Artists from Canada

Nature… Our Mainly Inspiration!

Posted in: Graphic Design / Miscellaneous, Photography | February 13, 2013 at 11:41 am , by Maria Papaefstathiou

As we have said before, nature is our mainly inspiration. This is what inspired Joe Jin and designed those insects that morph into an automobile. The final product is a framed artwork that should be viewed from a different angle. Aerial stock photos combine with lenticular lens printing to create the...

Humoristic packaging

Posted in: Packaging | January 29, 2013 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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This humoristic packaging designed by Simon Laliberté designer based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, offers the function of assembling two products (two paintbrushes) together with only one cardboard printed on both sides. One paintbrush is a big one and the other is a small one for finishing touches. Once it’s...

Retro Muppet Concert Posters

Posted in: Illustrations, Posters | May 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Michael De Pippo is a Freelance Art Director and Graphic Designer, currently living in Toronto, Canada. Michael’s love for design started at a very early age, when he used to tape Saturday morning cartoons only to pause and replay each frame to redraw every scene. His illustration style is...

A Bigger World of Design and Design Ideas out There

Posted in: Articles, Posters | May 18, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Design Workshops inspire students, give them the opportunity to meet significant designers, empower them to take their design forward, identify opportunities for design improvement, understand the needs, get out of the class and see a bigger world of design out there. University of Texas at El Paso and teacher...

Robert Davidson | Eagle of the Dawn Artist

Posted in: Art | March 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Robert Davidson is one of Canada’s most respected and important contemporary visual artists. A Northwest Coast native of Haida and Tlingit Descent, he is a master carver of totem poles and masks and works in a variety of other media as a printmaker, painter and jeweler. He is best...

Alluring female imagery series

Posted in: Illustrations | March 2, 2012 at 2:18 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Jeff Lyons is a Calgary, Canada self-taught, full–time visual artist, portrait painter. He also lived in Halifax, Canada. Inspired by women, Jeff began painting female portraiture. An art series evolved, which later became known as the “girlfriends series“. His main goal was to create alluring female imagery that attracted...

The Logo Design of Riley Cran | Inspirational Portfolio [25]

Posted in: Inspirational Portfolio | March 2, 2012 at 1:04 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Riley Cran is a designer and illustrator in Vancouver, B.C. He loves creating logos and marks in a retro style. We can see from his work that Riley’s designs are solid, clean and balanced, with a high-contrast in his colors and a clean and detailing typography. Bacon Biz Logo...

Rebranding the Canadian Olympic Team

Posted in: Logotype / Brand | February 29, 2012 at 12:37 pm , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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The Canadian Olympic Team began competing in the modern Olympic Games in the early 1900′s. Over a century of stories, themes, and iconography inspired the new brand. The result is at once classic yet contemporary, timeless yet fashion-forward. This approach is consistent thematically as well — showcasing imagery and...

Andrew Lewis Design | Inspirational Portfolio [5]

Posted in: Inspirational Portfolio, Posters | February 27, 2012 at 12:23 am , by Maria Papaefstathiou

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Art Director, designer, and artist, Andrew Lewis sees things with a perspective like no other. He’s been known to climb inside the brain of a client, extract exactly what they had in mind, and then transforms that vision in a powerful visual story articulated in colours, textures, lines and...