Monday, July 1, 2013

How about some design inspiration?

Look at what I found wandering the streets of NYC today:

Text Reads: "Remember that week when we were all obsessed with Draw Something? Live in the now, #DrawSomething2" I'm digging this campaign's audience interaction, but there are a heck of a lot of phallic images being drawn! 
This guy could use some Dr. Scholl's. Mixed media: spray paint, newsprint and permanent marker. 
The original posters were torn off leaving the most incredible texture. I'm willing to bet the texture is way cooler than the original poster designs.  
Lightening strikes twice: this shot and the one below are another series torn poster textures! 
A vintage poster style campaign touting the musical The Great Comet. Based on the scandalous slice of War and Peace, The Great Commet is a performance like none other, blending romance, cabaret, comedy and vodka. Here's the site the campaign directs you to: http://kazinonyc.com
Tell me this sign doesn't look like it's a larger version designer's hand drawn sketch?! The grey drop shadow in the Friedmans type (especially the MAN letterforms) is a great unexpected surprise (accident?!). Don't get me started on the hand written type. The leading, the word spacing, hysterical!
This sign is found directly above the one below. The haphazard collage keeps the viewer engaged. There is much to discover in the image layering.  
How about blackletter type mixed with some tagging?
Put your history of design thinking caps on... what movement does this remind you of?