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In Graphics We Trust

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In Graphics We Trust

Whoa, this could appear as sensory overload at first, but as you start to click, you discover that your shoulders relax and you ease into a state of awe and curiosity all the way through the bottom of the page. In Graphics We Trust.

ilovedust

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ilovedust

ilovedust is five parts English, one part Icelandic, one part South African and one part Chinese. This art studio has been around for 4 years now and specializes in graphic design and illustration, as well as motion graphics, product design and TV commercials. We like the quality of work by these guys! Worth checking out!

Diftype

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Diftype

Diftype is the work of Niklas Lundberg, a young and talented graphic designer from Sweden. Niklas has great attention to detail and an original thought process that can make any project sweet. Can’t wait to see more new work!

Modernista!

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Modernista

Wow! This is one of most original and clever ideas we’ve seen in quite some time. Modernista! redesigned their web presence in a way that let’s the user view their work “Through the eyes of the Web.” Brilliant!

Aleksi Koskinen

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Aleksi Koskinen

Volume One | Athletics

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Volume One

Fresh work. check. Mandatory NY and LA offices. check. Design collective that kicks serious ass. check. Volumeone and Athletics are bringing new flavor to the game. Watch out!

Everyone Knows

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Everyone Knows - Greet the Sun

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This might not be news to all because by now probably Everyone Knows, but just in case you missed it, check out the fresh work of Eastern European collaborators Basil Gloo, Sergey Stanchev, Alex Dram, and Andrew Gloo.

PSYOP/Blacklist/Massmarket

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PSYOP

Call it a triple threat, or call it a Thursday treat. PSYOP has been delivering fine quality work for some time now and should be paid a visit today so you can compare your design with theirs. Chances are it will make you excited to work, or crawl in a hole and die. Either way, you’ll be inspired to do something.

Not to be left out of the equation are PSYOP’s sister companies… Blacklist, serving up non-traditional motion works for all to see (Hint: Sort by director for an easier view of the videos). And last but not least, Massmarket, sick visual effects that help complete this big happy family. Do work!

Brnd.org

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Brnd.org

Stanislav Chepurnov is a Designer/Animator living and working in Moscow, Russia. Nice conceptual work and reel! Beware of the random flashing background… not as crazy as the new Gnarls Barkley video Run, but may cause annoyance to some.

Handy Hand-Set Sets

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YWFT Hand Sets

Hand-Set type refers to the days where people used to set type by placing one letter at a time. These sets are saved in an editable format so you have more control over how the type works, with room for experimentation. These do not come as system fonts.” - Now available at YouWorkForThem.

Hard Format

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Hard Format

Hard Format was created by Justin Amphlett and Colin Buttlmer to archive their love of great music packaging. This ongoing collection is fantastic!

Paco Raphael Krijnen

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Paco Raphael

Paco Raphael Krijnen was recently featured on the Adobe Design Center Gallery. Check out his entire online portfolio over at PacoRaphael.com. Good stuff!

Nitrocorpz Studio

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Nitrocorpz Studio

Nitrocorpz Studio was established in 2003 and is based in Goiânia, Brazil.

We think visually to help our clients to build solid, challenging and creative experiences. Our client is our partner. We listen. We reflect. We do.

Yes, they do! And they do a great job at it too!

Nitrocorpz are also the guys behind The Designers Mixtape and NeuralBrand. Cool fun stuff!

rsizr

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rsizr - Seam Carving for Content-Aware Image Resizing | online intelligent image resizing

rsizr allows you to intelligently resize images directly in your browser. The algorithm used is based on the incredible image resizing technique called Seam Carving for Content-Aware Image Resizing developed by Shai Avidan and Ariel Shamir. Try rsizr. It’s amazing!

Invisible Creature

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Invisible Creature

Brothers Don and Ryan Clark, co-founders of the now defunct Asterik Studio, have combined to create Invisible Creature, “The design studio of the millennium”. Get more insight into the Invisible lifestyle from The Creature Speaks.

Thank Heavy-Backback for the reminder!

Aleksey Drozdov

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Aleksey Drozdov | Piezo Design

Aleksey Drozdov | Piezo Design

Aleksey Drozdov | Piezo Design

Aleksey Drozdov | Piezo Design

If a photo is worth a thousand words, then some graphic design work (like each of the pieces shown above) should be worth five thousand words.

Piezo Design is the online portfolio of the amazing Ukranian designer Aleksey Drozdov. Awesome work!

Philippe Intraligi

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Philippe Intraligi

Wow! The quality of submissions has been fantastic lately! Just check out our latest addition, Philippe Intraligi, a graphic designer, illustrator and crazy pattern designer that’s raising the bar for apparel designers everywhere! See more NEW graphic design submission HERE.

Odopod Updates

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Odopod

One of our favorites, Odopod, updates with new work in great style. You can also stay up-to-date with the crew via the Odoblog. Yeah!

Spin London

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Spin

Holy shit! We just revisited the Spin site and forgot how crazy good their work is. They do everything right! Typography is amazing, Motion is high concept and highly captivating, Interactive is clean and unique and Print is drop dead gorgeous. Every project is a must-click!

Public Hue

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Pelun Chen

Public Hue is the work of Pelun Chen, a New York based interactive art director currently working for R/GA. Some really nice pieces on here, make sure to click the thumbnails for more images.

Encuadre

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Encuadre

Encuadre is a motion/design production company based out of Barcelona, Spain. Check out their new ‘08 Video Demo Reel. Beautiful work!

Sangre/Pablo Scaglione

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Sangre - Pablo Scaglione

Sangre is Pablo Scaglione… Graphic designer, art director and illustrator based in Buenos Aires. Working since 2000 in a variety of projects including; brand creation, website design and development, print, TV, film productions and other types of aesthetic creations. Friend of the people and the animals and latest addition to FAIRspot… you need to wait for the load time on this one!