Our Firts Graffiti Act

Finally! We made our first graffiti! It was part of the voluntary progam together with NLDoet. Dutch graffiti artist/illustrator Jord Jansen guided us throughout the process. Check out the full story on the post!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Rip up to create

Have you ever been punished in childhood for accidentally ripping up you Dad's favorite newspaper or Mom's magazine ? it's not a crime any more! It's design and even more. It is art. Recently, a collage technique became popular among both amateurs and professional artists. You don't need painting skills and large expenditures on materials, but only the imagination and the desire to create. The Design Mood, made a selection of several collage...

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Emotional Design on the Wall

Nikita Nomers, Russia-based graffiti artist, has definitely taken the emotional design to another level with his latest creation 'The Living Wall'. He painted emotions, such as joy, excitement, and anger onto walls of buildings, houses, and pretty much other surfaces available around the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Read some more to check out the portraits and videos! The emotions are very realistically projected we think up to the point where...

Monday, February 13, 2012

10 Face-Meltingly Cute Valentine's Day Cards

The Valentine's Day is coming pretty soon! It's about time to spread the love-y dovey mood around. What would be the best way to do this? Well from the moody design perspective with greeting cards of course! We will inspire you with 10 wonderful valentine's day card types. Sure you don't want to miss this! 1. The Heartfelt Painting 2. The Comparison 3. The Binary Coded 4. The Paired-Up 5. The Fill-in-the-Blanks 6....

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Look and Feel of Typography

What is one of the essential parts of a good design, which contains writings? Of course it is the font or in broader sense (and fancier term) the 'typography'. Typography is basically the combination of font, size, spacing, and color. So the million dollar question is : can typography really define the mood? Let's have a closer look at the interesting examples to get inspired! The design group from Behance network created 18 new fonts (from ornamentation...

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Color Up Your Day!

Let's talk about colors today! It is no secret that color is an inseparable element from design. Color is also often associated with mood and emotions - hence the phrase I'm feeling blue or green with envy. The correct use of colors could definitely enhance the message conveyed by your design. Check out this great infographic highlighting the psychology of color used in various occasions, such as interior design and advertising. Some of the...

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Welcome to our blog

Nice to meet you! We believe that every design begins from emotions - so does our blog! We are are two students in the field of Communication and Digital media, who like nice and simple things that are created with love and style. We'll be glad to share fresh ideas, overviews, examples, and tips about design in various spheres, from web to interior design. If you love original product packages, nontrivial logos, stylish furniture or any other type of design, graphics or art we hope this blog will become your "morning newspaper"...