Alfabetika. Whimsical Posters That Brighten Up Children's Rooms And Their Minds.

Alfabetika are a line of reading and counting basics made charming and stylish. Numbers and alphabet letters come to life in the form of whimsical drawings by the beautiful and talented designer (and a personal friend of mine) Anne-Lise Borgen.







The Norway born designer, who is now based in Paris, first came upon the idea to create Alfabetika when she couldn't find a suitable gift for her niece. She wanted something both cool and educational and when nothing struck her fancy, she set out to design her own.



The highly original characters were inspired by her dog Jakko's personality, cute looks and funny mannerisms combined with her love of mid-century modern design.







Staying true to her Scandinavian heritage, the alphabet posters come in both English and Norwegian Versions.



In addition to inspiring someone you love, each sale from Alfabetika’s webshop donates 5% to UNICEF, making this a gift that benefits the recipient as well as a less fortunate child.

Jakko:

Anne-Lise:


Keep an eye on Alfabetika, Anne-Lise will soon be launching custom name posters!


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Vinyl Art - Painted Portraits Of Musicians & Entertainers On Records By Daniel Edlen

Arizona based artist Daniel Edlen paints portraits of musicians and entertainers with white acrylic on good old fashioned vinyl LPs.

A life long lover of music, he began selling them in late 2006 when a friend spotted them in his studio and suggested he offer them as holiday gifts. Since then, Daniel has been showing in galleries and selling them online.


above: Portrait of Lou Reed hand-painted on a vinyl LP by Daniel Elden

above: Detail of Bono portrait on U2's Joshua Tree LP.

Below are 24 of Daniel's works presently hanging in VH1's corporate offices in New York:


Hip Hop, Rock n' Roll, Pop, Jazz & Blues, Heavy Metal, Soul, Country and Alt, he works with all types of music and entertainers. These make a fabulous gift for any music and/or art-lover. He will also do commissions.

Here are just a few examples of his Vinyl Art.

Black Eyed Peas:

Notorious B.I.G.:

Bono:

Elvis Costello:

Snoop Dogg:

Ozzy Osbourne:

The Beatles:

johnny Cash:

Gene Simmons:

Slash:

Sid Vicious:




Check out more examples, buy one or have him make one for you here.
all images © 2010 Daniel Edlen

Luke... I Am Your Font. Star Wars Typography Posters From H-57.

Creative Directors Matteo Civaschi and Gianmarco Milesi of the ad agency H-57 Creative Station in Milan, Italy created a series of beautiful self-promotional posters fashioning Star Wars characters Darth Vader, Yoda, and a Star Trooper out of typography.




Please click on each of the images below to enlarge:



“May the force of Typography be with you”

Advertising Agency: H-57 Creative Station, Milan, Italy
Creative Director: Matteo Civaschi, Gianmarco Milesi
Account Director: Sabrina Di Gregorio
Typographer: Matteo Civaschi
Published: November 2010

Thanks to the site I Believe in Advertising for bringing this to my attention

Vintage Style DC Comic Posters By Michael Myers Jr.

Just last week I introduced you to the illustrated LOST characters by artist Michael Blaine Myers, Jr. Now, I wanted to show you his beautiful posters of various DC comic book Superheroes. From Aquaman to Wonder Woman, they are rendered in a style that is simultaneously both vintage and modern. Simply beautiful, they may actually be available for purchase soon.










See more of Michael's work here.