Igor Bastidas creates surreal, 90s-inspired worlds “from his subconscious”
Miami-based illustrator and animator Igor Bastidas grew up in the 90s, which he cites as a “period with great visual culture that inspired me to study graphic design and also make my way as an illustrator”. Having studied design in Caracas, Igor soon drifted towards animation and taught himself the skills “basically by watching YouTube […]
Big SHOUT OUT to our friends Jean Mortlock and the Team at LUNG ANIMATION STUDIO in the fairest Cape Town.
Check out there site www.lung.co.za and on Instagram @lung.animation, local South African ANIMATION STUDIO doing excellent work. Proudly South Africans doing Animation, VFX and Makers of Pretty Pictures # Animation #VFX #Animationstudio #CapeTown #Animationstudios
Telling the Story of Bonnie & Clyde Through Gin Packaging
You’ve heard of Bonnie and Clyde, the notorious criminals of the early 1900s. However, the reason we like Bonnie & Clyde Gin is because it focuses on a different part of the Bonnie and Clyde story—that is, a focus on these two individuals who were young and in love. We spoke with Simone Hodgskiss of […]
Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
For the second publication by Football Editions, created by Michael Willows and Wayne Trevor Townsend, inspiration was found in the recent African Cup of Nations tournament, hosted in Gabon and won by Cameroon. African Stars is a limited edition book that pairs a legend of African football with a pattern inspired by the former player’s […]
LASTING IMPRESSIONS – THROWBACK THURSDAY
Lasting Impressions: Nolan Oswald Dennis on ‘The Black Photo Album/Look at Me: 1890-1950’ Written by Gabriella Pinto on November 7, 2016 in Art, Photography Nolan Oswald Dennis is interested in social fictions and how we use them to uphold, pursue, justify and gain a foothold in the world. His drawings, paintings and installations are reactionary […]
I CAN SPEAK WITH SHAPES
My First: a closer look at designer Bruce Usher and illustrator Antti Kalevi’s book, I Can Speak With Shapes Words by Bryony Stone, Wednesday 01 March 2017 To celebrate the launch of Arjowiggins’ new digital range, we have partnered with the creative papers manufacturer to offer two emerging talents the opportunity to work with an […]
ANTHONY BURRILL NEW BOOK URGES YOU TO MAKE IT NOW!
Anthony Burrill’s new publication Make It Now is his treatise on “creative inspiration and getting things done”. Part biography, part musing on what it is to create work, the hardback book published by Penguin Random House and designed in collaboration with APFEL. It offers insights and tips on working in design, as well as anecdotes […]
ARTIST GETS CREATIVE WITH FAST FOOD PAPER BAGS
Artist uses fastfood paper bags to send a message to viewers Don’t we all like it when artists are witty enough to use their craft to send a message? In his project Notice-Forest (What Victory Tastes Like) in 2012, Okinawa-born artist Yuken Teruya sent quite a message using mainly fast-food paper bags. This New York-based […]
PUBLIC ART
Almost 130 years after the gold rush, Johannesburg continues to see people migrating from places far and wide in search of whatever fortune, or misfortune, awaits them in the infamous city of gold. The idea of migration is central to street artist r1’s latest art intervention in New Doornfontein, Johannesburg titled Hidden Trophy – a […]
STUNNING PACKAGING
For mouthwatering, airy, flavorful macarons, Paris always comes to mind. But pastries from The City of Light actually exist right here in Los Angeles at Bottega Louie, a restaurant, gourmet market, patisserie, and café in the heart of downtown. We’ve spoken before with Erica Gibson about her work, and she has recently stepped into the […]
