NATE DUVAL

These made me smile today. A bit creepy, yes, but I'm intrigued....

And I love, love, love that full floral one...

Check out more here.

All images courtesy of http://nateduval.com/.

BIANCA BIANCA BIANCA

The girl can work a birdcage.

THE LAGOON IS GONE / ERIC HU

The Lagoon is Gone, 2010

"A 200-page investigation on the Sleepy Lagoon Murder case, which began on August 2, 1942, when the body of Jose Diaz was found at a reservoir in southeast Los Angeles. Press hysteria and bigotry fueled the arrest of up to 600 Mexican American youths and guided a trial in which the judge and prosecutors displayed routine disregard for fundamental civil rights. Despite a complete lack of evidence, including no proof that Diaz had in fact been murdered, twelve defendants were convicted of murder and five were convicted of assault and sent to prison. This was one of the events which lead to the infamous Zoot Suit Riots in LA." – (From Eric Hu's website)

Swirly, watery type coupled with noisy, distressed photos help to tell Diaz's story, as Hu manages to escape the dangerous territory of making this book too cute for its subject matter. Its serious tone comes through in the color choices and bold, sparse type.

Well done, Hu. Wellll done.

See more on his site.

...just some juicy packaging design bits (except for the Liz Taylor one. That's a self-promotional poster) from New York-based design studio, Mogollon.

I love the very graphic touches (b/w stripes, symmetrical shapes) and how they interact with the gold foil and photography.

yumyum.

See more from Mogollon here.

DROP ME A LINE...

...won't you?

Aren't these just lovely? Yellow Owl Workshop thinks so, and that's why they designed them. My fave? Probably the last one. 

AND the San Francisco-based studio uses non-toxic water-based inks and 100% PCW recycled paper, making them eco-friendly.

THERE'S SOMETHING SO 

RIGHT ABOUT THIS...

...and I'm having trouble describing my feelings for it any other way. Is it the lovely color combination? The composition? The pouty red lips and sleepy eye? The way that one tendril hugs the "P" in Publicity? Yes. Yes. Yes. And yes.

This is a Japanese magazine cover from 1929, yet, if designed today, it would be just as striking and unique. I'd take this over an overly retouched and overly smily celebrity face any day. 

Fruit Brandy Canisters

Fruit Brandy Canister (Front/Back)

Chocolate Glue (Spread)

Vodka flasks

Vodka flask (detail)

Vodka flask (detail)

Multi Noodles Box

Multi Noodles Box (detail)

Honey Tubes

Honey Tube (detail)

Cooking Oil Cans

KOREFE + THE DELI GARAGE

Chocolate sauce in a glue bottle?

Pasta in a screw box?

Truffle oil fit for the Tin Man?

Oh my.

German design agency, Korefe, created these INCREDIBLY LOVABLY CUTE YET MANLY (grrr) designs that I'm simply crazy about. They're for The Deli Garage, so Korefe reflected the company name by housing all of the products in packaging that you might find at your local Aamco.

Unappetizing? Who cares? Pass the honey please!

See more from Korefe here, and The Deli Garage here.

I LOVE THIS...

...and I don't know what it says nor who it's by.

All I know is that it was created for an exhibition in Manila. And that it's in Japanese (...right?)

I love all of the patterns inside the letterforms, and how the bold, colorful shapes are laid over such delicate moons and stars. The colors are LOVELY. And look at those teeny hands at the ends of the characters! Ah! Love.

CHACUNDUM

Just some fun and lovable (lovably fun) type from Brazilian designer, Claudio Reston.

His goal as a designer? "To be typographic, whether commercially or not, and to experiment with diverse languages just for fun." (thanks Atlas of Graphic Designers).

Check him out here.

WHY HELLO, HELMO!

Just a bunch of random cool stuff by French design duo Helmo, which is made up of Thomas Couderc and Clément Vauchez. 

See even more cool stuff here.