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Córdova and Canillas

Córdova and Canillas

30 Oct, 2012

Diego Córdova and Martí Canillas met while working for Folch Studio between 2010 and 2012. Their studio’s approach is defined by a collaborative network that allows them to integrate graphic design, art direction, photography, communication and strategy to develop projects for commercial and institutional clients focused in contemporary culture.  


Happiness records

Happiness Record

29 Oct, 2012

Pretty Girls is the first album released on the label Happiness Records. I have no idea what kind of music is on there, but the design looks promising.


Márcia Novais

Márcia Novais

24 Oct, 2012

The beautiful posters of Márcia Novais. She studied Communication Design at the University of Porto in the Faculty of Fine Arts and graduated in 2010. Shortly after, she started working as Graphic Designer at the same Faculty  (check the tumblr). To check what she does besides posters, have a look on her website, or on this...

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Traven T. Croves

Traven T. Croves

24 Oct, 2012

Traven T. Croves is a Londen based graphic designer with a clear preference for print. His posters and bookwork are minimal yet playful, somewhat experimental but always with attention to tactility.


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Perdiz

23 Oct, 2012

Published bilingually (English/Spanish) and quarterly, PERDIZ is a new magazine about people and the things that make them happy. A compilation of amazing stories from common people. A survival manual without magic formulae. A collection of beautiful things. A publication of social activism with a positive tinge. A collectable object....

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Thomas Desmet

Thomas Desmet

19 Oct, 2012

It seems the Belgian graphic designers are doing very well these days. Yet another great example is Thomas Desmet. He works mainly in book-design but also has his fare share of posters. Have a look for yourself.  


beplushave

Beplushave

18 Oct, 2012

Italian furniture manufacturer Beplushave produces some very interesting objects. Simple forms and clear materials, just the way we like it.    


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Salon Light #9

17 Oct, 2012

For the 9th edition of Salon Light, Cneai, hosted by Palais de Tokyo, will showcase meetings and dialogue with 53 independent publishers and bookstores, and three research and performance seminars on publishing practices. The players in the field of micropublishing are experimenting in all directions and playing with the usual...

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Adriaan Mellegers

Adriaan Mellegers

16 Oct, 2012

Adriaan Mellegers is an Amsterdam-based graphic designer focusing on institutional, artistic and commercial commissions within the fields of art, architecture and design. With a strong editorial approach and a consistently innovative use of typography, materials and color, Adriaan’s design sensibility engages the creative and content driven objectives of all involved....

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David Galasse

15 Oct, 2012

Work of Sao Paulo based, Portuguese-Brazilian graphic designer David Galasse . He works on an ongoing study that consists of grabbing and deconstructing ads, communication materials and brand manuals. He clarifies his work with these 3 purposes: 1. Breaking with the vices and rules set by default for art direction and...

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Bureau Collective

Bureau Collective

13 Oct, 2012

Panatom Gallery presents Bureau Collective ‘Singing seven bridges builds circles in the water’ A glass of water stands on a subwoofer. Concentric waves are visible on the surface of the water, with no apparent cause. A quiet, moving image; an unexpected, slight touch; an inspiration in a quivering moment. Bureau...

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Internet 2012

12 Oct, 2012

As a video for a musician from Italy Bart Traubeck and Viktor Matic dreamed up a world filled with cloth-like screens bending and waving in the wind of intercontinental data-transfer. The display as a medium dissolves into a flexible plane, readily adapting to whatever it encounters, with the single pieces...

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