Alvin Lustig

Alvin Lustig

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Hop in the time machine and take a trip to a simpler era in America. Alvin Lustig, however was far from a simple man. From architecture to advertising, industrial design to graphic design, Alvin did it all, and did it quite well.

This is Real Art.

This is Real Art.

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Their roster reads like a who’s-who of contemporary graphic design. Please add this to your favorites as I have no doubt there will be much more  coming from this outfit.

Mark Boyce

Mark Boyce

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I love the way he displays his work.

Also

Also

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With offices in Chicago and New York, Also serves up some work with a great slightly whimsical-illustrative style. It really gives their pieces a lot of depth, while maintaining the appropriateness of the message.

Craft Design Technology

Craft Design Technology

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A joint collaboration between Tyler Brûlé’s Winkreative and Japanese outfit Advertising Orchestra, Craft Design Technology offers a line of mundane office items with a super-lux twist. Try the embossed calfskin desk-mat to give your cube that corner-office-without-the-view feel.

Design Chapel

Design Chapel

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Rob Lindstrom, now of the scandanavian design powerhouse North Kingdom, has given a much overdue update to Design Chapel, showcasing some new works done at North Kingdom (the stunning Vodafone Journey site in particluar), as well as most of his older works that launched him to design stardom in the first place.

Edvard Scott

Edvard Scott

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Edvard Scott presents some new age psychedelia for your viewing pleasure in his newly updated site.

Creative Box

Creative Box

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Creative Box is a product design firm from Tokyo. Their site is one of the best Flash sites I’ve ever seen, and you must watch the videos about the Pivo project. Stunning work.

Atelier David Smith

Atelier David Smith

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Our first shop from Ireland, Atelier David Smith is a two man shop, obviously one of those fellows being David Smith, the other, Oran Day, both working out of Dublin. Beautiful finish on the printed pieces, wonderful use of type.

Albert Folch Studio

Albert Folch Studio

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Albert’s living in beautiful Barcelona and putting out all sorts of high-end print pieces. Blind embossing and foil-stamping abound! Budgets be damned!