Spirograf Posters
Posted by Scott
These Spirograf posters by Greig Anderson (Effektive) are absolutely wonderful. I love when people use techniques or styles that have laid dormant or were just overlooked as passé to create new and exciting design. Also check out the rest of Greig’s work, it’s all very good.
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James says:
May 21, 2008 at 11:26 amso memorizing. i cant help but look at them and look for inconsistencies in the patterns even though i know there may be none. Kind of like going to a circus and almost expecting a mistake to happen. maybe im crazy :D wish i could buy a set :(
Brandon says:
May 21, 2008 at 12:07 pmIf they were done in pen that is awesome. But it looks like a technique in illustrator….
Topher says:
May 21, 2008 at 12:39 pmBrandon, I agree. They seem to have been created with the shape tools plus the tilde key in illustrator. I still find them elegant.
Matt Tait says:
May 21, 2008 at 12:47 pmDefinitely not real spirograf… Gotta love the tilde ~ key in illustrator while pulling on the size of the shape.
joshua says:
May 21, 2008 at 12:55 pmThese are wonderful. It also makes me think of Art Spinner.
http://wordsmith.org/~anu/java/spirograph.html
Greig says:
May 21, 2008 at 4:36 pmHey guys, thanks for the comments, I did actually create some Spirograph designs initially for hand drawn badges that I was producing with a 1969 Deny’s Fisher Sprirograph Set but as some of you have rightly pointed out these designs for posters more recently have been created using the tilde function in illustrator. For instance most of the 6 designs could not be created using Spirograph thats why I called them Sprirograf, they are a concept inspired by my actual set. I will re write my copy so as not to confuse. Glad you like the stuff though :)
Brad says:
May 21, 2008 at 4:44 pmThe spirograph posters are pretty cool. The designer’s other work is even more impressive. Only three years out of school, too. Amazingly talented.
Diane Zerr says:
May 22, 2008 at 8:00 amThis reminds me of Richard Sarson’s work which is done entirely by hand with pen and ink. I wrote some kind words about him on my blog and he sent me a free print! Definitely check out his work!
Scott says:
May 22, 2008 at 12:36 pmGreig-
I’m even more impressed when people are able to successfully replicate real world techniques using a computer, that’s awesome. The rest of your work is excellent as well, congrats.
Joris says:
May 26, 2008 at 1:59 amThose are awesome is there a way to buy these prints somewhere?
Mario says:
May 27, 2008 at 12:08 amIf there is a plug in for illustrator to make such beautiful spirografs, where can i get it? :D
Emanuel says:
September 5, 2008 at 10:57 pmThese are made strictly with illustrator… There’s sort of like a “hidden feature” in the program that creates this repetition effect like the spirograph… Even better, shapes like these take litteraly 3 seconds to make :) one mouse move and boom! The posters are very nice tho.