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This blog post is a mix of an art book review and a spotlight on an artist whose work I really love called Josan Gonzalez. Josan is a Spanish artist from Barcelona, and the creator of ‘The Future Is Now’. (more…)
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The second of the two exhibitions where my work was featured, in June 2017, was the
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The first of the two exhibitions where my work was featured, in June 2017, was the GCC Graphic Design School’s end of year exhibition at The Lighthouse!
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Some important news today, from the 3rd to the 7th of June (2017) three year groups (including mine!) from the Glasgow Clyde College Graphic Design School are having their graphic design and illustration work exhibited at The Lighthouse! (more…)
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Another artist whose work I really love and who inspires me is Ivan Belikov. Ivan is a Russian designer from Chelyabinsk, and is an awesome illustrator, who is skilled in digital and traditional mediums. He works mainly in Adobe Illustrator, using the brush tool, and focuses on nature motifs, with his illustration portfolio heavily featuring animals, both real and mythological. (more…)
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Coming from a very digital based artist in my last post, this blog focuses on a much more hand-crafted and tactile designer. Derrick Castle is a designer/illustrator from Nashville, Tennessee, and works primarily with block printing. He has worked with many worldwide brands such as NIKE, Harley Davidson and Miller Highlife, and designs heavily illustrative graphic design work. Straw Castle is Derrick’s personal brand where he designs t-shirts, embroidered patches, and original block prints. (more…)
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An artist whose work I really love and who inspires me is Orlando Arocena, who’s known as Mexifunk. Orlando is a Mexican-Cuban-American designer from New York, and is a master of working in Adobe Illustrator. He works with the worldwide collective of artists known as PosterPosse, and designs mainly illustrative posters for movies and pop culture characters. (more…)
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Infographica is a book full of interesting data from around the world, presented as 100 unique infographics. The book contains a diverse collection of graphic visual representations of trivia, including facial hair styles of famous dictators, the bite strength of different animals and the world’s most expensive weddings. Despite the huge range and depth of some of the information that is included, it is the strength of the graphic design in the infographics that helps to communicate the information simply and clearly. (more…)
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Low-Tech Print is a design book that features hand-made, traditional printmaking techniques and showcases how they are used in contemporary graphic design and illustration. It also might be the nicest, most tactile design book that I own.
The books author/curator Caspar Williamson is a printermaker himself, as well as a designer, illustrator and author based in London. He is heavily involved in the printmaking, lectures on the subject and has taught workshops throughout the UK. The book was designed by Studio Aparte, from Barcelona, and the embossed cover was designed by Pentagram designer Rhian Edwards. (more…)
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Another small company that I really love and whose graphic design I find really inspiring is Yeaaah! Studio. Yeaaah! Studio is a French design studio and independent apparel brand, based in Paris, that is run solely by Stéphane and Laura Casier. (more…)
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