If the beginning of 2016 is any indication, it’s going to be a phenomenal year for illustration. Already, creatives have wowed us with their technique and compelling subject matter. The field of illustration—best known for accompanying book covers and editorial articles—can introduce just about any topic and format, giving creatives the freedom to explore and […]
Category: Design
Announcing the Winners of the 2016 A’ Design Awards
We’re always impressed by the caliber of submissions to the A’ Design Award and Competition. Each year, creatives from around the world up the ante with their thoughtful display of products, projects, services, and more. The 2015 – 2016 contest was evaluated by a international jury of scholars, press, and design professionals who selected 1,277 […]
An Analysis of Quentin Tarantino’s Visual Trademarks and Film Inspirations
Quentin Tarantino is the director who shook up 1990s American cinema, defined an era and re-established the notion of “cool movies.” A former video store clerk, he lived, breathed and dreamed movies. The guy is a walking talking encyclopaedia of cinema history. Tarantino loves talking about films as much as he loves making them. After […]
Motelscape: A Surreal Full-Room Critique of Fantasy and Commodified Desires
As part of last year’s Art Basel Miami Beach, multimedia artists Marina Fini, Signe Pierce, Sierra Grace, and Sydney Krause created “Motelscape,” an otherworldly full-room installation located in a love suite of the Miami Princess Hotel. Every object was specifically designed to convey a sense of replicated and illusory reality, such as the translucent plexiglass […]
From Films to Books: Double-Exposure Illustrations by Levente Szabó
In the last couple of years we have seen the rise of double-exposure effects used in photography in addition to tattoo art, poster design, title sequences for TV series… the list goes on. Even BAFTA is in on this; they commissioned Hungarian illustrator Levente Szabó to create five cover artworks depicting the nominees in “Best […]
Final Call for Entries to the 2016 A’ Design Awards
Only 13 days left! You have until February 28 to participate in the 2016 A’ Design Awards, an international event highlighting the top creations in art, architecture, design, cinema, and more. Whether you produced an animated film, a fashionable dress or an amazing poster design, it is time to think about submitting it to the […]
The 2016 A’ Design Awards is Accepting Submissions
If you’ve completed a masterpiece in the field of art, design, architecture or film, then submit it to the A’ Design Awards before February 28, 2016. 2015 was a big year for this international event highlighting the crème de la crème in 100 categories. See some of the past award-winning projects as well as our 10 […]
17 Great Lettering Artists to Check Out
There are a lot of lettering artists out there with different styles. Everyone has their own way of creating type. Often it begins with drawing and sketching some glyphs on paper, and then copying from famous designers until finding a unique style. And it takes a lot of time and practice to become a real […]
8 Strangely Fascinating and Innovative Fashion Designers
In a world that is constantly evolving scientifically and technologically, so is fashion—one of the largest, multi-billion-dollar industries. And while there is much respect found in the traditionally ancient ways of creating fashion, there are artists and designers who are breaching the mold. Whether it is heavy hitting ready-to-wear innovators Herpen, Watanabe, Yamamoto, and Miyake, […]
2016 World Design Rankings + 10 Award-Winning Projects
The results are in! 83 countries were represented in the A’ Design Awards; United States ranks in first place winning 249 medals, next is runner-up Italy, followed by England, Japan, Brazil, China, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong and Turkey. Five new countries were included in the “World Design Rankings”: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Swaziland, Qatar, and Democratic People’s […]