Netdiver Mag

What an amazing illustrator Whooli Chen is. Hailing currently from Taiwan, she earned a MA degree at the University of the Arts London. Her delicately sketched elements are always coloured with a subdued and calming palette.

What about her masterful compositions? This is a skill that is essential for all illustrators: from editorial process to concept.

International Women’s Day was created by the United Nations. Hugs and high fives mandatory today for all the women in your life.

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Women who are my heroes in the creative industry? View a collection of the ones I have gathered over the years.

Rocking it still today?

Designboom has been around since 1999. Birgit launched it just a year after us. It has been striving and gathering not only quality content but a large readership as well. Its appreciation keeps on growing.

Well deserved too imo.

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The Jealous Creator was launched in 2009 by Danielle Krysa. Her self-depracating jealousy has led her to featuring projects fuelled by her phenomenal curiosity. A published author—her seriously in your face advice and sharp eye are uncommon qualities.

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Swiss Miss is in Tina’s words: a design blog/studio she started in 2005. I actually discovered her portfolio right around then, and was taken by her different approach in presenting her design work. Her tentaculous projects are immensely successful.

One of her well-known project is the Creative Mornings which expanded the world over: not a small feat for a swiss girl in NYC.

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ndlr: Know a powagirrrl? Are one?

Submit your portfolio.

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!

Petite Pomme! which translates to ‘small apple’ and in this specific case – to the photography of Miriam Lindthaler who is located in Hamburg, DE.

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Her portfolio is overflowing with bubbly, vibrant, fresh, having fun in the moment kiddos! She is soooo good! Don’t look staged at all.

Quite a feat in my book.

Rami Niemi tagline reads as this: illustrator to the stars. Now exactly – humble – but likely deserved since his talent is through the roof – and his brochette of clients, enough proof.

Excerpt of his Mr Porter series. Archetypes depicted. Hilarious.

I love typography. Typography is entitled to be voted a long lasting fascination. Superbly conceptualized, crafted and staged – these projects caught my eye.

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Rumor, an urban event dedicated to fashion and lifestyle depicts an over extended ‘O’ which acts as a close ‘circuit’ – of the 4 meshed into 1 events.

Designed by Tomasz Biskuprumor.

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Subtle or not subtle advice – love the iconographic feel of the – (L)EARN archival quality print available for purchase and designed by Neuarmy Surplus.

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Mockups of the graphic identity standards manual for the Ville de Charleroi (which translates as City of Charles the King). The modernization of such an ‘antique’ name is a tour de force.

Superb conceptual thinking by Pam & Jenny.

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Reminds me of the adage: the ‘buck stops here’. The plied shoe seems to do – putting a stop to ‘dropping’ text copy.

Theater Biel Solothurn – multi years awarded poster by Stephan Bundi.

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Melting moon surface + spiking waves infer to some kind of a music event. The diagonal slicing of capitalized letters in color give it edginess. Intriguing ‘Windows pop-up‘ appearing behind a wave.

RAW poster – designer unknown.

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To be caught between a rock and a hard place would not be whimsical if applied to this Rock postcard. Irresistible red striped (eye) candy type floating over a vintage picture of cliffs near Brighton, UK.

Deliciously prepared by Steven Wilson.

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Clay table setting staging and montage by Alexandra Bruel for the Fricote cover – issue #2. Superb hand-drawn logotypo.

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Gateways Exhibition deconstructed signage using uncovered books (brilliant hint to how book serve as imagination gateways) which is the central theme of exhibit.

Designed by Andrew Howard.

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Transliteration effect and play on words for the Stack Architects corporate identity by now defunct The Consult, UK.

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A huge labyrinth of underground rooms which follow one another for more than thirteen kilometers. The Karst Family series of 3 posters by Aldo Pullela.

Ian Weldon is a terrific photographer who is in the business of capturing weddings photography for people that don’t want wedding photography. Uh??

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You get wacky – funny – tender. In all you get pictures that reflect the reality of the day – not ones that are usually staged – unreal.

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