Wonderfully Whimsically Witty Wallpaper By Graphic Designer Aimee Wilder.

From Sumo Wrestlers and Samurai to Koi and Candy, the selection of wallpapers by graphic designer Aimee Wilder will make you smile and add some wit to any environment. Bold and graphic, her wallpaper designs come in either repeating icons and animals or bold graphic patterns. It's a little like Marimekko meets Escher.


above: Sumo Wrestlers Wallpaper

They can be used in bright colors on an accent wall or in subtler colors for an entire room. Trendy images like robots, kokeshi dolls and analog electronics are great for kids' rooms while damask patterns, nature inspired images and abstract designs can work in any room or office.

First, some examples in situ:












She has a huge selection available in multiple colorways. Below are examples of the icons and patterns.

Icons:



















Abstracted Patterns:













Aimée Wilder is a New York-based artist and graphic designer. After graduating from The Art Institute of Chicago in 2001, Aimée moved back to her native New York and began her career working in house for several firms including Designspace, Dwell, and Martha Stewart Living. Aimée has designed a wide range of pieces including bedding, wall treatments, fashion accessories and footwear. Her designs have been featured on products for Crate and Barrel, Urban Outfitters, Dwell & DwellBaby, MTV Cribs, Skip Hop, Toggs of Australia and most recently Vans.

Aimée currently works on a contract basis for clients and manages the design and development of her wallpaper line.

You can see all of her wallpaper and some other items here.

To inquire about products, services, rates, etc. please email them at info@aimeewilder.com

Wonderful Saul Bass Inspired Video For Louis Vuitton 2012 Summer Belt Collection.

As a huge fan of Saul Bass, I was thrilled to come across lovely animated piece of web content for Louis Vuitton. Directed by illustrator/animator Jo Ratcliffe, this fabulous Saul Bass-inspired animated video is promoting the luxury brand's 2012 Summer Belt Collection.





LV describes the project as follows:
As the major point of focus on a human silhouette accentuating the waist, belts could be considered the most essential accessory. They were decorative and mainly associated with the military in past days. However, as a fashion item in modern times, men started wearing belts in the 1920s as trouser waists fell to a lower line. Louis Vuitton has been making belts since the 1930s as both a fashion accessory and necessary yet basic addition to trousers. Here artist Jo Ratcliffe showcases Louis Vuitton’s latest collection in this Saul Bass detective style animation. Fasten your belts!

Credits
Director: Jo Ratcliffe
Animation and Production: Minivegas
Music Supervisor: Rebeca Ann Toledo, Dust Music Supervision of Norway

Louis Vuitton

Prada Parallel Universes - 12 Animated Gifs for Prada by Graphic Designer Vahram Muratyan.

Graphic designer Vahram Muratyan, best known for his Paris Versus New York series of posters and book has collaborated with uber luxe fashion brand Prada for Parallel Universes 2012, a series of animated gifs.

Prada describes the project as follows:

The creative path imagined by graphic designer and artist Vahram Muratyan, is a virtual road/paved/with Prada 2012 spring/summer men's and women's accessories, which highlights through rapid and intuitive movements two parallel universes that meet under the auspices of Prada style.

Prada Parallel Universes is an exercise that grows out of the drive to experiment with, and to match, new communications media and Prada’s semiotics; to be consistent with the present without nostalgia.

This dreamlike yet virtual story was entrusted to the Armenian born illustrator Vahram Muratyan. Through his adopted city of Paris, Vahram recently came into the limelight for his newly published book Paris vs New York, a work of art which compares the two great cities with graphic signs exploring their different similarities.

The same intellectual path is followed by Prada in its spring/summer collections dedicated to accessories.

PRADA PARALLEL UNIVERSES spring / summer 2012.

PRADA PATENT LEATHER SANDALS:


PRADA DIXIE SUNGLASSES:



PRADA SAFFIANO BICOLOR BAG / PRADA ROCKET SHOES
PRADA SPAZZOLATO+BIKE SHOES / PRADA ROCKET SHOES / PRADA SAFFIANO BICOLOR BAG:

PRADA TEDDY SUNGLASSES:

PRADA ROCKET SHOES:


PRADA SAFFIANO BICOLOR BAG:

PRADA DIXIE SUNGLASSES / PRADA PYRAMIDE BAG:


Illustrator and Graphic Designer Vahram Muratyan: