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Designer ‘Lost’ posters

Posted on: Dec 19, 2009 By: james | 7 Comments

Lost posters

Lost posters

Lost posters

Lost posters

Lost posters

Lost posters

Lost posters

Lost posters

I’m one of those guys who watches very little television. I have cable and all that, but I very rarely sit down and start flipping through the channels to see what’s on, nor do I go out of my way to see the newest episode of whatever. But when it comes to Lost, there’s the exception. I’ve been wrapped up in that show since season 1 and am anxiously awaiting the 6th and final season. It’s gonna be a blowout.

In celebration of the final season, Ronie Midfew Arts commissioned 16 top designers and artists to create posters illustrating some of the show’s most memorable moments. Beautiful works by artists such as Olly Moss, Methane Studios, Eric Tan, Jason Munn, Ken Taylor and many others.

Check out the entire run right here. Great stuff, too bad all 200 prints of each design are sold out. Big thanks to my pal Dave for sending this link over.

Abduzeedo 3rd Year Anniversary poster

Posted on: Dec 16, 2009 By: james | 22 Comments

Abduzeedo 3rd Year poster by James White

Abduzeedo 3rd Year poster by James White

Fabio Sasso and the bang-up team over at Abduzeedo are celebrating their 3rd year this month. 3 years is a long time of sharing inspiration, tutorials, advice and design news around the web and the team shows no sign of letting up. Fabio asked me to participate in the celebration by means of a poster giveaway, and since he has been an amazing supporter of me and my work for a few years now I am hugely honored to be a part of the big event. Shown above is my Abduzeedo 3rd Year Anniversary poster.

The inspiration behind this one is fairly simple: 2001: A Space Odyssey mixed with the Star Trek movie posters by Bob Peak I posted last week. I spent a considerable amount of time building the radium lines in this design, and the PSD file topped 1.4 GB near the end, probably my largest yet.

The massive giveaway is underway with lots of amazing prizes including three copies of this poster, so swing on over to Abduzeedo for your chance to win.

Happy 3 years, Abduzeedo! Here’s to many more.

The CONNECTED poster

Posted on: Dec 15, 2009 By: james | 5 Comments

Connected poster

I came across this poster just moments ago on Ffffound and had to put it on the blog. A perfectly executed poster in every way from the type, logo, and creepy sci-fi illustration. Beautiful.

I did a Google search to see if I could find the creator, and wouldn’t you know it, a familiar name. This poster was crafted by designers Anders Baden Nielsen and Joaquim Marquès Nielsen from the Danish design studio Barq. I know Joaquim’s name and work through this website, Jokke-Svin.dk. Good people doing good work :) And you have to see the mega post he made on the creation of this piece. This was all posted a little while ago, no idea how I missed it.

You can purchase the poster via their webstore, and be sure to pop by Joaquim’s blog and say hello.

Spread in Computer Arts Projects: 131

Posted on: Dec 14, 2009 By: james | 3 Comments

Computer Arts Projects: James White

Computer Arts Projects: James White

Here is a 2-page spread I created for the kind folks over at Computer Arts Projects magazine, included in issue #131. Every issue of the mag contains the spread where different designers and artists use supplied phrases to create their own piece. I decided to make mine look like a mess of stickers, complete with little vector designs hidden amongst the fray.

The little round designs came from raiding my vector archives, it’s amazing how much you can amass over the course of a few years. You can see the full piece in a larger size right here.

Computer Arts Projects #131 is on newsstands in Europe right now.

Wood Block Residence by Chadbourne and Doss

Posted on: Dec 14, 2009 By: james | 4 Comments

Chadbourne and Doss architects

Chadbourne and Doss architects

Chadbourne and Doss architects

Chadbourne and Doss architects

Chadbourne and Doss architects

Chadbourne and Doss architects

Chadbourne and Doss architects

It’s not very often I post about architecture on the blog, mostly because I know very little about the field aside from what appeals to me. However, after checking out the above images three times over the past day I felt an exception was in order. I came across these via Wearesuperfamous.

Shown here are some beautiful shots of the Wood Block Residence from the architects Chadbourne and Doss. This house incorporates everything I love about modern interior and exterior design, including steel, nice slats of wood, chrome highlights, nice squares and rectangles plus lots of glass. I would someday love to live in a place like this. So peaceful and elegant, yet industrial.

Here is bit of a descriptor taken from the original post:

“Located on the west side of Mercer Island, Washington, this house is a reconstruction of one of iconic Seattle architect Fred Bassetti’s earliest designs built in 1962. Fronting a busy street, we wanted to root the house to its sloping wooded site and provide a protective shelter for family life. The plan is opened up allowing for large family gathering spaces and perspectives throughout the full length of the house. A new metal skin with interior cedar liner wraps over the roof and grounds the house to the site. An aluminum bar grating screen encloses an exterior patio and deck filtering interior views and forming a sparkling and diaphanous wall from the street. The entry approach is redesigned with a cantilevered concrete landing in a sunken courtyard and a 4’ x 11’ pivot door to the interior. Bathing spaces are ethereally bright, smooth and seamless. Materials throughout are natural but installed and crafted in an extremely crisp manner.”

If this has you itching to see more, swing over to Schuchart/Dow for more architectural beauty.