Mat Maitland

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Mat Maitland is an English designer whose many years of experience cover the disciplines of art direction, graphics and illustration. As part of Big Active Design, where he is currently Creative Director, he has created powerful and innovative music campaigns for Beck, Goldfrapp, Basement Jaxx, Michael Jackson, Mark Ronson, Das Pop and Sneaky Sound System among many others. His portfolio is an amazing proof of that surreal illustrations and collages can sell if it is done great.

Morphe by Aesop and Lucy McRae

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Australian skincare brand Aēsop, recognised a kindred sensibility in Lucy McRae’s work and commissioned her to conceive a short film, ‘Morphē’. Here, McRae transforms an old Amsterdam church into a meticulously ordered space referencing Aēsop’s laboratory. She describes her film inspired chiefly by nineteenth-century scientist Hermann von Helmholtz where ‘Everything’, wrote Helmholtz, ‘is an event on the skin’. ‘At the edge of this world, the skin and hair play key roles for the female specimen fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of a new kind of super-sensory beauty treatment.

Fotolia TEN by Hellohikimori

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Fotolia TEN project presents the latest and the last PSD file available for download today and purchase later. This time Fotolia photo-stock asked the well-known studio Hellohikimori from Paris (friends of Designcollector) to create a digital art to express "Drinks" theme.

Fotolia представляет последнюю работу своего креативно-образовательного проекта Коллекция TEN Десятая и последняя работа Коллекции TEN от Fotolia будет реализована 10 Сентября. Как всегда каждый любитель графического дизайна может получить бесплатный урок и бесплатно скачать уникальные работу от именитого европейского дизайнера. Девятая работа прошлого месяца была скачана более 150.000 раз! В этом месяце мы представляем работу всемирно известной парижской дизайн студии Hellohikimori на тему “Напитки”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48yGTtheGfs&feature=share

Hellohikimori, открытая в 2004 году Натали Мелато и Дэвидом Ронелем, обладает 17 наградами международного сайта TheFWA. На их счету такие успешные проекты, как The Walking Dead, Glee и True Blood. Студия является одной из сильнейших по творческому потенциалу в своем поколении. Многопрофильность позволяет HKI ссмастерски смешивать различные виды цифровых мзображений: графика, анимация, видео-дизайн ... Они любят удивлять и создавать оригинальную атмосферу для каждого из своих проектов, часто дополняя их 3D-элементам. Среди клиентов студии Diesel, Coca-Cola, L'Oréal, Orange Cinéma Séries, Perrier и Paco Rabanne, и многие другие.

Текст и инфо: Любовь Цепкова

Tea Illustrations by Andrew Gorkovenko

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Russian artists are never easy at materials. The work of Moscow based graphic designer Andrew Gorkovenko is a proof, just take a look at his packaging design for TripTea that includes painstaking artwork made with dry tea. I even can't breathe looking at them.

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Women's Tales: It's Getting Late by Miu Miu

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"Over the last few months, Miu Miu has collaborated with a number of filmmakers to produce a series of short films in support of their Fall collection. The latest installment of their “Women’s Tales” series, the fourth is titled “It’s Getting Late”, and was shot by Iranian-American filmmaker Massy Tadjedin." "Starring Aubrey Plaza, Gemma Arterton, Patricia Clarkson and Rinko Kikuchi, the camera follows each as they wind down their working days, prepare for their evening, and make their way to the ending scene featuring a captivating performance by rising songstress Zola Jesus. With the beautiful translucent dusk of LA as a backdrop, Miu Miu’s stellar glasses, shoes, handbags, and ready to wear are on full display here."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i2-g8EU-Gs&feature=player_embedded

Max Shuster

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"Max Shuster is a photographer & designer from Nashville TN, USA. He mainly works on psychedelic themes with installation mixing things you wouldn’t imagine combining. When a phone and an octopus meet, a keyboard and a disco ball, or even when some pills team up to create a bowl, you’ll find in his creations a quite original aesthetic" via Whitezine

Herring & Herring

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Herring & Herring is american studio is born in NYC from the meet up of Dimitri Scheblanov & Jesper Carlsen. The Russian-American & Danish-American artists are passionate about photography and fashion. Creating great images, they ended up working with big media and brands from around the world, including Vice, Zink, Surface Magazine & Gucci. via Whitezine

Denim Pavilion identity by Pavel Emelyanov

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I think we become addicted by identity works of Pavel Emelyanov and his büro "Eskimo". This time the luck came to unknown but brave Moscovian jeans store "Denim Pavilion" and they get this awesome set of branding as a reward for taking a good challenge with awesome designers.

Muscle Music

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New internet hit was born a week ago by Wieden+Kennedy. To promote the new Old Spice scent Danger Zone, Old Spice Muscleman Terry Crews does what no man has ever done before—play a drum set using nothing but his flexing muscles. In addition to watching his historically important muscle-powered performance, users also have the ability to use their keyboards and make a personal sound record.

http://vimeo.com/47875656