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In case you missed it, here’s what happened this week at Unstage:

July 16th – Andreas Heikaus – Super Mario Bros. Sidewalk – A very rad visual experimentation that merges CG and live action footage are seamlessly, namely the classic Super Mario Brothers and a city sidewalk.

Long Exposure Photography – Kevin Cooley – Long exposure photographs from a photographer in Brooklyn, NY.

July 19th – Drawings by William Emmert – 80’s inspired visual cacophony from Seattle artist William Emmert.

July 20th – Illustrations by Wesley Burt – Perspective rich pencil drawings and portraits from San Francisco artist Wesley Burt.

July 21st - Typography: 40+ Examples of Hand-Lettering – 40 photographs of vintage and new hand-lettered signage.

July 22nd – Abstract Pattern Design – Flavio Melchiorre – Camouflage done a whole new way?

July 23rd – Collage / Printmaking by Anthony Zinonos – Witty modifications of vintage ephemera.

Have a great weekend! There’s some rad stuff coming up in the next few days that we hope you’ll like.

I’ll be the first to admit that the work of Anthony Zinonos isn’t really for everyone, but I, for one, think it’s awesome. It’s witty, it’s simple, the colors that he uses are sublime, and he plays with old vintage ephemera and new ideas well. Kinda like a Banksy that scrapbooks.

You can see more is work below the cut and at his website here.

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Flavio Melchiorre, an Italian graphic and creative designer, has been posting these abstract patterns on his site for a couple years now. There’s no telling where his inspiration comes from on these, but …they’re amazing. Personally, I think they’re screaming to be made into something. Hmm.

You can find a whole host of his other work at his site right here and below the cut.

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Some amazing drawings from Seattle based illustrator William Emmert. You can catch more of his phenomenal work that harkens back to the days of Trapper Keepers notebooks and Wrestlemania trading cards over on his Flickr.

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Let’s see – vintage TV cars from the 80’s, a fascination with Russian space imagery, and fictional Star Wars tourism posters. Is there anything not to love about this guy’s work? Justin Van Genderen is an American graphic designer, living in Chicago. You can check out more of his work here or here and below the cut.

PS – Sorry for the lack of entries the last couple days. I’ve been mad busy! Thankfully, it’s back to normal now.

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Never underestimate the drawing power of Poland.

During communism, getting American films shown in Poland was..a bit of an issue, to say the least. With no access to the commercial promotional materials that were a staple of American film, Polish cinemas often hired local talent to make their own brand of advertising for each film. These posters were usually a departure from the American versions, with a focus more on the art than the names. The results were amazing. Here are some of my personal faves that I scored over at Krzysztof Marcinkiewicz’s site polishposter.com, one of my new favorite time wasters. Above, the Polish poster for Trainspotting. 24 more below the cut.

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Tarik Mikou is a 33-year-old graphic designer from Montreal. I came across him in a few places all at one time and thought I’d share his work. About half of his work consists of smart designs for CD/DVD’s and posters for a variety of artists and musicians. Then, we have these wonderful modifications and coloring of classic black and white celebrity portraits of classic Hollywood royalty like Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn. These re-stylings are done under a body of work, hailing back to youth, that he calls ‘Be A Kid Again.’

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