Monthly Archives: June 2012

Experience PROP4G4ND4′s Amazing Artworks!

Posted in: Interviews, Posters | June 29, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

I was really impressed when I visited Prop4G4nd4′s website for the first time. Great inspiration! A case study showcase in works for music events and happenings in Greece and abroad. Amazing vector design, earthy deep coloring, spectacular works of art. PROP4G4ND4 studied graphic design & visual communications somewhere around...

Poster Series on Violence by Aviram Meir

Posted in: Posters | June 28, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Graphic Designer Aviram Meir, presents a series of 6 posters about violence in a symposium in Erzurum, Turkey at 28-29 of June. Design for Aviram is a tool, a language he can use to share his opinion and express his criticism about human behavior. As a designer he can’t make a...

Designer Tomasz Bartz talks about his Art and the 1st Intl. Reggae Poster Contest

Posted in: Interviews | June 27, 2012 at 5:07 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Tomasz Bartz was born in Poland in 1986. In 2010, graduated with a diploma from the Graphic Design Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Since 2004, has worked as a freelance graphic designer. His artistic and professional work concentrates on poster design, corporate...

Wonderful Illustrations in an Abstract Sense by Carne Griffiths

Posted in: Illustrations | June 19, 2012 at 3:33 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Carne Griffiths’ artwork is born from a love of drawing and the journey of creating an image on the page. Working primarily with calligraphy ink, graphite and liquids, such as tea brandy, vodka and whisky he draws and then manipulates the drawn line. Carne’s images explore both human and...

Amazing Color and Geometric Composition from Andy Gilmore

Posted in: Illustrations | June 19, 2012 at 6:56 am , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Andy Gilmore’s work is often characterized as kaleidoscopic and hypnotic, though it could just as well be described as visually acoustic, his often complex arrangements referencing the scales and melodies in music. Gilmore’s journey toward this masterful style followed a long and winding road. He characterizes his pursuit of...

Section Rugby in Typo | Artworks by BMD Design

Posted in: Typography | June 14, 2012 at 3:30 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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BMD Design, as an Honor to Toulouse, designed those wonderful typography artworks of “Section Rugby“. BMD Design is a graphic design studio located in Bordeaux who works in the fields of graphic design as visual identity (logo), signage, printing (posters, brochures, advertisements) and a specialization in graphic design textile, allover...

Interview With Artist Taj Francis; 5th Place Winner in The 1st Intl. Reggae Poster Contest 2012

Posted in: Interviews, Posters | June 12, 2012 at 11:31 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Taj Francis is a young and upcoming designer from Jamaica. Recently, he was awarded 5th place in the First International Reggae Poster Contest 2012 (RPC) for his wonderful poster “The Upsetter, Lee Scratch Perry”. We have the honor to host him at graphicart-news, to share with us his experience...

Amazing Manga Illustrations by the Japanese Artist Shohei Otomo

Posted in: Art, Illustrations | June 11, 2012 at 3:10 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Shohei Otomo is a modern day artist who draws with traditional Japanese influence combined with modern style. He is the son of Katsuhiro Otomo who Created & Directed the Manga “Akira”. Manga are comics created in Japan, or by Japanese creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style...

Draw your Recipes | Interview with Nicolas Drossos

Posted in: Interviews | June 11, 2012 at 12:44 am , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Nicolas Drossos, aka Zori Design, a graphic designer from Greece, combined his love for cooking and illustration and design his favorite Greek recipes mixing raw materials with draw materials conveying fragrances of food to the design. The inspiration came from www.theydrawandcook.com website, created by Nate Padavick and Salli Swindell,...

Awesome Portrait Illustrations by Alvaro Tapia

Posted in: Illustrations | June 8, 2012 at 3:13 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Alvaro Tapia born in Viña del Mar, Chile is a graphic designer, filmmaker & illustrator, currently living and working in Granada, Spain. Below is only a very small sample if his amazing collection on flickr. ...

I Just Murdered The Alphabet

Posted in: Posters, Typography | June 7, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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New series of 102 handmade drawings. It combines hip-hop punchlines, lettering experiments, and savage craft creations. The artworks will be presented at Sergeant Paper in Paris in October 2012. THE 500+ HANDMADE TYPES are inspired by everything from graffiti to sign painting to psychedelic art. I just pay tribute...

Contemporary Illustrator Siggi Eggertsson | Inspirational Portfolio [50]

Posted in: Illustrations, Inspirational Portfolio | June 6, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Siggi Eggertsson was born in Akureyri, Iceland, in 1984. Drawing and computers were his passion from childhood. Studied Graphic Design, but before graduation he realized his bigger love was illustration and typography. In 2005, while still studying he was selected from Print Magazine for their New Visual Artists, as one...

Die Young! Fascinated Poster Series of Illustrations by Ben Brown

Posted in: Posters | June 5, 2012 at 3:05 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Ben Brown created this series of illustrations titled “Die Young” and “Kill your Idol”. He draw famous beloved celebrities in their detailed skulls and bones. Amy Winehouse, James Dean, Kurt Cobain, are only some of them. They are fascinated and unlike the subject, are very vibrant! You can buy...

Exceptional Illustrations by Melissa Castrillón

Posted in: Illustrations | June 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Melissa Castrillón is a freelance illustrator currently based in Cambridge, Uk. She is currently studying for a Masters in Children’s book Illustration at the Cambridge school of art. She took part in several exhibitions such as CSA Degree show, Cambridge. New Designers, Islington, London. Cheltenham Illustration Awards, Gloucestershire. Frinton...

Colors and Shape, Light and Shadow Leading to Amazing Abstract Photography by Ana Loncar

Posted in: Photography | June 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Ana Loncar Anjusha is a Croatian photographer-artist. Her ability to use colors and shape, light and shadow give her abstract and surreal photographs a strength that lingers in imagination. Her work resonates on many levels. ~ WEB SOUNDZINE Ana Loncar, a wonderful abstract photographer and art lover is going to...