I had the chance to download Once Magazine - a photojournal app for the iPad. Not only is the subject matter exciting and ultra-interesting to read, it's superbly designed! Absolutely inspiring, I can't wait for the new issues!

We are excited to announce we've moved! We are relocating to a bigger, better loft:

Davide Giliati Design
4710 St-Ambroise, suite 309B
Montreal, Quebec
H4C 2C7 

Please update your contact information! Stay tuned for some updates on our move!

I'm very curious on the name of this chair. Anyone?

... and what a great day it is!

Great tilt-shift technique to make Tokyo look miniature. Some great music too! If you want to get fancy, watch this full screen on HD and sit back!

As a youngster from Montreal, it was a requirement to absolutely love and participate in the sport of hockey. Participating not only meant waking up for 6:00am practices on Sundays or practicing your slapshot in the backyard hockey rink (I had one!), but to analyze each and every hockey team in comparison to our beloved Montreal Canadians.

While our home team was not always the best in the standings, we had one thing no other team had: the deepest and richest team history. These elements are key factor in consistently selling out each regular season game, win or loss.

With new management, Tampa Bay has recently rebranded their logo from the cartoony, multi-element Bolt to a one-colour, simple design. An easy blue. Vintage sports-inspired lettering that almost looks heat pressed onto a jersey by Jean-Jacques in the tuck shop. 

Some might believe this move was to simply sell new jerseys for the new company. I believe it was done to convey the most important element of a hockey brand, which is the traditional spirit of the sport. As mentioned, the history of a team such as the Canadiens always present. For a team with virtually NO history, it requires a brand and design direction that evokes this feeling. The feeling of history creates pride and pride sells.

A beautifully shot and inspiring mini-documentary about Skateboarding in Afghanistan. Incredible!

Not only is this website beautifully designed, but the content is quite amazing! It's a collection of movie titles, categorized into decades. It's incredible to see how drastic the typography style changed in just 10 years. Everything from hand-rendered scripts, to slabs-serifs. The newly added Warner Brothers page knocks my socks off!

The Movie Title Stills Collection

I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone who has recommended me or referred me. I've recently attained 15 reccomendations on LinkedIn. It means to world to me! I've realized that the happiest moments are the ones in which clients communicate their satisfaction, happiness or excitement about my work. Once again, thank you!

Charlotte Marie Flannery is a Makeup and Hair Artist working as a freelancer in Montreal, Quebec. Her shoots with talented photographers are always amazing. These are the business cards I've designed for her. Check her out at charlotte-marie.com

Bardelli is an Italian manufacturer that hand produces tiles with artwork by famous local artists, from the past and present. Their imagery and design is so unique and beautiful - I had the opportunity to see them in a working space at Igloo Design. I don't think there is any other tile company in the world that produces such stunning products with an artistic approach that works seamless and perfect as Bardelli.

Bardelli Tiles are available in Canada through Igloo Pro

Davide Giliati Design recently designed a 100 page magazine for Denim & Diamonds charity event that took place this weekend. The event was really great and the final magazine was excellent! Images of the final product will be posted soon!

I've been researching some imagery and examples of Shabby Chic Design and probably the most popular and end-all of this style is Rachel Ashwell. I found a photograph on her website that I found very inspiring - it really sums up the mood of being in a creative workspace. 

A client approached me to design some new business cards for his company that sells Imported Italian suits. He showed me this image which was used since the opening of the store in the late 70s, which I found to be really visually interesting. So think about it: In the 70s this was a fresh modern image, passed through the 90s and 00s where it probably looked dated. Today, it's a genuine vintage photograph that I'd be more than happy to use in their brand. The colour combination and attitude of the models are just brilliant!