Practice / Work / Play is the blog of Demetre Arges. An interactive designer living in Seattle, WA.
Current: Creative Director at Bkwld.
Past: Wonderful Union, Asterik Studio.
The designers behind handbag and accessories line Kate Spade have created a website revealing a unique behind the scenes into their creative inspirations as well as a handful of unique projects they take part in throughout the year. Another interesting part of the site focuses on their designers workspaces and the inspirations they surround themselves with.
The floating logo series by Matt Siber is a simple concept. Simply remove the posts holding up everyday signs. However, once removed, the floating signs take on a mysterious almost haunting feeling.
I’m really enjoying the typographical goodness that is Louise Fili Ltd. Louise was a senior designer for Herb Lubalin. Need I say more?
I have no idea who these Glue Society people are but I’m loving the things they’re doing. These spots/installations were done for 42Below Vodka. If you like the above video, watch crates and car wrap. I’m really digging the audio on each spot as well.
With an obsession for collecting paper goods London based Present & Correct have gathered a wide assortment of original office supplies, vintage paper goods, organizational tools and just plain cool stuff. You can also find their goods for sale over at Etsy.
I’m a sucker for white shoes. I think half of the shoes in my closet are white. So… when I saw that one of my favorite brands A.P.C. teamed up with Nike to release an update to the original 1975 classic All Court I was sold. I’m going to miss that $140.
Seattle art and design store Velocity is now featuring the work of Blanca Gómez. Blanca is an amazingly talented designer and illustrator based in Madrid. I highly suggest the Mademoiselle series as well as the recent cover for Uppercase magazine.
Los Angeles based designer Paul Lee has some of the finest work I’ve seen in a long time. His style is very polished and I love pretty much every piece in his portfolio.
Job Interview from Ben Schwartz on Vimeo. If you’re into this video, be sure to check out some of his other shorts as well. I really loved “The Valentines Breakup”.
Motion design studio Capacity recently launched a complete rebrand for the Cartoon Network. Kid Robot’s vinyl toy Nood’s are used as the canvas for all of Cartoon Network’s visuals. I especially love the sound design used on these spots. View the montage at capacity.tv.
