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 - USA
Creating a graphic identity of Brooklyn – IdBrooklyn
Posted by rod - 29.04.2013
Marty Markowitz
Brownstone Houses
Does this icon really need a title?
Coney Island
The Brooklyn Bridge
idBrooklyn is a large-scale design project aimed at creating the graphic identity of Brooklyn through community support. The project, which is raising money on kickstarted is trying to setup a couple of community-based workshops, a website and a mobile app and lots more, which will showcase icons of Brooklyn’s culture that will effectively create the world’s first community branded borough.
“In recent years Brooklyn’s culture has received national and international attention due to its booming arts and maker cultures juxtaposed with its historical significance in the United States.”
So why not showcase Brooklyn to the world.
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Inspired by - China
Made in China Rice packaging
Posted by rod - 26.04.2013
China is well known for its assembly lines, manufacturing of goods, and a nation that exports lot rice. Design student Yoav Gati recently created a new kind of rice packaging called Made in China. Instead of placing a design onto a conventional rice bag Yoav was inspired by Chines assembly line’s. 15 packaging tubes were designed each with a slightly different design. Rolling the tubes reveals the message Made in China in big capital letters ,check out the video. via theeieline
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Inspired by - USA
American inspired Hermes scarfs
Posted by rod - 25.04.2013 
Legendary French luxury brand Hermes has been known for its incredible silk scarves since 1937. Throughout these years the brand has produced more than 2,000 scarfs, commissioning numerous artists. But only one of these scarf artists was from the USA.
The above American inspired Hermes scarfs were designed by Waco, Texas artist Kermit Oliver. Kermit was a postman at night and during the day he was one of the most important living African American painters. This paints are mainly centred around American historical themes and Native American Indians. via texasmonthly
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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 - Peru
Visual memories from the Machu Picchu discovery expedition
Posted by rod - 23.04.2013
Peruvian design agency Paralelo had the honours to design the visual identity and exhibition for the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Machu Piccu. In 1911 American Historian Hiram Bingham discovered the former Inca city and brought the discovery to international attention.
To mark the anniversary a visual identity was created that highlights the visual memories of the expedition. Large scale black and white photographs of the ruins and it’s discovers were actively used on posters, brochures, postcards etc, in addition to the yellow colour, which really stands out from the images. The logo is made up of the centennial celebration, the shutter of a camera, gold, sun, and Hiram Bingham. Thanks to Elo Hirakata for the tip.
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Inspired by - Arabia
Rounded arabic font
Posted by rod - 22.04.2013
Usually Arabic fonts are designed with sharp edges and appear for non-arabic speakers complex. Mostafa El Abasiry created the Aqlaam font, which is a rounded font that is specially designed for public advertising and publications. To enriching the readability experience, the stem volumes were unified in all letters, numbers and special characters. If you like this font you can buy it here.
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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 - Arabia
The Modern Arabic Machine installation
Posted by rod - 18.04.2013
This is quite an interesting installation by Mounir Fatmi. I love the animated arabic typography that forms the machinery.
“mounir fatmi’s oeuvre has often displayed a fraught relationship to architecture, addressing the dystopic effects of the modernist experiment or arrogant contemporary displays of power and economic might. “Modern Times” explores architecture in the Middle East, raising the question of the human impact of this unrelenting construction machine.
The artist is sympathetic to Chaplin’s character, whose slapstick encounter with the factory machine suggeststhe human obstacle to a perfectly streamlined, mechanical production. mounir fatmi explains: “I want to be the product that the machine fails, otherwise one will think that the machine is perfect”
