Accept & Proceed Principal Designer Nigel Cottier announces the launch of Letterform Variations, a personal project comprising a book published by Slanted, a font collection, and a series of artworks that look at letterform construction using basic grid and shape based systems, and its potential to generate vast amounts of varying alphabetical outcomes.
NB Television™ Pro pays tribute to popular typefaces of the ‘cathode ray tube’ era by translating the analogue ‘crt’ grid based softedged typesets to the digital age. With a focus on detail and reference to the ‘crt’ grid, each glyph was designed with pixel perfect precision.
Obis.agency designed and developed a beautiful website for Odin’s Crow, a team of former bankers, lawyers and M&A advisors, backed by a few of the best CEO’s on the planet. The site has this classic look that reminds me of old VHS packaging but in a great way.
Lea Konaševská shared a series of abstract art exploring different shapes and forms but still building up from the circles from the previous collection. I love the abstract compositions, especially the color gradients that Lea accomplished by mixing the forms.
TOLM shared a motion design project titled AVA. This project is an experimental 3D animated music video for Janek Murd - an Estonian musician and composer. Ava explores the constant cycle of life - be it a breath of air, passing of a day, full turn of the year, or journey from one's birth to death.
Tendril collaborated with Riot Games to create a visual identity, motion branding system and toolkit for or Riot Worlds 2022, a global championships event for League o Legends.
Type Forward shared a typography/typeface project titled Bion. Bion is a contemporary geometric sans serif with a down-to-earth attitude. It is distinguished by a high x-height, vertically cut terminals, and a minimal stroke contrast, giving it a distinctive, sharp look that is both timeless and universally appealing.
Yaroslav Cherkunov has a solid portfolio and I love looking back and seeing old projects. This one was for the Ukranian Creative Week that happened in 2016. I know, it’s been 6 years since but the work is still inspiring.
Amanda Louisi shared a super stylish illustration and print project titled Anifolius. The name is the same of these imaginary hybrid and fluid lifeforms. This series consists of 18 arts with symmetrical shapes inspired by the union of the shapes of leaves, flowers, insects and some other animals. The prints will be on sale soon in materials such as cards and posters for decoration.
Todd Huynh shared a branding project that he worked on for Artkey Universe, a creative studio specializing in manufacturing technological handmade accessories with the main product being art mechanical keycaps. The brand's manifesto is to turn desk accessories into works of art through the artist's ingenuity and imagination.
During 2022, KOBU Agency had the opportunity to develop the rebranding of the BRUMA brand, a major taps designer and manufacturer in Portugal. The overhaul of this 30-year old brand included defining its new positioning, tone of voice, concept and storytelling while its logo and visual universe.
David Rindlisbacher shared a graphic design project for /100, an erratic radio show for sound as artistic expression. What is certain in number, is uncertain in form. Conceived by the desire to reunite in one place the ephemeral and intangible condition of otherwise free-floating sound waves.
On the heels of the biggest acquisition of the year from Adobe, collaborative interface design company Figma partnered with COLLINS to craft a brand story and visual campaign debunking
Jordan Vitanov shared a concept design including branding and UX for what it seems to be a fintech app called ARES. The design seems simple yet quite functional. Reminds me a bit of Robinhood but it’s definitely a great exercise for anyone trying to improve the UX skills, especially with graphs and visualizations.
Stato had the pleasure to work on the CGI for this beautiful piece for the Occitane Immortelle en Provence. Stato’s team worked hard and did lots of research and development to finally get to to create the Immortelle Divine,this beautiful yellow flower that has magic powers on skin.
Enjoy the beauty of this magic flower!
Fabio XM, designed by By Giulia Boggio, has charming personality and it’s is an ode to its designer's partner.
Meet Isodope (AKA Isabelle Boemeke): an influencer who advocates for cleaner and more sustainable energy alternatives—primarily nuclear energy— as a solution for the climate crisis. Isodope creates content that educates the masses about how nuclear energy is a clean energy source.
Nidia Dias shared a personal project exploring movement and color using Maxon Cinema 4D and Redshift. The 3D work was also inspired by Rik Oostenbroek and XK studio incredible work.
I will start this review by saying that it has been several years since the last time I used a tablet that’s not an iPad or Android. I mean a digital tablet for drawing. I used to love the Cintiq, it was the most amazing piece of tech and despite the fact that I am not an illustrator, I always found the tool super useful in Photoshop, but it is a bit too big for my needs right now.
