You love Google Doodle, you'll love this!

Yes those Creative Google banners that change all the time has a name. They are part of a division of Google called Google Doodle and people actually get paid for this! So once you fully absorbed that fact, you can actually check out that place on the web and let the reality of your boring job and these amazing illustrations soak into your subconscious. To make things easier I am posting a link to that magical site and you can oogle over google doodle :)

http://www.google.com/doodles/200th-anniversary-of-grimms-fairy-tales

Overlays you will luv!!!

Take a look at the animator/illustrator Jon Klassen. His style is simple, but very sophisticated. His use of lines are brilliant and his art makes you want to cry (boo hoo, see I told you so). Take a look at his site, take a look at his books. Buy them for your kids and make them happy...well...you will be happy and then your kids will be sure to follow.

He has the cute video as well.

FF First Cover

Raw Foods. Not such a topic that might temp the tummys of the average FF or Mag reader. Chasidish women in Williamsburg. Again, not the mecca of trend setting locals. However, blend them together it makes for a very fasinating subject on Raw foods that has changed the lives of many in a community very steeped in their kishka and chicken liver. 

So I had this idea. Since its about changing the face of Williamsburg, from old to new. Capture this idea from a product point of you. Since the only whisky I drink is Old Williamsburg I am familiar with the bottle. So the idea was to change something to reflect the idea of changing something from the old to the new. So I took the photos which resulted in the pic on the right. Needed to photoshop (left) it a bit and it became the cover. 

I had many design issues with this cover. I hope some message was carried across to the viewer. What was your feeling?

Thanks to Cellar 18 of RBS for the bottle (hic)

Monsters University Character Design

Summer is out and so are the advertisements for summer movies. One animated cartoon to note, Monsters University. From the poster advertisements or the movie (i wont tell) you will see the end product rendered in 3D. If you ever wondered how these characters come to life before 3D you must check out Chris Sasaki blog. This is a behind the scenes look of the characters before they get rendered and a interesting insight on the man who made some of it happen.

Enjoy and learn!

http://sakiteriyaki.blogspot.co.il/

Some inspiration

We are always looking around from some new stuff. GrainEdit is a great site to pick up on ideas about inspiration and just some nice eye candy. Take a look at these covers. You might be seeing something like it in Mishpacha soon http://grainedit.com/2013/05/28/ariane-spanier/

Another Leak

Mishpacha magazine has done some extensive research on government leaks from Binyamin Rose in issue 464. The inside article is very dramatic and was put together proper by Simi Feld. I saw the whole layout and its worth getting the magazine just for this. I can say this because I saw the whole thing, more than that I can't tell you unless its for the right price. What I will do is show you the opening spread. If I show you any-more I might have to take flight to Hong Kong and go incognito.

Creative Direction: Menachem Weinreb
Graphic Design: Simi Feld
Production: Faigy Hutner

Drop Shawdows are Back!?!

I started out designing magazine cover for Mishpacha over four years ago (wow!). Starting out I really never liked the drop shadow effect. It seemed cheap, a gimmick to make things stand out. However, somehow I have become addicted to these drop shadows lately. I think I have to stop. Do you think they add or take away? Would love to hear from you.