Gone are the days where all student work has to be taken with a grain of salt, it's great to see lately that so many students and recent grads have amazing portfolios. Such is the case with the work of recent SCAD graduate Jim Hargreaves. And he happens to be a fellow fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hire him now, design firms...he's good people.
Finally, I get to make a football reference.
Either go, or lose your status as a Designerd.
Okay, I don't usually assign homework, but if you live within 500 miles of San Jose State University I'm afraid I'm going to have to make visiting this show mandatory. Spiele: Otl Aicher's Olympic Graphic Design chronicles Aicher's work for the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and promises to be the definitive collection of International Style work in recent memory.
Mmyomp, mmyomp...mmmm...marshmallows.
Painter Derek Buckner tends to pick a subject and go with it. His past exhibitions have covered themes such as trucks, highway overpasses, and UFO sightings. His current exhibition, at George Billis Gallery in New York, is by far the most delicious though. Piles upon piles of marshmallows...yes marshmallows, were studied, examined from multiple angles and laboriously painted in oil. You just want to dive in and swim through the sugary softness, chomping as you go like Homer Simpson.
Seriously. I counted.
Projekt Triangle has an enormous portfolio of great work on their site, well over 100 projects are detailed with photos and descriptions. German design and tons of it?? I'm going to be busy for a while.
Drop what you're doing...
'Cause I'm about to ruin...the image and the style that you're used to.
Kate Wilson is a recent graduate of University of the Arts in London, and an amazing illustrator already. The detail in her drawing is phenomenal, and the light, watery spots of color only add to her concepts...and she likes her oatmeal lumpy. Check out her Coroflot portfolio immediately.
Abstracted memories
Portland artist Kelly Neidig paints abstracted landscapes from memory for a dramatic, colorful result. The motion of her colorful lines remind me of a road trip, driving through the country in the fall.
I wouldn't touch anything in these hotel rooms.
Alec Soth has a fantastic photography portfolio, but I especially love his series titled "Niagara" which chronicles the seedy underbelly of the honeymoon capital of yesteryear.
Save my PLACE in line
PLACE Houses are a genius idea. Take the choices of appointments and features that you get when say, buying a new car, and apply this concept to prefab housing. Simply choose your size, style, and detail package and prepare to be the proud owner of a brand spankin' new green home.
Mmmmm.....new home smell.
There's no such thing as a "Minimalist"
I've been a big fan of James Turrell since college, when I first approached my (I hate this word) "minimal" aesthetic in the form of painting. There's a fine line (if any at all, depending on who you talk to) between minimal art and light itself, and Turrell has been exploring this line for quite some time. His newest endeavor, "Skyspace", at Pomona College in California is yet another beautiful exploration of light and architecture. View the details of the exhibition here and a flickr set of his work for said exhibition here.
Beautiful Dystopia
Photographer Anthony Goicolea has an amazing body of work, but I'm particularly mesmerized by his series titled "Almost Safe", documenting surreal post-apocalyptic-looking landscapes. I wish there were an explanation of where and under what circumstances these shots were taken on his site, but maybe it's better that we leave it to the imagination. 
For the Love of Money
This building in Lithuania, designed by RA Studija, is covered in the image of a bank note from 1925, a bill that was issued between the two world wars when Lithuania was independent. No, it's not a projected image, and no, it's not a temporary banner or application of fabric. This image is permanently applied to the building with a form of enamel paint that slowly transforms into a ceramic material. Beautiful and genius.
A Magical Seizure
With his new project titled Seizure, artist Roger Hiorns will slowly transform the surface of a building near London Bridge, applying specific chemicals to envelop the concrete structure in colorful crystals. I simply must see this building when it's done, any of my London readers please feel free to send pictures!
Nothing...that's what.
I am loving the work of Brooklyn artist Ilana Kohn. What's better than colorful, handmade beautiousness?
Good for both of you.
Illustrator Gez Fry's amazing work reminds me a bit of Edwin Ushiro's...and that's a good thing, for both of them.
Hello There!
Sophie Kern's "About Me" section on her site is so good, (and I'm so lazy at the moment) I'm going to let her introduce herself:
My name is Sophie Louise Kern, and I have just finished a degree in illustration at Brighton University. Most of my work is inspired by mythology, magic, mysteries, monsters, music, minty green tea, and other things beginning with M.
I also enjoy words beginning with F like folklore, facts, frolics, funfairs, fanfairs, and frost.
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