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bulgaria’s best kept secret

…Kantchev was not just talented but also exceptionally industrious artist. All of his works to the last letter were drawn by hand. His passion was so great that often he worked night and day without stopping. The artist?s wife remembered that he was working at his drawing table till the last moment when he was taken to the hospital. Stefan Kanchev died on August 22nd, 2001 at the age of 86…

following on from a piece i read on the ‘design observer’ recently i have stumbled upon the incredibly large and virtuous portfolio of (largely unknown) bulgarian designer stefan kantchev

there is so much good work that i have split it into several posts starting with these logos (my own selection of favourites) if you look at them with the explanation/title on the website it will become clear just how concise many of them are…

m / 02-10-2009 12:29 - tags: ,  

faith

i spotted this cool poster for night club ‘trouw’ today, made by the same folks (178) who used to do the stuff for the (now defunct) night club ’11’, they are developing a nice ‘raw type’ style for this series

m / 02-10-2009 12:19

squiggly type

serbia-based designer peter gregson has a very diverse portfolio, although the hand-drawn type stuff appeals to me more than the more ‘slick’ stuff

m / 02-10-2009 12:15

resistance

this book cover works really well in my opinion…

m / 02-10-2009 12:12

blowup cornelie

the blowup gallery is hosting a show of work by ‘cornelie tollens’ entitled ‘take me’ but hurry it’s nearly finished, there are prints for sale…

note: oops i just checked, too late it’s finished…

m / 30-09-2009 16:53