Monthly Archives: July 2012

Enjoy your Holidays! Travel Greece!

Posted in: Posters | July 31, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

Hello everyone! Finally summer! I want to thank you all for visiting Graphic Art News. I hope my inspirations became yours as well, helping, or improving your design. For the next 3 weeks this website will rest and enjoy the warm sun, the beautiful blue waters, the amazing archaeological...

Yahoo! London 2012 Games coverage! Amazing Illustrations by Charis Tsevis

Posted in: Illustrations | July 30, 2012 at 7:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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This is a series of illustrations, created by Charis Tsevis, with the wonderful people of Yahoo!, and their advertising campaign for the 2012 Olympic Games. “The Once-In-A-Lifetime moments that happen every four years.” This is how Yahoo! describe the experience of the Olympics in their current advertising campaign, and...

A Silent Walk on… the Work of Fançois Bard

Posted in: Art | July 25, 2012 at 3:20 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Fançois Bard is a great, awarded, painter and illustrator based in France. He struggles with life and human challenge. He conveys humanity at his art with a remarkable aesthetic, bringing deep feelings to the viewer. Making him to wonder… Sometimes he escapes and paints dogs, nature, buildings, but is...

Women of the Bible, Stunning Portfolio by Luba Lukova

Posted in: Art, Posters | July 20, 2012 at 10:36 am , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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The stunning prints in this portfolio were originally created by Luba Lukova to illustrate the book Remembering the Women, compiled by J. Frank Henderson. This book presents passages from scripture that are often not read in the liturgies of the church. Bold and contemporary, the prints depict different women from...

Snapshots from an Amazing Inspirational Portfolio [52]

Posted in: Illustrations, Inspirational Portfolio, Posters | July 19, 2012 at 3:31 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Elmer Sosa is a Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Professor, graduated from Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture and Design A C. BUAP, with a honorific grade obtained from the University of Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba. Poster, Identity, Illustration and political cartoon that is the work he developes. He...

Distinguished Illustrations for AleBrowar’s Beer Labels

Posted in: Illustrations, Packaging | July 18, 2012 at 3:15 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Lady Blanche (Witbier), Jack Rowinig (India Pale Ale) and Black Hope (Black India Pale Ale) are the names of the first three beers AleBrowar brewed and have been proposed by Ostecx Creative. Those names have appeared in commercials and selected stores in Poland, since May 2012. The beers labels...

Interview with Illustrator Dimitris Evagelou the 10th place winner of the First Intl. Reggae Poster Contest

Posted in: Illustrations, Interviews, Logotypes, Posters | July 16, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Dimitris Evagelou is a graphic artist – illustrator, born in Larisa-Greece in 1977. He studied sketching, painting and architectural design under the guidance of the Greek painter Michalis Vamvakaris for 3 years. Dimitris studied Graphics and Desktop Publishing at Omega Instistute in Athens and Design Graphics (BA Hons) at...

2nd Hand Go(o)ds On Sale Here! Awesome Screen-print Poster Project

Posted in: Exhibitions, Posters | July 13, 2012 at 11:55 am , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Parisko in collaboration with Tind present, 2nd Hand Go(o)ds On Sale Here, a screen-print poster project! On earth there is nothing greater than I: it is I who am the regulating finger of God… Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus spoke Zarathustra God as a mortal being who sins. God as an...

Nigel Buchanan, an Amazing Illustrator | Inspirational Portfolio [51]

Posted in: Illustrations, Inspirational Portfolio | July 11, 2012 at 3:30 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Nigel Buchanan lives in Sydney and works in a big old warehouse with a bunch of other illustrators. Clients include The Wall Street Journal, MTV, The New York Times, TIME magazine, Money Week Paris and The Radio Times in London. Nigel has occasionally lectured to illustration and design students at...

Experience Freestylee the Artist Without Borders

Posted in: Exhibitions, Posters | July 10, 2012 at 9:59 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Michael Thompson, aka Freestylee, studied graphic design at the Jamaica School of Art in Kingston, Jamaica, now the renowned Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. In the early 1980s, he landed an apprenticeship in Kingston, and started to experiment with simple, silhouetted design concepts suitable or...

35 years after/forward | Brand Design

Posted in: Logotype / Brand | July 9, 2012 at 9:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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I am very proud to present you an amazing project designed by Sébastien Nikolaou for the Institute I studied some years before. The Faculty of Graphic Arts & Design, Technological Institute (TEI) of Athens. 35 years after/forward is a fictive exhibition organized by the Graphic Design department of the Faculty of...

Explore 5 of the 76 Diverse Illustrators who Design to Celebrate “The Beatles”

Posted in: Illustrations | July 6, 2012 at 12:15 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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A group of diverse artists (76 artists) who have all “Come Together”, accepted the call of Gallery Nucleus to honor “The Beatles” and design for this legendary group. Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California celebrates 50 years of the Fab Four with a tribute exhibition and event. Artists who participate...

Alon Braier. Winner of the 1st Intl Reggae Poster Contest 2012!

Posted in: Interviews, Posters | July 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Alon Braier is a 28 years old freelance illustrator based in Jaffa, Israel. He graduated in 2010 from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, with one semester in Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). In the last two years he has been working with a vast variety of...

Explore the Type Nerd Jessica Hische

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

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Jessica Hische is a letterer, illustrator, type nerd, and secret web designer best known for her personal projects, obsession with cats, and occasional foul mouth. She currently serves on the Type Directors Club board of directors, has been named a Forbes Magazine “30 under 30” in art and design...

Glob-All Mix Travels Around the World

Posted in: Articles, Exhibitions, Posters | July 2, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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The Glob-All Mix (www.globallmix.com) travels around the world under the theme “A sustainable world”, being displayed simultaneously in 25 cities around the world. The exhibition consists of 30 large format posters designed by leading visual artists (view the posters here) from around the world. In addition to the Exhibition...