary design work. You can spend a fair amount of time clicking just about every single link in their portfolio and discover one good example of design after another. I am not sure if they have recently updated and I am not sure it matters. Their work is worth a second browse regardless.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Identity, London, Print, Value And Service

The new year updates are beginning as you can already see and here is yet another great addition as Roman Stikkelorum, Rindor Golverdingen and Michael Danker update their collective portfolio at Studio Vruchtvlees with some attractive new work. It must be nice to be based in the Hague.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Illustration, Print, Studio Vruchtvlees, The Hague

Sparrow Vs Swallow is the collected labors of Phillip Fivel Nessen. He has a unique retro-influenced illustration style that is hard not to like and he has just launched a brand new website.

written by Christopher | tags: Illustration, Phillip Fivel Nessen, Print, Sparrow Vs Swallow

Direct from Abdul Basit Khan’s about section:
“Abdul Basit Khan (1984, PK) is a graphic designer currently working at a design research laboratory at the Department of Architecture in the National University of Singapore where he produces printed matter and interactive applications.

He received a BA in Design (research) from the Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2007. In 2004 he studied Graphic Design at Lasalle in Singapore.

His self initiated work explores the interests of science-fiction, dystopian futures, architecture and urbanism.“

written by Christopher | tags: Abdul Basit Khan, Graphic Design, Print, singapore

Jonas Hegi spent 2 years studying at the University of the Arts in Zurich. He moved on to complete an internship at Ludovic Balland and is now interning in Den Haag at Carvalho Bernau. He is part of the motion graphic collective Les Enfants Terribles. He has some killer typography in his print portfolio. Hegi’s approach is very swiss and very inspiring to those whose tastes lean in that direction (mine have been lately).

written by Christopher | tags: Jonas Hegi, Netherlands, Print, The Haag, Typography

I apologize for being born in a country where you are discouraged to learn a second language which helps explain why I can’t read nearly anything at the Claudia Basel studio website. It doesn’t take a second language to see clearly however that there is some striking examples of graphic design within the Claudia Basel portfolio that are worth laying eyes on regardless of your linguistic capabilities.

written by Christopher | tags: Claudia Basel, Graphic Design, Minimalism, Print

There is some gorgeous branding and print work in the portfolio of Lotta Nieminen who studied at both the University of Art and Design Helsinki and The Rhode Island School of Design. That is quite a background and it shows in the work.

written by Christopher | tags: Branding, Graphic Design, Helsinki, Lotta Nieminen, Print

Abi Huynh is a graphic designer originally from Lethbridge, Alberta, living in Vancouver but working (temporarily) in New York City. He is a graduate from the Type and Media MA program at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (Den Haag). He also holds a B Des Communication Design from the Emily Carr University in Vancouver. There is some excellent use of typography work in his portfolio.

written by Christopher | tags: Abi Huynh, Canada, Graphic Design, Print, Typography

Geneva-based multidisciplinary design studio League was established in 2007 by Aurélie Vogt, Tony Casimo and Alex Wall Dujet. There is some very swiss, clean and considered work in the portfolio of League much of which is very inspirational.

written by Christopher | tags: Genevea, Graphic Design, League, Print, Switzerland

Studio Astrid Stavro is a multi-disciplinary communication and design consultancy based in Barcelona. They have large volume of work in their portfolio, all of which is clean and considered. Spend a little time clicking-through. Their work has been online for quite some time now and for some reason I missed it.

written by Christopher | tags: Barcelona, Graphic Design, Print, Studio Astrid Stavro

Slovenian Studio Ee has some crispy clean print work in their collective portfolio.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Print, Slovenia, Studio Ee

There have been some small updates recently at This Studio including this beautiful A1 promotional poster that should be available soon. This’s work has been splashed across the pages of the creative blogosphere for the last several days and for good reason, every bit of work is highly considered and the use of typography is stunningly gorgeous.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Print, This Studio, Typography

Swiss graphic designer Marc Bally has stripped his print layouts down to their most basic elements utilizing solid colors, photographs and typography in their purest forms. The end result is no frills graphic design.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Marc Bally, Print, Switzerland

“Founded by Natasha Shah and Chris Hilton, Design Friendship is well just that, a friendship born through a love of design. Nat & Chris met while working together in 2003 and have been friends ever since.”

It’s a lucky thing they decided to solidify that friendship into a design firm as well because they have some absolutely beautiful work in their collective portfolio.

written by Christopher | tags: Design Friendship, Graphic Design, Print, Typography

PMKFA has updated with a new website and new work including some exceptional work created for Sixpack France and DC Shoes.

written by Christopher | tags: Fashion, Graphic Design, PMKFA, Print, Sixpack France

Pete Rossi has long sideways scroll of clean and beautiful graphic design. There is some stunning use of color and clean typography in his apt portfolio.

written by Christopher | tags: Glasgow, Graphic Design, Pete Rossi, Print, Typography

Graphic designer Matthijs Van Leeuwen is not afraid to use big, clean, oversized and colorful type. That is just fine by me. There are some nice examples in his portfolio including a starkly minimal but lovely annual report for Brunel.

written by Christopher | tags: Annual Report, Graphic Design, Matthijs Van Leeuwen, Print

I wrote about Rhode Island School of Design graduate Huy Vu a very long time ago and rediscovered his work and there are some wonderful things happening in his portfolio. It’s worth another browse for the uninitiated.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Huy Vu, New York, Print, Weeboo