Koichi Sato

Some unusually enjoyable visuals from Japanese graphic designer Koichi Sato.  He has been actively involved in the graphic design community in Japan, notably with the Japanese Graphic Designers Association (JGDA), the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI), and as a professor at the Tama University of Art.  

Sato's work expresses a surrealist vision with some great use of abstract shapes & shadings, traditional Japanese calligraphy, and some humanistic aspects. He's been featured in the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition eight times, which by the way has some more excellent work that I highly recommend you check out.

*Source >> Museum of Modern Art

IS050 (Part V)

Some of ISO50's older prints from his golden archive of design.
Not much needs to be said that we haven't already said about Scott's work, other than that you can stare indefinitely into his stuff and get lost in the depth that he puts into some of his really detailed pieces.
His blog is an addictive habit that is a must-surf on a daily basis.

He does the sounds, he does the visuals--the only thing he has left to pioneer in is smell.

our older posts on him h e r e .

+ a bonus print for kicks.

Why not get it on a thermal?
or a print? or both.

ISO50 - Toronto

Scott Hansen aka Tycho aka ISO50 has designed another beautiful poster for his next gig in Toronto.  If you're anywhere in Canada on the 20th I highly recommend you see his live AV set at the Toronto Art Show After Party.

Earth Dance 2009

Not a bad flyer for this year's Earth Dance-- Although undoubtedly cramped, but simple justification and curvature can make some difference with the type. The main eye candy lies behind the title.

Horacio Lorente

A follow up on this talented designer from Cordoba, these works by Horacio Lorente do not fail to impress. His flyers really show what clean, organic, modern design is looking like these days, all while bearing his distinct style. Check out more of him on his Flickr or Behance.

Erik Jonsson

Erik Jonsson

Terrabyte III

Again, great work from San Francisco artist / producer Scott Hansen [obama poster]

--and his music

Lucas Sharp

Digging the intertwining theme going on. Check out his website for more.

Buna

This Japanese native puts out some very unique compositions that make his flyers really stand out. Many of his pieces intertwine a very hand-crafted, personal feel - because Buna really produces stuff that is hand made sometimes. While his abstract/organic/graffiti pieces are really enjoyable, he really is able to produce different styles and themes very well.

ISO50

For those of you not familiar with ISO50/Tycho/Scott Hansen, he's well known for designing beautiful cd covers, concert posters, and a few flyers. Most of his work is done as a poster (as is the last image in the post), but his flyers evoke the same natural/vivid color schemes with a contrast of an organic feel with geometric shapes that just reach out to your eye. This is just a concise sampling of his work, I really recommend his blog to check out his extensive portfolio of posters.