We have been hearing lots of buzz regarding Tokyo lately, it's probably related to the Olympic Summer Games! Sadly for us, there is almost no way to be able to watch any of it live (Europe!) But as an encouragement, I stumbled across the work of Romain Trystram is an art director and illustrator from Agadir, Morocco.

Danny Ivan shared a collection of 3D images and abstract compositions for his Smooth Flow Series. This one for the second quarter of 2021. As usual it’s a beautiful set of smooth, colorful and simply beautiful images.

h3l Agency shared a branding and social media content for Mindfully™ a product/service that solves any and all problems derived from the lack of intentional behavior and routine through music, including but not limited to sleeping irregularities, poor stress management, and blocks toward self-actualization.

Six N. Five is an art direction and imagery studio based in Barcelona, Spain. They shared an experimental 3D art mixed with architecture titled 'the Japanese Garden' series. It's a full CGI illustration series about a culture that is truly fascinating to me.

Xtian Miller created a poster series inspired by William Shakespeare’s sonnets; a collection of 154 poems originally published in 1609. Excerpts were selected for 25 posters and reinterpreted in visual abstract form to convey the concept of time and light vs dark.

João Marques shared this retro inspired illustration and motion design project for the Lightspeed EP. In September of 2019, DJ/producer KURA released a new EP on Spinnin' Records entitled 'Lightspeed'. A really energetic and fierce EP, especially the title track ‘Lightspeed’, a big room production with a hard drop and cool sample snippets. 

Santi Zoraidez, like many of us, has been using design and personal projects to alleviate the anxiety and stress of this weird year. Santi put together a beautiful collection of abstract 3D work. All super stylish and full of color.

Seryozha Parshakov is an artist based in Moscow, Russian Federation. I wanted to share about his 'Ancient Future' series which is an art series showcasing an abstract exploration of masks combining ancient and modern textures. I totally feel a dystopian feel to these, especially the texture and the 'true tone black color' as a baseline.

FIB | Fábrica de Ideias Brasil shared a beautiful branding and visual identity for Finarte, a Brazilian company established with the objective of helping collectors to better manage their art patrimony by offering credit products, insurance and valuation services.

Brígida Lourenço Guerreiro, KOBU Agency, and VIVUS - Gonçalo Cevadinha shared a beautiful and elegant branding and visual identity for Vila 953, a traditional restaurant with a contemporary approach, located in Vila do Conde, Portugal.

byHAUS studio shared a branding and visual identity project for Archimat. About to open its showroom to individuals and contractors, Archimat, a company specializing i finishing products, seized the opportunity to better define its personality and create a recognizable and engaging brand image.

Guido Dal Prà shared a beautiful graphic and editorial design project with beautiful typography. Ergot is a self-produced zine, designed with Mattia and Nicola Bertolo, sprang out from overwhelming spaces and times, dragging us through ergonomic thrones and dystopic landscapes.

Creanet shared a collection of art prints to brighten your home. The selection of graphical and abstract art with beautiful color palettes adds an elegant touch to any home interior. Personally speaking I am a fan of super simple compositions and geometric shapes.  

Mathieu Le Berre is an art director into motion and 3D based in Paris, France. We are taking a look at his series titled 'Andromeda' which is a 3D abstract piece as I quote: 'objects of the natural, real or imaginary world, but only shapes and colors for themselves.' It's purely imaginative, creative, vibrant, and I really dig the art direction.

Carlos Antón Varó used his 3D design skills to pay tribute to his 8 favorite rappers of this century. The 3D models have a quite playful look, looking like emojis. For this task Carlos used Maxon Cinema 4D and Redshift for rendering. The images are in no particular order.

It's cool how the season can shift your perspective on your day-to-day. I have been feeling more lively with the summer and how things are very slowly coming back to some normality. This is what I felt seeing the work of Magdalena Kaczi, an art director and illustrator based in Warsaw, Poland.

Lazly Bateman shared a super simple and elegant branding and visual identity project for Gusztav.architecture studio. The project is a brand identity concept made for Gusztav Veres architecture and interior designer. The design was developed under a close working relationship that represents professionalism, minimalism and quality.

Blotter Atelier is a textile design duo inhabited by a passion that federates creative people and production workshops around a common goal: to create exclusive and innovative clothes. Their collections arise from artistic collaborations, combining tradition, experimentation and independence.

Recently I was watching this novelty on Netflix titled 'Wish Dragon', it tells the story about a 'wish-granting dragon'. I would definitely recommend it. As I was searching for inspiration for kick-off the week, I stumbled across the work of KaoMing. He is a motion & CG artist based in Taipei, Taiwan Region.

Benoit Hody, Anthéa Ferreira, and Atelier Minuit shared a beautiful art direction and graphic design on their Behance profile. The project is not super recent, but for some reason, I simply missed it so, better late than never.