Remember those amazing scratch & sniff books from your childhood? Relive the heavily fragranced days of your youth with this scent-imental book from independent publisher Belly Kids. Before you scrunch your nose up in anticipation of what the covers contain, your nostalgic nasal senses are in for a real treat.…
How incredibly dreamy is the artwork of artist and creative director Leif Podhajsky? His powerful and visionary style offers a brain-melting, hallucinogenic display of a hyperrealism. Inviting the viewer to delve into his psychedelic realm, Podhajsky merges twisted landscapes and fluorescent fuelled imagery to create alarming beauty at its best.…
Materials play such a relevant and important role in the design process, with ink, watercolour, paint, acrylic and now even digital tools breathing life into ideas with substance and form. Controllable to a degree, these flowing, artistic ingredients frequently possess a mind and direction of their own, with behavioral traits…
New York photography duo Floto + Warner have created a stunning set of images based on the simple notion of capturing coloured liquid thrown in the air. With the shutter speed set to a snappy 3200th of a second, brightly coloured fluid is caught in the moment, dancing over its…
Bitchslap is a street-level lifestyle magazine from Copenhagen. Delving into photography, fashion, skateboarding, design and music, they aim to promote emerging new talent whilst supporting those who helped carve these subcultures. Each issue is a high quality print publication, featuring exciting content and delicious product illustrations like the following. Bitchslap…
How insane are these paintings by New York artist Johnny Abrahams? Yes, paintings! Believe it or not each eye-bending masterpiece starts with a grid system, Johnny then decides whether to form a new structure or divide existing shapes into intricate, repeat patterns. Each painting carries a hypnotising energy and the…
Italian graphic designer and illustrator Andrea Minini draws animal profiles using fluid vector lines. Repetition and symmetry create entrancing, winding curves, sculpting the various shapes that make up each form. Lines in sequence according to dimension and direction add depth and impact to each image in the series. Andrea Minini…
Global advertising company Y&R Shanghai present a campaign for iconic colour brand Pantone that is simple, witty and instantly recognisable. Well known TV characters have been reduced to their bare minimal facial features, leaving only their eyes and trademark colour. The ads raise awareness of the important significance colour plays…
Beastman is a fast rising Sydney based artist, one third of creative group The Hours and co-founder of East Editions. Inspired by patterns and shapes found in nature, Beastman recreates colourful and hypnotic masterpieces, composed of geometric lines and symbolic references. With his instantly recognisable style, these highly detailed, awe…
Portuguese student Raquel Peixoto plays with bold type, 3D objects and deconstructed space in her graphic experiments. With nods to post-modernist styles, her pixel based arrangements question layout and composition in an unconventional way. Distorted liquid shapes dance around technical drawings and grid systems in an unusual order that is…
Check out this sweet editorial design by Landon Larsen for new publication Fiks. With its name taken from the danish word for ‘nifty,’ Fiks aims to deliver information with speed and impact. With a unique stance on content communication, simple puzzles and activities accompany inspiring articles for an interactive and…
The world’s leading cognac brand has collaborated with influential street artist and Obey founder Shepard Fairey to create his own limited edition range. Featuring instantly recognisable designs by the controversial artist, labels are adorned with his signature motifs and repeat patterns. Taking influence from classic Hennessey branding, Fairey transforms their…
Born and raised in Barcelona, graphic designer Josep Puy specialises in contemporary visual design for editorial and branding. Hired to invent a brand identity for new art and design based TV channel, ‘The Studio,’ the creative conclusion pairs soft tones with simplified hints of pattern for an elegant and sophisticated…
Although he’s still a student, Berlin based illustrator and graphic designer Benedikt Luft is already bagging top commissions whilst building a reputable collection of work. Having just completed a six month internship at ‘multi-disciplinary creative hub,’ HORT, Luft has worked on projects for names including Secret 7″, Converse and Xbox.…
Dana Tanamachi is the founder of Tanamachi Studio, a boutique graphic design studio specialising in hand-lettering and custom typography. Known for her twirling characters and decorative fonts, Tanamachi has worked for clients such as NIKE and TIME magazine. Applying her hand drawn style to product and interiors, Dana communicates a…
German designer, illustrator and photographer Carolin Wanitzek creates fascinating three dimensional objects from carefully constructed paper. Blending graphic shapes with playful pops of colour, her work is energetic, offbeat and full of life. Exploring themes of the space between dream and reality, Carolin’s work is influenced by the uncertainty of…
Landline Series by Brooklyn based artist Aakash Nihalani aims to physically connect individuals in a world where virtual reality takes the lead. Bold flashes of colour are seen intersecting torsos, a visual representation of the energy that flows through the city. Graphic boxy shapes handmade from florescent paper tape and…
Dallas based film production company Lucky 21 felt ready to take on the ultra competitive LA market after hailing design studio Blok to equip them with a brand new identity. Using colour and type to communicate the charisma deep rooted in the heart of the brand, Blok use a strategic…
Check out new music zine No Brainer, which celebrates the best in emerging and alternative sounds. Issue One features amazing artwork and limited edition posters by designer Matt Booth, who uses code to create visual representations of the music included. Capturing sound data from the tracks, Matt uses fixed rotation…
As a luxury department store known for it’s rich history of individuality and iconic window displays, it made sense for Liberty London to support one of the biggest art exhibitions this year. Honouring the collection of Matisse works currently on show at the Tate Modern, Liberty approached paper artists Studio…