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Hey Friends,

To keep my design mind fresh, and my soul pointed up, I’m drawing inspiration from the Catholic Church. I’ve started a personal design series called “Branding The Saints.” It’s my attempt at re-telling and showcasing some of the Church’s biggest role-players, influencers, problem-solvers, martyrs and heroes.

I saw an amazing design series entitled “Branding the Presidents” and as you see, I’ve decided to do my own take on this.

I hope you enjoy this, and if you have any suggestions of saints you’d like me to try brand or re-brand just let me know! Cheers!

brandingthesaints:

The First Pope

From the earliest days of the Church, Peter was recognized as the Prince of the Apostles and the first Supreme Pontiff; his see, Rome, has thus enjoyed the position of primacy over the entire Catholic Church. While Peter’s chief feast day is June 29, he is also honored on February 22 and November 18. In liturgical art, he is depicted as an elderly man holding a key and a book. His symbols include an inverted cross, a boat, and the cock.

from: Catholic Online

alisonkatecarter:

Star Wars posters as spaghetti westerns

Cue the buzzing flies, dust storms and staring contests. Check out this raw reimagining of George Lucas’ first three Star Wars flicks as seen through the dusty lens of Italian director Sergio Leone. You’ll be whistling Morricone’s theme all day long.

Artist Tim Anderson created these slick prints as an ode to his favorite movie threesomes. Anderson is the one who came up with the cool artwork revamping classic sci-fi films as ’60s pulp novels. Each limited-edition Star Wars print is produced on high-quality luster paper. They can be bought individually or as a set at his site.

The Star Wars galaxy actually shares more than a few genes with the Eastwood-starring, Italian-backed westerns of the ’60s, with their unpolished “lived-in” worlds, morally bankrupt drifters and pistol-packin’ action.

Here, in all their folded, faded glory, come the original three Guerre Stellari films dressed down as a sweaty, gritty space trilogy shot on the cheap in Spain and badly dubbed. Both Leone and Lucas demonstrated a healthy love for the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa, with Leone patterning his first film, A Fistful of Dollars, after Yojimbo and Lucas being inspired by The Hidden Fortress while outlining the screenplay for Star Wars.

Source: blastr.com