Cuba Gallery Graphic Design & Architecture Blog

If you still love some manual note making and sketching then you'll love this. Ideally suited photographers, it's discrete, fits on your pocket and has all the grids and layouts you need for planning your next photoshoot.

Greek firm decaACHITECTURE designed this stunning minimal “Ring House” in the dramatic landscape just south of Crete. The natural environment provides an incredible backdrop for this incredible house and swimming pool design. The use of local materials helps the structure fit comfortably into the landscape, while the feature pool shines like glass against the rugged surroundings.

Stylo is a small, but brilliant London design consultancy. They specialise in high-end brand and digital projects for a wide range of clients. Their driving passion is to produce the best possible design and digital work for their clients. The style of work is handcrafted, bespoke and carefully balanced between restraint and expressive.

The parisian institution "Le Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord" commissioned Violaine & Jeremy to develop their visual identity for the 17-18 season. The result is a timeless piece of design, with distinct vintage themes. They enlisted the help of talented to illustrator Anna Kövecses to produce the highly graphic illustrations, which have been masterfully integrated with the bespoke typography.

Take a look at this bold new Sans Serif business card template available at Abukoo. The expressive messaging area allows you to craft a more playful introduction when you are meeting prospective new clients or business opportunities. 

It’s always important to make the right first impression when you hand over your business card. The last thing you need is to lose opportunities because of your ugly card. This simple, beautiful and minimal design will help do the talking for you. You won’t scare away potential customers or give the wrong impression.

Vitamin Sea is a conceptual bar & bistro business. The logo design is suited to a beachside venue with an ocean view. As the name suggests it would lend itself to food with a healthy slant. The graphic styling is a perfect fit for a highend hospitality space, if you'd like to purchase the design and use it on your new venture get in touch.

I love finding and creating beautiful everyday experiences. The cover design of this simple letterpress photography diary is definitely one of those things. It's a perfect place to plan, sketch and record your photo missions. The strong use of typography and graphic design all add to the tactile experience. Simple pleasures are always the best.

You have to admire brands that connect pure graphic design with naming and ultimately business outcomes. It's really the pinnacle of commercial design, without a clear business outcome, it's really just a pretty picture. I love the minimal approach in this concept. So simple but seems to harness some sort of visual energy through the font and diagonal line.

This cool green canvas beach bag really hits the mark with it's minimal design approach. This one comes in three colours – green, red and yellow and is available here at fashion store Toast

If you are looking to get started with Adobe Lightroom (LR4, LR5 or Lightroom cc), then this video tutorial is a great place to begin. It focuses on how to use Lightroom in a creative, non destructive way. There is an in-depth tutorial on how to use the develop module, covering exposure techniques, gradient filters, color grading and image sharpening.