The Sketchbook Project

The Sketchbook Project: 2011 (more…)

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Types in Denver II

Katch Cafe in Denver
Without using the uppercase K in the beginning of the word, kaTcH capitalized the middle letter T and the last letter H to match the ascender of the lowercase k. Another cool thing about the sign is the texture. (more…)

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Matte Stephens

illustration-Ropurt and Leonard wait for the tram on their Swedish trip
Matte Stephens is a painter living in Portland Oregon. His works are elegant, whimsical. The simplification of the shapes increases childlike enjoyment. (more…)

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Words that breathe

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It’s Richard Time again

Turn the yellow book
These couple of days are the yellow book time. Unavoidably, our friend, Richard shows up on those thin magnets again. Expectably, his head still occupies half size of the 4 by 4 square magnets. If the design for Richard’s business magnets can change to something illustrated or graphic with infomation, people might keep them on their home refrigerators longer. (more…)

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Types in Denver I

Cds and Types at 638 E. 13th, Denver

Signs are everywhere in Denver. Some of them look aged, some of them look modern. However, old signs are not just because of the layers of dirts or the erosion of the nature, and modern signs are not just because of the fresh paints or the structures of contemporary architecture around them. The choices of harnessing types also played significant roles in visual attractions. (more…)

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Illustrations in Denver

Illustration in Denver for Bender's
Because of the How Design Conference, I had a chance to take a look at Denver. Everywhere in downtown is full of surprise. Those illustrations stand at the either left turn or right turn of the buildings. Some of them are for restaurants or bars, like the Bender’s, the Meiji Japan printmaking mural and Appaloosa Grill printmaking ad. (more…)

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Top 10 Wines For Your Summer

Top 10 wines (more…)

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Ads For FIFA World Cup

Nike Sportswear x The FADER’s Pitch Perfect Mixtape #6: Africa by Spoek Mathambo
Series of screen-printed posters released from The Fader’s Pitch Perfect program. (more…)

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New Illustration – Chef

Linyingdesign illustration Chef
With all my curiosities, my first New Orleans trip was back to May, 2009. How did I know the place? Prior to 5 or 6 years ago, I was in China. The breaking news kept reporting the Hurricane damages in New Orleans. (more…)

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