Monday’s quick start: Valentine lOVE

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Let's start the week with some lOVe this week … I am a fan of everything 'graphic' … so these new prints by Luzelle from Mengsel are just my kind of taste … I would choose the Pink one, which one is your favorite?

And a nice little freebie I discovered via pinterest is this printable valentines wrap by minieco 

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..Mengsel Love print

..minieco 

Kisses

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It must be 'Marjon-week' this week her on Bloesem …. and I don't mind at all. This beautiful friend of mine has been doing some soul-searching last year and I believe she has found some some hidden talents. Sometimes when life gets tough your inner mind works better … you listen more carefully what is burning inside of you … and I believe this truly has happened to my lovely friend.

Marjon is a photographer by profession but a true artist by heart. She has an amazing strong spirit and the titles of her first series of posters say it all… 

Kusje meaning 'little kiss' and You are just PerfeKt … which one do you like best? I'm lucky  and already have the PerfeKt one at home 🙂

These prints will surely bring some Nordic touches to your home, so if you are a B&W lover what are you waiting for… treat yourself on one of her letterpress printed poster. 
Pure quality and handmade.

These posters are only just the beginning… let's see what 2013 will bring more for Marjon…  

Below the break many more images for you to get you in te right mood. 

 

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You might wonder what exactly you see in the last image … well this is a curtain with one of Marjon's images printed on it .. and you can buy it in her shop too! 

 

..Marjon's Blog 

..the Print Shop

All images by Marjon

 

Fifty and Fifty State Mottos: Typographic slogans from native designers on view at the Ace Hotel in NYC

Fifty and Fifty State Mottos

On view at the Ace Hotel in NYC, “Fifty and Fifty State Mottos” is an exhibition of prints paying graphic homage to our historic maxims, curated by designer and illustrator Dan Cassaro. After designing a print for his native New York, Cassaro reached out to friends and colleagues in…

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Interview: Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima: We talk to the Harry Potter graphic designers about The Printorium

Interview: Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima

Launched in September 2012, The Printorium is the latest project by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, founders of MinaLima Design. Mina and Lima met on the set of the Harry Potter films and, after working for almost 10 years in defining the graphic identity of the saga from props…

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Sponsor Spotlight: Binth

Binth

{1. Planet Poster  2. Joker Prints  3. Number Poster  4. Alphabet Poster  5. City Prints 6. Woodland Tree Poster}

Binth creates 'timeless' designs that everyone will enjoy. " We see beauty in the everyday." What a great saying from their website. A wonderful place to shop for home and office accessories. I especially love their 'Print + Posters' section. From numbers, cities, to planets, one for every occassion and room. Check out my top 6 above, and many more original illustrations to look at on their website.

..Binth

Interview: Tim Biskup: The musician and artist talks about Brainsled by Big Butter, a current Kickstarter to reissue the band’s 1989 cassette as a double vinyl LP

Interview: Tim Biskup

Known for his visually intense work and populist aesthetic, visual artist Tim Biskup grew up in Southern California and, adding music to his creative talents, started the band Big Butter with his brother, Mike. Together they explored their favorite music genres, experimented with sound and put on live stage…

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Tulisan

Jakarta-based illustrator Melissa Sunjaya brings Indonesian craft global with totes and more

Tulisan

by Maureen Ferry Cuellar When designer and BlueLounge co-founder Melissa Sunjaya, returned to her beloved but chaotic hometown of Jakarta, she was struck by the disconnect that exists among the country’s population of more than 250 million. As a natural resource and manufacturing-rich nation, Indonesia ships top-quality components and ingredients…

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Annoyed Grunt

Mr. Kiji returns to gallery walls with a solo show of design prowess

Annoyed Grunt

Not long after Mr. Kiji removed his paintings from the walls of NYC’s Mallick Williams Gallery in April last year, he was struck by a car while riding his bike around his Brooklyn neighborhood. The hit rendered Mr. Kiji with a hand lacking feeling and he was unable to…

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Haeckel Haus Co.

Nineteenth-century lithographic curiosities reborn for home and fashion

Haeckel Haus Co.

The 19th-century biologist Ernst Haeckel is credited with categorizing thousands of species, creating a genealogical tree that unites all life and coining the world “ecology.” But his prominence in the scientific community is matched by his cultural legacy: Haeckel’s lithographs of rare creatures have become emblematic of the Victorian…

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Master Debaters

A provocative new print series by Brooklyn-based graphic artist Mark McGinnis

Master Debaters

Mark McGinnis, who helped adults remember their ABCs with his irreverent 2010 Alphabet Series (“A” is for Atomic, “B” is for Blow, and “C” is for Camel Toe), is debuting a new set of colorful prints called the “Master Debaters” series at SCP’s Design Department Store exhibition as part…

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