Fodor Gergely

Logo design, typography and Identity design by Fodor Gergely.

Fodor's work displays a fantastic creative touch in every piece. And he has skills ranging in different areas of graphic design (which is good for clients that look for designers who can offer a variety of services).

My favorite is the typography and decorative designs he did for Mobili Mania. Just the background behind the "Kolta Zunk" typography (first picture above), is good enough to become a fabric print or wall art.

The rest of his portfolio at: http://www.gfodor.com/

Hallways, Corridors and Alleys # 1

Small photograph collection of hallways, corridors and alleys.

Just a few good photos I found recently. The white hallway and the Kyoto alley shot (second from the top) are my favorite. But I like them all a lot. Even though they are all different, they all contain a wonderful element.

In another note... I am going to start a large napkin collection. Maybe a total of 50 napkin prints from all over, and have it as ongoing post and continue to add pictures from ALL who want to contribute. I will start that post tomorrow or the next day (I have always been distracted by good napkin logo/design).

I want to have a good diverse collection from all over the world. But I want it to mainly be from cafes, tea-houses, coffee shops ( I can accept: small convenience stores, juice/smoothie bars, and frozen yogurt bars). NO restaurants or bought napkins from a store.

Electrabel De-Light video

Stop motion video made with 300,000 tea-light candles for Electrabel.

For the visual culture this is a good note to end 2008 on. Simply a beautiful luminous arrangement, just watch.

ALL MAGAZINE SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: JAN 3rd

Marilyne- Graphic Wand

Good print design by Maryline from graphicwand.com based out of Netherlands.

Though Maryline also has a pretty good eye for photography, the above images are some samples from her Graphicwand website.

From her x-acto cut typography poster (for The World Social Forum in Brazil) to her flash animation and stationary design. Maryline has me wishing I had such design skills.

ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK LEFT FOR SUBMISSIONS! DEADLINE: Jan 3rd

The rest of graphic wand at: http://www.graphicwand.com/

aYib Makmun Arif

Colorful vector designs by 23 year old artist aYib Makmun Arif based out of Indonesia.

Just a few samples of his work I found. The first one is a Valentine's Day theme design. The second one is a color factory (If Willy Wonka had a color factory it would look somewhat like this) and the last design is a collection of vector graphs shaped into a fragrance bottle.

I really like the soft levels in the colors he applies, and also how he wraps the vector forms to create another shape. Great work overall.

NEW MAGAZINE DEADLINE : JAN 3rd !! get your submissions in!!

More of his work at: http://ayib.deviantart.com/gallery/

Christine Rusche

Room drawings by painter/artist Christine Rusche.

In the last image you can get an idea of how intense and time consuming each wall painting must be. All of her outlines are mainly done with waterproof painters tape.

To me, most of her shapes and designs, look like shadows of architectural structures.I suggest that you look at the rest of her work that is archived in her website.

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More at: http://www.christine-rusche.gmxhome.de/entrance.html

Christmas Card

Merry Christmas to all!!

:)

Arn Dewald

Photography by architect Arn Dewald based out of Shanghai.

There are so many good pictures in his photostream, I didn't know where to begin. I just settled on these 3 for now.

The perspective of the photograph shot above the building is purely insane, scary but yet it brings a great feel of escape.

I like the different styles and angles in which he captures all his shots. He switches his style accordingly. Well done.

More of Arn Dewald: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arndalarm/

Creative Ads #1

Here are a few ads I found around the city that I thought were creative.

One was attractive visually, and one got a message across. Either way I found all ads to be good examples of advertisement that made sense in their own aspect.

I will place more effort in the future to hunt down and retrieve more creative ads from around Los Angeles. Here are a few to start it off.

( 1) H&M ad at the Roosevelt Hotel

( 2) Nike poster design at the Nike pop-up store at the Moltanvan Theater

( 3) Damages advertisement at Universal Studios bus station.

Now a brief breakdown :

(1) I love the photography and the colors and how they blend in. But how on earth do these people get that up there like that... it almost as if it was painted on (and yes those are the colors that are in season).

(2) Good illustration and idea . Rather then adding so many crazy graphics and colors they just added an effect to display the shape of the Nike shoe, which is the most important focus-point in the poster, but a lot of times in these new graphic designs the main focus gets lost (and with that added silver color makes it all the better).

(3) Well this one is self explanatory, which is why I like it so much. It made me laugh a little when I first saw it. But it's an inventive way to get the point across. Good sport for the actor at the bottom to just get down on the floor like that to deliver the message.

Marius Watz

Amazing three dimensional shapes and art by Marius Watz.

Prints of these art pieces can transform any room into a color wonderland, with a delight-fully diverse display of attracting shapes.

Simply stunning artwork to awaken the imagination.

NEW MAGAZINE DEADLINE : JAN 3rd !! get your submissions in!!

more of Mr. Watz at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/watz/

Winter Colors

Just a mention since Winter has officially already started. I wanted to share some of the color trends for the season.

I would have placed Pantone's official colors also. But they only make a general color list for both fall and winter ( which I never understood why).

TOKO

Interesting shapes and form in this poster design by Illustrator TOKO .

I am not quite sure why I like this poster design. Could it be the line art that is predominant all over the design? Maybe the color fades that give the shapes a sense of dimension? Or the intriguing look combined with it all.

Either way, very interesting... I want one!

TOKO has more wonderful printed and packaging design in his website, just take a look: http://www.toko.nu/

I STILL NEED MORE SUBMISSIONS more photography, illustrations and creative writting. DEADLINE IS JAN 3rd

3 things that come to mind when you see ...

Since one of the main subjects I want to focus in the coming weeks is: SHAPES. I decided to start off with the CIRCLE shape first. I would like to learn how this shape appeals to you and the judgment that comes from it.

In my opinion, out of all the shapes, the CIRCLE is the most complete shape of them all. I almost feel that the circle cheated and got away with not having to deal with other complicated angles. It is almost as if the circle took the easy route. To show off its infinite close curve, to stay simple, but well guarded at the same time.

Another point to bring out is ... how do you perceive the circle as? Is it a feminine or a masculine shape? or a well balance combination of both?

Aside from my opinions I would like to know yours and what you relate to when you think of a circular shape or form. What are three things that come to mind first?

The first 3 things that I think about are: Clocks, The letter "O", and the circular rim of a cup.

Now is your turn to share yours in return.

I STILL NEED MORE SUBMISSIONS, more photography, illustrations and creative writing. DEADLINE IS JAN 3rd

Christmas Ice

In the spirit of Christmas, here are 3 photos from Whitney Kate.

In the first photo the effect that is created by the ice covering the Christmas lights is wonderful (almost fairy tale like).

The second one is, well.. self explanatory. But the last one has a great perspective and focus on both the front objects and background. It could possibly be the point of view of an elf (peeking at the house from behind the tree branches).

The rest of her photostream at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitneykate/

Call Me

I have always seen the phone booth as an encasing for the phone. The booth served as the packaging and the phone box as the product. But I always saw the shapes within the phone booth as an obvious battle.

First there was the square box, with the square dialing buttons and the rectangular coin return slot. Versus- the curvaceous phone piece with the segmented rings that make the cord, plus the round holes in the ear piece and talk piece.

Taking all that into account, I never understood why they could not make the phone booth more attracting and appealing to the eye (or just a better and smarter design over all). I believe they could have at least changed the colors rather then just use dark stale colors. What about the use of plastic? why not use brushed stainless steel for the hear/talk piece?. It would have looked better, lasted longer and have been a lot more sanitary.

Overall the phone booth design and use was always an easy contrast for me to spot. I was reminded about all of this because of the picture above, which has such a beautiful contrast as well, but a similarity at the same time.

You have a wall filled with words expressed by others to communicate to a certain extent. The wall speaks loudly telling a story in a blink of words left by previous individuals, while the phone stays quietly not displaying the many communications, expressions and words that have gone through it.

On the phone there have been words that traveled miles away but really have gone nowhere. And on the wall you have words that also have never been anywhere, but have been transported miles away by the many eyes who read them.

The above image you see is a photograph titled "Call Me" by photographer Emiko Franzen from F2 images. For me this was a great composition and one of my favorite- thought provoking- images I have come across this year.

Editors Note: I welcome everyone to share their thoughts and opinion.

More of F2images at:http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5647069

DONT FORGET TO SUBMIT YOUR CREATIVE WORK FOR THE RICE CANDY MAGAZINE. DEADLINE IS DEC 3rd. The magazine lay out has started

Dualform- Playful forms and shapes

Playful forms and shapes by graphic designer Dualform from Russia.

Since our main focus has been "colors" lately, I thought this would be a good transition to go from COLORS to SHAPES. Because SHAPES will be the main focus behind most of the creative posts here soon and good topic for all of us to analyze .

Dualform's graphic art is both playful and colorful. But visually entertaining. I could see these pieces as wallpapers or for a printed calendar. My favorite is the one is at the top, named "mindblock". I enjoy the color scheme and I can relate to the title (due to the fact that I find myself here quite often).


More from Dualform at: http://dualform.deviantart.com/

Claudia Pape

Work from U.K based designer Claudia Pape.

The above samples from her portfolio are the ones that got my attention the most. I particularly like the mustard logo design she did for a photographic research company (especially since I have been searching for typography and logo inspiration lately).

Overall a small and diverse but solid portfolio.

RICE CANDY MAGAZINE FINAL SUBMISSIONS DEC 27th

The rest of her portfolio at: http://www.claudiapape.de/res/portfolio.pdf

Joanna Laven

I am loving Joanna's color matching/theme criteria behind every photo shoot.

Even though her photography is crispy clean and commercial. You can definitely see how her backdrops and ideas are palette of creativity.

I STILL NEED MORE SUBMISSIONS! more photography, illustrations and creative writting!. DEADLINE IS DEC 27th

More of Joanna:http://www.joannalaven.se/

Sputnick- Air Of December

3 images by photographer that goes by the name of "sputnick"(neither his name nor a link to a personal site where found)

Although these are very different then the style I usually post here I could not pass up not sharing them with you.

Sputnick seems to capture a lot in images that are minimal yet coated with a peculiar mood in every shot. The almost cinematic style is what initially attracted me, combined with the focus play of the camera.

The picture in the middle ("Air of December") is a good example of- when to present a black & white photograph.

More of Sputnick: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sputnick/

Nguyen Le- The Art Of Knitting

Amazing knitting skills by Nguyen Le.

From a power-cord to a necklace. Craft artist Nguyen Le displays no boundaries to her knitting skills. A combination of originality, time, patience and attention to detail is what makes her pieces look amazing.

We will stay tuned to see what other items her talent has to offer in the near future.

More of her work at: http://www.nguyenle.org/knitting2.htm