Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook know about the twice-weekly feature I run. It's called "Visual Candy" and is meant to provide steady stream of design inspiration to keep the gears turning.

Now it's time to take a look back at February's gems, and catch up if you missed any of them.

"Tree of Codes" by Jonathan Safran Foer

Let's start with nothing resembling a website or illustration, yet a completely astonishing design. This is a book, yes a novel in fact, with custom die-cuts for each page. Jonathan was told that this book could not be made, that it would be impossible to bind it. Well, kudos to Mr. Safran Foer for not giving up, we can all learn a lesson from him.

 

Agnès Renié-Krempp Portfolio Website

A really nice one-page site with great use of patterns and colors.

 

Collaborative Fund Website

Simply glorious website! Again, and a one-pager with amazing attention to detail - from patterns, to textures, and, of course, to the nifty road illustration on the right. You've got to play with it to get the full effect.

 

"Sweat the Small Stuff" by Alonzo Felix

Flowy, delicious goodness! There's really no need to say anything else about this fantastic work of typography/illustration. OK, maybe one more thing is needed to be said - you should sweat the small stuff, because details make all the difference, which is obvious from this illustration as well as the rest of the works in this round-up.

 

Visual Republic Website

I don't have a hidden agenda here, but it's another one-page website. This site is masterfully designed and well executed, a bit mesmerizing really.

 

"Francis" by Rich Pellegrino

We started with "not at all a website", and we're finishing appropriately. First of all, I'm a huge fan of Wes Anderson's movies, so this depiction of Owen Wilson playing Francis in The Darjeeling Limited makes me very happy from the get-go. Even without my (completely healthy) obsession, there's no denying that Rich Pellegrino's color combination and relaxed style have created an impressive body of work.

 

What do you think?

Did you find these works to be inspirational? Which one is your favorite? Why? Don’t be shy, let me know what you think!

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