art directors club paper expo 2010

i know it’s hard to convey the true feel of an event through a blog post, but i was super-geeked when i arrived at the adc paper expo. i loaded up on new paper sample books and all kinds of other printed goodies. there’s a few more pictures here.

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matt lehman: illustrator, designer

i found the work of matt lehman very inspiring this morning. even makes country music look cool.

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urban outfitters print shop

ya know, for all of the grief that UO gets for stealing people’s artwork, it’s super cool of them to use their clout to promote artists in this way. way to be, urban outfitters.

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something to be said for print

the demise of print is topic that has had at least somewhat broad discussion among graphic designers since the web continues to grow and grow. yes, print is shrinking/will shrink more in it’s use, but it’s not going away, and i think we may even see a digital “backlash” to a certain extent. following are [...]

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live from bklyn designs

i like how that fits. live from bklyn is collaborating with auster*agency to create the edgiest design in the history of design for bklyn designs. socks will rock, faces will melt.

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brooklyn chamber of commerce 2008 annual report

live from bklyn is pleased to announce the completion of the brooklyn chamber of commerce’s 2008 annual report. visit the live from bklyn portfolio page to view more samples of the project.

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new live from bklyn business cards

i like to call these “the greenest business cards in the universe.” perhaps they’re not, but they’re pretty close. they’re printed on the backs of cereal boxes, so it’s greener than recycled paper, it’s re-purposed paper. and terms of creativity, i think having the cereal box snippets on the back provide an interesting element, and [...]

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live from bklyn “thinking of u” postcards

the live from bklyn “thinking of u” postcards are finished and available for purchase. we will be opening our own live from bklyn design shop very soon, but for now, visit livefrombklyn.etsy.com

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