Wednesday, 4 July 2007

Vault49



Vault49 was founded in May 2002. Vault49 quickly emerged as one of the UK's leading and most innovative design companies, with a broad and professional portfolio which spans typography, illustration, and art direction.



They have quickly developed a reputation for creating consistently innovative work for an international client list, and are achieving sustained coverage in the best of the UK and worldwide design press.



The spirit of collaboration is at the heart of all work produced by Vault49, and they firmly believe that the most exciting designs are not produced in isolation, but in the middle of a buzz created by many creative minds working together.

Vault49's clients include: Dazed & Confused; EMI; MTV; VH1; Greenpeace; Express; Orange; FUBU.



I like their work because of the collaboration between photo (reality) and illustration (imagination). The illustration interacts with the emotions of the photo and Vault49 really emphasis what it going on in the picture through use of colour and layout.

Part of the pieces remind me of Si Scott's work of whom I really admire.

I think that this is what contemporary art is about in the early 21st century.

2 comments:

Holly Mee said...

This sort of design is really engaging because you constantly spot new things within the design. But when i look at them, i wonder where i would start if i were to do the same thing...

Alan said...

Is it engaging or just to complex? Is there any point to all that engagement?

Architecture

  • Machu Picchu, PERU
  • Barcelona
  • Split Eye : www.spliteye.com
  • Burj, Dubai
  • Wellington Place, Leeds
  • Helios House (eco gas station)
  • http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=751 This is going to be Europes largest skyscraper... right in the heart of the financial district in Leeds. Impressive?

Inspiration & Admirable "things"

  • www.vitalise.org

Films

  • Amelie
  • Bourne Triology
  • City of God
  • Man on Fire
  • Moulin Rouge
  • Romeo & Juliet
  • Sin City