NOTE: I completely forgot to mention the last few poster series that were done by Olly Moss. This post is long overdue.

Olly Moss is one of my favorite designers. His newest project for Mondo is a limited-edition pair of posters for the film “Captain America” that resembles propaganda fliers from World War II. This is Moss at his finest — bold graphics, serious inspiration and minimalist design. These posters sold within minutes - which isn’t a surprise given how talented this 24-year-old designer is.

“I tend to prefer things with a really strong idea,” Moss says, “things that are concept-focused. I kind of like the work to be functional, so it needs to be as simple as possible.”

Earlier this year, Moss had his spring 2011 show at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. There he assembled 200 pairs, trios and larger groupings of black-on-white paper silhouettes. At first glance, his Victorian portraitures look very traditional, but Moss added 300 pop-culture icons as his subjects, like Bill Cosby and the Simpsons.

“When you work in a series,” Moss says, “the restrictions you set up create an expectation of what people think they are about to see. Then you can play around, turning the expectation on its head.” 

If you read my earlier post, Moss did some pretty amazing work for Penguin Books, creating witty what-if covers for Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and other video games.

You can see the rest of the posters from the Mondo series here.

A master of color and geometric composition, Andy Gilmore’s work is often characterized as kaleidoscopic and hypnotic, though it could just as well be described as visually acoustic, his often complex arrangements referencing the scales and melodies in music.

Gilmore’s journey toward this masterful style followed a long and winding road. He characterizes his pursuit of education as a tangled web, noting the bookstores, bakeries, and theaters where he worked were of more importance than the schools he attended in pursuit of his BFA, which he received from SUNY Empire State College.

After finishing school, Gilmore relocated to San Clemente, California, where he took up work for FourStar Distribution, resizing print ads for C1RCA Footwear and Forum Snowboards. It would serve as his introduction to the computer and lay the foundation for a career in digital art and design.

Andy Gilmore’s extensive list of clients includes Wired Magazine, The New York Times, Fast Company, Wallpaper*, Warp Records, and yes, Ghostly International. He currently lives and works in Rochester, New York.

The Poster List is a small design company based in sunny Long Beach California. They have a great collection of posters ranging from typography, surfing, music and their love for breakfast foods. All posters are designed and created in-house. Best of all, you can purchase and view their work online  here.

Ontario-based artist Ursula Thompson creates tiny sewn canvases inspired by classic tattoo designs. The self-taught Canadian “Thread Wizard” hand embroiders bright red roses, ships, anchors and skulls, creating beautifully shaded needlepoint tattoos sure to make even Sailor Jerry proud.

(via cool hunting)

Matt Fleming is a graphic designer and illustrator from the bay area. He’s got a really awesome portfolio (mostly music swag e.g. album cover art, packaging, teeshirts, posters, swag) and he’s worked with some major indie artists such as Matt Nathanson and Josh Ritter. You can check out his site here.

Absolute Sellout is a collaborative art and design project between Joshua Robin Kaplanand Benjamin Niznik that resulted in these beautifully packaged generic consumer goods that are now for sale online as limited editions.

Absolute Sellout displays a collection of consumer goods and mundane human artifacts in a minimalist gallery context. Each collection is composed of unique and often overlooked objects from the past, present, and future. Their graphic style is the intersection of ‘nostalgic futurism’ and ‘truckstop modernism’. It is the pasts idea of the future. It is both familiar and abstract. […] The re-branded items were designed as part of an exhibit entitled “Class Projects” at Partners & Spade in NYC in September of 2010. The appeal of generically branded items is that they are simultaneously modest and presumptuous. There is a charming impression of innocent idealism in the concept of a ‘Soap’ branded bar of soap.

I wish we lived in a world where all goods could be packaged as simply as this.

Raphaël Urwiller (half of the Icinori graphic studio) made a stunning 2-color illustrated version of Carroll’s Jabberwocky poem.

(via notcot)

I’m lov ing this poster series designed for the 140^th anniver sary of French Paper, a mill whose paper I use often.  As sus pected, this series was designed by CSA, who has had a long col lab o ra tive rela tion­ship with French.

(via french paper sample room)