Billie Jean Building

Alex Varanese popped up a while ago with his reimaginations of what a range of current gadgets would look like if they’d be released and advertised in the 70s (that’s the iPod ad below).

He seems to favour a fairly consistent colour palate (his website is almost muted reds, oranges and greys) but he manages to make it seem retro in the reinvented gadgets and tape work, and cleanly modern in the Urban Cartography buildings. I also love the mosaic tiles and typography in the building series, it makes the designs look really cool and modular:

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A, B, C-section

Andreas Scheiger is getting under the skin of typography.

Brilliantly, none of this CGI. Each letter was hand-made with range of materials, including powder-coated MDF, polymer clay, chicken bones, thread, wire, acrylics and clear varnish:

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Who shot Brian?

Bitchin’ illustration by Brian Ewing:

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Flat pack flap jack

So you’re asked to art direct IKEA’s new cookbook. You have a quick think about what IKEA stands for… unconstructed parts you have to put together yourself? Boosh. Job done, high fives for everyone.

A cookbook that apparently focuses on pictures of the ingredients rather than the end result shouldn’t be such an inventive idea, but the elegance with which those ingredients are arranged and the tongue in cheek nod to IKEA’s flatpack approach lifts this above your standard Delia offering:

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Alternative post titles…

Allen Key Lime Pie
Billy Book Quesadillas
Why The Fuck Is There One Screw Still Left-Over Turkey Sandwiches

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Living in a box, living in a cardboard box

Cardboard Heaven by Nina Lindgreen:

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You don’t get better than a bad bed wetter

Most bedwetting advertising approaches the subject by showing relief from the obvious trauma of nighttime accidents. These Korean ads manage to completely flip reverse it and find the positive, showing the glorious freedom of weeing in your dreams:

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Freudian

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Tall stories

Joseph Schulz’s architectural photography is all about clear lines, block colours and pared back details:

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Marvelous

The magnificently named Rogan Josh has taken his awesome cut-out style to a whole range of Marvel heroes and villains. The Juggernaut and Gambit posters are particularly good…
GEEK! *wedgies self*

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Family photos

Jason Lee earns his living as a wedding photographer, but doesn’t put the camera away when he gets home. His photos of his daughters are sweet, full of personality and so obviously fun for all three of them.

One of the main difficulties with photographing kids (I presume) is getting a natural shot in staged circumstances, something these pics do really well. Though the fact that they’re his kids, and have probably spent a lot of their lives with him waving a camera in their face, might give Jason a bit of an advantage…

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