A brief history of Greg Durrell.
Once upon a time in a land that stretched from sea to shining sea, a boy dreamed the same dream every night. He dreamed of a world of clean lines, flat surfaces and simple forms. He dreamed of a society whose machines mimicked the efficiency of nature. He dreamed of a land where beauty lay in creativity, and achievement was measured by innovation. He dreamed of a world where everybody had brand new biodegradable socks every morning and V8 juice came out of the taps instead of water. He dreamed of a place where peace was inevitable because love was in every image, every glance and every action. And every morning when he woke up, he set to work making his dream come true.
Work completed at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games was under the design direction of Leo Obstbaum and VP of Brand & Creative Services Alison Gardiner. A Special thanks to Cory Ransom for helping photograph the work.
MK12 New reel 2010
visualism | design & direction
We are Visualism a multidisciplinary design studio with a focus on visual communnication, brand identity, art direction and illustration.
Coming from various subcultures (graffiti, dj-ing, skateboarding & streetwear) we keep a playful and experimental approach to our work with a professional attitude.
Our passion is to create and design, be it for larger or more independent clients. The foundation to each of our projects is always a strategic and conceptual process.
Along the way we´re also made many talented friends including photographers, 3d artist and copywriters. That meanswhatever you needs we have the skill to cater to them.
Hello, I’m ZSO. (On paper you may also know me as Sara Blake.) I’m an Interactive Art Director, Designer, and Illustrator living and loving in New York City.
ZSO (pronounced |zō|) is a collection of letters that I find aesthetically and phonetically beautiful. Together they make sound much like “so,” the adverb which means “to such a great extent.” I am a person of extremes, for better or worse (most often the latter), so the ring of it was fitting, and the moniker has since stuck for good.
I graduated from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a concentration in Graphic Art and Postmodern Studies—I’ve been working in design and art direction ever since.
These days you can find me at Euro RSCG where I focus on digital design. But by night I also double as an illustrator for clients such as Yen Magazine, The KDU, Hurley, SGCNY, and Koko & Me. I’ll also be having my very first solo gallery show at Friends of Leon Gallery in Sydney, Australia, September 2010.
Caleb Owen Everitt, visual design & art direction
SAM CHIRNSIDE
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Graphic Design | Art Direction
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Melbourne
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21 yr old Graphic Design student
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Visual Communication, Monash University
Formed in 2007, Special Problems is a multi-disciplinary creative studio with a focus on video, print and web projects.
Campbell Hooper and Joel Kefali draw on their combined backgrounds in graphic design, fine art, film and music to present unique creative concepts, always inspired by the subject.
As a directing team Special Problems are adept in both live action and animation, and are immediately involved in all aspects of the production process.
Martín Satí graphic workshop. Art direction + Graphic Design + Illustration
ATTACK is a multidisciplinary creative team that is an “agency within an agency” at Wieden+Kennedy New York. Balancing its small size with maintaining the functions of a full-service agency means that adaptability is fundamental to the team’s operational ethos. ATTACK actualizes comprehensive solutions with a distinct point of view for W+K clients, internal W+K work and initiatives the team develops on its own.
Ideas, visual communication, illustration, photography and creative direction from the western edge of Scandinavia to the world. Since 2005 Grandpeople have worked with a wide range of clients, from big multinationals to start-ups making up for in aspiration what they lack in money. No matter the client, all have shared a desire for singular design and a unique expression for their vision.
Xavier Barrade. Paris, France
Ritxi Ostáriz Studio
Ritxi Ostáriz’s studio, located in the Basque town of Sopelana, at the top north of Spain, is specialized in graphic and editorial design as well as art direction. Most of the projects are related with the music business, as cd covers or posters for international artists, producers and labels. It should also be mentioned the art direction for different events and festivals, and the design of books, magazines and other print stuff.
It is also well known for the direction and animation of motion graphics videos, with a large list of projects made for tv channels and producers. In addition, Ritxi Ostáriz was the Director of the Motion Graphics Master at Istituto Europeo di Design (Madrid), in 2008 and 2009. All this audiovisual work has been shown and featured in some of the most important design events, books and magazines.
He received a bronze Laus design award for the book ‘Musika Hizpide, Musika Lanbide’, in 2010.
New works from Mogollón
Mogollon is a multidisciplinary art direction studio founded in 2004. Mogollon was conceived by Francisco Lopez and Monica Brand with the objective of joining talents to produce alluring imagery across virtually every platform.
The studio’s expertise spans in the fields of fashion, music, editorial, magazines, design, films and videos among others.
Our services include: art direction, branding, graphic design, typography, illustration, motion graphics, set design and web presence.
Mogollon / (mo-go-yon) / Spanish slang word for Plenty or Abundance. Commonly used to signify “a lot,” e.g.,“I like you mogollon.”
BIO
In 2004, we were invited to direct a film documenting the construction of an architectural installation to be exhibited at the courtyard of PS1/MoMA. We knew each other from Boston (our Art Schools were next to each other), but it wasn’t until we moved to New York that we became closer friends and started working collaboratively.
The documentary became our first work experience together. We spent two months shooting and editing what ended up being a 10-minute video piece later exhibited at PS1/MoMA. During the process of making the video, we discovered that we had many things in common: our love for film, music, design, fashion, and art. We also shared the need to create crafted and provocative work that wasn’t constrained to any specific media, which could be both artistic and commercial. And so, Mogollon was born in Brooklyn, NY in 2005, as an art direction studio where artistic expression often meets with the commercial palette of the global community at large.
In the following years, Mogollon has developed into a boutique-style art direction studio that produces powerful and iconic work across virtually every platform. We continue to art direct and consult with brands and individuals around the globe. The work of Mogollon has been featured in prestigious books and magazines such as “Tactile” and “Neo Geo” by Die Gestalten, Grafik Magazine, Communication Arts and Etapes Magazine, just to name a few.
Tom Sewell, I’m a graphic designer & art director based in London.
New works from VanilaBcn
Carlos Jimenez and Roger Gual were born in May 1983. Both met studying graphic design on Elisava Design School eighteen years later and, after working in diferent studies during two years, they decided to work together founding Vanila Barcelona to develop their own projects.
They love old school graphics, western typographies and all kind of “folklore”. Both like the food from Sevilla and the breaking waves of Laguna Beach. They missed the time when “Saved by the Bell” was on tv.
Freehand will never die.
New works by Invisible Creature is a design and illustration studio for the millennium in Seattle, WA. Grammy nominated brothers Don and Ryan Clark drive the art direction and creative as precise and delicate as it is ferocious and tenacious.
New works from szugyiczky, graphic design and art direction
New works from Vasava
Lowpop is the tremendous ear catchy moniker of Lille based french graphic designer & wannabe art director Baptiste Ringot. It could be translated by “HighRock”, but it was smarter to get along with Lowpop. Since always highly attracted by rough & loud music and art, these two obsessions became bounded the day I made my first poster for one my rock band (Wich was absolutely crappy BTW). Right after that, i followed a three days class in film photography with a genius photographer, and that was launched. I wanted to be a graphic artist, whatever the media, or even the disappointments, difficulties.
Inspired by the hidden dark side of each human being on earth, strange things, disturbing visuals, torn heart artists, poets, my style is slowly constructing itself as time roll his unavoidable wheel. But one thing for sure, it’s gonna be darker & darker, as i’m getting more & more confident… the keyword for my life’s brief is melancholy and i take all my strenght from that. I’ve grown each time I took a train in the face.
Highly sensitive, i never work with clients or money makers, always with human beings, collaborating to get the best of their idea, or purposing them mine. I love to have creative control of what i do, it’s a need. Hyperactive boy, i’m about to drop side projects, to express my creativity and explore new fields. Morning Decay, wich is an experiment about creativity, how it reacts with environment, how it evolves with time and training. It’s also a good way to measure how creativity enhances itself over time. And The plastic Lense ghost door, a side project as a film photographer, wich is a good way to have fun under the red lights, working with wrecked old cameras.
Maybe someday i’ll stop all of this to start video arts, or become a cooker, explore Tibet, who knows. But for now, i’m a graphic designer, my name is lowpop, and i’m here to work with you.
disismaineim, graphic design studio
Happycentro is a creative studio from Verona dedicated to art direction & videomaking.
The studio began in 1998 in Verona, the romantic city of Romeo and Juliet. In recent years we have worked with both large and small clients, for local agencies and major international companies. Our approach to design is always the same: designing a logo, an advertising page, a wall or directing a commercial offers the same opportunity to deal with a problem. With time we have become quite good at solving problems. Mixing complexity, order and fatigue is our formula for beauty. Always, in addition to the commissioned work, we spend plenty of energy in research and testing. Visual art, typography, graphic design, illustration, animation, film direction and music. We like contamination between creative disciplines and diversity in general. We don’t like to do the same thing twice and prefer to go beyond what we are already able to do. It is tiring but satisfied.
Hello, I am Pete Barnett a designer living and working in Chicago, IL. I work across a variety of media from print to web to stop motion and animation. I’m also the founder and co-creator of the online design resource The Strange Attractor.
