2008 Most Influential - Part 2

Continuing with our 2008 Most Influential, we're on to Part Two today, and in creating this, we realized there may very well be 4 parts at the rate we're going. We're half way though the year, so stay tuned as Part Three and probably Part Four will make an appearance soon.

EMBROIDERED CURSIVE FONT
31. All week long barrettes from Romp by Little Something (via Oh Joy!).
32. Poetry Cuff, Cathy Cullis
33. Handmade Nation Sublime Stitching Embroidery Pattern, Indiecraftmovie's shop


LO-FI DESIGN MEETS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
34. Crosley AV Room Portable USB Turntable, Urban Outfitters
35. Rolleiflex Mini Digital Camera, Urban Outfitters
36. Tivoli Radio, Tivoli Audio


LETTERPRESS POSTERS
37. The Scarlet Letter, Doug Wilson for Keep Calm Gallery
38. Lisa Congdon Print, Little Paper Planes Press
39. Alyson Fox Print, Little Paper Planes Press
40. Julia Rothman Print, Little Paper Planes Press

Below: Amidst Routes Letterpress Print, Pearl and Marmalade




HAND-LETTERING
41. Kate Bingaman-Burt, Obsessive Consumption
42. Will Bryant
43. Emma Trithart, You Work for Them
44. Ray Fenwick



FLUORO
45. Japanese Posters from Valero Doval
46. Weaved mats, Godefroy de Virieu
47. Life in WonderMountain, solo show by Lisa Congdon at Paperboat Gallery, Milwaukee
48. Carolyn Quartermaine
49. Life in WonderMountain, solo show by Lisa Congdon at Paperboat Gallery, Milwaukee


THE ART OF THE DISPLAY
50. Hangar art , Ladies and Gentlemen
51. Colored mats
52. Bull dog clips
53. More hangar art, O at Home

2008's Most Influential - Part One

As tradition has it, we look back to see what designs and ideas were most influential in the past year, and post about them here. It's one of my favourite posts, and I always end up amazed at the outcome and how they influence next year's design. If you wish to read last year's click here. Below is part one, (part two should follow between now and the New Year).

IMPRINTED CLAY
1. Cupid tag, Diana Fayt
2. Love Earthenware Bowl, Paloma's Nest
3. Peace Woodgrain Ornament, Rae Dunn



COLLECTING
4. Plate wall, from the collection of Lisa Congdon
5. Type Tins from Janine Vangool of UPPERCASE Gallery
6. Wood Studio Pottery, collection of Katie Runnels



TYPOGRAPHICAL PRINTS
7. Can't Stand the Heat, Keep Calm Gallery
8. We Are So Good Together, Reform School
9. Hold Steady Tour Poster, from Decoder



MIXING IT UP (Different designs of the same thing mixed together as a collection)
10. Putting out the good silver, from the Designboom Dining in 2015 Contest, by Cygalle Shapiro



THE MODERN SOUVENIR
11. Canadian Animals, by Bookhou for The Souvenir Shop
12. Maplemap Hanging Lamp, by Ani + Lumigrane, The Souvenir Shop
13. Se Souvenir Show, Laura McKibbon and Jasna Sokolovic



NEW SCHOOL WITH OLD SCHOOL
14. Metalic Print on Kraft File folders, Nantaka Joy
15. Old School Exhibit, Uppercase Gallery
16. Three Potato Four Sneak Peek at Design Sponge



RECYCLED DESIGN
17. Re-purposed chair, woven with fabric belts by Sandy Stone Design
18. Vintage Frames made into blackboards, Bluebell Bazaar
19. Army Blanket Pillows, Ouno Design

Below: Linen Pillow Covers, Ernst and Thistle





THE MUSTACHE
20. Brown Mustache key hook, Ben Floeter
21. Mustache on a stick, Something's HIding In Here
22. Mustache Handkerchief, Avril Loreti



FAUX FRAMES
23. Paper frames, Ormolu
24. Picture Frame Card, Julia Rothman for Hello Lucky
25. Antique Frame on Wool, Nightjar Books
26. Framed Print, Yee-Haw Industries

Below: Letterpress frame, Sycamore Street Press





NATIVE AMERICAN/FIRST NATIONS - Plains (Retro/Modern)
27. Dedication, Kate Banazi
28. Smoke, Kate Banazi
29. Practice Kindness, Lisa Congdon
30. Inspiration from a Studio Spaces Tour with Yellow Owl Workshop. (Below) Horse print from Yellow Owl Workshop