Posters & Illustrations by Dave Whitley (Mississippi)

I came across Dave Whitley's gorgeous Lady Gaga poster (a collaboration with Kate Thomas aka Little Things Studio)_ after checking out the HOW Magazine poster contest winners, judged by a friend of the blog, Ty Mattson.  Dave Whitley is a recent art school grad with a few notable features under his belt, including collaborations with  definitely thinks and designs with beautiful custom typography and loves assembling together vibrant color palettes.

Posters and Art by Rob Matthews (UK)

A collaboration between Rob Matthews and illustrator Christopher Smith.

A glow-in-dark map of light pollution, by Rob Matthews.

A kind friend of mine referred me to the work of a fellow Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Graduate, Rob Matthews.  Also a graduate of Brighton University, Rob clearly possesses a practiced and educated eye for illustration and typography.  His art also possesses a clever quirkiness about it, such as his Nike Air ad created by holes punched into paper, or his pixelated pencil screen print which critiques the state of digital illustration.  Also check out this video where he talks more in depth about some of his work for It's Nice That.

Poster for Opposites Attract: CSULB Graphic Design Senior Show

A friend by the name of Nellie Le shared this poster for an upcoming show entitled Opposites Attract, the California State University Long Beach graphic design senior show.  This definitely has a more polished look compared to the typical senior show flyers usually passed around, as it's nicely designed with some clean, intricate patterns and a sweet color palette by Spenser Garden.

Reader S.O.W. - Hadar Geva (Israel)

Our newest Reader Submission of the Week comes from Hadar Geva, a recent graduate from the Shenkar School of Engineering and Design.  I love seeing posters with creative Hebrew typography, and Hadar's simpler, grungier work seems to have the most character and appeal.  However, the travel posters from his final student project at Shenkar, entitled "Travellama," are also fun to look at as well.  Hadar also wanted to make sure that this project is not only accredited to him and his university, but also to his professor Yirmi Pinkus.