(via Thereza Rowe)

(via Team Nuke)

(via Daniel & Katie)

This week’s AQ-V Thinkspace features a collective set of workspaces from talented UK illustrators Thereza Rowe and Katie Allen plus artists’ collective Team Nuke in Portland.
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I would love for you to join & contribute to the AQ-V flickr group. Read here for more information.
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>> See all AQ-V Thinkspace installments here.
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Portuguese Emigration to the United States | 2007 Title Sequence for Documentary Series
by Multimedia Artist and Designer Rita Sá | Music Composition by Luís Martins and Joana Sá

Rita Sá was born in Lisbon, Portugal, where she earned her B.A. and Licenciatura degree in painting, from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Universidade de Lisboa. She’s a 2009 graduate from the MFA Computer Art department of SVA, where she studied under a joint scholarship from the Gulbenkian Foundation and Luso-American Foundation. In 2006, her collaborative work Wordsong-Pessoa was awarded best hybrid project—gathering image, music and sound, by the Portuguese Multimedia Awards. Most recently she has exhibited at the Westside Gallery, New York and SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 Art Gallery, Yokohama.

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Maroc | Morocco

Projecteur

Je me figeais | I Stood Still (short film)

Maroc | Morocco

Lampe

Beautifully abstract photography and film works by French creative Baptiste Sola who is employed as a CG artist in Paris. In his after hours he takes photographs and makes movies, creating magic like all of the above. I find the ethereal nature of Baptiste’s work to be wonderfully serene and engaging, a welcome escape from the mundane and hectic nature of our daily life and obligations. He artfully shifts one’s perspective to slow motion. More information about his Je me figeais short film:

This project is in full CG (no projector). I animate in 3D and make the lights, blur and composition in 2D. I like that I have real control on what I show or not. I really love out of focus pictures (as my photography), we can see on it thousands of think. For this project it was the goal. There is a personal story, but everyone can see that they want to see, to feel. I love too this very slow rhythm, so the spectator can sometimes think about something else during the film, it’s very important. Let the spectator make his own film and story.

See more on Baptiste’s website + vimeo
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Great Creations + Bright and Early | 18″ x 24″ Anniversary Posters
(available for purchase)

Rhett & Link | CD Packaging & Poster Design

Props to TRSG, as this striking packaging ensemble will be published in an upcoming issue of the prestigious Communication Arts design publication.

The Cummer Museum | TV Spot

Bold City Brewery | Branding & Packaging Design

The Robin Shepherd Group created a main logo for the brewery and also designed separate logos and beer taps for each ale. Incorporating the Jacksonville skyline and unique quirks of the brewery and the city, illustrated subjects include Duke, the resident brew hound, an injured and vengeful manatee from the nearby St. Johns River, and “Killer Whale,” the Brew Master’s childhood nickname.

Does Not Compute + Spontaneous Combustion | 18″ x 24″ Anniversary Posters
(available for purchase)

Last year I was privileged to make acquaintance with Tom Schifanella, Senior VP/Executive Creative Director at The Robin Shepherd Group, an award-winning, full service ad agency dually based in Jacksonville, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. Above you see top notch work selected from TRSG’s creative portfolio—a mixture of remarkable branding, packaging and poster design. The Bold City project created for a local Jacksonville brewery has received several, well-deserved accolades. Read more about the project here.

Per TRSG’s website, they state their mission is to “to save the world from the bland and boring, pedestrian and ineffective marketing that threatens to numb consumers to death on a daily basis.” I’d say they are doing a mighty fine job as they celebrate their 26th anniversary this year.

I first learned of Tom via his amazing vintage luggage label site, Art of the Luggage Label. And subsequently was honored to highlight a portion of the vast collection last September with another featured batch of vintage labels coming soon to AQ-V so please stay tuned.
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Chin Up London

Paul the 1st

Greg the 1st

Mr. Purnam Sticker Set + Art Wall

Mood Wall

UK artist Mr Purnam is based in Brighton. He mixes both traditional and digital techniques and random imagery to create visually arresting results with a strong graphic quality. I especially like the juxtaposition of the playful organic forms with the more detailed, yet stylized prehistoric bird heads—a tip off to Mr Purnam’s keen sense of visual humor. I’m also fond of his wonderful use of negative space which permeates much of his work.

I continue to explore opposites in my work: deriving beauty from misery, a smile from the mundane and the masculine from the feminine.

See more of Mr Purnam’s work on his blog + flickr
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Sudoku Typeface

Introducing a clever new font designed by Fontfabric and now available at YouWorkForThem.

A brand new addition from FontFabric, introducing Sudoku. The typeface comes in 5 different styles. Sudoku is applicable for any type of graphic design—web, print, motion graphics etc and perfect for t-shirts and other items.

Styles: Regular, Black, Deco, Light, Medium

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Tilt Shift
by Tacit

Much more great film to watch on Tacit’s vimeo. Unfortunately their web link does not currently work so I could not find out more about the person or studio. Shoot.
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Japanese Rhine Tourism Poster
by Toshio Fukai, Graphis Annual 1962/63

The Birds
Artist unknown

Performance of Yugoslav Songs & Dances in Prague Poster
by Jaroslav Sura, Graphis Annual 1966/67

LIP Watches & Clocks Poster
by Jacques Auriac, Graphis Annual 1966/67

Lady’s Raincoat Poster
by René Gruau, Graphis Annual 1966/67

CIBA Company Booklet Cover
by Chermayeff + Geismar, Graphis Annual 1964/65

Stanley Credenza

Cover of Holiday Magazine
by George Giusti, Graphis Annual 1966/67

Air France Chile Poster
by Nathan Garamond, Graphis Annual 1963/64

Living Room

Jet Service to Africa by Union Aeromaritime de Transport Poster
by Jean Colin, Graphis Annual 1963/64

Ad for Zurich Printers Specializing in Color Posters
by Celestino Piatti, Graphis Annual 1958/59

Danish Wall Unit

El Al Israel Airlines Travel Poster
by Kor, Graphis Annual 1963/64

City of Jerusalem Tourism Poster
by Eliezer Weishoff, Graphis Annual 1966/67
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I first crossed paths with Sandi Vincent via her flickr stream which will leave any manner of creative and mid-century modern enthusiast quite giddy. Sandi is famous for abundantly sharing magnificent MCM graphic design and illustration works (frequently poster designs) which are scanned from her growing collection of 1950s/1960s Graphis Annuals. These works include a number of my favorite artists such as George Guisti and Celestino Piatti along side other modern masters and lesser known creatives.

Sandi has graciously allowed me to share a set of remarkable images from her vintage Graphis Annuals. (It was horribly difficult to narrow this down.) Her affinity for mid-century modern permeates her charitable interests, lifestyle and interior surroundings. The latter you can see evidenced above as she is an avid collector of MCM art and furniture and has styled her ranch style home so beautifully.

I recently asked Sandi to tell me more about herself and the spark for her interest in mid-century modern. So without further ado, in her own words:

Hmm, it’s hard to nutshell why I love the pop slice of mid century aesthetics. I suppose I could blame it on early viewings of the Monkees, The Avengers and Gerald McBoing-Boing. Perhaps it was watching Laugh-In as a toddler, which informed my first career aspiration, go-go dancer in a cage. I remember being quite taken with the Jetsons and any cartoon featuring a jazzy soundtrack and a house or car of the future. When I has five, I insisted my mom decorate my room a la Jeannie’s Bottle. Pink and purple, natch. As a teenager, I raided my mom’s stash of sixties ski sweaters and cigarette pants and worked hard to maintain a platinum bubble cut. Hair helmet, anyone? Later obsessions included the pink and orange stewardess uniforms from PSA and the Pucci outfits for Braniff stews.

I grew up in the Bay Area (California) and most of the area is post-war construction. Our town was filled with Eichlers and Like-lers. Beamed ceilings, clerestory windows, atriums were commonplace. Not a charming bungalow to be found anywhere.

I came later to my preoccupation with MCM graphics. Rather a progression from all other things mid century. Over the last decade I’ve stockpiled a nice collection of magazines and books from the era. At first, primarily interiors and architecture magazines. A while back, at a most magnificent estate sale for the home of two advertising execs, l came across my first Graphis Annual. $4, 1955/56. That was my gateway drug, I figure. Since then, I’ve been able to find 9 others from the 50’s and 60’s. End result, loads of scans of the unsung heroes and heroines of mid century graphic design. I’m thrilled to be able to share what I find.

I live in Portland and am a board member of a local nonprofit, the Mid Century Modern League. In 2008 we were fortunate enough to save a vital piece of Portland’s history from the wrecking ball, a piece of neon signage six weeks out from demo. We do what we can to share and preserve the gems of MCM design around the Portland metro area. (And our parties are pretty great as well).

>> See much MUCH more of Sandi’s incredible MCM eye candy on her flickr + tumblr
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(via jvrugteveen)

(via Starshaped Press)

(via lobsterrags)

This week’s AQ-V Thinkspace features a collective set of workspaces from talented creatives Jody Vrugteveen and Lisa Hanawalt plus design and letterpress studio Starshaped Press.
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I would love for you to join & contribute to the AQ-V flickr group. Read here for more information.
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1541-1941, 400 años Santiago de Chile
Anniversary Travel Poster
by O.O. Valle

With heartfelt thoughts and prayers for our friends in Chile.

(source image via the Library of Congress)
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