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Excuse me while I bask in nostalgia for a few minutes here. I really miss Sydney. Sometimes it’s still kind of surreal that my travels in Australia are already over. I feel like I should still be looking forward to them. After all, I spent a good year of my life looking forward to going to Australia. And then I was there, and I fell in love, and it went by in the blink of an eye. Cue wistful sigh.
This little video has me dreaming about and falling in love with it all over again. What can I say? I’m a sucker for travel videos. And travel videos with awesome typography are even better. Like a moth to a flame, I’m longing for sandy beaches, bustling downtown streets, that beautiful and humungous! harbour, koalas…
For the ultra-wanderlust-filled among us (raise your hands proudly, you’re not alone!), they also have equally as lovely videos for other cities, including Vancouver, Beijing, London and Paris, among others. Go forth and enjoy!
Are you all suffering from Harry Potter overload just yet? I sure hope not! And for my readers who aren’t Harry Potter fans, I sincerely apologize that I’m dedicating another post to the boy who lived so soon after my last. None the less, whether you’re a fan of the books and/or movies or not, I hope you’ll be find the graphic design work I’m about to show you inspiring. Because Potter or no Potter, I think these are beautiful stand-alone pieces of art work and can be enjoyed no matter your stance on teenage wizards. Besides, it’s not so much the subject matter that counts here, it’s the artistry. So I hope that you’ll find these as inspiring as I do.
Okie dokie, enough exposition. Onto the goods! Graphic designer Patrick Sullivan, for his student portfolio, created a collection of DVD covers for the Harry Potter series. And they’re pretty darn amazing. You might even be inclined to say they’re magical.
Can you excuse me for today while I share something a little bit ridiculous and somewhat “off-topic”?i I’m having one of those moments where I find everything and the kitchen sink positively hilarious, and so things I would normally find a regular amount of funny, I find to be absolutely hysterical today. Enter Pokemon&Fashion: a tumblr blog where the author’s “two worlds collide”. Those worlds being – you guessed it – Pokemon (those adorable [sometimes] little video game critters with magical abilities and names that sound a bit like gibberish) and fashion (editorials and advertising campaign images). The blog’s creator takes fashion editorials and plops in, with the wonders of Photoshop, a little Pokemon that fits in with the scenery, mood or look of the image. And it’s really, really funny. Loud of loud funny. Trust me. It’s had me chuckling all morning. Comedy gold, my friends.
As I find myself starting to fall for the many charms of lovely Sydney, Australia, I foresee a bit of a battle on the horizon between my long-time beloved Canada and new crush Australia. I’m sure once August rolls around, there’ll be some real heart-string tugging going on around these parts. I don’t see this decision ending well.
If you’ve ever heard of the blog Paris vs New York City, you’ll know just what I’m talking about… pitting two beautiful cities against one another. The anonymous artist behind this blog produces side-by-side graphic comparisons between each city juxtaposing signature landmarks, foods, personalities and more.
Warning: There are a few curse words/minor profanities in some of the images posted in this entry.
Little known fact, once upon a time, I studied graphic design for a year. Yup. Ended up not being my thing, but I’m still made about type! Typography is what initially drew me to graphic design. I’m not so much on the up-and-up with the graphic design community at present, but one thing I do really enjoy looking over is custom typography. One of my favourite artists is Seb Lester.
