Looks like this week is all about animals. I have just completed a Jungle theme for Chilligavva, which you now see in action. For the curious, the animal icons are based on the Animal Dingbat series, called “Animalia Scissored” from Dafont.com, a font site.
I have just come across the work of Jeremy Pettis, a student at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design via Typographica
Here is the exciting response about his work:
The immediacy and creativity of Pettis’™ work has spread like wildfire through the design blogosphere.
My favourites are:
the letter C, I like the curviness of the cobra
the letter L, I like the mane and tail
the letter R , I like the ears
Here is what Jeremy said about his inspiration in his interview with Stephen Coles
I found these old design annuals called “Modern Publicity. They have some great work from all around the world. I found a few from 1967-78 on Amazon fairly cheap. Collecting old design books can be a very expensive addiction. I love seeing great work from the pre-digital era. It seems everything was a little more thought out and planned.