Debbie Powell

I love her website. It has the most beautiful, textured and elegant illustrations.
http://www.debbiepowell.net/

Stefanie Augustine

is a New York based illustrator. She creates images using scraps out of old newspapers, magazines and other found stuff. All these are from her website http://www.stefanieaugustine.com/

http://thekidcollective.com/2009/10/man-shops-globe/

http://www.stefanieaugustine.com/

http://www.stefanieaugustine.com/

http://www.stefanieaugustine.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.stefanieaugustine.com/

Pietari Posti

is a Finnish-born illustrator, who drew these fabulous illustrations of Barcelona, where he now lives.
 

http://ladylorien.tumblr.com/post/104262972/nom-nom-nom-pietari-postis-sketches-of

http://mocoloco.com/art/archives/004651.php

He also did these book covers.

http://www.pposti.com/#229813/Tim-Parks-Italy

http://www.pposti.com/#229813/Tim-Parks-Italy

http://www.pposti.com/#229813/Tim-Parks-Italy

fafi

is a french graffiti artist/illustrator. The girls that she illustrates are girly and sweet but sexy at the same time.

http://senseslost.com/2009/02/25/fafi-graffiti-interview/

http://supertouchart.com/tag/fafi/

http://www.neurosoftware.ro/programming-blog/blogposter/web-resources/sexy-character-illustration-showcase/

http://www.neurosoftware.ro/programming-blog/blogposter/web-resources/sexy-character-illustration-showcase/

http://www.viaalley.com/?p=320

http://www.ekosystem.org/photo/919071

http://diaryofakinkycurlytransitioner.wordpress.com/about/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://loveketurah.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html

Sanghon Kim: Royksopp album cover

 

Click here for the larger version:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maiabee/4050108033/sizes/o/in/photostream/

you cant really see the intricate detail in my small one

Douglas Lee

did the new Bag Raiders album cover.

http://monsieurlagent.com/2-artists/4-douglas-lee/0-all/336-douglas-lee.html

Love the optical illusion of the logo.
This one is for their single:

http://monsieurlagent.com/2-artists/4-douglas-lee/0-all/336-douglas-lee.html

Also this cover for Coati Mundi. Never heard of them but hey, they have a damn nice cover:

http://monsieurlagent.com/2-artists/4-douglas-lee/3-illustration/335-douglas-lee.html

fuse project

similar to ideo and ziba, fuse project develops cohesive brand + product experiences. With a focus on establishing new markets and disrupting old ones, our work takes a long-term strategic approach to developing and enhancing our clients' business, with teams spanning brand & market strategy, identity & naming, packaging design, product development and communications design.  

They participated in the 'One Laptop per Child' initiative, which created a cheap laptop for children growing up in developing countries, allowing them to use the internet to access information and learn.

other projects:

The screen shot above is from their homepage, the students are wearing the glasses from the 'See Better to Learn Better' project which fuseproject collaborated with the Mexican government and Augen Optics. They are free glasses specifically designed for students aged between 6-18 years old. The aim of “See Better to Learn Better” is to provide a solution for children in families that cant afford the high cost of an eye exam and eyewear. 

Ziba: We exist to design beautiful experiences

Ziba is a design consultancy that deals with branding & identity and is heavily focused on user-centered design. Its all about service innovation and how it relates to packaging, retail, interaction and communication design. There are some really interesting reads on their website, including how public transport will function in 2020 (sound familiar?) and the current trends of the world and how they relate to design.

http://www.ziba.com/#

Kathe Kollwitz

was a German sculpture, printmaker and painter. She was born in 1867 and past away in 1945. Her work is really dark and haunting, for some reason she has always fascinated me. I love this etching:

http://www.takver.com/art/kollwitz2007.htm

Its called Death and Woman (1910).

Some of her woodcuts:

http://www.oakton.edu/museum/Jacobs.html

http://www.oakton.edu/museum/Jacobs.html

This one above is called Hunger.

http://artblog.net/?name=2006-10-11-11-06-kollwitz

http://www.greatwar.nl/kollwitz/kollwitzwidowii.html

Shepard Fairey

did the infamous Obama campaign poster

http://www.popcultureshock.com/shepard-fairey-obama-posters/43208/

so thought i would look up other work he has done

http://dreamdogsart.typepad.com/art/2008/05/heel-disney-get.html

http://www.lostateminor.com/2009/01/14/shepard-fairey-guest-writer-for-lost-at-e-minor/

http://www.lostateminor.com/2009/01/14/shepard-fairey-guest-writer-for-lost-at-e-minor/

http://www.artinthepicture.com/shop/Shepard-Fairey/Obey-Eye/

http://bongohead.blogspot.com/2009/02/obey-art-of-shepard-fairey.html

http://arrestedmotion.com/2009/01/page/2/

http://sala17.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/o-cartaz-historia-resumid/

http://www.artnet.com/artwork/425304630/117794/proud-parents.html

http://thefarqueue.blogspot.com/2009/09/dalis-egg-13-things-fall-apart.html

http://theworldsbestever.com/2009/11/24/shepard-fairey-tuesday-tom-petty-the-heartbreakers/