Oliver Nieder

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Some amazing photography by Oliver Nieder, a creative director and designer based in Munich. Check out his site here.

Amy Martino

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Some great illustrations by Amy Martino, whose work can be seen here.

Margaret Durow

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Beautiful photography by Margaret Durow. More of her work here.

Vanessa Lam

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Great work from L.A. based Vanessa Lam. Via The Strange Attractor.

I have to say that the logo for the Melbourne Cup is at the top of the list followed closely by the Museum of Science and Industry piece and Glidden Paint.

Jim Tierney

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University of the Arts grad Jim Tierney designed four beautiful looking Jules Verne book covers for his senior thesis project. Check out some video of the books and his personal site here.

Via Design Observer.

Brooks Shane Salzwedel

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Some hauntingly beautiful work by Californian artist Brooks Shane Salzwedel, who uses layered resin to create depth in her pieces. Look at more of her work on her site.

Dana Lauren Goldstein

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Photography from Manhattan based Goldstein. Great casual shots that kind of feel like a combo of party pics, editorials, punk music, and scenes from her day-to-day. Don’t miss Pumpkin Heads!

Lukes Beard

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This stuff’s pretty cool, a new years resolution to make a design with a different lyric in it each day. So far so good, hope the Beard makes it to 2011!

YaelMer&ShayAlkalay

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London based design duo that’s been attracting lots of attention. ‘Stack’ (above) is a chest of drawers without the chest, part of MoMA’s permanent collection.

Both graduates from the Royal College of Art in 06, Yael focuses on sheet materials that can be transformed into three dimensional objects, while Shay plays with how things move, function, and react. I find the later influences particularly interesting, evident in the ‘Stack’ as well as the following (’Pivot’ and ‘Cut Attache’z’). Work from their studio ‘Raw-Edges‘ is produced by Established & Sons of Great Britain.

Mark Gmehling

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He’s a German illustrator working for Cinema 4d, as well as a professor at WAM Die Medienakademie. Have a look at more work on Behance Network.