Category Archives: Designer

Jeff Rogers

Graphic designer Jeff Rogers has a way with words. He transforms headlines and common sayings into masterpieces with funky lettering techniques and unexpected compositions. This typographer/illustrator has designed everything from murals for the Ace Hotel to illustrations for The New … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Illustrator, Typographer | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Charlotte Swiden

Most Swedes are known for their love of simplicity, order and structure. And Charlotte Swiden is no exception. This charming Swedish artist creates designs that perfectly balance a pop of color with white space. For example, Charlotte’s Ice Cream handbag … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Illustrator | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Bryony Gomez-Palacio & Armin Vit

Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit co-founded UnderConsideration, a design firm and blog publishing enterprise rolled into one. This duo has launched extraordinary websites like Brand New, Quipsologies, and FPO: For Print Only that each raise dialogue on different areas of … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Trend Forecaster, Writer | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kirath Ghundoo

Kirath Ghundoo is leaving her mark on everything, and everybody’s loving it. Despite only being a graduate student, this British textile major is already garnering press and accolades for her unconventional pattern designs. Her recent collection of wallpaper, inspired by … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Illustrator, Paper Artist | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Stefanie Posavec

Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde and Gustave Flaubert have never looked so good. And that’s all thanks to designer Stefanie Posavec, who has re-imagined their classic book covers into artistic masterpieces. Stefanie works on new book cover designs as well, like … Continue reading

Posted in Designer | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Julia Rothman

Julia Rothman’s canvas knows no bounds. Her delightful hand-drawn illustrations grace high-end wallpaper, MTA posters, and even The New York Times. And when she’s not consumed with creating designs herself, she celebrates other artists on her blog, Book By Its … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Illustrator | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Yukihiro Kaneuchi

Yukihiro Kaneuchi reveals more than just his personality in his clever product designs. For instance, upon closer investigation of his recent coffee mug creation, a meticulously drawn landscape of a girl dancing in a meadow can be seen inside of … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Product Designer | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Ellen Lupton

There aren’t many people out there with the kind of influence in the world of graphic design that Ellen Lupton wields. The director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art and curator of contemporary design … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Director, Writer | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Coralie Bickford-Smith

Coralie Bickford-Smith makes books difficult to read. That’s because opening a novel past one of her exquisitely designed covers is nearly impossible. As a senior cover designer at Penguin Books, Coralie has re-invented classic book covers like The Great Gatsby … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Illustrator, Paper Artist | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Don Clark

Don Clark played in bands for 15 years. So it’s only natural that he began designing album covers when he stepped into the visual arts arena. Invisible Creature, the Seattle-based design shop that he co-runs with his brother Ryan, has … Continue reading

Posted in Designer | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Brie Harrison

Print designer and illustrator Brie Harrison sees every item as a canvas for her effervescent art.  Coffee mugs, home goods, paintings, clothing and more boast her signature styles and vibrant colors. She designs for top names like Galison and Blue … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Illustrator | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jenny Odell

Jenny Odell grew up in Silicon Valley, an influence that is evident in her illustrations, designs and photographs. For example, her recent photography project, The Satellite Collection, is a series of birds-eye images capturing swimming pools, shipyards, and buildings in … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Illustrator | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Jesse Thomas

Jesse Thomas sees things differently. As the founder and creative lead of JESS3, an agency specializing in social media data visualization, Jesse illuminates the world’s information with brightly colored and easy to understand graphics. JESS3’s recent project, The Conversation Prism, illustrates a holistic … Continue reading

Posted in Designer | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Viktoria Harrison

A billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water. As Director of Design and Branding at charity: water, Viktoria Harrison is working to change that. Tired of fueling retail desire working for clients like Coke and … Continue reading

Posted in Designer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Sailor Roman

By day, the French illustrator Romain works at Paris-based design studio Cosmo Sapiens. By night, he draws on his upbringing in Saint Malo — a port city known for pirates and rum trafficking — for his work as Sailor Roman, … Continue reading

Posted in Designer, Illustrator, Tattooist | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment