Inspired by - Norway
Lofoten – Norway
Posted by rod - 20.05.2013
One of the most stunning places of Norway are the Lofoten archipelago. Located within the Arctic Circle the islands are characterised by their stunning mountains that rise from the sea and the small fishing villages. Photographer Moritz Groba took the above images whilst on a trip in the winter months.
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Inspired by - Netherland
Dutch crown poster
Posted by rod - 09.05.2013
Did you know that, when ever a Dutch company lasts for more than a 100 years and has become a leader in their field they are granted to include a Royal crown into their logo. Dutch design agency ii11 collected 73 companies that proudly wear the Royal crown and created a A1 poster that includes them. If you fancy the poster you can buy it here. via notcot
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Inspired by - Scotland
Glasgow Map
Posted by rod - 03.05.2013
Situated on the River Clyde Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland. Illustrator Brent Couchman created a Glasgow map for Herb Lester Associates.
”As ever, it was our intention to document the usual and the unusual, and so there are record shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants, and inevitably a fish and chip shop – albeit one with an opera-singing proprietor. The 50 entries show just some of what Glasgow has to offer, glorious parks, beautiful architecture, great food and drink, and a notably charming and friendly populace.
Among the highlights: unchanged 1960s pub, The Doublet, Glasgow Architectural Salvage Yard, art deco restaurant and oyster bar, Rogano, and the excellent record shop, Monorail.”
You can buy the A3 map here.
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Inspired by - England
British Airways – Experience Britain
Posted by rod - 02.05.2013
British National carrier British Airways commissioned BBH Singapore to create a print ad that inspires people to experience Britain. The advert is made up of 18 pieces that form a British Airways plane. Each piece is an iconic icon of Britain such the Gherkin building, the London eye, stone henge, Buckingham palace, Westminster, Wembley stadium etc.
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Inspired by - Denmark
Copenhagen architecture illustrations
Posted by rod - 30.04.2013
Danish illustrator Martin Schwartz created a bunch of postcard illustrations of iconic Copenhagen buildings. Above he illustrated the famous Copenhagen Nyhavn harbour houses, the Radhus (town hall), the Christiania neighbourhood also called Freetown Christiania, etc.
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Inspired by - France
Classic French style deli packaging
Posted by rod - 24.04.2013
US designer Janina Kao recently redesigned the identity and packaging for the French dessert shop, Laduée. Before the redesign the shop had a feminine and floral design impression and didn’t have a deli. The new identity focuses on typical classic French style design elements such as the rooster, the colors red blue and white and the background ornamentation. The deli packaging was printed on mustard colored paper that is warm and soft, unlike other everyday food wrapping.
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Inspired by - Germany
Nordrhein Westfalen map illustration
Posted by rod - 19.04.2013
Nordrhein Westfalen is Germany’s most densely populated state with around 17.8 Million people living in the area. The state is also the fourth biggest. To give you an overview of all the cities and places, German illustration studio The Hunam Empire created a map for Die Zeit that features famous buildings, places, events, product and traditions of the area.
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Inspired by - Turkey
Illustrations for the Turkish Ministry of Culture and tourism
Posted by rod - 16.04.2013
Turkish illustrator Tamer Köşeli was commissioned by The Adquarters to complete a series of illustrations for the Turkish Ministry of Culture and tourism. The illustrations cover a lot of Turkish places, monuments and cultural/historical artifacts. To mention a few Tamer included the statures of Mt. Nemrut, the historic region of Cappadocia, Noah’s Ark, water pipes, kebab and a ton more. Tamer is now stranger on CreativeRoots if you like this work check out the Icons of Istanbul post.
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Inspired by - Armenia
Armenian cultural identities
Posted by rod - 08.04.2013
2nd year design student Harant Petrosyan recently completed his thesis at the YSUAC in Armenia where he explored Armenian cultural identities. Harent was interested and felt it was necessary to present Armenian cultural figures as a common system of graphic symbols. Armenia’s cultural figures range from prehistoric bronze statues to today’s pop icons and cultural influencers. The end result was nine graphic images, which were applied onto stamps.
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Inspired by - England
London borough map illustrations
Posted by rod - 05.04.2013
UK Illustrator Kerry Hyndman recently was commissioned by The Graphical Tree to produce 5 large scale London borough map illustrations, which were display in their London office windows and walls. The maps have been printed on vinyls.
The five Borough maps are the closest to The Graphical Tree. As a Londoner Kerry chose the locations based on a few of his favourite iconic buildings and places to visit in London, with a generous scattering of the best cafes and pubs too.
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Inspired by - England
Hand drawn Vintage but Modern Old London Map
Posted by rod - 25.03.2013
Anna Butler is the chief designer at Wellingtons Travel. She is an artist and architect by trade and of British-Polish descent. Taige Zhang is a lover of travel, history, and maps; also a cartographer. They started working on creating a hand drawn vintage but modern old London map in 2008.
“We believe in the beauty, allure and craftsmanship of old maps. In 2008, we started researching remarkable maps from the 16th to 19th Century from legendary explorers and cartographers such as Joan Blaeu, Captain James Cook, and Joseph Cross. Drawing qualities and inspiration from city maps by British cartographers of the early 1800s, we began work on the Grand Map of London using various existing up-to-date geographic data sources including those from open street map.
As a hobby and business, we produce maps of modern cities in historic, beautiful 1800s style. Our maps are made to enchant anyone who loves history and appreciates art. Some of our top customers include City of London, bookshops, galleries and hotels.”
Check out the Wellingtons Travel website for more information.
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Inspired by - Netherland
Dutch Lady
Posted by rod - 14.03.2013
Dutch Lady was established in Malaysia in the 1950s, and started off by importing sweetened condensed milk form its parent company in Holland. The brand is now one of South East Asia’s leading dairy producers. Chris Mitchell was commissioned by Design Bridge to redesign the iconic milk lady, who wears a traditional Dutch costume with the iconic clog shoes, Dutch bonnet and dress. He stays that: “strong lighting from the left was key in not only helping to create flowing form within the figure but also in projecting a clean fresh enticing and healthy feel.”
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Inspired by - Italy
Italian packaging design for Paolo Robertos
Posted by rod - 04.03.2013
Former boxing world champion Paolo Robertos has gone back to his Italian roots and launched a line of pasta and pasta sauces products. The premium packaging design has a distinct Italian feel with its bay leaf boarder, the product medals and the type treatment. All these Italian inspired design elements were skilfully crafted into a nice round emblem and set into a boxing belt shape which wraps around the plastic container. Swedish design agency Nine created design.
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Inspired by - Germany
Uniting Latin American and German cultures
Posted by rod - 20.02.2013
Artists from Colombia, Venezuela and Berlin crated Berlin’s largest graffiti, called “Riot of colors” (Insurrecion de Colores) on the side wall of the Mercure Hotel. The mural incorporates a bunch of Latin American and German motives: Aztec sculptures, Jaguar, Subway, Indian princess, and the berlin television tower are just some of them. It took Interbrigada over one month to paint the over 600 square meter mural.
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Inspired by - Italy
Lavazza – The art of coffee from the heart of Italy
Posted by rod - 19.02.2013
“The art of coffee from the hear of Italy” Italy is famous for its art, architecture and coffee, combine the three and you will get a fabulous advert. August Communications created the four ads for Lavazza, who’s idea was to redesign four of Italies architectural masterpieces into cups. They redesigned the Colosseum in Rome, the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, the Ponte di Rialto in Venice and the Mole Antonelliana in Turin.
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Inspired by - Denmark
24 hours in Copenhagen
Posted by rod - 18.02.2013
What would you do if you had 24 hours in Copenhagen? Qatar Inflight Magazine Oryx gives you some useful suggestions how to explore the city, and how to get the best experience out of your time in the Danish capital. Patrick Hruby created the lovely illustration which features some of the cities iconic buildings such as the Amalienborgs Slotsplads, Vor Frelsers Kirke and Nyhavn.
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Inspired by - Italy
24 hours in Rome
Posted by rod - 18.02.2013
What would you do if you had 24 hours in Rome? Qatar Inflight Magazine Oryx gives you some useful suggestions how to explore the city, and how to get the best experience out of your time in the Italian capital. Patrick Hruby created the lovely illustration which features some of the cities iconic buildings such as the the famous colosseum and Arch of Constantine but also things such as a Roman helmet, pasta, and a Vespa.
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Inspired by - Italy
24 hours in Milan
Posted by rod - 18.02.2013
What would you do if you had 24 hours in Milan, Italy? Qatar Inflight Magazine Oryx gives you some useful suggestions how to explore the city, and how to get the best experience out of your time in the city. Patrick Hruby created the lovely illustration which features some of the cities iconic landmarks such as the Milan’s Cathedral Duomo, Castello Sforzesco and The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
