Beautiful work by The Hungry Workshop.

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It's All in the Flow

Robin Snasen Rengård's work for Oslo Fashion Week is organic and textural, with a voided flowing quality that reminds me of the Big Love opening credits. Keep your eyes peeled for this growing trend.

Minnesota-Worth Vikings

Created by Herzensart, a label for handmade original art toys for all of us.







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New Age Family Portraits

Limited edition printed by Tosco Toys.

Ending the month with a bang!

Nothing like a little bit of socio/political graphic design to end this wonderfully saturated month of August. Dan Funderburgh can do it all, from print to web to patterns and products, but there's something different about his work, something a little more cynical? A little more real? Oh, I've got it, a little more political! A lot of designers wouldn't dream to do what Dan does, personally, I applaud him and wish others would take their surroundings a little more seriously and perhaps try to understand the world around them from all different perspective. Don't get me wrong, I often find myself locked down in my own little world, but I find inspiration and hope in Dan Funderburgh, for myself, as well as for others, and maybe even for everyone... How naively hopeful of me?

Dan Funderburgh not only works constantly, but is also kind enough to share his thoughts, hopes and dreams with the rest of us on his blog, please check it out. There are way too many good things to miss on there : ) Finally, he's working on some new stuff for Flavor Paper, a sweet store located in New Orleans (watch out for Gustav!!!) that produces vintage, contemporary and custom hand-screened wall coverings for retail, home and beyond.

FFFFound!

Below are wonderful images I discovered on FFFFound! that I found inspiring. It's mostly typographical, but there is some wonderful use of color and new wave illustrations.

What is FFFFound!? It is a web service that allows the users to post and share their favorite images found on the web, as well as recommend each user's tastes and interests to create a network of inspirational image-bookmarking. The downfall? It's by invite only and I have yet to be invited : ( It truly is a great service, with so many beautiful images it'll make your head spin! I can spend hours just wondering around on that site...

Lifter Baron

Oh, yum, I just love Lifter Baron's style; it's contemporary, it's simple, and extremely playful. The illustrations are graphic in nature, bubbly with a lot of solid areas, but the line quality is wonderful and the shapes very precise. Take a look at the website, it's well worth it and you'll find yourself wondering how you can apply this great style to your work.

What is Lifter Baron you ask? Lifter Baron was created by Rob Angermuller, a writer and designer (correct me if I'm wrong Rob) from Minneapolis, Minnesota – I should really get a hold of him and ask to see more of his stuff... For now, I'll have to settle with his FFFound account, which you should check out as well. I believe he's interested in freelance work and sounds like quite a character (by that I mean he seems to have a wonderful sense of humor while being completely down to earth). He's obviously tremendously talented and I will be keeping an eye on him to see what other wonderful work he creates. For even more wonderful work, please check out the following blogs that Rob writes for:

Because We Like To

Joy Engine