Crown Maple Process

packaging / january 06th / 00:00 AM

 
You may have seen this nice packaging on several blogs (even here) but I figure out Studio MPLS also published an interesting process post on their blog...

Ideas :
 
Final language & design :
 
And new, the boxes :
 
blog.studiompls.com


The letterpress calendar, the pictures !

perso / january 5th 20120/ 00:20 AM / Hans Zimmer Sherlock Holmes 2 soundtrack

 

Between 2 boxes (why do I buy so much design books and home decoration magazine !!!), I found time to shoot the calendar in details... And as without you this project would not be possible, dear readers, I have an (other) special gift. Entrer the coupon "graphicexchange" to get a 5€ discount... I write it in small, to be sure only readers, not "whatchers" can enjoy it ;)

One of new thing for this year will be bigger images too. I used to have them at 800px, now, when possible, I will present them at 900... I also update my site www.fabienbarral.com with the project and also with the Excelsior latin identity done last year... and I put them on behance... now I can sleep !




 

I have to said, you need imagination to work in letterpress. Final print is so specific that you have think in relief. For exemple, for the little rounds with the month, I am really please how it stand out...



www.letterpress-calendar.com
(if you do not read what is written at the begining of this post, you may have missed something...)

 
Mucho

packaging / january 5th 2012 / 00:15 AM / Hans Zimmer Sherlock Holmes 2 soundtrack

 

www.mucho.ws
Spruce by Brad Surcey

identity / january 3td 2012 / 11:25 PM /Rodrigo & Gabriela 11:11

 

Thanks a lot for all the nice feedback after the post about my 2012 projects... And, as it seems to scare a lot of people, even if I will manage only one site under the Mr-Cup name soon, all the archives of graphic-exchange will stay available...

I am pleased that this Brad Surcey project is the first to be presented here is the new images of the SPRUCE identity by Brand Surcey... I know it was inspired by one of my images, and this is the exact definition of inspiration : when it brings you a magical emotion that make you create something special !



bradsurcey.com


2012 !
perso / january 1st 2012 / 11.44 PM/ Yann Tiersen

 

Happy new year !

First of all, let my wish you all an amazing 2012 year, very creative of course, but also full of these beautiful small moments that made great stories... As heard in Smith and Burrows "When The Thames Froze" :
The years go by so fast, let's hope the next beats the last.

And also want to thank you for your support, and feedback all over the days, weeks, months... years !


 

Reboot myself

If you are an usual reader from my blog, you know I often talk about rebooting myself... it is time to reveal everything now... I always try to be creative, but not only in my work (this is an evidence) but also in my life... And I need to get out of my "comfort zone"... it helps me to found inspiration.

I love to remember where I have create something... The letterpress calendar, for exemple, it was on the Uzes office I rent during the past 3 month, some of the excelsior latin tools werre created in the train to Paris... And I also remember which post I have done when visiting Boston or my friend Jordan in Califronia...

This is a picture of me in 2011 ! Trey Ratcliff took it when he visits us back in July... one of the best day of 2011 (see a commented detailed version on flickr).



But this is an image from the past... For 2012, I want to do more, I want to LIVE unusual things. I was very inspired by the One year project of Nathan & Katie, travelling across USA (and even Europe) to found inspiration... So, with my wife and daughter, we deceided to leave what we have and to try a different life... This week, we put everything in boxes and left our nice home. Firstly, we will visit friends and familly in France, after that we will fly away in march for 3 or 4 months period. Our first destination will be Bali, in Indonesia, to met craftsman and figure out what kind of product we can imagine with them... this is the IDEA, I will keep you updated on that of course...

Before that, I want to launch the new project "Mr-Cup". I can not manage so many projects at one time... a porftolio site, this blog, the harmonie shop, the calendars and much more... Mr Cup will be my one and only site soon... The shop will feature a lot of new stuffs, not only items I design and produce, but also ones I like and support, and even some unique objets I found and want to gave a new life...

I stop now, you have all the 2011 retrospective to see after this post if you took some holidays last week...

 

 

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