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Jan
25
2010

You Won’t Want to Throw This Packaging Away: Creative Packaging Roundup

One of the most common examples of great graphic design is packaging, apart from holding the relevant information for the product itself it becomes a brilliant tool for sales. Illustration often is the main feature in packaging but color and typography are also major factors.

Which design is your favourite?

Did you disagree with any of my selections?

Drop us a comment below.

Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

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Jan
22
2010

Keep It Simple Stupid: Typography Posters Roundup

Design and Typography go hand in hand, designers the world over use typography in logo’s, advertisements, packaging and posters. It can make any piece of work stand out from the crowd.

This round-up shows off the best in typography posters and wallpapers, taken from various artists and those which I have bookmarked in my research online. Feel free to leave a comment on the post or the posters themselves.

Which poster is your favourite?

Did you disagree with any of my selections?

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

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Jan
21
2010

Ready For Your Close-Up: Macro Photography Collection

Most of us simply just point and shoot photos when we see something we love, or which inspires us, or maybe even to capture a moment in time. These photographs are all macro photography, either inspired by the complexities of nature, objects up close or just a flash of inspiration.

These photos show precise quality and give us a different perspective on what quality we can create with a photo when you take time to setup a shot and know what you are doing with some of the high specification digital cameras.

I hope you found these photos to be as inspiring and eye opening as I found them.

Thanks for reading this post, what photo’s are your favourite?

Drop us a comment below.

Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Jan
21
2010

Designers in Profile: Cristiano Siqueira

Cristiano Siqueria is a Sao Paulo (Brazil) resident, and cites his favourite style of art to be digital vector based artwork. He prefers to design work for print and his inspiration and favourite artist is Salvador Dali.

  • Current Residence: Sao Paulo – Brazil
  • Print preference: Canvas
  • Favourite movie: Amelie Poulin
  • Favourite genre of music: rock, 80′s pop, electronic
  • Favourite artist: Salvador Dali
  • Favourite style of art: Vector

Find Cristiano Siqueira on the Behance Network

Find Cristiano Siqueira on DeviantART

Taken from the project entitled ‘Digital.’

Taken from the project entitled ‘Vector.’

Taken from the project entitled ‘Requiem’

Taken from the project entitled ‘The Source: Clonewar Project.’


Taken from the project entitled ‘Noir.’

I hope you found Cristiano Siqueria’s work to be as inspiring a as I found it to be.

Thanks for reading this post, which piece of work is your favourite?

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Jan
18
2010

Lip Sync #2

This is my second collection of great photography taken of lips, either in the category of macro photography or otherwise these photographs so such great precision and subtle detail I have found to be truly inspiring.

These photos show precise quality and give us a different perspective on what quality we can create with a photo when you take time to setup a shot and know what you are doing with some of the high specification digital cameras.



I hope you found these photos to be as inspiring and lip licking as I found them.

Each picture links to its original location online and is owned by that individual.

Thanks for reading this post, what photo’s are your favourite?

Drop us a comment below.

Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Jan
17
2010

I Want Candy: Photography For All Those People With A Sweet Tooth

This is a great selection of photographs inspired by sweets and candy. These are all photographs for those of us with sweet tooth’s, whether you like your lollipops or sugary candy these are all great photographs from photographs found from various sites.

Each photograph links back to the original photographs location, I would encourage you to leave comments on the original photographs as well as at the bottom of this photography roundup.

These are for all those people with a sweet tooth.

I hope you found these photos to be as inspiring and lip licking as I found them.

Thanks for reading this post, what photo’s are your favourite?

Drop us a comment below.

Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Jan
17
2010

Home Run With These Amazing Baseball Designed Wallpapers

Some of these wallpapers have been great sources of inspiration to me and I hope they can do the same for you, whether you want to represent your team or your favourite player of the MLB these wallpapers would look great on any desktop.

Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Jan
14
2010

Remarkable Gothic Horror Photography and Artwork

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Lip Sync: Great Photographed Lips

Portrait Photography That Takes Your Breath Away

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Eye Opening Photography #2

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

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