Letter-pressing and Loteria Cards in Cedar Boxes Make For Stunning Wedding Invitations by Konnect Design.

Branding and design company Konnect Design, took the bride and groom's backgrounds and the the event venue into consideration when designing these beautiful and unique wedding invitations which include letter-pressing, elegant typography, loteria cards, reply cards and vintage stamps, packaged in a cedar box.

Union at the Union


She’s from East LA. He’s a gringo from the South Bay. When their worlds united it was truly meant to be, which made for an appropriate theme surrounding this couple’s big day.



Her Latin roots inspired the use of Loteria (Spanish Bingo) cards, as well as cedar boxes that Konnect Design of Santa Monica had custom made and shipped from the Dominican Republic. The boxes housed the letterpress invitation and reply cards (complete with vintage postage stamps) and also served as a nod to the cigar roller who would be entertaining the guests at the wedding reception.



Reply Cards:


The letter-pressed menus at the wedding were also designed by Konnect in keeping with the look of the invitations:


Since the couple was to be wed at the historic Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, it seemed more than fitting to title the piece, Union at the Union.



all original images (they have been composited for this post) and descriptions courtesy of konnectdesign.com

The bride and groom are as beautiful as their invitations. Here they are in Argentina on their Honeymoon:
above image from Facebook

konnect design
710 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 404
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.394.1247

30 of the Hippest Vintage Fireworks Posters, Packaging and Labels for The Fourth of July.

above: a vintage Litho from the Colorcraft Poster Co. in Oklahoma City

I scoured the web, online fireworks museums, vintage poster shops and more to find 30 of the most beautifully designed graphic and illustrated fireworks labels, posters and packaging from the 20th century to share with you.

You'll notice that the colors, typography and composition has made a comeback in much of today's design. I hope the following finds brighten up your Fourth of July!

Labels and Posters from James Pain and Sons, Ltd. (England):












Posters from Standard (England):


 





Brochure cover and packaging from Brock's (England):




Labels from Macau and China:





And lastly, some Vintage Travel Posters that feature fireworks:




The images in this post come from the following sources:
http://fireworkslistings.ca/links.html
http://www.toyzine.com/magazine/articles/fireworks.htm
http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/eclipse/oldie.htm
http://www.crackerpacks.com/
http://www.fireworkmuseum.co.uk/
http://www.samuelowengallery.com


Don't miss these awesome artful interpretations of the American Flag!

Happy Fourth of July.

Dream Big - Martin Luther King Jr. Mosaic Made With 4,242 Rubik's Cubes.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, I'd like to share with you this mosaic montage of MLK created with solved rubik's cubes.




Created by Pete Fecteau, shown below in front of his work, the mural is titled Dream Big.



The mosaic is made of 4,242 officially licensed Rubik’s Cubes and measures just shy of 20 feet wide.

details:




above detail photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitsorf/

Pete at work on the mural:




Technical info:
It measures 19′ x 8’6″ x 2.25″ (5.8m x 2.6m x 5.7cm ). It weighs roughly 1000 pounds (454kg). Each cube has been “reversed solved” or twisted so that one of the faces maps it’s nine stickers into the total image, 38,178 stickers total.

The construction process took a little over 40 hours and the final installation to about five and a half hours with 6 volunteers helping. The cubes were rented through the You Can Do The Cube organization. The mosaic was on display during the 2010 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA from September 22nd to October 10th. There were roughly 30,000 people who came to view the mosaic during that time. “Dream Big” placed in the top 50 out of 1,700+ entries. The mosaic was left intact for a month after the competition in an attempt to sell it. The pending sale did not materialize and the mosaic was disassembled in late November and the cubes were shipped back to their originating points.

Costs:
The cubes themselves were rented for roughly $8,000 however the total cost of the project was approximately $9,000. A private donation was made for $4,000 and fundraising through special events and Kickstarter.com helped to raise the remainder.



About the Artist:
Pete Fecteau is a designer by day. He attended Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attained his BFA in Digital Media Design in 2007. His design portfolio can be seen at http://buttonpresser.com. He mainly works as an interactive designer and helps build online and mobile experiences. Pete also loves illustration, painting, and sculpture and finds time between work to create more traditional art aside for his Rubik’s Cube mosaics. His wife Caitlin and he were married on August 27th, 2011 in Brighton, Michigan they both relocated to San Francisco in January, 2011 were Pete had been awarded a fellowship with Code for America.

images courtesy of Pete Fecteau and additional photos courtesy of Uthink media