Day 215 - Paper art: exhibition CODA Paper Art 2013

Paper is a great material. It inspires designers to create the most amazing and creative art works, such as dresses, jewels, objects.

At CODA, a museum in Apeldoorn (the Netherlands), there is a large exhibition: Paper Art.
Works of no less than 23 artists and 16 jewelry designers of both the Netherlands and abroad can be seen.

Below you see a few examples. Want to see more? Visit the website and/or the museum.

Anouk Vogel

Peter Callesen

Day 182 - Graphic design: Creative and tasty Sandwich Book

Graphic designer Pawel Piotrowski (Poland) designed a very tasty book... a book you almost want to eat...

The pages of the so-called Sandwich Book look like a realistic and tasty sandwich: lettuce, tomato, chess, egg, meat...

Have a nice meal!

By the way, Pawl is still looking for a publisher.
Contact him if you like this book and want to help him.

Day 156 - Paper art: free creative and colorful printables for kids

Mr Printables is a website with creative and colorful paper craft for kids:
puzzles, paper dolls, invitations, hats and - my favorite - finger puppets such as snakes and birds.

Below you find a few examples (Source: Mr Printables)

The templates can be downloaded for free and they are easy to make.

Day 142 - Graphic design: DIY, print your own tag

Today a free DIY download: tags!

Print, cut, write and ready to attach your tag to whatever you like:
present, flower, case, ... just be creative.

Good luck!

DIY tag - design © 2VORM

Day 135 - Print design: brilliant and tasty advertisement for Fanta

How to make people try Fanta's New Taste without giving them a can...

This was the starting point that Memac Ogilvy, a design studio, used when they started to create an ad for Fanta. It resulted in an brilliant printed and edible advertisement. Watch the video to see what it looks like...

Day 129 - Lighten up someone's day with a free compliment: download the free compliments poster

Lighten up someone's day by giving him or her a compliment.

That's the idea of the free compliment poster, that was designed by Kind over Matter. Download the pdf for free, print it and hang it up wherever you like: work, library, bus stop, school...

Let's encourage 'niceness' and spread compliments all over our world!


Free download 

Free compliments, via www.kindovermatter.com

Day 128 - Paper art: delicate and beautiful papercuts

Below you see three paper cuts made by Peter Callesen.

Peter Callesen is a paper artist: through delicate cuts he transforms ordinary sheets of A4 paper into real pieces of artwork. Each sheet transforms slowly into a story: sometimes dramatic, sometimes, romantic...

My favorite one is the first one, entitled 'Holding on to Myself.
Simple, minimalistic and at the same time dramatic and exciting.

Holding on to Myself, Peter Callesen (2006)

The End of the Road, Peter Callesen (2010)

Running Fire II, Peter Callesen (2010)

Day 105 - Creative paper clip design

When browsing the web I visited the website of Monkey Business
and I found these amazing Sardine paper clips designed by OTOTO.

Yes, I want them!

Not to organize my papers.
I want them because of their original shape and packaging.

Paper clips - via Monkey Business

Paper clips - via Monkey Business

Paper clips - via Monkey Business

Day 98 - Gift wrapping: download for free, print and wrap!

From time to time I design cards, posters and gift wrapping paper for personal use.

Today, I like to share one of these designs with you:
Triangles, gift wrapping papper, in three different versions.

Hope you like it... If so, a free download is waiting for you!

Gift wrap - design by 2VORM