Build, the London based design studio of Michael C. Place has updated with a new website and a bunch of new work. Build has been one of my favorite designers for years and I always enjoy digging through his work.
Trevor Jackson, who we’ve posted on before, has a profile on the ongoing series with Vice and Intel called The Creators Project. The video gives you a look into Jackson’s life as a designer, musician, and label owner. It also covers Jackson’s recent switch from living in a house with thousands or records and other [...]
Xavier Encinas is a designer and photographer based out of Paris with a wonderful minimal aesthetic. It’s interesting how much presentation plays into showcasing your design work, and in the case of Xavier, he’s go the presentation down pat. Not only does he have great work to show, he works with great people (like André [...]
KR posted about this issue of Exit magazine on his 12oz Prophet blog last February, but I didn’t come across it until today… I usually check out Exit on the newsstand as well, but haven’t come across this issue yet. None the less, the issue looks great and KR’s got some rad stuff in there [...]
As much as you guys might think, I don’t spend that much time on image blogs or ffffound… But tonight was a different story. I got lost in the vortex and by the end of the night, I had a bunch of random stuff on my descktop. Rather than just throwing it into my inspiration [...]
OMFG Co. is a design studio based out of Portland, OR with a very impressive portfolio. Made up of three guys who used to work for The Ace Hotel and Wieden + Kennedy, they have some really great print work for clients like The Ace and Stumptown Coffee.
Parshant from Yo, Sick, sent over issue 5 of his zine a few weeks back. He’s been doing Yo, Sick for a bit, but this is his first full size issue. The past zines have been super small, so it’s rad to see a big version. Can’t wait to see more!
The guys at Rebelyell have just released issue 9 of their magazine… But this issue is more than a standard magazine. It’s their “Book Issue” and it’s a 200 page, perfect bound, coffee table style book stacked with great photos, awesome design, and amazing content. Check out a preview of the issue after the jump [...]
We posted on the interior design studio–Roman and Williams–back in March, but the guys at The Scout along with the subject of one of our Defgrip Originals, Ed David, put together a great video giving you a indepth look into their office as well as other work. The visuals are amazing and it’s definitely a [...]
Definitely not the best way to enjoy your records, but a pretty dope concept and a fun little project. Thanks to Ian Weed for the link!
Frank Chimero is another illustrator whose work I admire. You may have come across Frank’s work in Fast Company, Wired, Business Week or just around the web. Good stuff. Click below to check out a quick Q&A with Frank Chimero.
Inqmnd Magazine has a great feature online, with Creative Director of Wieden + Kennedy, John Jay. Check it out here.
Need some more inspiration for your day? Check out Sly Apartment. With a great selection of images and a Defgrip banner in the side bar, you cant go wrong!
Our good friend Caleb Everitt has updated his portfolio with a slew of amazing new design work! Keeping the site very simple, everything is displayed on a single page letting his work for clients like Mutiny, Hufnagle, and MTV take center stage. *UPDATE* Check out our previous Q&A with Caleb HERE.
To all you Midwestern Defgrip readers with design skills: the house of Verde, Duo and Cinema have a gig for you. Click below to read a full description of the available full-time web designer job at Greenhouse BMX. The bums will always lose.
This Los Angeles, a new gallery opening in LA is having their first show next Friday. With a stacked list of artists, many of which have been featured on Defgrip, like; Shepard Fairey, Estevan Oriol, Todd Selby, RJ Shaughnessy, Michael Sieben, Jeremy and Claire Weiss, and so many more, you know the show will be [...]
AisleOne, one of my favorite sources for design inspiration, updated with a new version of their website. With a wonderful layout, two options for viewing content – grid or list – and a nice hidden dashboard, the new version is extremely successful and is a great example of a site that could easily just be [...]
Them Thangs is back and better than ever. With a new site and new url you can get back to wasting hours of your day looking at amazing images… Get back to wasting your day away at them-thangs.com and make sure to close that sidebar thing to get the O.G. feel.
I just came across the design work of Nazario Graziano while browsing doubleyouwhy. Good stuff. Click below to check out some samples and click HERE to check his site.
The guys at Morning Breath from Brooklyn, NY have updated with a new website. The site is more of a blog format with a SERIOUS archive of all their work showcasing everything from their current poster work to their old Jay-Z album covers! Make sure to spend some time on their site and keep reading [...]
Mind Design is an independent design studio out of London. I’m really digging the patterns and colors the use in their identity work. (via It’s Nice That)
Fast Company has a year-end feature rounding up the 14 biggest moments in design from the past decade. While I’m not sure I agree with all of the choices, it’s pretty crazy to think back to the first time you saw an iPod, or the fact that Design With In Reach wasn’t around and everyone [...]
