Japanese Wallpaper Generator: Japonizer

Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Free Wallpapers, Freebies

If you're looking for a beautiful, customized wallpaper for your website, computer, phone, etc., Japonizer might be the solution for you! This generator gives you different options you can combine to make a unique wallpaper. The way it works is fairly simple, you choose the pattern of your liking, the size of it, and the background and pattern colours, and that's it!  Here you have some samples of what you can do, now go try it and have fun!

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Great design review: MoMA, NYC

Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Design & Style, Logo & Brand review

Being one of the most important museums of the world, the Museum of Modern Arts of New York City doesn't fall short as far as their design projects. For every exhibition, campaigns, brochures and so on, the in-house design team never disappoints with their edgy graphic proposals, they live up to their expectations, and far more! Here is the MoMA's personal design studio where they showcase their ongoing projects and others past. It's really impressive how they deliver great design every time.  Here are a few samples of their great work, they give the museum its fresh and modern identity, m

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Pixellogo template review: Logo-2436

Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Logo Templates

We're starting a new set of featured posts that are going to showcase and review the logo templates of our catalog. This time the template in case is a modern, geometric shape that can be easily recognized.

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Design trends: geometric patterns

Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Design & Style, Logo & Brand review

In a previous post we saw the beautiful examples of vintage swedish covers with their simple and bold geometric forms. This time is going to be about the contemporary geometric trend, as it has become more and more popular in the design world. There are a lot of possibilities for applications of this particular style, and we can see that it has become a big hit within the logotypes world. The beauty of it is the endless combinations and the overall simplicity of the designs, as they evoke primary geometric shapes. The use of colour is fundamental here, for it can provide a distinct style fo

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Pixellogo template review: Logo-2340

Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Logo Templates

We're starting a new set of featured posts that are going to showcase and review the logo templates of our catalog. This time the template in case is an elegant, fancy logo that is also very contemporary.

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Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Free Fonts

In this new featured fonts post we're gonna see some nice examples of free fonts at FontXS. And to keep consistency with the theme of the day, here are some retro style fonts for free! Herald Square Namesake NF Louisianne ARB 85 Poster S Air Conditioner

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Design trends: retro style wedding invitations

Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Design & Style, Printing

One of the biggest trends in the design world today is the retro style inspired looks that you can find in logos, stationary and lately I've ran into quite a few wedding invitations in this style. A lot of them have this sort of art nouveau feel to them, mixed with bold contemporary fonts and clean cut shapes and lines, letterpress is also a recurrent method of print. It's always nice to see great design to commemorate such a special date, and what better way to invite your guests than through a beautifully constructed and personalized card. Beauty is all about the details, and that seems t

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Design news: London olympics stamps

Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Design & Style, Industry News, Logo & Brand review

If you can't still adjust to the idea that it is already 2012, here's a small reminder that the olympics are being held in London this year, and the british are commemorating the games with the release of various sets of stamps.

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Design classics: Vintage swedish book covers

Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Uncategorized

In the midst of current logo and design trends, geometrical shapes and patterns are a huge hit. Therefore it's good to take a look back at the trendsetters of cool patterns, such as these beautiful swedish book covers from the 50's and 60's. Some of these patterns can be considered as inspiration for contemporary designs, some of them very geometrically minimalistic. I can't help to think about the updated movie posters for minimalists, which in some way, relate to the aforementioned covers. The long tradition of swedish design proves once again that even older pieces can still be consid

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Traditional crafts: Hand-drawn signs

Posted by pixellogo on January 01, 2012 in Uncategorized

With the omnipresent use of digitally manipulated images and general digital design for advertising, going back to the roots of graphic design is always a nice reminder of where we come from. Here are two videos, although from very different latitudes, that remind us how beautiful a perfectly made hand drawn sign can be. Enjoy!   Dusty Signs from Hunter Johnson on Vimeo. Featured image source

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