28 mei 2013

Day 148 - Graphic design: Post card & Poster design

Today I made the illustration that you can see below.
I called it (what else...  :))  plant.

It will be printed on a post card and as a poster.


Plant - design: © 2VORM

Plant - design: © 2VORM





27 mei 2013

Day 147 - Street art project New York: Mark This Town

Art is not only found in the museums, but also in the streets.

In New York there is street art project that is called  Make This Town:


"Cities, especially New York is full of mayhem. People are busy with their routines. But there is something in the New York spirit that inspires people to stop for musicians, performance art and flash mobs. Pausing to appreciate the smaller moments — a clever sticker in the subway, or an inspiring quote on the wall of a building — makes our day. We want to create that feeling for you.
But we can’t do it alone. Submit the statements you want marked in this town."
Source: www.markthistown.com

You want to participate?
Visit the website, submit your statement and hope that yours will be selected.












26 mei 2013

Day 146: The Chambers of Piet Paris - Fashion illustration

Yesterday, I went to Arnhem (Netherlands) and visited the exhibition of Piet Paris.

With this exhibition, Piet Paris wants to provide insight into his work as a fashion illustrator.
In his illustrations, he strives to say as much as possible with a minimum of means.
His favorite subjects to draw are dresses, bags, shoes and jewelry.

Here are some photos to give you an impression of what the exhibition - that I recommend! - looks like.


Photo: © 2VORM
Photo: © 2VORM


Photo: © 2VORM






25 mei 2013

Day 145 - Creative and social project: 1000 Social Sofa's in the Netherlands!

The idea behind the SocialSofa is simple and succesful:
- take a sofa (made from concrete),
- bring people together,
- and ask them to decorate the sofa with mosaic.

The result is a unique piece of public furniture, that not only brought people together,
but offers the neighborhood a place to meet and to communicate.

Yesterday, sofa numer 1000 has been placed in Tilburg, the city where the project started.

From there, the project spread all over the Netherlands and even goes worldwide now. Belgium and and even China have there first SocialSofas.









24 mei 2013

Day 144 - Where fashion and graphic design meet: the Chambers of Piet Paris, exhibition

The work of Piet Paris (1962), one of the most important fashion illustrators, can be seen at the Museum for Modern Art in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

The exhibition, that can be visited from May 12 - August 4,  is called 'The Chambers of Piet Paris'.
The Chambers of Piet Paris consists of 10 rooms or chambers and focuses on the design process and methods of Piet Paris. All works (75) are selected by Piet Paris himself. The exhibition includes work for Prada, Viktor & Rolf, Marni and many mothers.








23 mei 2013

Day 143 - Free font for graphic designers: Multicolore

Fontfabric type foundry offers several free fonts on their website.
One of them is this multi colored vector font, designed by Ivan Filipov from Bulgaria.

Mulicolore is not only available in .otf but also in vector format (.eps and .ai), so you can easily create your own color varieties. Below you find some examples (source: Fontfabric)




22 mei 2013

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