September 17 (09) 09:03 am
Alex Ostrowski is an idea led graphic designer and very-very creative who luvs prints and funky projects. He’s taking on projects in art direction and illustration and has spent time with a number of London studios from Big Active to NB: Studio.
Now that’s a portfolio you don’t want to miss.
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He also has a band called Kotki Dwa for which he does all promo material and does album covers for others as well.
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He is half of the core that initiated The Yellow Revolution; the goal was to generate creative interaction between disciplines. Having now graduated, others are now sustaining the collective projects.
September 17 (09) 08:50 am
As many others doing same, Gavin Potenza who works on design and communication mandates, also pursue self-initiated projects that lead to collective exhibits and collaboration which make the bulk of his portfolio.
Is there less and less divide between design and art? Share your thoughts in the comments.
September 15 (09) 10:53 am
Thonik specializes in visual communication with an emphasis on graphic design and are currently presenting 12 projects by superimposing each page as if in a book.
You can choose from over a 1,000 images from over a 100 projects to create and order your own catalog.
Interesting aproach isn’t it?
September 12 (09) 07:58 am
Art & Design Montréal mettra en valeur dans une même exposition une sélection de créateurs en communications visuelles. On y trouvera une quinzaine de photographes, de designers graphiques et d’illustrateurs qui mettent habituellement leur talent au profit de clients commerciaux.
Upcoming: September 11
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Ghee, if you attended yesterday, you discovered as I, how packaging can be deceptive. It turns out that the best of show was really the campaign posters of the artists (as advertised on their website) which was no where to be seen on location?!?! If the show had delivered to equal part with their promotional material, it would have been nothing short of outstanding.
For all the hooplah and buzz, the exhibit was quite disappointing. Featured work had (for the most part) already been published (and readily available for free on the artists websites). Quite a throwback that there was no curating direction. Nothing fresh and unique was prepared by the artists for the A&E premiere.
Some people I talked to were quite upset of having had (like I) to pay an entry fee and waited in line for over 45 min. It was in the end, a well organized big ego back-slapping event and a lure for another Friday night party.
The endorsement was spectacular by Montreal’s standards, and for me, raises a big question: How far and remoted is the media from what is really going on in the design culture community? Clueless it seems. To their benefit, they were sold, as I, an empty package.
September 11 (09) 08:26 am
Julien De Repentigny aka Visualadvice is based in Montreal and soaring his career by generating high-profile projects. Definitely someone to watch for.
He has created this self-initiated project called the Lightbox using acrylic and neon lights.
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He art directed and did the montage for this upcoming Art Design Montreal exhibit taking place at la SAT tonite.
September 11 (09) 07:20 am
Take a journey into the world of Diftype the playground of Niklas Lundberg. This young (21) graphic designer and illustrator is slowly ascending to become one of the best of his generation. Gotta luv his conceptual approach whereas integrated bits and pieces of photography, lines and colors into each design project, yield very strong visual statements.
Excellent design portfolio!
September 4 (09) 07:40 am
Just beautiful! Series of experimental covers for Faber’s new POD film range. Inspired by the phenomena of a visual glitch, the design utilizes a logarithm that translates the title and section into a distinct graphic pattern by Michael Kosmicki.
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