"Supparat Thepparat is an art director and designer from Thailand. He is a master at creating eye-catching advertisements for a whole host of different products. As you can see from the examples on this page, he has a distinct visual style which is rooted in surrealism and digital technology. Everything from cities folding like origami paper to miniature mining expeditions on the surface of a fish can be created by this man." via
Peter Hapak raised in Hungary, is a versatile photographer based in the US. He works for commercial and editorial clients, but his main focus lies on portraiture and the human body. His latest works for "Variety" cover shows the double-exposure technique in action, looks neat. But to understand the photographer's inner world better check his "The Protester" series made for The Time magazine Cover of the Year 2011. Time had named the Protester as person of the year 2011 and commisioned Hapak to travel to seven different countries to portray the protesters. In countries as Egypt, Spain, Greece and Tunesia he set up a makeshift studio in hotel rooms, anarchist headquarters and even in a temple in India. Peter also asked the portrayed to bring mementos of protest. Amongst the objects brought were Iphones, rubber pellets and Maalox, a substance used to counter the effects of tear gas. Another story he focused on were the Chilean miners that were trapped in 2010 which resulted in a strong series of black and white portraits. Peter has photographed a vast amount of celebrities as Robin Williams, Bono and Colin Firth. via
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Cannes, France — Russia made history here tonight on 21th of June 2014, winning the Grand Prix in the Innovation Lions category for a telecom's installation at the Sochi Olympics that used sophisticated technology to let visitors take giant 3-D "selfies" on a board that acted like a huge pin screen.The so-called MegaFaces Pavilion, sponsored by MegaFon, consisted of 11,000 telescopic cylinders, each of which represented a pixel. As on a pin screen, the cylinders could extend to form the shape of the faces, and LED lights at the ends of the cylinders added the proper color and shading. The data for the 3-D faces was generated in 3-D photo booths inside the building.
It's the first Grand Prix ever won by by Russia at the Cannes Lions festival. The work is credited to Axis Moscow, IART Basel and Asif Khan Ltd in London.
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Rare advertisement catches my eye but Nokia did it again. This time it was filmed with 50 phones, using the same principle as the ‘bullet time’ technique popularized by the Maxtrix movies. Instead of freezing time like in the movies, the team used a rig to create the illusion of a spinning world. Make sure you ate long before watching this, dizzying effect ahead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmDNjZM3Tu8
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She Was Only is an independent design studio in London. Devoted to simplicity, creates intelligent and exciting visual communication that shows ambition and insight.
Leta Sobierajski is a multidisciplinary designer and art director living in New York City. She combines mediums in design, photography, art, and styling to develop tangible compositions for print and motion.The result of this collaboration is a surreal, fantastically coloured group of face-less figures sporting Odd Pears in clashing colours and curious compositions.
Moscow-based art director Maxim Ali (check his previous work on Minsk City Style feat in Top 2013) created a new identity for DIY Chef Delivery "Elementaree". The visualisation of each cooking receipt is "trop bien", from icons to typography guides. Check it out on Maxim's Behance profile.
Once, I was happy to watch the works of TAVO studio in live on MAD 2011 festival. Today I am also happy to share the agency showreel and titles Madrid-based studio did for TYPOMAD
The Future Lions global student creative competition has issued its 2014 call for entries. In collaboration with the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, AKQA is hosting Future Lions for the ninth year in a row. This year’s theme, ‘Rise’, encourages students to ascend to greatness and create the future.
In celebration of the competition’s focus on creativity and innovation, AKQA has officially partnered with Google to bring Future Lions 2014 to life.
The annual Future Lions competition challenges students to come up with an idea that was not possible five years ago, for a brand of their choosing. There are no rules in terms of media or technology, and no specifics around product, service, or target audience. The deadline for entries is April 21, 2014 at 18:00 GMT.
Winning ideas will be honoured at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 16:00 CET in the Grand Audi Theatre at Les Palais des Festivals.
“Future Lions is an incredible opportunity for students to demonstrate their creativity on the industry’s most prestigious global stage,” said Rei Inamoto, AKQA VP/Chief Creative Officer. “This year, with the theme ‘Rise’, we’re challenging students to ascend to greatness by giving them an opportunity to shape the future with their ideas, and kick-start their careers.”
Moodley brand identity is an Austrian strategic design agency which has received a number of international awards. Check their Behance and web portfolio for the great number of successful branding projects
Swedish carpet manufacturer BOLON has announced the launch of its new Silence collection with a fascinating video by Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman. Titled ‘The Contradiction of Silence’, the video tastefully combines the rhythms of BOLON’s carpet looms with the coordinated movements of the dancers, creating a poetic metaphor of ‘woven’ dance and ‘dancing’ machines.
The new Silence collection by BOLON is inspired by Swedish nature, historical textiles and traditional wooden parquet techniques.
Monterrey based branding and graphic design studio Manifesto Futura has great identity project on their website and Behance profile
"Double B" is a Moscow coffee shop custom chain. Their new identity has been built by two talented designers Maxim Goudin and Illarion Gordon. Check the whole project on Behance Network
One day there were Russian Empire, a huge logistic network of export of national products to the whole world, a massive import of everything the Europe could do at that time and famous tea houses like Kousmichoff. But somebody get angry and caught envy and everything get ruined, bless Kousmichoff safely moved his brand Kusmi-Tea to Paris in 1917. Here is the latest advertising campaign, directed by Jeremy Charbit with the help of underwater ballet-dance group, promoting the tea coupages "Prince Vladimir", "Sweet Love" and "BB Detox"
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Awesome example of graphic and packaging design made by talented Wedge & Lever from San Diego. Apart from "Bitches Brew" identity that you can see below their portfolio is a must to explore and inspire.
A self-initiated project exploring the beer and wine category. For the brand story we created a fictitious narrative combined with historical facts from the Salem witch trials. From there we built out the brand and product line by integrating the occult theme into all aspects of this case study.
"Fortune Cookies" is a photo series by Canadian photographer Martin Tremblay, in which he turns his subjects on their heads—literally. The project was commissioned by the fashion magazine Schön!
The Gourmand food and culture journal commissioned London-based designer Gemma Tickle and photographer Aaron Tilley to create five different settings made of five different types of pasta, paying homage to Italian architecture. The final result is a photo series which depicts the brittle beauty of structural and decorative architectural elements.
