Netdiver magazine

I am currently head over heels in preparing my very first art portfolio and because of iOS way of cataloguing the camera roll – (I work with 3 devices each with its own directory) – I collated new work in individual folders as back up..

Leaving me with a massive task to do: reconciling, sifting and deleting all duplicates.

From 55k down to 10k just for my iPad Pro. Still got 7k+ from iPhone + iPad mini to sort after the 10k are done. View my art feed.

So for now – I am minimizing my editorial activities to a strict minimum.

Netdiver Mag is on hiatus.

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Meanwhile – don’t wait – be inspired via podcasts to kickstart your creative or art projects:

40 best creative podcasts to liven up your commute via Sarah McHugh

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The Best Art Podcasts to Listen to in Your Studio via Stef Thiele

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My Top 5 Favourite Agency Podcasts via Lucy Snell

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Must read – sneak peek via .pdf:

Company of One – Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business) by Paul Jarvis

Helps you determine enough (instead endless chasing more).

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Top illustration: Source unknown

Margaret Zhang on the secrets of creative success by Hunger

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Margaret Zhang is an Australian-born-Chinese director, photographer, consultant and writer based between New York and Shanghai.

She models, styles, writes, directs in front and back of cameras, made her film debut – There’s no Space in C # Minor – in which she plays the piano brilliantly.

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She also earned double degrees in commerce and law and is widely recognized as one of the most influential millenial – though she is not fond of the naming..

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Her intelligence and depth of thought have comforted me while going through a tough spot in my art career:

“That’s near impossible when you bare your soul, nake and vulnerable in an oversaturated and harsh terrain of judgment.”

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photographed by: Luis Monteiro

Teresa Wójcicka is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Gdansk, Poland. And a terrific UX/UI designer. Love love the Saga Map simplicity.

Heury & Heury is a French design studio (and a brother / sister collective) – and their accomplishments are what most of us – still consider dreams.

1. Break the rules
2. Do what you love
3. Don’t compare to others

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Their approach is minimalist – reductionist in fact. Keep only what is essential. B&Wth is a perfect example (in 3 models)!

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They self-publish a magazine – aptly titled: Duo: of course right? Worth reading the interviews with Berger & Föhr + Anton & Irene (who were featured on ND).

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ndlr: If you want to know more about their collaboration read their Medium intro (if you speak French that is).

They luv design! It shows! #13. We show it!

Mind-blowing visual feats and original designs I recently discovered.

Akademi Valan exhibition program by Lundgren+Linkvist

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ndlr: Wish I had designed this.

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Spotify rebranding by Christian Widlic

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Globe Garden by Peter Opsvik (designed 29 years ago!!!)

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Robb Report cover by Yellena James

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Personal collection 04 by Brendi LW

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Raw by Christian Girotto & Olivier Masson

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Scroll-reel of Ograda Type Co site

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Edible Monsters by Zim & Zou

To all the artists who dedicate their efforts – resources – dreams – LIFE to making this world more beautiful! Don’t give up – no matter what – the world needs you.

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ndlr: Today is International Artist Day and to celebrate it yearlong – I have kicked off a new category on Netdiver: ART!

Stef Thiele is a painter living in Hamburg and happens to be the one artist – I admire the most. Her work is so modern and versatile. It can even translate well into marketing campaigns..

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Having observe her evolution over the past year or so – is an indication of greatness in becoming. She is the first artist I feature on Netdiver mag. Not the last! Stay tuned.

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Excerpt from her artist manifesto:

I am a viking. But despite my own uncompromising determination, my works consist of a difficult-to-describe mix of euphoric "what if’s" and melancholic “could have been’s”.

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The yearning for spontaneity and freedom collides with the compulsion to try to foresee the future and plan it meticulously. This is translated into busy, colourful compositions that are seemingly unable to find a clear focus.

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Often whole pictures are buried beneath the surface of a completed work, with only tiny parts of the past peeking through the hundreds of layers of thick brushstrokes and poured and thrown acrylic paint. Each picture is a battlefield – a back and forth between giving up control and winning it back.

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