Vintage Sports Posters by the Costacos Brothers

Disregard the eccentric costumes, outrageous facial expressions, and Hollywood backdrops to appreciate the 80s fantasy sports posters by the Costacos brothers that have made their way well around the internet.  You'd have to be pretty daring to try this these days, but what makes these posters classic is the straightforwardness and relatively simple design styling of contrasting lettering and epic illustration.

via Sports Illustrated

Graphic Design of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games by Ben Hulse

This is some gorgeous graphic work for last year's Olympics by Ben Hulse, Vancouver-based designer, photographer and musician.  It must be quite a feeling for a designer to see their work adorning the huge stadiums and courses for one of the most prestigious international events in the world, from pencils to airplanes.  But with a project of this magnitude, it undoubtedly comes with a lot of work, with development for the design work starting three years prior.  In all fairness however, Ben Hulse notes on his website that the credit for this huge body of work comes from a talented team:

"The Look of the Games graphic elements were created by the 2010 design team (Mélanie Kimmett, Jason Esteban, Ben Hulse, Karen Clark, Jackie Boucher, Chloé Douglas, Shawn Parkinson) and were reinterpreted for the posters. Concept, design, stencilling, compositing and photography by Ben Hulse. Art direction by Leo Obstbaum."

Formula 1 Racing Posters Designed by PJ Tierney (Ireland)

Here's a fan-made series of F1 posters by Irish designer PJ Tierney.  Prints are currently not available on his online store, but according to his blog some will be up sometime soon in the future.