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Daily Inpiration #483
Typography Mania #24
Great Illustrations by Erik Jones
The Stylish Harley Davidson Headquarters
Creative & Stylish Photos by Ryan Schude
Beautiful Illustrations by Pablo Bisoglio

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:02 PM PDT

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it, also use "Daily Inspiration" in the subject, and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo

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Fabio

Adobe CS5 - Production Premium from Seagulls Fly on Vimeo.

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Ilija Brunck

Polynoid Reel 2010 from Polynoid on Vimeo.

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Jonathan Culp

Womack Reel 2010 from David Womack on Vimeo.

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Marco Aslan

Like a Fever Dream from Marco Aslan on Vimeo.

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University Showreel 2009 from Nervewax on Vimeo.

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About the author

My name is Fabio Sasso, I'm a graphic/web designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil and I'm the founder of Abduzeedo. I hope we can share lots of information, tips, and ideas through Abduzeedo. Also you can follow me on Twitter or my personal site at http://fabiosasso.com.

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Typography Mania #24

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 06:52 AM PDT

Typography Mania is a weekly post series that comes around every Wednesday with the best of Typography work on the web, from videos to images everything is full of great design and inspiration. Check out this weeks Mania and comeback in 7 days for more.

Click here to check out all the previous Typography Mania

Make sure to click on each image to go to original location where you can check out more work from each artist and designer.

Videos

Book

Designing with Type

The Essential Guide to Typography | By James Craig, William Bevington, Irene Korol Scala

Part textbook and part reference work, the fifth edition of a typographic classic begins with a thumbnail history of the development of written language and ends with a glossary; in between are in-depth looks at five classic typefaces, lessons on designing with text type, display type and color, and plenty of project assignments. Though Craig, the former design director for Watson-Guptill, touches on the way that type design can be akin to fine art, most of his focus is on the subtle ways in which typeface affects "mood," and letter shape and spacing influences readability, emphasis and even meaning. Even though technological advances have made innovative text design ever simpler, readers—of books, brochures, cereal boxes and subway advertisements—still tend to prefer their type to be "invisible"—in other words, "to serve as a quiet vehicle for enhancing the meaning of a text." While best suited for a beginning graphic design student, this clear, readable book should also intrigue those interested in how the look of a sentence has an impact on the way we read it. 100 color and 500+ b&w illus. by Amazon

Designing with Type

Images

JULY TYPEFACE | by Filip Lysyszyn

Typography Text Book | by Jackson Cook

Schmale antique | by 110/design

Typostruction Zine | by Chris Piascik

RCAD Underground Coffeehouse | by Carina Tous

Philosophers' Rally | by Mielo Pouwer

About the author

Hi! I'm Paulo Canabarro and I'm here to post some really cool stuff for you, if you have any ideas or any requests please get @ me - pvpcanabarro@gmail.com you can also Follow me on twitter!

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Great Illustrations by Erik Jones

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:30 AM PDT

I know that a person can do anything in design programs such as good old Photoshop, but that are tons of fantastic traditional artists that don't come even close to these programs, and make beautiful art.

My point is that if new artists got an eye for "virtual" art, I think it would be for the best if they started offline... in traditional surfaces such as a linen canvas. I'm not saying that digital artists are not as good as traditional artists, but they might really not get to experience that mix of feelings when a person paints... the smell of the inks, the touch of the brush, etc. Erik Jones is a traditional artist who makes great illustrations... You should really check out his portfolio for more of his pieces. Also, if you're a solely digital artist, I recommend you to get dirty with the real thing. It might be a great new experience for you. Cheers! ;)

About the author

Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo Gabriel, a 25 year old designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil. I have worked as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobbie for me since 1999. Here in Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! For more cool stuff, you may also follow me on Twitter.

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The Stylish Harley Davidson Headquarters

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:24 AM PDT

A building with strong lines, elegant and with some aerodynamic lines. This is the Harley Daivdson Hearquarters in Australia, a culture that goes beyond the 2 wheels and that was expressed in this project located at Lane Cove, a place close to Sydney.

The architects Tony Owen Partners had the pleasure to be the brain behind this piece of art. Inside the building there is a mezanine where we can see everything we got to use: showroom, cafe, library and even a gym. A project that began in 2007 and that it was finished only by the end of 2009.

It contains office space, showrooms as well as training facilities, classrooms, warehousing, gymnasium and breakout space. The design was inspired by the mechanical specifications of the motor bike engine.

The Stylish Harley Davidson Headquarters

Thanks for the tip The Architectural Review!

About the author

I'm from Brazil, co-founder of Zee with Fabio. Nowadays I like to play with Fireworks, Photoshop and improve my skills in CSS. If you wanna request some posts, please feel free to contact me or follow on Twitter.

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Creative & Stylish Photos by Ryan Schude

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 04:20 AM PDT

Ryan Schude was born in the greater Chicagoland area in 1979. Ryan received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from St. Mary's College in Northern California before heading to the San Francisco Art Institute for photography. After shooting freelance for a bit and then working full time as a photo editor in San Diego, Ryan moved to Los Angeles where he currently lives and works out of the Forge, a studio just outside of downtown. Focusing around a conceptual and narrative framework, Ryan blends a fine art background with a more produced look to create multiple stories within each photo. He is for sure very talented, and his images are really creative and stylish. The colors, the atmosphere, the characters, the scene... the whole composition is pretty unique and eye catching.

Inspiration is constantly fed both by his immersion in the vast locations around L.A., and the strong creative network backed by the other two partners at the Forge, Collins Schude and Dan Busta, who are involved heavily in many of Ryan's projects.

We received an email from one of our readers, Gustavo Balestraci, who mentioned Ryan's work and suggested the post. Gustavo was totally right, as soon as I entered ryanschude.com (something you should also do) I was captured by Ryan's images. I probably already said this before, but I really love when a photographer manage to produce images that 'speak to the viewer', images that capture our attention and make us think about them, make us build a whole history in our minds. These photos from Ryan had that effect on me, I could put together a whole history for every one of the photos. Well, enough said, time to take your time and take a look at the images! Enjoy. =)

About the author

Someone with a bachelor degree in Foreign Trade that really likes technology, design, photography and creativity. A person 'digging' a new way as a 'geek apprentice', blogger 'wanna be' and a communication lover! Current location: Porto Alegre, RS – Brazil
Twitter user: gismullr

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Beautiful Illustrations by Pablo Bisoglio

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:52 AM PDT

Pablo Bisoglio is a visual artist and illustrator based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has illustrated numerous works for a range of international publishers and magazines, including: Wired (USA) Ford Magazine (Argentina), Young Creative Network (UK), Fortune-Time inc. (USA), Grupo de Revistas La Nacion (Argentina) Panasonic (UK), Roger (UK), Teachersmag (UK), Diego (Sweden), Sushi (germany), Flattenmag (China), Reach+ (Japan), Odicca (USA), RevistaColectiva (Costa Rica) and Universal Music (Brazil) among others.

Before establishing himself as a full-time freelancer in 2004, Pablo worked for a Buenos Aires-based graphic design company creating CD and DVD booklets.

He was also involved in motion graphics development for television post-production projects.