This edition of the Inspiration Dump comes straight to you from my desktop… I’m usually pretty good about putting everything in folders and keeping my desktop clean, but right now it’s a mess! Rather than just filing everything away, I thought I’d post some stuff up, so you can see what’s caught my eye over [...]
Our good friend Nick Maggio, from A Time To Get, has created a new site called The Get Up and Get Down. Focusing on hand crafted products from individual artists, designers, and craftsmen, the site has a great collection of products ranging from hand made knives to table lamps (pictured above). Along with featuring other [...]
This might be old news for some, but the magazine from the always talked about image blog – Them Thangs – is news to me! Curated by Them Thangs creator Justin Blyth, the zine consists of a collection of work from 13 artists, designers, and photographers. With an initial run of 1,000 copies and only [...]
Besides having a semi-frustrating flash site, I had a great time browsing through designer, Marc Atlan’s new website. Filled with a bunch of new work, as well as plenty of great archived content. I love the simplicity of Atlan’s work and I’m always inspired when I see his stuff… Especially what he’s done for Helmut [...]
Javas Lehn is a designer and one of my best friends who I met while we were both working at Superbig Creative in Seattle. Out of coincidence, Javas and I ended up quitting Superbig on the same day. I moved to Vancouver to work for MacNeil and Javas went to work for Hornell Anderson in [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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