Disney Presents: Dumbo

Parents know this routine - too many times you are 'forced' to watch films you really wouldn't like to.
Such is the case with Disney's Dumbo.
I didn't like it as a kid nor do I like it now. Something in this story doesn't appeal to me and I find it more heartbreaking then entertaining.

Anyway, the Little Miss asked to watch the flying elephant yesterday and while I put it on, trying to keep on what I was doing at the moment, I couldn't miss those opening titles.
Whoa!!! What an explosion of beautiful typography, excellent colour palate and quirky style! I couldn't stop watching!


P.S. Have you noticed the film's year on the third image? MCMXLI which is 1941

P.S.S Trivia: Dumbo is said to be Walt Disney's favorite film made by his studios

Curating Colour - 2nd Edition

Hello lovelies and happy Monday!
Hope you all had a refreshing and relaxing weekend!
Shell we start the new week with some bright colour?
A wonderful start is Chile-based artist Grace Weinrib’s Rainbow Machine series, which is an eye explosion of bold paint strikes and wonderful colour tones. Her brush work is absolutely striking.




Check also her beautiful series Twelve Versions of Home (via Design Milk)

Totally different from the abstract, bold paintings of Grace Weinrib, are the exquisite, delicate and pretty illustrations of Aino-Maija Metsola.
Aino-Maija's work is so diverse - from textile design (she is one of Marimekko's designers), to folklore inspired prints, graphic design, and illustration for a children’s books. One thing which go along all of her works is her fascinating use of colour.






Have a great week everyone, full of colour and inspiration!

Curating Colour

It has been more than a week here since we last spotted the sun.
I'm sure it is there somewhere, but as far as the gray sky looks like, there is no clear evidence.
I love the winter. The last couple of weeks were glorious, but I desperately need some colour!!

Lucky us for artists like Kirra Jamison and Courtney Price that use the whole spectrum of colour in their works.

Those five works are from Kirra's series Love Me Two Times. I find them so inspirational in term of the fabulous colour palettes Kirra is using. They also have such a strong pattern identity to them which made me imagine them printed on my beddings. Wouldn't it be fantastic to snuggle under a blanket printed with one of those works? I'm sure it will cause a totally magical, wild dreams.

Courtney Price's series Rectangular Objects uses colour in the totally opposite way than Kirra Jamison's soft organic shapes; the works are geometric, using very bold and distinct colour.

Works: Hot Pink // green-gray-gold // green-yellow | green-blue // Blue


Hope the sun shines at your part of the world! Have a colourful day! x