Category: Inspiration


Aug
21
2010
Aimee Fairman Richard Pendavingh 21.08.10

I was lucky enough to be invited along to the opening of a couple of exhibitions at Craft Victoria including the work of Melbourne installation artist Aimee Fairman.

Aug
20
2010
Hayaku; Brad Kremer Richard Pendavingh 20.08.10

Wonderful rolling time-lapse video of Japan by American Director Brad Kemer using the Canon 5D MarkII.

Aug
10
2010
Keith Schofield Richard Pendavingh 10.08.10

K-Swiss recently hired Keith Schofield to put together a fairly awesome commercial with the tag line 'Have an Awesome Day. Which is timely, because 2010 has turned out to be the year of the word Awesome. Personally I'm hoping the word 'splendid' makes a revival in 2011.

Jul
03
2010
Fiona Banner Richard Pendavingh 03.07.10

I came across this conceptual art piece by British artist Fiona Banner which is currently on display at the Tate in London.

Jun
30
2010
Roald van der Meer Richard Pendavingh 30.06.10

Some labour-intensive identity work from Dutch designer Roald van der Meer using forced-perspective to bring the MTV logo to life.

Jun
24
2010
Samurai Branding 101 Richard Pendavingh 24.06.10

In keeping with the last few updates on branding and Identity design I've scanned in some excerpts from this book of Japanese family crests and heraldry.

Jun
18
2010
Logo Design: Thinking Inside the Box Richard Pendavingh 18.06.10

The first post on this blog is more than a year old now and it was a link to the 'World of Logotypes' book published in 1976 and re-discovered and scanned by designer Eric Carl.

Jun
03
2010
Christoph Morlinghaus Richard Pendavingh 03.06.10

Europe is filled with Cathedrals built centuries ago that were designed to inspire awe and show off the wealth of the church and the city-states that helped finance them.

May
28
2010
Peace of Wall Richard Pendavingh 28.05.10

Tomorrow is the last day of the Peace of Wall exhibition being held at Until Never gallery in Melbourne.

May
27
2010
Aled Williams Richard Pendavingh 27.05.10

NotJones.com is the web portfolio of UK Graphic designer Aled Williams and he's also not half bad.

May
27
2010
Magpie Studios Richard Pendavingh 27.05.10

I'm having trouble keeping up with all the web aggregates and feeds and enewsletters and cryptic notes I've written to myself.   I'm digging up and stumbling upon things while stuff is buzzing and tweeting so I can't be sure how I came across Magpie Studios but I'm glad I did.

May
26
2010
Robert Murdock Richard Pendavingh 26.05.10

I think most people are a little suspicious of the high price tag attached to large commercial re-branding and logo design projects. They look at something like this three letter wordmark for Nokia's 'Nex' division and wonder why something so simple cost so much to develop. Surely an experienced graphic designer could knock that out in an afternoon.

May
16
2010
Renaud Hallee Richard Pendavingh 16.05.10

I came across this motion graphics piece on iso50.

May
04
2010
Kyle Fletcher Richard Pendavingh 04.05.10

Sometimes a good, simple idea is like a gorgeous girl on the arm of some average-looking bloke.  You're jealous but at the same time you can't help but stare. I think this logo was a bit like that for me.

May
04
2010
Carl Bender Richard Pendavingh 04.05.10

Found some great satirical packaging design on LovelyPackage.com.

Apr
30
2010
Sebastian Lange Richard Pendavingh 30.04.10

Came across this terrific motion graphics piece by German artist Sebastian Lange

Mar
28
2010
Dan McCarthy Richard Pendavingh 28.03.10

American designer and artist Dan McCarthy has an exceptional portfolio of poster illustrations on his site.

Mar
16
2010
Paul Gallo Richard Pendavingh 16.03.10

The good thing about living in Melbourne is that there are very few suburbs suffering from the sort of urban decay that you find in some European and North American cities.

Mar
11
2010
Infographics: Michael Paukner Richard Pendavingh 11.03.10

I come across a lot of high-quality infographics in publications like New Scientists and I'm continually impressed by how designers find new ways to present information.

Mar
11
2010
Vancouver 2010 Richard Pendavingh 11.03.10

With digital video cameras becoming more and more sophisticated there's an argument that, when it comes to sports coverage, still photography will soon be obsolete.

Feb
21
2010
Corey Arnold Richard Pendavingh 21.02.10

There are some truly remarkable places to work in this world but few opportunities to really see them up close. Corey Arnold is a Photographer who has worked for most of his adult life as a commercial fisherman and his images of life onboard these ships are powerful and frightening but also shot through with humour.