Author Archives: Neil Elliott


Visual Inspiration – Tokyo Time

This week the Stylesight Graphics team are exploring the rich and visually inspiring city of Tokyo. Tokyo offers a unique and refreshing treat for any designer and we are here to absorb as much as possible from random signage to vintage graphic finds. One of our first stops was Tokyo's Design Festa, a creative showcase for local artists. The show had a real ...
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Editor’s choice: Visual Inspiration Week of May 7

  Stylesight’s Senior Graphics Editor brings you a selection of the most inspirational and directional visuals seen on the web recently. This weekly snapshot gives you a quick fix of  illustrations, advertising posters, graphic design work, packaging and street art. (Click on images for information on the artists). Making of: The Tattooed Poster – a retrospective to 2011 from mnoesel on Vimeo.
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Cross-Stitched Statements – Evelin Kasikov

We’ve been tracking a big trend in thread-based imagery and art installations. The team spotted these incredible cross-stitched crafty graphics and typographical pieces by Evelin Kasikov the other day. Evelin Kasikov is a graphic designer specializing in print and editorial design. Born in Estonia and now living and working in London, Kasikov is a Master of embroidery. She recently began a ...
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The Camera Collection – Antonio Vicentini

This cool pixel-based study of the history of the camera is a real visual treat. Using the snappy pixel visuals of Billy Brown, Brazilian producer Antonio Vicentini created a short animation that tracks various iconic cameras. The minute-long 16-bit animation looks at everything from 80s disposables and DSLRs to point-and-shoots and Polaroids. the camera collection from antonio vicentini on Vimeo.  
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Cardboard Cites – Laura Redburn

Collage is a massive evolving graphic and art technique that’s trending heavily right now. Stylesight’s Graphics team saw these amazingly surreal and captivating artworks by Cardboard Cities A.K.A. Laura Redburn and had to share. Laura Redburn is a young artist from Wales who uses her vivid imagination to create these dreamy scenes. Mixing found imagery from vintage magazines and forgotten illustration ...
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Editor’s choice: Visual Inspiration Week of April 23

Stylesight’s Senior Graphics Editor brings you a selection of the most inspirational and directional visuals seen on the web recently. This weekly snapshot gives you a quick fix of  illustrations, advertising posters, graphic design work, packaging and street art. (Click on images for information on the artists).      
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Paper Treasures – U.S. Memo Book Archive

Aaron Draplin, the man behind Field Notes has just released a new book collection inspired by his archive of rescued vintage U.S farmer memo books. Collecting and rescuing things from obscurity, Draplin has a well-trained eye for graphic heritage. These beautiful vintage agricultural memo books have been carefully scanned to create an online archive for designers and heritage fanatics to trawl ...
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Fluoro-pastel football illustrations – Ellie Andrew

Football visuals get a 1980s makeover in these colourful illustrations from Ellie Andrew. Stylesight’s graphics team love the striking color mix of fluoro and pastel shades that work so well with the subject matter and graphic pattern work. Gradient fills, pencil shaded objects and a 80s vibe are all key factors in this active based set of artworks. Andrews a London ...
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Art on Wheels – ARTCRANK Tour 2012

ARTCRANK the bicycle-inspired poster artwork show is touring once again. Recent hop-off point was One On One Bike shop in Minneapolis, with 40 artists displaying and selling limited edition, signed poster artwork prints. ARTCRANK began in Minneapolis in 2007 and since then has introduced people to an array of talented local artists, sending them home with affordable, original works of art. ...
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Editor’s choice: Visual Inspiration Week of April 9

  Stylesight’s Senior Graphics Editor brings you a selection of the most inspirational and directional visuals seen on the web recently. This weekly snapshot gives you a quick fix of  illustrations, advertising posters, graphic design work, packaging and street art. (Click on images for information on the artists). NOISY JELLY from Raphaël Pluvinage on Vimeo.
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