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Jonathan Zawada on Creating from a Place of Self-Trust
Jonathan Zawada is an Australia-based multidisciplinary artist known for his distinctive visual universes and collaborations with musicians like Flume and Mark Pritchard. In his work, Jonathan explores the complex interplay between technology and human experience—and our increasingly intertwined physical and virtual realities. His work spans album covers, digital sculptures, installations, textiles, and even furniture design. …
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Alex Trochut on Letting the Work Lead the Way
Alex Trochut is a renowned graphic designer and illustrator originally from Barcelona and now part of the Apple design team in California. His client list includes Nike, Google, and The New York Times, among others—and we’re proud to feature his work in our Style Cards Vol. 2.! In this talk, Alex shares a deeply reflective look…
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Ricardo V. on Building a Design Studio Sustainably
Ricardo V. is the founder of The Branding People, a design studio with a global reach, with offices in Mexico, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. In this talk, Ricardo shares practical tips and hard-earned lessons from over a decade of running a design studio. From refining client collaboration and leading complex rebranding projects to aligning cultural…
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Tyler Spangler on Staying True to Yourself
You’ve probably come across Tyler Spangler’s work somewhere on the internet—perhaps even on your desktop background without realizing it. His art is an explosion of colour, form and fearless experimentation that blending into a vivid digital collage with a psychedelic touch. But Tyler’s career as a freelance designer career didn’t start as a carefully planned or calculated move, instead…
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Valeriya Gogunskaya: Dancing Through Life on a Longboard
Meet Valeriya Gogunskaya, a longboard dancer and the founder of a renowned longboarding camp in Portugal. At her camp, Valeriya brings together some of the best longboard dancers as instructors, alongside enthusiasts eager to improve their skills. Having participated in this camp last summer, I had an amazing time and am thrilled to share Valeriya’s…
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Talk on Creativity with Sebastian Masuda, the ‘King of Kawaii’
Very excited to share with you a talk on creativity with Sebastian Masuda, a Japanese artist known as the ‘King of Kawaii.’ The term ‘kawaii’ translates to ‘cute’ or ‘adorable.’ As an aesthetic style, it encompasses Japanese pop culture, and as a philosophy, it encourages people to reflect on what’s unique about themselves and contemplate…
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Courage Is a Practice: A Conversation with Erica Jennings
What does it really mean to be courageous? In a recent Bloomerang podcast episode, we sat down with Erica Jennings—musician, mentor, coach, and the iconic lead singer of SKAMP, the band that gave voice to Lithuania’s post-independence generation. In the ’90s, SKAMP embodied something radically new: cosmopolitan, independent, unapologetically authentic. They weren’t trying to fit…
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Neosbrand’s New Wave Design for the Adventurous Generation
In this article we’ll see how Javier approaches a young audience, understand the importance of adventure to Neosbrand, find out where he sees the future of brands and design, and take a look at his new wave design contribution to the Style Cards Vol. 2.
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Tosin Oshinowo on the Cultural Influences in Design
Cultural influence comes across in many ways. It is deeply rooted in our personality, the language we speak, in the way we dress, as well as in our values and our behavior. In design, cultural influence holds the weight of our past and steers the wheel into our future. Design is a cultural matter: it’s…
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It’s All Fun And Games With Alexander Cherkasov
Remember when imagination was the height of creation? There was a time before we morphed into adulthood when our minds were stripped of any limits and constructs. As children, we used to imagine far-fetched places and scenarios that rebelled against convention. We dared to dream in shapes, colors, and sounds beyond the status quo. Whatever…
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Branding The Art Of Beautiful Living With James Kirkup From An Open Understanding
Nowadays, a brand serves a very practical purpose (to sell you things, mostly), but the true winning formula calls for a strong foundation: a mix of approachable sensibility, a hefty dose of excitement, and guaranteed self-fulfillment for the lucky buyer. Make a few adjustments here and there, assemble, then add the finishing touches—the right execution…
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David And Max On the Art Of Collaboration, Type Design, and Augmented Reality
Design is often seen as an industry full of eccentric personalities and exceptional, unique talent. Although the myth of single genius designers looms large in practice, its art is often far more collaborative. The most dynamic and fruitful creative relationships underpin what makes design today exceptionally dynamic and, most importantly, what shapes the landscape for…