What are you afraid of...
Personally, the dreaded 'spinning wheel of death' is fairly high up on that list.
This is the super-sweet work of designer Abi Lee who visualised "Spinny" using generative AI.
I'd buy him in a heartbeat!
www.abileedesigns.com
When you have all you need, build a longer table, not a higher fence...
This phrase, coined by Tori Dunlap in her book "Financial Feminist" Is a good principle to live by.
This stunning piece of design is by the brilliant furniture designer Marcus Voraa: www.instagram.com/p/BgUQm7jF36...
Famous artists often didn't sign their own name...
This is the lovely work of the clever Ian Barnard, you can see more of his handiwork (and commission him) here: www.ianbarnard.net
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I'm Jason, a senior freelance designer, working in branding, digital and print.
#lettering
#type
#design
Penguins mate for life...
So if you choose to work with me, I might bring along a friend, or two. Nothing weird, but everything wonderful.
This animation is from the talented Andries Ohneisser. Made with Midjourney it may be, but with a wonderful low-fi aesthetic.
www.instagram.com/ohneis652/
Where do good ideas come from...
I don't know, but if you find out, can you let me know!
In the meantime, I'm planting a lot of these in my creative garden – pencil seeds from the best stationery shop in London; Present & Correct: www.presentandcorrect.com
#pencils
#ideas
#design
A jigsaw puzzle made from two identical twins
A jigsaw puzzle made from two identical twins
A jigsaw puzzle made from two identical twins
A jigsaw puzzle made from two identical twins
Similar, but not identical...
This series "Within 15 Minutes" is the wonderful work of German photographer Alma Haser, exploring identical twins. She photographs them, then makes 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles of each twin, before swapping every other piece – stunning!
almahaser.com/within-15-mi...
Have you ever felt out of your depth...?
Breathing fills your lungs and refreshes your mind. It can calm you down, reset your nervous system and help focus your attention.
#live
#breathe
#design
I'm a versatile creative, but have limits. I can't draw and whilst I write, I choose not too – so many people I know do it better than me.
This is the wonderful tiny ukiyo-e museum of Ichimura Mamoru in Kyoto – a tiny collection of traditional woodblock prints, which opens only when he wants to.
I never wanted a normal job...
I still wear a 'smart shirt' from time to time for work, but this wonderful piece designed by, and available from Yohji Yamamoto, perfectly illustrates all of those slightly anxious feelings – I don't miss them.
theshopyohjiyamamoto.com/products/pl-...
An interpretive shadow...
This 'calligraphic improvisation' is the beautiful work of dancer and performance artist Thomas Parent. It's wonderfully fluid, reactive and interpretive and right on the edge of human and computer...
www.instagram.com/thomasparentt/
#movement
#genAI
#design
Duck...
...good advice when you're approaching a windmill for sure!
This is the ever clever work of photographer and artist Helga Stenzel, who creates these wonderful compositions by adding laundry to the real world.
www.helgastentzel.com
#phototgraphy
#design
One step at a time...
That's how you move forward, even when things are difficult.
This procedural animation of cascading Rubik's Cubes is the work of Gabor Papp – see more of his wonderful (versatile) stuff at the link in the comments...
www.instagram.com/p/DVko0SujCqX/
#design
#puzzle
For me, being creative is more of a need than a job – sitting down with a pencil and paper definitely helps to wake me up on a Monday morning.
This sculpture; Seated Figure, Middle Niger, 13th Century, 3D scanned by The Met in New York sums up Mondays...
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
When I started out, I was introduced to the magical combination of Art Director and Copywriter, and to this day, my 'pretty pictures' are always made more impactful when accompanied by a few well-crafted words.
This is "Game Face" created by Pablo Rochat for Apple: www.pablorochat.com
Walk a mile in someone else's shoes...
This is a great reminder, that when looking at any design brief, understanding how a client and even more so, their customers, might really feel is essential!
This is the work of Alex Vanova: www.instagram.com/alex.vanova/
#fashion
#design
Grace under pressure...
When time is tight, and you feel you can't breathe (or when you actually can't breathe), you nearly always do your best work.
This is a stunning and physically insane performance of artist and underwater dancer; Natalia Brandolin: www.instagram.com/nathybrandol...
#design
Finding balance isn't always easy...
It takes time, to understand a brief, to explore all possible solutions, to adjust things, to make it all work.
In unsurprising news, AI-powered robots can balance bouncing orange ping pong balls very quickly!!
#balance
#process
#robots
I do my best work under pressure...
This substantial piece; Untitled, 2023, is the work of Italian artist Arcangelo Sassolino – the tension here between the soft flowing ream of paper and the cold metal vice is wonderfully palpable.
www.arcangelosassolino.it/work/untitle...
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#art
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure...
This is the superb and playful work of performance artist Shoji Yamasaki, who diligently recreates the discarded rubbish he finds around him: www.instagram.com/litteredmvmn...
#performanceart
#rubbish
#design
I took pictures from an early age and became fascinated by the technology and intricacy of the hardware and creative possibilities for expression.
This wooden masterpiece: Untitled (CE Wood Hasselblad), 2008 was made by the artist genius that is Tom Sachs: www.tomsachs.com
#photography
#design
These are the striking PANTStone trousers, designed by the conceptual artist David Delahunty.
As a designer, I'm clearly biased, but these are wonderful!
His work is simple, clever, playful and thoughtful, and shows the impact that thoughtful art and design can have.
www.daviddelahunty.com
I've always been a fan of Andy Goldsworthy's work and feel his ephemeral but sculptural works, created in and entirely of, nature, are as memorable and powerful as any museum piece.
andygoldsworthystudio.com
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I'm Jason, a senior freelance designer: branding, digital and print.
#art
#design
Where do ideas come from? Idea generation is a mysterious art. Some apply science to help creative ideas appear, and whilst I understand the urge, I also love magic.
This is an amazing video shot by the scientists at MIT that shows the exact moment that life begins...
#ideas
#creativity
#design
How we all feeling on the Sleaford Mods’ mood scale?!
The scrabble to remember what you're doing and who you are is very real!
I think I'm a slightly bemused 7 BTW.
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I'm Jason, a senior freelance designer. I share things that inspire me, my processes and the work I create.
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Two bowls and a chopping a board...
Or do you see something else? Well, Berlin-based designer Emil Schwärzler certainly did when staring at the dishes he'd just washed up after dinner.
www.instagram.com/e.schwaerzler/
#art
#vision
#design
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow...
This sentence contains every letter in the English alphabet and, as the ever clever Language Nerds observe, is eminently cooler than the traditional "...quick brown fox..."
Expect to see this in your brand guidelines moving forwards.
thelanguagenerds.com
This is a wonderful piece by the UK based artist Imbue, a Trojan Horse, made entirely out of used Amazon delivery boxes.
As the artist says himself:
“Amazon didn’t take over by force and kill the high street. We opened the door and invited them in.”
imbuesource.com
#art
#convenience
#design
The power of the pencil...
These thought-provoking design concepts for a range of novel writing instruments and pencils "Write Draw Think" (loving the name!) are from Korean industrial design studio BKID.
bkid.co/work/write-d...
Have you ever experienced Synesthesia...?
What colour is the number 13?
What sound do you hear when you see a red square?
The "Galactic Glitch Dress" by fashion designer Iris Van Herpen, is inspired by the perceptual phenomenon of Synesthesia...
www.irisvanherpen.com/collections/...
I've been busy in the last few weeks. I'm not complaining, but it's good to acknowledge that the elusive 'work/life balance' never seems to get any easier to find.
"Body Sculpture" by Jordan Wolfson shows the busyness of being in business (and a human) nicely: www.davidzwirner.com/artists/jord...
