Dowling Dunkan Bank Notes Redesign

Posted August 26th, 2010 in Graphic Design & trends by Zélia

You may have stumbled across the excellent dollar redesign by Dowling Duncan on DesignBoom this morning. Not only is this a very interesting design project, but the execution is fabulous: different sizes to help master the different bank notes, strong colors and bold graphical choices : it’s really how I’d wish I’d design bank notes myself. But strangely, I realized I never thought about redesigning bank notes before. Because to me, the old, dull colors, same size, strange old school design was the way it has to be. Like many objects of everyday, like toilet papers, pencils, administration letters, tax advices and all, I didn’t noticed how they were designed becaue, well, they were designed a non shocking way after all. What if all these were exceptionally designed, I wonder? Would the general level of designess increase? Would it even be possible? This sounds like an utopia, suddenly, where ugliness would take its toll like a rebellious act.

And what about you? What everyday object would you redesign if you had the opportunity?

(images: Designboom)

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AAITSKI !

Posted August 13th, 2010 in Just for fun by Zélia

I’ve been all over child stuff lately, with my dear and sweet friend Solène giving birth to an adorable baby boy. Mind you, I don’t usually put so much superlatives in a sentence, especially when talking about children, babies, and living things smaller than a dog but who don’t own enough hair to be cuddly. Anyway, let’s say that for once, I can find the idea of smaller clothes fun, especially since you can buy graphics you wouldn’t wear yourself.

So this morning, I was sent the link to AAITSKI!, a company screen-printing manually cute graphics for little design-inclined beings. (I’m totally using too many words in a row in an attempt to hide the fact I can’t think properly these days)

They classify their tees by “boys and girls”, “animals” and “vehicles” (for babiez, little brothaz and sistahz, brothaz and sistahz) – in their own words. It’s cute, fun, and they are extra-nice people. Enjoy!

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The geek shirt

Posted February 24th, 2010 in Graphic Design & trends, Just for fun by Zélia

fork me i'm famous

For those of you who are on the geek side, I’ve designed this quick sketch for an upcoming teeshirt. I really like how all of this started: a joke on twitter, a design, a virtual meeting, an then, the perspective of real further developments. The guy who’ll print this needs to have at least 50 pre-orders for them (you on’t have to pay anything yet, of course). If you’d like one, please send a mail to gitshirt@palleas.com . If you’re not a web developer, and the joke don’t appeal to you, you can always say you got a shirt designed with Franklin Gothic. Which is awesome. Totally.

Love & ampersand
Zélia

Ps: I’ve been filling the paperwork to officially work on the side as a freelancer. You can now send me orders for stuff you’d like to be designed. \o/ Hurray!
Ps2: Hopefully, this will kick my own ass to get this new portfolio online. Maybe. Maybe not. I mean, no one did predict I’d have a new porftfolio this year, right? >.<

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Retro to go

Posted November 4th, 2009 in Graphic Design & trends by Zélia

design fetish retro dark knight poster

retro inglourious basterds poster

A nice serie of retro modern posters on Design Fetish. A must see! (X-posted on Casus Belli)

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