Sicily

During a recent visit to Sicily I found the Architecture and Urban landscaping really interesting.
Although Sicily is actually a part of Italy it combines alot of different styles, from Typical European to Byzantine and Moorish influence. The pictures above show the variation between these styles and it was intriguing to see an affluent Catholic Church alongside Arabic looking Cathedrals and paintings.
A lot of the towns in Sicily were designed in the Baroque Architectural style, with sophistication, power and wealth as major influences, my favourite part of this style is the town planning - how every road and piazza is planned as a visual delight often with views towards the sea or the focus buildings of the town.

Typographic rugs!

They speak for themselves. ha ha

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Death Magnetic

Metallica's new branding, designed by Turner Duckworth, great because it works on a lot of levels, and has the possibility to be exploited across many different media.

'We had a great brief to work from – we knew it was about attraction and repulsion and wanted an iconic image that was expressive but also open to interpretation. A great sleeve has a strong image but also things that you can read into it.'

Village Green

Love this work by Village Green design studio, Incorporating key characteristics of musical genres, these characters were commissioned to promote a music and art event for print, marketing, online and event visuals. I think their best works are the beautiful intricate photo montages featured in a lot of their projects.
www.villagegreenstudio.com

HelloVon.com

I love HelloVon's stunning monochromatic illustrations. Although he also does paintings and typography I think his recent Migration project featuring drawings of animals which are being shown 'migrating' between London and New York galleries is his best work. What I like most is the flexibility of his illustrations, they could make a gorgeous print on a wall or work equally well featured on the side of a bottle. Also like the intricate and mature quality to his work.

The Mighty Book of Boosh

The most recent product from the great men of Boosh, this book has it all. Even if you aren't a fan of them, the creativity and spontaneity of every page is a great way to procrastinate. The typography is what makes it so clear and visually stimulating and there are loads of funny quips and characters that will make any other creative person feel completely unworthy!

Pot Noodle Fun.

Pot Noodle's latest campaign in conjunction with The Sun is a series of spoof news reports which purport to show what happens when people really do realise the cliché “you are what you eat".

The 100-second online clip was shot in the style of a 1980s news report by a TV station called Northern Eye and has been treated to give it the look of old VHS footage. I found it a very funny viral, not sure where it will be shown as its too long to be on tv. A great example from Pot Noodle of a perfectly suited campaign to its target demographic of young men.