We love the work of Brian Miller on ABDZ. He is an illustrator based in Erie, Colorado, USA; living in a beautiful landscape as a background like Colorado. It must have been really inspiring! We are taking a look at his piece entitled: Space Park: Cosmic Canyon and it’s always a pleasure to take a look at his process and some close-up shots.

For those who may not know, Space Park is a board game designed by Henry Audubon and the fine folks at Keymaster Games which will be launching through kickstarter soon. Players ride rockets to extraordinary realms throughout the galaxy collecting exotic crystals and badges as they set out to become the next great space explorer!

More Links

• Learn more about Brian Miller at orlincultureshop.com
• Follow Brian Miller on Behance
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Illustration

Joshua M. Smith never fails to impress and inspires us. We have featured him several times here on Abduzeedo and when I was browsing Behace this morning I saw this beautiful illustrations for the Black Panther movie. They have the look and feel of Joshua’s work, also known as Hydro74. I was right, the project is titled Black Panther x Clarks Originals and it’s a collaboration with the Clarks shoes. It has a classic art-deco feel with a dark and gold theme. 

For more information about Joshua M. Smith make sure to check out his website at http://www.hydro74.com/

Black Panther Illustrations 

If you’re jonesing for a most unique sushi experience that will have you dreaming about booking that trip to Japan without getting on a long haul flight look no further than NYC’s Omakase Room by Tatsu. Omakase dining entails a chef-led experience where every item served is in absolute season, frequently flown in fresh straight from Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market. We’re definitely going to save up for experiencing Omakase Room in New York but in the meantime we’ll just lust after the beautiful brand identity of this famed establishment from the talented folks over at Savvy Studio. The overall concept by chef Tatsuya Sekiguchi results in an “ambient, sensory experience that allows the food to shine.” Every detail was intricately examined to meet the discerning eye of the client. From font choice and even kerning to color palette and scent design, the marriage of every element is an absolute gorgeous union celebrating the wonderful culture that is Japan. Enjoy a peek below at the various design elements including font choices, color palette and unique integration of scent. We’re truly smitten with the clean and calming brand identity that allows for this most unique dining experience to shine through.

I love browsing through sites like Behance and Dribbble for visual design inspiration. It’s amazing to see how much the field has evolved. We can see highly editorial designs that look more and more like beautiful magazine pages. I know that most of these designs are just static mocks beautifully animated, but the important thing is that with today’s technology there are many ways to translate all of these well-crafted visual design work to real products. Apple has shown us that, then other follows like Google, Microsoft and many others.

For this post I’d like to share a few designs from Adam Zielonko, a designer based in Gdynia, Poland. He has a quite solid portfolio but what I liked about these screens were the sort of pattern of solid blocks of color and transitions. It seems like a new trend coming up, so let’s wait and see. Below you can see what I am talking about. Also make sure to check out Adam’s work at https://dribbble.com/adamzielonko/click?type=site

Visual Design