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Brian Edward Miller blends futuristic and retros styles with his adventurous illustrations

Posted in Art, Illustration
By Sam Bathe on 22 Sep 2014

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Working under the name, Orlin Culture Shop, Colorado-based illustrator Brian Edward Miller creates a vintage aesthetic with his beautiful landscape illustrations. Fulfilling a family legacy of artists and craftsmen, Brian hopes to tell a story in each of his works. Show the rest of this post…

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Check out more of Brian’s work at: www.orlincultureshop.com

Studio Seed celebrate the summer with their bright and cheeky animation ‘Cream Tease’

By Sam Bathe on 14 Aug 2014

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Set in the 80s during the height of a hot summer, Seed Animation Studio‘s Cream Tease is a cheeky animation that doesn’t end how you expect. The bold and colourful artwork is full of life, while the idea is playful and fun, a great little side project away from Seed’s normal client work. Music and sound effects from Mcasso.

The bizarre transforms into the mysterious in fun animated short ‘Wild & Woolly’

By Sam Bathe on 5 Aug 2014

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A fun little side-project from animation studio 2veinte, Wild & Woolly features a series of characters transforming from one to another on an endless walk, before unfortunately, they’re six feet under just as quickly as they rose. Directed by Pablo Gostanian, character art and design by Juan Molinet.

Breathing is outlawed in Ping’s amazing dystopian animated short ‘Last Breath’

By Sam Bathe on 27 Jun 2014

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Set in a dystopian future of complete government control, director Ping’s gorgeous short film Last Breath sees even breathing outlawed. The short follows Yeuk Seng as he slowly grasps the fact that he has become a social outcast as a breathing person. Refusing to give in, Seng is struggling to live and breathe in a city that he does not belong to anymore as Ping’s engrossing film wraps you up in its control.

Check out more of Ping’s work on her site: t.makyingping.com

Lynnie Zulu stirs your senses with her African-inspired calypso colours

Posted in Art, Illustration
By Sam Bathe on 30 Apr 2014

Born on the Scottish border but with a Tanzanian heritage, it’s obvious where Lynnie Zulu‘s inspirations come from. Creating exotic characters and brash typographic statements, you can catch Lynnie at the Pick Me Up exhibition at Somerset House, London, until Monday 5th May. Show the rest of this post…

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Check out more of Lynnie’s illustrations on her site: www.lynniezulu.com

There’s a story in every window in Vincent Mahé’s Parisian series ‘Neighbours’

Posted in Art, Illustration
By Sam Bathe on 18 Apr 2014

One big block plus a series of singles, Vincent Mahé‘s Neighbours series draws comparisons to Chris Ware’s Building Stories with characters in every window. Show the rest of this post…

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Check out more of Vincent’s work on his portfolio: www.mrbidon.blogspot.com

Hvass&Hannibal’s esoteric illustration style wows even if you don’t quite get it

Posted in Art, Illustration
By Sam Bathe on 20 Mar 2014

Copenhagen-based Hvass&Hannibal are collaborative duo Nan Na Hvass & Sofie Hannibal that put a strange spin on illustration with digital and three dimensional works. Show the rest of this post…

Illustrator Tom Clohosy Cole shows off a magnificent grasp of colour and texture

Posted in Art, Illustration
By Sam Bathe on 14 Jan 2014

Best known for his magnificent Space Race illustration fold out, London-based illustrator Tom Clohosy Cole has a remarkable grasp of colour, space and texture despite his relatively tender years. Show the rest of this post…

Ryo Takemasa’s illustrations make everyday life more beautiful

Posted in Art, Illustration
By Sam Bathe on 3 May 2013

Ryo Takemasa‘s subtly textured and gloriously flat illustrations explore everything from the coffee queue in the morning, getting out of the city, the market and your commute. Show the rest of this post…

The noise and textures bring such effortless craft to the work, and a style that fits for both standalone and editorial directions. It’s no wonder the likes of Monocle has tasked him for work.

See more of Ryo Takemasa’s illustrations on his portfolio: www.ryotakemasa.com

Bright, bold and wonderfully flat illustrations from Rami Niemi

Posted in Art, Illustration
By Sam Bathe on 1 May 2013

Rami Niemi‘s flat and bold illustrations feel so current and fresh it hurts, with imaginative little details revealing themselves the more you’re drawn into his work. Show the rest of this post…

Check out more of Rami Niemi’s work on his portfolio: www.raminiemi.com

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