This week we’re joining the big Gatzby buzz that is bubbling around the globe like sparkly champagne. We’re amazed (but not surprised) that e-v-e-r-y-one talks about the movie. The fashion alone is Oscar worthy!
Catch a glimpse into the making-of in this interview with the movie’s production designer Catherine Martin:
Needless to say – this glamorous 1920′s inspired movie is a feast for the eyes – one to buy, keep, watch, stop, rewind, and look at over and over again…!
Isn’t this poster material? Harmonious composition, beautiful understated luxury and timeless elegance, paired with a dash of confidence and sass! We love everything about this shoot. Don’t you?
The best campaigns (or the best of anything for that matter) are perfect in all the details. Including typography. Here’s a beautiful example where the Art Director commissioned a calligrapher for a campaign promoting the first luxury shopping mall in Kazakhstan. A peek into the development of the lettering:
The finalized lettering:
The campaign:
Isn’t this calligraphy artist amazing, and the final lettering just perfect for this campaign?
CREDITS: Calligraphy Artist: Marina Marjina, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Client: Capital Partners | Agency: McCann Erickson Kazakhstan | Creative Director: Sergey Radionov | Art Director: Inna Plavskaya | Photographer: Andre Pinces
Karl Lagerfeld’s ingenuity never ceases to amaze us. One of his latest strikes of genius: An art-inspired online gallery website, in context with his Little Black Jacket exhibition, which started touring the world in April 2012 – currently shown in Dubai. We hope it won’t be the last stop! What a clever brand promotion concept, intriguing, beautifully orchestrated, and ingeniously implemented.
If you can’t make Dubai, indulge in the online gallery! A few glimpses:
The Little Black Jacket – a collaboration of Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld
Look what we just spotted on our design explorations… – aren’t these these typography butterflies adorable?
They would be a really cool design element for walls!
Spotted via my modern met – designed by 25-year old Japanese graphic designer gussan
Hollywood is always talented in underlining a plot, mood, and characters with the perfect costumes. The cult series “Mad Men” just launched season 6, set in 1967. We found an interview on StyleList with costume designer Janie Bryant, who designs all the costumes for the show (!), and collected first peeks of the season 6 costumes:
Megan Draper (Jessica Pare) in “Mad Men” – season 6. image via huffington post
“I don’t approach the costume design about trends. It’s about maintaining the truth of the character.”
- Janie Bryant, costume designer for “Mad Men” {full interview here}
Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks) – peek of “Mad Men” season 6. Image via huffington post
Betty Francis (January Jones) in “Mad Men” – Season 6. image via huffington post
“(..)since Sally is getting older, and there is a bit of rebellion,
I always like to have her in contrasting colors from Betty.”
- Janie Bryant, costume designer for “Mad Men” {full interview here}
Betty’s daughter Sally Draper (Kiernan Shipka), in “Mad Men” – Season 6. image via huffington post
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