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• Daily Inspiration #494
• Tuesday Total Textures #16
• Swiss Style Graphic Design
• Architect Day: Alejandro Aravena
• Movie Posters Inspiration: Blaxploitation

Daily Inspiration #494 Posted: 27 Apr 2010 01:41 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 If possible use the HTML code: <p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image" /></a></p> Do you want to see all images from all Daily Inspirations? Check out http://daily.abduzeedo.com 2D al b sure Alyson Montrezol Cecilio Mendes cesarmanuelroman chikte CLEBER Dawid Wojteczek devilem Eugene Kim Fabiano Fabio DirectorReel:10 from Camille Marotte on Vimeo. gisele Johnny Likens Reel 2010 from Johnny Likens on Vimeo. hopelandic ibon fernandez Mecal 2010 from Bungalow on Vimeo. JAMT Jorge Overton jtownboy m.a.Raihan Morgana D'Almeid nerdyNerd Phillip Rhoden Seema Shariat steve19 Stuart Tolley Tiago Machado xiondzz Via Twitter Send your suggestions via Twitter to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo using #abdz in the end of the tweet. @JosueMotta What is XV? from whatisxv on Vimeo. @alexisjenny @djbennett999 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. Sponsored Links:

Tuesday Total Textures #16 Posted: 27 Apr 2010 07:00 AM PDT Tuesday Total Textures is post series that will bring a new life to your Tuesdays. Every week I'll be posting some free hi resolution textures that you can use in your projects. Check out this week's textures, download the ones you like and start making your texture collection. <!--break--> Click Here to View all Tuesday Total Textures Bubbles Car Texture Cold Light Coral Marble Oxidized Blue Metal Re-hued Parrotia Bark Sciure Abstract Wood 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! Sponsored Links:

Swiss Style Graphic Design Posted: 27 Apr 2010 06:23 AM PDT I'm a true admirer of most graphic design styles. There are tons of inspiration all over the web, but most certainly, one of the greatest is the sweet Swiss Style. It began in the 1920's and was a true milestone in graphic design. <!--break--> During the 1920s and '30s, skills traditionally associated with Swiss industry, particularly pharmaceuticals and mechanical engineering, were matched by those of the country's graphic designers, who produced their advertising and technical literature. These pioneering graphic artists saw design as part of industrial production and searched for anonymous, objective visual communication. They chose photographic images rather than illustration, and typefaces that were industrial-looking rather than those designed for books. - Richard Hollis (Yale University Press) These are the main inspiration for thousands of designers all over the world. These "simple", grided pieces were a true revolution in an industry that was seeking new life. If you didn't know it, I recommend you to research more about it. At the bottom of the post we have some links for your use. We hope you all find it useful and inspiring. Cheers! ;) These links might be useful to you: Lessons From Swiss Style Graphic Design and Swiss Graphic Design. 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. Sponsored Links:

Architect Day: Alejandro Aravena Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:58 AM PDT Alejandro Aravena, seen as one of the great names of young architects, has produced great works in his own office, but with ELEMENTAL he stands to make great projects of public interest and social impact, an important issue for many cities. <!--break--> alejandroaravena.com . elementalchile.cl . Alejandro Aravena was born in 1967 and graduated in architecture from the Universidad Catolica de Chile in 1992. Since 1994, Aravena began executing his own works, including buildings for Universidad Catolica, Faculty of Mathematics, Faculty of Medicine, Torre Siamesa and the School of Architecture. He was a professor at the Universidad Catolica de Chile, Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia where he got his graduate degree in History and Theory, and visiting professor at Harvard. Since 2006 Aravena is the CEO of ELEMENTAL S.A.. ELEMENTAL Quinta Monroy, Iquique, Chile. Photographer Tadeuz Jalocha ELEMENTAL Quinta Monroy, Iquique, Chile. Photographer Cristobal Palma ELEMENTAL Quinta Monroy, Iquique, Chile. Photographer Cristobal Palma ELEMENTAL is based on the strength of innovation and design of projects of public interest and social impact. Their designs are transformed into an opportunity to bring the benefits of the city for all. "It's a social and political problem, but we can use design to address these issues." Alejandro Aravena "I really appreciate having been trained in an environment of scarcity. Somehow it's a very efficient filter against what's not strictly necessary. There's not enough money, not enough time, to answer with tools that are not exactly the ones you need for that question." Alejandro Aravena Alejandro Aravena has received numerous awards such as the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale XI, XII and XV Award Biennial of Santiago, was a finalist for the Mies van der Rohe Award in 2000 and the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2008 in Paris. He was also named one of 20 Essential Young Architects by Icon Magazine. ELEMENTAL Prototype House, Milan Triennale Garden, Italy designboom.com Montaje Prototipo Trienal de Milan from elementalchile on Vimeo. ELEMENTAL 95 viviendas + sede social, Antofagasta, Chile elementalchile.cl elementalchile.cl St. Edward's University New Residence and Dining Hall, Austin, USA Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Pirehueico House, Pirehueico Lake, Chile Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Sculptor House, Santiago, Chile alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com Huelquen Montessori School, Chile alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com Architecture School, Santiago, Chile alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com The Siamese Towers, Santiago, Chile Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Photographer Cristobal Palma Medical School, Santiago, Chile alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com Mathematics Faculty, Santiago, Chile alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com alejandroaravena.com About the author My name is Marcelo Seferin, I'm an architect from Porto Alegre, Brazil and I'm the chief architect at Seferin Arquitetura, an office that works with architecture, interior design and sustainability projects. You can check our work at http://www.seferinarquitetura.com.br and you can follow me at twiiter http://www.twitter.com/mseferin. Sponsored Links:

Movie Posters Inspiration: Blaxploitation Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:19 AM PDT Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted an audience of urban black people; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation." Blaxploitation films were the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music. These films starred primarily black actors. Variety magazine credited Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song with the invention of the blaxploitation genre. Others argue that the Hollywood-financed film Shaft is closer to being blaxploitation, and thus is more likely to have begun the genre - Wikipedia. For this post we have selected some great examples of posters from this genre and period. Also, if you have more examples of blaxplotation posters, share with us via email or comments. About the Author Hey buddies! I'm Marcos Torres, a 19 years old art director/freelancer from Brazil, I'm here to bring some new interessant stuff to you. You can see my portfolio at http://flickr.com/marcostorres. Any request or jobs oportunities send to marcostorres90@gmail.com, also follow me on twitter

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