design

Recently I was searching for a little texture inspiration for a project, and I stumbled upon the work of Orlando-based Justin Mezzell. His portfolio exemplifies the design / illustration hybrid. His pieces are full of strong Typography, structured layout and intention blended with thoughtful color palettes, great textures and stylization.

Brainstorm is the Portsmouth-based printing, design and illustration studio of Jason Snyder and Briana Feola. Some of my favorite prints they've created feature slightly science-nerdy themes. They did a great job graphically translating the layers of our world with big blocks of color, clever details and nice type. Take a look!

Over the years, Google has stepped up their game in the Google Doodles department. Originally a festive—if not slightly gimmicky logo replacement, the Doodles were just that—doodles. Some of the earliest examples seemed to fall victim to clip art and paint edits, but that's all in the past. Now we look forward to seeing what artistic creation Google will dream up next for their much-less-literal logo hybrids. Sometimes we're surprised by animation, other times it's a cheerful or artistic change that brings novelty or joy to a predictable experience.

Once upon a time, some friends and I were determined to learn the Napoleon Dynamite dance. We didn't actually succeed past the first handful of moves, but one of these designs by The Dancing Plague of 1518 might have been quite helpful. These clever posters—designed by Brazilian designer and illustrator Niege Borges—iconify a movie / TV character and his or her iconic moves into a visual how-to poster.