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.
Follow her i/G feed!
If and only if, you have used or seen ban.do products will you make sense of the following homage to this entrepreneurial pop girls phenomena.
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It started in August 2008.. and it went ‘boom’ in a matter of a couple of years. Their mission? Stay serious about fun! Follow the link to read about their trajectoire.
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I am using their 19-month planner and I love it! At onset – I went.. mmm.. a bit too girly for me.. but it grew on me and now I am sold. Oh I love stickers too!
The community winnders of the Take 10: Weightless challenge.
This is an Adobe quarterly contest in which you create an artwork under a theme using 10 images (and no additional images).
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Victor Murillo. (Jaw on the floor.)
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Jo Hucek
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Hanene Bouachour
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Alex Plesovskich
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The stock images for this round – were not – huh – exactly a bowl of cherries.
Kickstarter alert! Anton & Irene have designed a mind-blowing watch (limited edition of 500) of NU:RO.
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So you like it – don’t wait (too long).
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With a design that is sooo simple and ingenious and minimalist and unisex – imo – it deserves a Red Dot award!
Has it been 7 weeks already? Never took time off from publishing nor curation to focus on creating ART only. Read the whole post for a more in-depth reveal of my new career direction.
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Change of avatar = new journey for me.
Updated avatar reflects both sides of what content to expect in my feed: design + art.
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Netdiver mag will publish again – weekly – and as of right now lol. I still hold a lot of appreciation and respect for creators in the industry. Guess I just can’t stop showing what inspires me.
Curation of design + abstract art in the XXI century have resume.
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If you like Colourpop art – follow my Instagram feed to view my color explorations and where I share about processes, artist life, tools and tips. Oh and the Merge series is well under way, and I have loads of new works to show.
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Editorial addendum
Red hot on my mind is ‘content‘.. visual and written. What and how – staged or not – to show? What and how – personal or not – to write?
My eureka moment came when I realized I wanted to share my ‘explorations’ – as a big eye wanderer and record the ‘journey’.
That’s it. Simple. No limits – no constraints – no agenda – no schedule – no performance – no imaginary crowd to please.
I am on the ‘move’ creatively – an artistic explorer of sort – this is who I am – so who I am I – I will share.
One of the most enigmatic and prolific illustrator I had yet to discover. Meet Daisuke Richard.
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Welcome to a insider view of her daily life somewhere in Japan.. which reflects poignantly – the lack of space (and solitude) but not the lack of dreams.
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ndlr: highly suggest you follow her iG feed.
Happy March 8! The day we celebrate women around the globe who rock the world with more than pink design.
Hats off to the powagirrrls!
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Give hugs + props + honor!
Search for inspiration and/or talent in Netdiver Mag.
pinterest / medium / linkedin / X / rss
/ Tools we use
Affinity Suite
Our little studio owned Adobe Master Suites—invoking security issues our perpetual licenses were nulled. Undone? No!
I can open all .pdf, .psd or .ai files in the Affinity apps and the UI/UX is so gorgeous!
See for yourself: test the Affinity suite. Works on all platforms + iPad for—6 MONTHS FREE!
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Proton Mail
Connected to the internet's origins, building the internet of the future. We’re building ways to help everyone fight for privacy online. I am a big fan of their services.
Try a month free!
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DuckDuckGo?
What a strange name for an independent Internet privacy company. Contrary to G/ who records every instance of their services useage with DDG, no recording of your data, EVER!!!
We use it everyday.
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Obsidian
This private (free) app I use daily for taking notes or writing. Back up to the cloud for multi-devices access. Runs locally.
Deep and complex.
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I paint abstract with pretty colours ~ I play with mobile apps to create unique generative art.
Look 'Ma no AI.
feed your eyes
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Communication Arts 24-25—calls for entries.
Interactive — October 25/24
Illustration — Jan 10/25
Photography — March 7/25
Design — May 2/25
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The Smashing Conferences explore real-life projects, workflows and hands-on insights.
SmashingConf - Antwerp
Upcoming: Oct 28-31/24
SmashingConf - Workshops
Online: check dates.
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AIGA call for submissions
AIGA’s competitions celebrate exemplary design and demonstrate the power of effective design.
50 Books | 50 Covers: February 26 / 24
365: AIGA Year in Design February 26 / 24
Alt Summit 2024.
It is a conference and a community of thousands of women influencers and entrepreneurs in creative fields.
Upcoming: March 17-20 / 24
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YouWorkForThem — Good design needs good fonts! YWFT is privately owned and run by designers.
Rocking it since 2001.
/ Highlighted talents
They LUV design! #13
Mind-blowing visual feats and original designs I recently discovered.
Previously: #12 - #11 - #10 - #9 - #8 - #7 - #6 - #5 - #4 - #3 - #2 - #1
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They LUV drawing! #3
Illustration is probably the largest creative area to express (mostly without words) a message.
Previously: #1 - #2
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A type of Show #5 – I love typography - these projects caught my eye.
Previously: #4 - #3 - #2 - #1
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Moodboards #1 – Branding collaterals staged and served with conceptual brilliance.
/ About us?
A little (www) Story. In 1995, JF and I started a little project — Netdiver mag.
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Editorials. Design topics or issues that have impacted me and/or our creative industry. .
Over 50 articles.
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Kuvva interview
A short interview on how to build a strong portfolio + self-promotion.
Powagirrrls {c/y}
Meet women who rock the design industry with more than pink design.
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Netdiver Mag
#ISSN 1911-866X
Carole Guevin is a founder + editor + design curator ∞ culture creator + online pioneer ∞ featuring the creative culture since '98.
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No hype — just beautiful
Reach my inbox °
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Netdiver long-standing mini visuals (200 x 115 px) galleries. Each lead to its review. Happy talent discovery!
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/ Illustration
Vast array of drawing styles
404 reviews
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/ Imaginative
Conceptual designs standing out
358 reviews
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/ Industrial
Products / packaging design / spaces +
333 reviews
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/ Motion
Brilliant storyboards / motion / vfx
286 reviews
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/ Photography
Some of the sharpest eyes shooting today
210 reviews
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/ Portfolios
New wave of design / interactive / mobile stars
552 reviews
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/ Powagirrrls
Women who rock the design scene with _more_ than pink design
391 reviews
/ Insider info
Visual Brain Gravity is a producer and developer of concepts, products and brand experiences.
Driven by vision.
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Special Feature issues
Self-curation experiment coupled with minimalist interviews with people in the design industry I admire.
By invitation only
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Terrific product or service or event and wanna reach a fabulous international audience?
Advertise with us
Coming soon
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Best Of The Year (BOTY)
Netdiver Best of the Year is a yearly compilation of projects / talents who made a lasting impression the previous year.
/ 2016 edition
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Netdiver Vintage edition
What was new in design worldwide—sort of a very unofficial record of web history as captured from {1998 - 2007}.
Over 2.3k+ projects.
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Netdiver static
Walk down memory lane: hand-coded news in design from 1998-2008.
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Terrific product or service or event and wanna reach a fabulous international audience?
Advertise with us
Dates soon.
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