The Push Pin Way – The Interdisciplinary Work of Seymour Chwast

Posted on June 22, 2012 by admin

A list of contemporary graphic designers would be incomplete without Seymour Chwast. As co-founder of Push Pin Studios with fellow graphic designers Milton Glaser, Edward Sorel, and Reynold Ruffins, he worked on different projects that included poster designs, book illustrations, and magazine covers. His illustrations are characterized by his playful and expressive style. Critics haven’t been able to categorize his different works because of the different influences seen on each piece. It was eventually called the Push Pin Style — the diverse union of illustration and design derived, according to Chwast, not from premeditation but from the requisites of the assignments themselves. In 1985, he was awarded the AIGA Medal which is given to individuals for their outstanding contribution to the field of design. Museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. have his posters in their collections.

Here are samples of his simple yet brilliant designs. His influence on graphic design spanned decades of his hard work, it’s no wonder that most graphic designers know and try to imitate his style.

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The Art of Typographic Flourishes: Vintage Typography Design Inspiration

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

A quick Google search using the term “flourish” gets different types of results. The word can refer to an extravagant gesture that’s meant to attract attention. Sometimes it can also pertain to an ornamental embellishment in writing. We’ve discussed the subject of typography with our articles on movie intertitles and the role of typography in graphic design. Now we’ll take a closer look at typographic flourishes.

Typographic flourishes are reminiscent of the Baroque period, where exaggerated motion and details are dominant. Two of the most beautiful characteristics of Baroque page design are ornate borders and typographic flourishes. They are often described as “curly bits added to make type look fancy.”

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Flourishes in penmanship used to be prominent in the writings of educated individuals. In the United States, Platt Rogers Spencer’s script writing style was commonly used from 1850 to 1925. Aptly called the Spencerian Script, it was adapted from other existing handwriting styles for business correspondence and personal letter-writing. The method was taught in schools and was one of the highlights of the Golden Age of Ornamental Penmanship.

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Typographic flourishes are often seen on wedding invitations, but the uses of these fancy embellishments are not limited to formal correspondence. Flourishes are also used in designing logos and other printed materials. Take a look at these samples of posters, letterheads, and other graphic design projects with flourishes!

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The Best Looking Beer Cans – a Beer Can Appreciation Day Special

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin

January 24 marks the 77th anniversary of the day Gottfried Krueger Brewing Co. first brought canned beers into the market. Though it hasn’t been (and probably never will be) declared an official holiday, more and more people are celebrating Beer Can Appreciation Day to pay tribute to the creation that has changed the experience of buying, keeping and drinking beer, forever.

YTD takes part in the Beer Can Appreciation day celebration with this collection of 35 tasteful beer can designs. Check them out and don’t forget to leave a comment after. Cheers!

Hurlimann Sternbrau

SAA Design
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Intuition Ale Works

DeRouen & Co
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Upslope Brewing Brown Ale

Anthem Branding
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Great Western

Saint Bernadine Mission Communications
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Heineken Rugby World Cup 2011

Raison Pure
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Bulldozer Beer

Firstbase
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Arctic Beer

Tank
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Howe Sound Lager

The Antidote Inc.
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Club Colombia Special Edition

JWT
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Tui Repackaged

DesignWorks
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Glow

Neumeister
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Smrprty

Tank Design
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Abro Organic Lager

Mattias Frodlund
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Austin Beerworks

Helms Workshop
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Pilsner

TAXI
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Vintage Packaging – Beer Cans

Hello Again
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Guinness Beer can re-design

Tamara Maksimovic
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Diesel 6%

Pavel Gubin
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Grolsch Beer Can FC Twente season 2011

Elroy Klee
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“1410″ Beer can design

Ignas Kozlovas
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beer can packaging

Sergey Prostov
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Carling beer brand design

Ingrida Liepyte
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Beer Can Label Design

Gradinar Razvan
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Brøckhouse 33cl Can

Morris Pinewood
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Saku On Ice 0,5L Can

Hannes Paesoo
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Asahi Breweries

Phil Munro
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John Davey’s Cornish Bitter

Pascal de Moratti
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Miller Cans

Tim Pokrichuk
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Three Towns Premium Lager (2009)

Mikael Hulkko
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Hockley Valley Brewing Co.

Andrew Oliver
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Latas tematicas Nova Schin

Fausto Uehara
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Heisenberg Beer

This is
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package design

Tim Murphy
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Negra Modelo

Mauricio Muñoz
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Beer Can Appreciation day (we’d like to believe) wasn’t just created to give people an excuse to drink more beer. A bit of research about beer cans would tell you that they do deserve our appreciation.

First, beer cans are relatively cheaper than beer bottles. They require minimal energy to produce and most of the materials used in these aluminum cans can be reused to manufacture new ones. Second, beer cans do a better job in preserving the beer’s flavor. Aluminum cans prevent beer from being “skunked” due to exposure from UV light. They are also very durable and contain lower oxygen levels than bottles which increases shelf life. Lastly, the variety of beer can designs makes them perfect collector’s items. And with beer cans that look as good as the ones above, you couldn’t blame people, like us, for being more interested in the cans than the booze!

Exquisite Custom Labels: 40 Wine Labels That’ll Delight You

Posted on September 10, 2011 by admin

Custom labels more than identify products on a grocery shelf: they help make the initial sale and they make the buying experience more worthwhile and satisfying. Enter the world of wine labels. These dainty labels come in myriads of awesome designs that shopping for your next bottle of liquor would probably be influenced by its appearance. And why not, if the wine labels are as creative and exquisite as the label designs below.

Without further ado, here are some of the best wine label designs over the net. Enjoy!

Packaging Design

Posters and Illustrations

Book and Magazine Covers

Type Design

Hurlimann Sternbrau

Intuition Ale Works

Upslope Brewing Brown Ale

Great Western

Heineken Rugby World Cup 2011

Bulldozer Beer

Arctic Beer

Howe Sound Lager

Club Colombia Special Edition

Tui Repackaged

Glow

Smrprty

Abro Organic Lager

Austin Beerworks

Pilsner

Vintage Packaging – Beer Cans

Guinness Beer can re-design

Diesel 6%

Grolsch Beer Can FC Twente season 2011

“1410″ Beer can design

beer can packaging

Carling beer brand design

Beer Can Label Design

Brøckhouse 33cl Can

Saku On Ice 0,5L Can

Asahi Breweries

John Davey’s Cornish Bitter

Miller Cans

Three Towns Premium Lager (2009)

Hockley Valley Brewing Co.

Latas tematicas Nova Schin

Heisenberg Beer

package design

Negra Modelo

Food, Packaging, and Mailing Labels

Promotional Stickers

Stickers for a Cause

Character Stickers

Sticker Sets

Stickers by Pelonoide

Stickers by Filter 017

Gabriel Mourelle’s Illus Varias

Another Awesome Sticker Design from Filter 017

“Russian Stuff” Stickers

Flash Portfolio by Greg Darroll

Nintendo Fury by Tamer Koseli

123 Klan Stickers

Vader Stickers by Robert de la Cruz

Urban Webzine Stickers

Stickers by Rodrigo German

Royale Stickers by Vlatko Rodionov

Stickers by Episco

Hello Wars: When Star Wars Meets Hello Kitty

Cool Sticker Designs

Volume Bike Stickers

Vintage Style Stickers

Stickers from Trick Images

Stickers by Paahti Matshuhita

Official Debt. Stickers

Stickers by Clori

Vinyl Munch Stickers by FMTY

Sticker Design by Niark1

Chiquita Banana Stickers

Stickers by LovesHuggah

Yeti Stickers by Cronobreaker

Stickers by GB25

Bad Bunny Mascot Stickers

Novos Stickers

Blotto Photto

Aikonia Stickers

Water Bottles

Liquor Bottles

Juice Bottles

Energy Drink Bottles

Milk Bottles