Check out these playful, personality-filled illustrations by London-based artist and illustrator Matthew Dent. (Images via www.matthewdent.co.uk)
Check out this awesome typographic street painting by British street artist Ben Flynn a.k.a. EINE, which was painted on a San Francisco building. (Images via unurth.com)
I’ve posted on Ben Giles’ gorgeous, retro collages before, and I wanted to share with you another collage of his that I recently stumbled upon. I absolutely adore this beautiful, simply composed rose collage. Check it out below and check out Ben’s flickr for more of his amazing work. (Images via www.flickr.com/photos/ben_giles/)
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Today was a gorgeous, sunny day and it really got me in the mood for spring. And so, in that same vein, I figured I’d post on these bright, flowery collages by Ben Giles. Don’t you just love these beautiful, vintage compositions. I mean, wow! (Images via cargocollective.com/bengiles)
I love these adorable alphabet prints by British illustrator Helen Lang. Lang uses decorate lettering, beautiful colors and clean lines to create vibrant, quirky pieces. Her passion for her work is illustrated in everything she designs–creatures and characters burst into life in her colorful and gently humorous designs. Powered by tea and bourbon biscuits [...]
This rainbow colored installation by British artist Lee Baker really caught my eye. Baker’s work explores the dichotomy between Japan’s fragile, intricate cultural aesthetic and the forces of urbanization that increasingly influence its landscape. For this installation, titled Refractive Monolith, he used 10,000 meters of yarn, stretching the strands to form a giant pyramid.
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Today, I discovered Kaye Blegvad‘s artwork for the first time. Blegvad is a NYC-based illustrator and designer who hails from London. I’m especially drawn to her series Potato Baby, (no, not just because of the ridiculously cool name) but because of its tight, uncluttered compositions and the simple, cheery color pairings.
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