Check Out the new IdN v21n2: Minimalist Issue
Is Less Really More?
Keeping things simple is never as simple as you think. As we all know from tidying our desks or emptying our closets, the hardest part is deciding what to throw away. Similarly, many rounds of reductions have to be gone through before a minimalist artist is happy with the end-result.
A pared-down approach is harder work than adding lots of embellishment. In many cases, a minimalist approach requires a lot more work than one with a lot of elaboration. To be a good minimalist designer you must have a lot of self-belief and be strong-minded enough not just to leave well alone but to have the confidence that your viewers will “get” what it is that you are trying to say, with the least number of clues and sign-posts to guide them.
We have brought together 12 minimalist designers who practice in various media to talk about the challenges their approach poses – and to prove that, although simple, minimalism never needs to be dull!
Featuring:
Andrew Townsend | Duane Dalton Design | Genís Carreras | Ilegal | Jonathan Calugi | Mágoz | Michal Bohdankiewicz | Post Projects | Steve Rura | Studio FNT | Studio Laucke Siebein | Studio Lin
Andrew Townsend
Duane Dalton Design
Genís Carreras
Ilegal
Jonathan Calugi
Mágoz
Michal Bohdankiewicz
Post Projects
Steve Rura
Studio FNT
Studio Laucke Siebein
Studio Lin
Motion Gallery: Geometric design
Moving in geometric circles
Geometry has always played an important role in the graphic arts and many of today’s animation movie-makers are attracted by its ability to achieve a unique visual equilibrium. We talked to four leading exponents about why they are so drawn to the grid. And in addition we feature 17 works by 13 motion experts that further demonstrate the advantages of knowing your Euclidian principles!
Featuring:
Koji Aramaki | M-I-E | Persistent Peril | Takafumi Tsuchiya
Koji Aramaki
Persistent Peril
Takafumi Tsuchiya
Creative City: Montréal
Francophone centre of design excellence
Montréal has always been the capital of European influence in Canada. This French-speaking metropolis is an artistic as well as an economic hub and has played host to a series of renowned international events that have helped to put it on the global cultural map. Today, enriched by its ethnic and cultural diversity, it is promoting itself as a centre of creation and innovation, thanks in no little measure to its dynamic creative community. We have talked to six of the city’s finest contemporary design exponents to find out what makes it – and them – tick.
Featuring:
Atelier BangBang | Baillat Cardell & Fils | Emanuel Cohen | Paprika | Roadsworth | Vallee Duhamel
IdN v21n2: Minimalist Issue
Contents:
Motion Gallery: Geometric design
Feature: Minimalism
Creative Country: Montréal
Craft: Threading it all together
Studio: Marcel Hausler / Pau Pausa / Studio FNT / Lemonlife
Product Review: Unconventional products to whet your curiosity
Specifications:
100 pages
6 varying paper stocks
4C process + matt lamination + UV varnish
Online access to tv.idnworld.com included
