modern art tattoos
While tattoos and body art aren’t for everyone, we’re pretty sure almost anyone can appreciate the artistic element that goes into the designs themselves, as well as the skill required to practice the art form itself.
When it comes to tattoo artists like Brooklyn-based Amanda Wachob, there’s no denying this girl is super talented at creating modern, abstract designs which are truly unforgettable.
[via Design Milk]
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the designer’s alphabet
South African illustrator Emma Cook created a series of flash cards that will help designers and people in creative fields teach their kids the ABCs. Modern flash cards feature each letter of the alphabet paired with helpful image of Apple computer, DSLR camera, Email, Moleskine sketchbook, Wacom tablet, and other design related tools / products. Parents in creative professions can now easily teach the alphabet to their children and train the next generation of graphic designers.
[via Print Bench]
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men’s health says our client makes one of the best energy bars
Men’s Health recently reviewed the Six Best Energy Bars on the market, and to our delight, among them was our client Skout Natural Foods. Recognizing the evolution of energy bars from processed candy to clean, nutritious food, Skout’s Blueberry+Almond Trailbar took home the Winning Choice for Best Pre-Workout Bar.
Congratulations Skout for the national attention, we knew you were beautiful inside and out!
Eating a bar with roughly 35 to 45 grams of carbs an hour before a cardio or strength workout can help boost energy. But check labels closely, says sports nutritionist Dr. Suzanne Nelson, and drop those with more than 4 grams of fat, 10 grams of protein, or 5 grams of fiber, all of which can slow digestion.
Winner: Skout Blueberry + Almond Trailbar has 32 grams of carbs and tastes like a Fig Newton. It’s high in the sugar you need, but gets it only from real fruit.
Foerstel designed the packaging for not only the champion bar, but for their entire line of Trailbars. Taking cues from Skout’s previous packaging, we retained the established color palette as a flavor designation system, while refreshing the logo and introducing new graphic elements to tell more of the brand story, strengthen the on-shelf presence and provide more appetite appeal.
Previous Package Design
After Our Redesign
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thumbs up: superhero style
facebook’s iconic ‘like’ symbol, re-imagined in superhero style
Have you ever come across something on Facebook that is so awesome, simply “liking” it would not suffice? In such cases, you would need a “super like” option.
Bogota-based graphic designer and illustrator Jaime Calderón has re-imagined the iconic thumbs-up symbol with the hands of well-known superheroes.
Dressing up the now ubiquitous Facebook icon with a variety of easily recognizable superhero garb—like the web-print glove of Spider Man—the graphic designer is able to give it an entertaining and refreshing spin.
One of the most amusing of the ‘Super Like’ icons is that of Flash—due to his super-speed, we only get to see half of the icon because the other half has already moved out of frame.
[via Design TAXI]
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celebrating bike month: portability
In most cities, biking is a wonderful form of commuting. However, one minute you can be riding your beautiful vintage bicycle to the market and the next minute you’re schlepping the 35 lbs. of metal and rubber down an escalator, squeezing through an entry bar while swiping your card and finally begging forgiveness from your fellow passengers as you maneuver your way into the subway car. Quite the feat considering the bulging backpack of groceries you’re also carrying. At this moment you realize you need something more portable, collapsible and lightweight.
As part of our Bike Month Series, we’d like to introduce to you some collapsible bicycles. Although some of the concept designs are quite hilarious, we think you’ll agree they’re all practical for the urban dweller or even the adventure seeker.
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photographer imagines what models of famous paintings looked like
In her Real Life Models series 19-year-old Hungarian photographer Flora Borsi imagines what the models of contorted and skewed paintings must have looked like if they were distorted in real life. Through some pretty hilarious photo manipulation Borsi enhances the models for paintings by Kees van Dongen, Rudolf Hausner, and Picasso among others. The series is somewhat similar to photographer Eugenio Recuenco who re-imagined Picasso’s paintings as modern day fashion models. Several of Borsi’s works are now available as prints over on Saatchi Online.
[via Colossal]
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client’s product is a hit! package design by foerstel
Phil Lempert, the national food trend expert known as The Supermarket Guru, recently declared the new Melt Organic product “A HIT!”
Honey Melt Organic combines their signature blend of Melt with organic wildflower honey and cinnamon for a naturally sweet taste. Honey Melt is perfect for everyone who loves the sweet combination of honey and butter but wants a healthier alternative.
We couldn’t be prouder. The team at Foerstel developed the branding and package design for this Boise-based client.
“If you’re looking to replace butter this is actually a good choice. Made from a blend of different organic plant oils and honey, this would even be good on toast by itself. The honey actually masks the oil taste. Dairy free with 425 mg of omega 3s. One tablespoon is 80 calories, 9 grams of fat and 2 grams of sugars.“
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office wall art
Each week we update our office’s entry wall with our awesome cup designs. We’ll keep an on-going collection of the creativity our office has come up with. Check back every Monday!
Week 7: May 13, 2013
Jeremy Oliver, “Boise Cityscape”
Week 5: April 29, 2013
Marie Brochier, “Ralphie”
Week 3: April 15, 2013
Mark Curtis, “Lincoln”
Week 2: April 8, 2013
Claudia Button, “PacMan”
Week 1: April 1, 2013
Jeff Harder, “F”
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animal blueprints
We’re not scientists, but we do believe most animals are born and not assembled by hand. Still, we have to admit, these animal blueprints are mighty sharp. The Animal Blueprint Company has thrown a mid-century twist into the animal art world by producing a blueprint rendering of your breed! Styled like 1950′s architectural blueprints, each piece of art depicts a different dog, cat, or horse. Each comes with a bit of a distressed feel to lend the print a used and stored look, and they also display a bit of info about the breed selected. They have many breeds available and are willing to do a custom print of your pet with its lineage. It’s “signed” off with their own license stamp to make it official.
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composite photography reveals a solar corona
Composite image of the moon taken from 47 photos reveals solar corona during a total solar eclipse. Shot by Czech photographer Miloslav Druckmüller from the Brno University of Technology, these amazing composite images capture the moon during a total solar eclipse revealing a vast solar corona. To achieve the crystal clear effect the shots are comprised from some 40+ photos taken with two different lenses. Additional clarity was achieved due to the incredibly remote location chosen to view the eclipse from, a pier just outside the Enewetak Radiological Observatory on the Marshall Islands, smack dab in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. You can see several more images from the project at Druckmüller’s website and don’t miss this much higher resolution version including some 209 stars. All images courtesy the photographer.
[via This is Colossal]
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