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Business in (E)motion – Meet Barbara Woinski from AltoCrew
What makes good design? Is it an eclectic mishmash of color and composition, or is it the strategic combination of spatial void and visual stimuli? In fact, good design is so much more than aesthetic appeal. It asks of us to develop a particular visual lexicon to connect with the zeitgeist on a deeper –…
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Transforming Art into NFTs with Toni López of Retoka
Thinking about the future is without a doubt a risky endeavor. It foretells the passing of time and reminds us of our eventual demise. Surely this is a combination of both our personal and mental states, but mostly, this may come from recent observations on the direction the world is taking. At times, it helps…
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Finding Subject In Object: A Drink with Oleg Zaharevich
By now, combining vision and substance in design is hardly a novel concept, but no one does so more captivatingly than Oleg Zaharevich—a multifaceted graphic designer from the Belarusian city of Minsk. Zaharevich’s body of work flourishes at the cutting edge of branding and visualization. Using CGI, Oleg found his creative stride in consumer branding.…
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Mysticism in Design – A Conversation with Oksal Yesilok
Mystical, elegant, blended in time. A few words that come to mind when you look at Oksal Yesilok’s reminiscent take on design.
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Emma Fairley on How to Become a Production Designer
I’m very happy to finally share the long-awaited talk we had with an LA-based Emma Fairley, a production designer who has created sets for the music videos of Coldplay, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce as well as commercials for the world-famous brands. Emma has just wrapped filming on location in Lithuania, Croatia, and Sweden on a…
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Andrés Gallardo Albajar’s urban geometry captures mesmerizing architectural silhouettes, both near and far
Striking lines, intense color palettes, and thoughtful composition characterize the photography of Andrés Gallardo Albajar, a self-taught Spanish photographer based in Tallinn.
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Jérôme Masi finds creative purpose through the poetry of freedom and empty spaces
From a peaceful town nestled near the French Alps, Jérôme Masi works on minimalist and bold illustrations that explore the interstices where stillness and chaos meet.
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Influenced by indie games and goth music, Menta Picante injects playful eccentricity into their designs at their Mexico-based studio
Menta Picante is the brainchild of husband and wife team Alex Roman and Gaby Salazar. Based in Guadalajara, México, the studio’s unique designs meander between vibrant color palettes, quirky symbols, and geometric shapes.
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“No, I am not going to change my style.” Meet Flavia Codsi
I met Flavia at Ginette, one of the more refined coffee places in Gemmayze, a neighborhood of Beirut. She strode in carrying her motorcycle helmet, and I could still feel the wind in her long dark hair.
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Wahib Chehata on Mythology, Renaissance, Baroque & Photography
On my way from Paris to Casablanca, I checked to see what art shows were happening around. I found one that looked interesting: an original exhibition of work…
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Arnaud Cheyssial on merging technology, visuals, and sound to engage people in a digital story
Just before inviting Arnaud, founder of a Paris-based digital publishing studio Poésies Industrielles, to be our special guest at the Paris eLounge, I met him in his studio to talk about his work, creativity and life in general… Arnaud had a very diverse carrier before he started his studio. One of his prior activities was…
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In the colorful world of Ausra Capskyte
I had a wonderful opportunity to spend an afternoon with the Lithuanian graphic artist Ausra Capskyte. She works and lives in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius. This time we’ve decided to experiment with telling a story through photographs, to see one’s world through them… Ideally this should be turned into the photo+sound slideshow, but let’s leave this…