Jana Orsolic: Eye Candy
Ivana is a reader from the UK who wrote to me about Jana Orsolic, a designer/art director from Serbia because she thought I’d love her blog. Well, thank you Ivana for the suggestion and you are right – it’s a great site with plenty of unique finds. It is written primarily in Serbian but also some English, but with links highlighted and lots of interesting photos, I found my way around just fine. First, I found her own gorgeous online portfolio…
Wow Jana! She does these amazing wish lists for a Serbian magazine called Sensa that covers topics related to women’s beauty and health and the importance of having a healthy, happy life. I found it interesting that it’s actually under the umbrella of G&J here in Germany, a huge international magazine company. Wow! I have to get my hands on a copy of the September issue (can anyone help me? I will return the favor with a beautiful German magazine)… what a gorgeously designed mag! Can you get enough of this, wow? Again, blowing me away…
On Jana’s blog she highlights numerous products and movies that catch her eye as an art director. That’s how I found out about these Fruit Notes from Japanese company D-Bros. Sorry, I have no clue where you can buy them online but wow, they are definitely fresh & juicy. I would love an apple or pear near my phone.
Jana if you’re reading this you’ve inspired me so much! I feel a connection to your work despite never have met you. I’m sure those reading this do too. Just seeing these layouts makes me feel so refreshed because I often imagine things like this in my head but fail to see them in the magazines I read. You make the connection that I long for… warmth, spirituality and organic beauty combined. Lovely!
(images: jana orsolic/sensa magazine, d-bros and sensa photos by Mihajlo Savic)
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September 15th, 2009 at 9:33am
She has such a gorgeous site and gorgeous photos! I really adore those fruit notes and D-Bros site is soo cute! I want to collect those cute fruit notes. :) Have a lovely merry happy day and love to you!
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September 15th, 2009 at 9:34am
Morning Holly! (Well, it’s morning for me.) I just wanted to give you some more info on those awesome fruity notes. I saw them on Inside Out blog last week http://blog.insideout.com.au/2009/09/feeling-fruity.html and you can buy them here http://thirddrawerdown.com/shop
I hope those links work, I’m still in my morning fog. =)
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September 15th, 2009 at 10:01am
Jana’s portfolio and blog are really amazingly full of so many inspiring things! Thanks so much for sharing!
All the best from Brazil,
Eveli ;-)
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September 15th, 2009 at 10:08am
What a nifty, talented lady. :) Thanks for sharing her work – I’m very tempted to follow her blog, even though I can’t read it!
September 15th, 2009 at 10:27am
Absolutely beautiful stuff! I can’t believe how cool those little apple and pear notes are!
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September 15th, 2009 at 10:56am
Hi! Jana really is amazing. I’ll try to locate the magazine in shops around here (Slovenia that is;)) and if I find some I’ll let you know :)
September 15th, 2009 at 11:09am
wow! this is amazing! great find!
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September 15th, 2009 at 11:54am
I just LOVE your blog !
It’s where I found my daily dose of cuteness and inspiring stuff.
Thank you for sharing your lovely finds.
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September 15th, 2009 at 12:22pm
Wow, such a delight!!! I love the illustrations! sigh….
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September 15th, 2009 at 12:59pm
love the fruit notes…sooo much fun!
September 15th, 2009 at 1:14pm
The fruit notes is just genius. It’s just so delightful.
September 15th, 2009 at 1:21pm
Those are gorgeous! I’m an American who has just recently moved back to the States after living as an expat in Croatia for several years (one of Serbia’s next-door neighbors). It’s great to see such beautiful inspiration coming out of the former Yugoslavia! Now I’m wishing I had discovered that magazine while I lived in that part of the world.
September 15th, 2009 at 1:33pm
Oh those notes are painfully cute.
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September 15th, 2009 at 1:38pm
I live in Bosnia (another one of serbia’s neighbours) and I’ll get a couple issues here. I also found a website where you can register for a subscription of Sensa (they ship to Germany): https://shop.adriamedia.hr/ and an online dictionary because the previous website is not available in english: http://www.lingvozone.com/main.jsp?do=dictionary&action=change_direction&language_id_to=23&language_id_from=16.
Let me know if you want me to send you a copy. All the best!
September 15th, 2009 at 6:28pm
I came across those fab fruit notes on etsy last week whilst purchasing in this shop: hchappycat.etsy.com
The deco tape in this shop is also fab. Happy shopping :-)
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September 15th, 2009 at 8:45pm
OMG, those fruit notes. wow wow wow.
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September 15th, 2009 at 11:00pm
such beautiful collages! and I am drooling over those fruit notes! How cute to have on your desk!!!
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September 16th, 2009 at 1:41am
wow, i do love her style. thanks for the linkage, Holly!
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September 16th, 2009 at 7:01am
Thank you all for your support, it means so much to me! I’ll try to be a proper bee and translate all the posts on my blog in English right away! Hope to see you again and again! You’re all super welcome!
.-= jana * ^ _ ^ *´s last blog ..Me on Decor8! =-.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:04am
Oh Jana – no worries, your pictures speak a thousand words!!!
September 16th, 2009 at 9:04am
I just LOVE Jana Orsolic
Ja je jednostavno volim
September 16th, 2009 at 3:39pm
WTG Jana!!!!
Bravo, dobro zasluzeno:))))))
Pozdrav iz komsiluka;)
September 19th, 2009 at 9:00pm
ohh those fruit notes are so cute!
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September 20th, 2009 at 10:11pm
Beautiful layouts! And LOVE the fruit so pretty.
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