Louis Reith
Assorted works by Dutch graphic designer Louis Reith. I really love the texture and the color of the paper he’s working on. I’ve spent hours in Photoshop trying to replicate that same off-white mix; can’t beat the real thing. Even more exciting is the color at work in the shapes — each hue is dialed in exactly where it should be. Some of the forms in the bottom image remind of the typographic stylings of Non-Format.
More info about Louis, including upcoming gallery showings, can be found on his Myspace.
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October 13th, 2009 at 8:33 am
I really love the simple use of line, shape, color, and form.
October 13th, 2009 at 9:33 am
I love these! Great color/forms/layout… Does it remind anyone else of the colored wood shapes from grade school? I remember a red rhombus, and blue triangle, etc. I would love to do a poster series on those pieces again…maybe i will. Another great activity for those that remember was the rubber band boards with all the colored rubber bands. Great memories.
I’m glad to know I am not the only one to obsess over a digital version of vintage white paper!
October 14th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
I guess basically this is inspired a lot by Bauhaus/De Stijl kind of work, though less exciting for me. But I like his wall drawing, with a bird on a man’s lower lip (it’s right there on flickr) :]
October 15th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Damn! Reith rules!
October 25th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
hey cornell,
just giver and make some screen prints on rag or unbleached paper. push your work off da computer screen! be worth it dude. get the real texture.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:15 am
breath taking – I’m awe struck!