Campsite is a New York based design blog and studio run by visual designer Max Ritt.
Painter Catherine Ryan’s work has so much depth and is charged with some unique social criticism. Despite the extremely 2D collage style of her compositions they achieve great depth and texture. She has a great knack for distilling character’s down into their simplest form. The way she presents people as faceless, but animals as having faces is interesting. I am not quite sure what to make of it, but I like it.
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Some interesting experimental design work by Marcel Fleischmann, a young graphic designer working in Mainz, Germany.
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These invitation designs and identity work from Hendo Design caught my eye. They remind me of some of the more classic Martin Venezky stuff, which I have always really loved. Mike Henderson of Hendo has a nice handle on collage combined with subtle typography and that shows in his body of work.
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These illustrations by Cristóbal Schmal are so vibrant. I am also really into his slightly illustrative and textural drawn type, which he frequently incorporates into his pieces. My favorite is definitely the illustration above with it’s slightly imperfect geometric feel. Also be sure to check out his map of Berlin inside the post. It highlights some of the must see architecture and cultural sites in a fun playful way.
Mia Liu is an artist from Taipei, Taiwan. She makes fabulous paper sculptures varying from interactive, and spacial, to more delicate wall mounted pieces. Check out her flickr stream to see more of her work.
I ran into the illustrations of Cristiana Couceiro today on Scott Hansen’s blog. I am still happy to see all the great collage work that is popping up from talented young designers and illustrators these days.
