Spotted! Alifiya Zakir
“Alifiya Zakir is a 21-year-old experimental photographer currently pursuing a degree in Design Communication at LASALLE, College of the Arts. Her style is mainly dreamy and surreal with a pinch of thematic. “I strongly believe that the most important camera is the mind and the most critical lens is the eye, and interesting images are mainly created [...]
Suprb (Stockholm, Sweden)
“I think that as Swedes, we’re very influenced by and open to the rest of the world. We’re easily impressed and a lot of things inspire us. We’re also good at simplifying things. I believe we have a reputation for minimalism and clean design. I c…
“GEOMETRY OF SPACE” from Shenzhen street artist IMKENICAN
Check out these cool geometric shaped illustrations done by Imkenican! Source
Provocative photographer – REN HANG
Some new work from Beijing-based EDGE Creative Collective photographer Ren Hang. The photos clearly show this guy is creative yet controversial and that’s never a bad thing. To see more, go here.
Andrea Gallo (Catania, Italy)
“I established my minimalist style during my early years of studing architecture at Siracusa. I have always been inspired by the idea of simplifying an object while keeping it recognisable to anybody.”Working with remarkably few lines and colours has c…
Raw Color (Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
“We have always liked the quality of the monotone, since it can become a very pure, somehow reduced image. You can use it in a stronger sense for composing; surprisingly, black fonts and full-colour imagery can often create a somehow greyish overall ap…
The Consult (Leeds, UK)
The Consult aims to deliver considered communications working across a range of disciplines including brand identity, design strategy, events and exhibitions, and online projects.Founded in 2002 by Alex Atkinson and Rebecca Keast, The Consult is a UK-b…
Johan Björkegren (Stockholm, Sweden)
“There isn’t really much of a scene in Stockholm – or maybe there is, but I’m not a part of it, even though I know a lot of people in graphic design, fashion and art. Creatives here are very ready to help one another – it’s not very competi…
Heath Killen (Newcastle, Australia)
“Everything I do and achieve is the result of experimentation. Experimentation with technique, style and process. It’s all ongoing. I’m also drawing on a very broad and diverse range of ideas and styles that interest me.”Driven by the urge to exper…
Slobodan Zivic Creative (Stockholm, Sweden)
“What drives me are collaborations with interesting people and their projects.”Zaha Hadid, Martin Margiela, Andy Warhol, David Lynch and the Velvet Underground are among the major inspirations for Slobodan Zivic. Born in Norrköping, he moved to Stockh…
IWant (London, UK)
“We like to think that our approach to work and to clients is both professional and fun… Our work often has a crafted, hand-made bent to it, but it can also be very clean and graphic. It’s more about having an ethos of experimentation – and th…
Museum Studio (Stockholm, Sweden)
“The name Museum came from my favourite place when I was a kid, Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet (the Swedish Museum of Natural History). I have always liked the look and feel of museums. But it has no deeper meaning than that.”Museum Studio is a design cons…
Alexander Lis (Frankfurt, Germany)
“I would say that mono-graphics involves not too many colours, which are then put together to create a strong graphic style. The first time I worked like this was in 2008 when I was producing my graduation project “The Aesthetics Of Randomness” tog…
Henrik Nygren Design (Stockholm, Sweden)
Henrik Nygren Design’s main function is “analysing a client’s market potential and then devising a strategy in accordance with this potential”.Henrik Nygren Design specialises in the design and production of books, magazines, packaging, identities, adv…
Hello Poster Show (Seattle, USA)
‘Hello’ posters are forced into a sort of minimalist mode of working by limiting the design to the paper/ink colour combination, leaving the designer to rely on form and contrast alone to do the heavy lifting.The Hello Poster Show is a fund-raising…
ARTIST INTERVIEW: SHAUNA
Name and Crew: Shauna from Ragga Waka Age: 21 What do you do other than dance: A lot of things! More importantly, I spend time with family and friends. Also I just graduated with a Diploma in Psychology Studies and am now working part-time. Where do you stay: I stay in the North East area [...]
Zion Graphics (Stockholm, Sweden)
“I work mostly with the music industry, so my clients are the record companies and artists. When I’m commissioned, I have a meeting with the artist and try to get to know him/her and figure out what he/she likes and dislikes, and what kind of feel th…
ARTIST INTERVIEW: FRESH 4 OL’SKOOL
Name/Crew: Arjuna, Kate, Chun, Mazlan Age: 21 – 25 What do you do outside of dance: Arjuna – Games and people-observing for inspiration Kate – Sleep, eat, hang out w friends, teach dance Chun – I date my boyfriend, Daryl and show him lots of love, affection, attention & care! =) Mazlan – Sing, jamming and anything entertaining. Where do [...]
Cody Haltom (Austin, US)
I personally see a movement in the direction of creative collectives, similar to that of Public School, where people with different skill-sets team up to share resources and trade services in a way that allows them to produce better work for clients th…
BOOTIE (A + D) INTERVIEW
photo by Leo Herrera Who are you: A Plus D, aka DJs Adrian & Mysterious D – creators of Bootie, the world’s premiere mashup dance party. Ages: Old enough to know better, young enough not to care! Where are you from/reside: San Francisco Motto when it comes to life: Adrian: Whatever you wanna do, just [...]
Some new graffiti works from taibei-based EDGE Creative Collective street artist BBROTHER
“See below for some posters from Taibei-based EDGE Creative Collective street artist BBROTHER (aka: 老大哥). These pieces were done on the streets of London. Really cool!” Source Street artwork will be on show this 8th Oct at the THEM.SG X FELIX HUANG: THE STREET DANCE HANDBOOK event. Go to THEM.SG for more details. Facebook event page. Check out them.sg for more [...]
Marius Roosendaal (Amersfoort, The Netherlands)
“Colour is something almost incomprehensible, I think, even magical maybe, with unlimited possibilities. Applying constraints makes things a bit easier. Mono-graphics does just that. To craft something with a limited set of tools and yet still be able …
