Most of the folks here know that I have a great affection for
vectors. I'm always on the look-out for great work that involves iIllustrations. The result of that hunt is shown on my
Inspiration Stream that I try to update once a week. I just came across this beautiful illustrative retro-styled animated commercial that made my heart skip a beat.
I've always been a fan of Illustration posters that consist of only a few basic shapes. If you've been a follower you have undoubtedly spotted a few of those in my
Inspiration Stream. In this post you'll see some posters that fit the aforementioned category perfectly. These posters represent the International Year of Chemistry 2011, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize awarded to
Madame Marie Curie.
I'm a very big fan of the music by independent artist
Jaidene Veda. Listening to her always makes me feel good, and brings me in the right mood. Her beautiful sensual voice and music style gives me such
inspiration.
We came into contact with each other after I linked to some of her music via my
Twitter account. We talked and after a while the idea started to grow to do a little collaboration. Always nice when you get to work with somebody you admire. Eventually I decided to create this cover illustration in celebration of her
"Pisces Pendulum" Anniversary RMX/LP. The illustration is based on a photo she used for one of her
"Pisces Pendulum" releases.
Regular visitors of my blog know that I love to share the work of other graphic designers, illustrators or artists. I've done a few
interviews already with people I truly admire, and whose work I find highly inspirational. Besides interviewing people, I have this other source of inspiration called
The Inspiration Stream, which is a collection of images of print & web design, photography, art, type, and more.
Oliver Sacks is a British neurologist who lives in New York City, and is professor of neurology and psychiatry at
Columbia University. From what I understand these are old
Oliver Sacks books that are being re-released with new cover art.
I'm normally not a fan of these design contests where you *might* win something but the results from the Minted Great Ideas Notebook Challenge are too beautiful to not show them. That's why I set my principles aside for once because they provide great inspiration value. The results tick off my liking boxes as they have a great color palette, awesome illustrations, pattern designs and typography.
Some of you might know that music plays a very important role in my daily life. It's something I can't live without. There is no day that goes by that I haven't listened to music. The right music gets me in the mood. I'm sure this applies to many people, not only the creative. My kind of music sparks my creativity, it gives me inspiration…
Tuesday evening I did a little drive to Knokke to visit the pop-up soirée from
20 Essentials. One of the talks there was by
Bart Desmidt, a
Michelin star chef from restaurant
Bartholomeus (Flash site) in Heist, Belgium. Today's post isn't about food though but about a combination of chocolate and design. Sweet isn't it?
There is this book I've been reading a while ago called
'The Web Designer's Idea Book Volume 2' that I want to talk about in today's post. As the title says, it's the 2nd edition. I didn't read the 1st edition though, so I can't really compare, but I did enjoy this edition. Secondly, I should also mention that this book has been published a while ago, months ago actually. I've been reading it on and off… mostly at the hairdresser (Yes, I know!). Not that this means this book didn't trigger my interest enough. Not at all…just lack of time.
If you've been around for a while you know that I am passionate about cycling. Keeping the "
Flandrien" feeling alive you know. We have been spoiled so far this year with a rider like
Philippe Gilbert. While I keep up with cycling the year around for many The
Tour of France is the only race they watch.
