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LA-based designer, illustrator and artist Demetrius May has some sincerely radical work in one of the more wild portfolios I have seen in some time. There are some very strange things going on in his work but it is all art and I love that. He graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, Illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Since then, he has been making, like I said, some seriously radical work. It will be interesting to see what he does in the future.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Demetrius May, Graphic Design, Illustration, Los Angeles

Alberto “Sting” Russo is a creative director and illustrator based in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is also the founder of the Swiss design studio Areadesign. Sting One is his online portfolio of illustration and typographical works created for both personal projects and clients. There is some great work in his book.

written by Christopher | tags: Alberto Russo, Areadesign, Graphic Design, Illustration, Switzerland

Digital Temple Magazine has released another issue (issue 9) entitled ‘Rebirth Spring MMX’ that is again filled with some fantastic content. The above image is from the amazingly talented Jonathan Zawada who is featured in the ‘Design’ section of this issue. I am continually impressed by the content of Digital Temple.

Here is an outline of the most recent issue:
MOTION : Edouard Salier for MASSIVE ATTACK / Splitting the Atom
ILLUSTRATION : Cody Hoyt
PHOTOGRAPHY : Carlos Nunez
PAINTING : Antony Micallef – Mark Warren Jacques – Aleksandra Rdest
DESIGN : Jonathan Zawada
FASHION : Amanda Camenisch
POLA ADDICT : Katja Sonnewend
DIVIDERS : Joao Travessa

written by Christopher | tags: Digital Temple 9, Graphic Design, Magazine, Online Magazine

You can now pre-order It’s Nice That Issue #3 though their online Shop. The recent issue features the best from their blog in the last 6 months. Inside this latest edition are interviews with graphic design legend Milton Glaser, furniture design icon Tom Dixon, filmmaker Keith Schofield, illustrator Tom Gauld and fashion designer Sir Paul Smith. There are 42 pages of work featuring the likes of A2/SW/HK, Gregoire Alexandre, Leslie David, Christopher DeLorenzo, Anne De Vries, Daniel Eatock, Jochen Gerner, Marcelo Gomes, Charley Harper, William Hundley, Abi Huynh, Himi Kozue, Mårten Lange, Alastair Levy, Lucy and Bart, Susanne Ludwig, Livia Marin, Aakash Nihalani, Jasmine Raznahan, Isabella Rozendaal, SpY, Damjan Stanković, John Paul Thurlow, Adam Voorhes, Cardon Webb, Taizo Yamamoto.

It’s an amazingly impressive publication they have managed to pull together and terribly exciting that they have been able to wrangle interviews with some of the biggest names in the business. The pre-orders will ship March 31st and the issue officially drops April 1st. To put the cherry on top of an already large sundae, the issue also arrives with an oversized large-scale (980 x 550mm) screen print by Parra. The issue is available for the sincerely affordable price (even for Americans) of £10.00. Hot damn.

written by Christopher | tags: Books, Editorial, Graphic Design, It's Nice That Issue 3

French Art Director, illustrator and designer Emeric Trahand, also known as Takeshi has updated his portfolio once again with some very rousing work. He is really starting to push his subject matter and there are some very interesting new examples of his style in this recent update. He is currently based in NYC.

written by Christopher | tags: Emeric Trahand, Graphic Design, Illustration, New York, Takeshi

Copenhagen-based multi-disciplinary arts and design studio Hvass&Hannibal have updated yet again with more intriguing work. Since 2006, its founders, Nan Na Hvass & Sofie Hannibal have been busy generating creative for the music, arts and publishing industries. They take a unique approach to every project they take on, the results of which shine through in their highly individualistic portfolio of work.

written by Christopher | tags: Copenhagen, Denmark, Graphic Design, Hvass And Hannibal

The Church of London, the creative agency behind Little White Lies and HUCK magazines has updated with a new website and a comprehensive update to their portfolio. As good as their publications are, it should come as no surprise that they have some great work in their portfolio.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, London, magazines, The Church of London

Socio Design just emailed that they have posted new work in their updated website and it looks stunning. Socio Design is a London-based design consultancy specializing in graphic design, web design, art direction and branding. Their new site is clean and smooth and also stocked with equally clean and smooth portfolio work. Top notch all around. I was very pleased to get the email this morning. It sparked my inspiration for the day.

written by Christopher | tags: Branding, Graphic Design, London, Socio Design, Web Design

Jorge León is a graphic designer based in Las Palmas GC, Spain. He loves what he does for a living and is currently seeking new project work. He has some nice work in his book not the least of which includes the album cover above for Tits Like Buffalos. I can personally guarantee that is probably the best band name you will hear today.

written by Christopher | tags: Album Art, Graphic Design, Jorge Leon, Spain

Breed London is representing some extremely talented individuals from the design and illustration industry. The roster includes people like Si Scott, Steve Wilson, James Joyce and MASA to name a few.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Breed London, Graphic Design, Illustration, Rep

Berlin-based André Gottschalk has a strong body of both design and illustration work. Rarely do you see someone so equally rounded at both disciplines as both sides of the spectrum in his portfolio are worth looking into. He is definitely someone to keep an eye on.

written by Christopher | tags: André Gottschalk, Berlin, Graphic Design, Illustration

New York design studio Project Projects has updated with a new site and newly added projects to their roster of projects. Rob Giampietro has also recently joined as principle. The work looks amazing and 2010 will no doubt be a great year for them.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, New York, Print, Project Projects

Richmond, Virginia- based design studio Serious & Ly don’t just just have a clever name, they have an equally clever portfolio of work with some especially considered web design.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Richmond, Serious and Ly, Virginia

Counter-Objects is the sister store to Counter-Print and features some equally thoughtfully curated art and design goodies that I am sure a lot of us would love to get our hands on. There are some posters available from some my favorite designers and illustrators that I didn’t even realize were still in circulation. I discovered the site via a link back to Changethethought and for that I thank them very much.

written by Christopher | tags: Counter Objects, Graphic Design, Illustration, Products, U.K.

It’s been a very long while since I last dropped in on the work of former Designers Republic member Martin Fewell. He has since been busy working on all sorts of new projects for his Manchester-based studio Yolo and you can view the results of his labor via a long scroll at his blog-style portfolio site

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Manchester, Martin Fewell, Yolo

Family has updated with a new website. Honestly though, I can’t quite tell how much, if any of the work is new. I am a fan of their work, hence the post. So, if you have yet to browse their portfolio, consider this an excuse.

written by Christopher | tags: Family, Graphic Design, Illustration, Print

Ventilate asked several artists to participate in their recent poster series with the theme ‘2000’. The idea being, ‘what inspired you a decade ago’. I still find it hard to believe that 10 years have passed since the start of the new millenium. The posters are available to download at 300 dpi via YouSendIt. Once again, Joshua Smith (Hydro74) put in a strong showing with a stark graphic vector poster of Darth Vader. That man just knows what he does and does it well.

written by Christopher | tags: 2000, Graphic Design, Joshua Smith, Posters, Ventilate

Nick Tassone is expecting a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in the Spring of 2010. He is majoring in New Media Design & Imaging, encompassing print design, motion graphics, and all other aspects of the creative design world. He recently posted a series of simple movie posters based around the popular novels of Stephen King. You can see them in his Flickr-folio.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Nick Tassone, Posters, Stephen King