Peepshow image makers Andrew Rae and Chrissie Macdonald have collaborated to create a mixed media installation designed to engage children as they travel from ward to operating theatre at a London hospital…

Commissioned by Vital Arts for the New Royal London Hospital and entitled A Journey Around My Pencil Case, the installation incorporates hand-painted elements, sculpture and bright wallpapers, the idea being that children can follow a line drawn along the route from ward to theatre, thus distracting them from their looming operation. Here are some shots of the work in situ:

Photography by Jess Bonham.

Barber Osberby’s London 2012 Olympic Torch has won the Design Museum’s Design of the Year prize for 2012.

The Nokia Pure typeface won the Graphic Award while the Digital Award went to the Microsoft Kinect.

What do you think of Osberby’s design?

Illustrator Isabel Greenberg’s series of concertina Fold Out-Fold Up products are designed to cover kitchen- or bookshelf shame…

“If you have an embarrassing bookcase with lots of Mills and Boon or the Twilight books or something, you fold out my book shelf cover and put it in front!” says Greenberg on her website. “The kitchen one [below] has lots of foodie feastables and you can pop it over your kitchen shelf when you have nothing but pot noodles and stale crackers.” Greenberg’s fake library includes such tomes as Toilet: Faeces in Art and Design and Granny Chic, and also reveals a penchant for studies on cake art.

Check out more of Greenberg’s work on her website, complete with url inspired by the ‘classic’ dad joke, isabelnecessary.com.

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needs more purple though!

Here’s a collection of amazing artwork all in this steam-driven Victorian hybrid theme, that is almost certain to kickstart your inspirational engine. No matter who you are. So if you feel that spark of creativity begin to flicker and fade as the months heat up, then just dive into the steam!

 

Steampunk Inspiration, courtesy of deadwingsdesigns.com

Shichigoro-Shingo is a Japanese illustrator, working as a freelancer. His illustrations have a particular feel, combining goth looks, futuristic feels of metal and screws, with nature elements, such as animals and plants.

Although he doesn’t use advanced software, as he declared himself, only an old version of Photoshop, the artwork looks very professional and detailed, emphasizing the natural talents and many hours of practice.

Check out the following showcase which illustrates 40 of his most fascinating works, proving the above mentioned.

Futuristic Goth Art by Schichigoro Shingo

If like me you’re becoming depressed by the lack of summer weather, why not check out these awesome Summer themed desktop Wallpapers!

60+ Summer Wallpapers

What happened in Japan several days ago is terrible – an 8.9 earthquake, and then the devastating tsunami. It is a serious loss for this country as thousands of lives were washed away and homes simply disappeared for ever. All that us – the people can do is support them in any way we can, whether it’s about donations or moral support.

Designers all over the world have decided to support the Japanese in their own way and do what they can do best – create. What we can do is share with you these inspirational designs, hence showing our support and respect towards the Japanese community. We hope they will find the strength to start over again and get over this suffering.

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Design has the power to change the world, and in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11, 2011, nocturnal design have created this FREE poster to promote relief assistance.

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A Logo is a graphical element representing a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a creative logo design is for immediate recognition. Presented below Most Creative Logos that are also used to identify organizations and other non-commercial entities.

These logos inspired many creative designers. Unlike symbols and icons, these logos are effective in the sense that the name and general form is clearly spelt out for easier recognition. All of these are very creative, awesome, amazing and following different trends. Also, try to catch how they created using specific colors combination, typography adjustments and font selection.

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What kind of logo design is the most creative and impressionable for you?

There are a wide variety of customized social media icons you can find on the web, but sometimes they just don’t fit your design. This is a set strictly for the designers who are looking to create their own custom icons. These 10 vector icons are completely blank of all styling, so you can edit them as you see fit.

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Brushes for Photoshop are known to be one of the most used add-ons since they don’t just enhance your designs, but also help give your works a new, fresh and stunning look. Here’s a link to a set of Vector Brushes that I particularly like.

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It’s the little details that turn a good layout into a great design! Here’s a few pointers when working with Noise, Textures, Gradients and my current favourite, Rounded Rectangles!

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