Katya Leontyeva is talented graphic designer based in Paris and works mainly with identity projects. She is at the career start having a university degree and few awesome branding works in portfolio worth to explore. Portfolio online
http://vimeo.com/26828198
http://vimeo.com/26830327
Vladimir Kudinov is a super bright UI talent and an example of a good self promotion. How this works he has thousands of appreciations and tons of views on his projects? A simple answer is to do something useful and share it for free or even later for two bucks. Recently Vladimir created a two packs of custom carved and shaped UI design elements suitable for any middle-weight web or mobile project: Futurico and Impressionist. Check them all on http://vladimirkudinov.com/ together with nice design project shipped with Vladimir's crisp style.
"Lithuanian designer Gogelmogel specializes in a mix of simple ideas with a side of humor. Once such example is the latest project, the Blah Blah Blah book. The book is pretty much exactly what it seems – a book filled with blah, blah, and more blahs." via Design Milk
Mulheres Barbadas have updated their website with tons of new stuff. They still make their work available so people can download and use freely, but now its in a downloads section so its easier to find. Tons of monochromatic drawings, check it out!
http://vimeo.com/24843068
Mulheres Barbadas, aka the Bearded Ladies, are Henrique Lima and Julio Zukerman. Working together based in São Paulo since 2007, the illustration duo joined forces to fill empty spaces with monochromatic doodles. Today their work varies between digital mediums, murals, drawings on paper and on different objects, always with too much information and too little colors.
http://vimeo.com/23004489
http://vimeo.com/29916994
http://vimeo.com/19747836
New York based graphic designer Nikolay Saveliev is presented by Hugo and Marie agency and recently printed in IdN v16n2 Illustration Special issue. You can also find his work on a partly closed website by this link http://www.nikolaysaveliev.com/thearc.html - the works that worth to be seen and explored.
Murmansk based graphic designer Pavel Emelyanov appears again on our radar with his latest identity set for local Sommelier Markov.
P.s. Check also Wooden Letterpress Calendar by Pavel Emelyanov
We all know that Keep Calm and Carry on poster. But ever wondered where did it come from? Barter Books, the bookstore behind the revival of this poster edited a video explaining its history, from the original poster to the iPhone App they just edited. The iPhone App is in fact free for a limited time, so grave it while you can on the App Store.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FrHkKXFRbCI
I also own a nicely printed K.C.C.O. poster delivered by friends
"England's Burning" is a series of pictograms (on sale) capture last August's riots in UK created by London based graphic designer Stephen McCarthy. Explore his love to pictograms through personal website http://www.loft27design.com
Russian Illustration Agency "Bang! Bang!" has been already recommended as one of the largest illustration studio working with world based customers. They have about 65 awesome talents from 13 countries on board and release over 130 final illustrations a month.
That's huge work for a small agency like them, operated only by 7 beautiful young ladies. Their portfolio is always a collection of mouthwatering illustration and their blog is worth to read.
[box]Designcollector's new magazine DCMag is happy to receive a support from Bang! Bang![/box]
Maud is a D&AD award winning design studio based in Sydney, Australia. As passionate about the core idea as the images they create, Maud continually strive for creative excellence through consultation, collaboration and detailed execution, tailoring a strategic process for each and every client they work with to deliver effective and creative communication. http://www.maud.com.au/
The goal of Chicago based graphic designer Steve Shanabruch is to make an identity for all 77 neighborhood places - thechicagoneighborhoods.com
P.s. You may also like the project "10000 Lakes" by Nicole Meyer
Guys from Graphic Exchange contacted Danny Yount from Prologue studios to speak about their work on Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes "Game Of Shadows" titles and sequences.
http://vimeo.com/35781284
http://vimeo.com/35781673
http://vimeo.com/35781798
Twistedfork is a playground of talented editorial illustrator Dan Matutina working in amazing, colourful geometric book style - a mix of handmade & digital, clean & dirty, old & modern aesthetics.
Creative director at Fantasy Interactive, Anton Repponen, is famous not only for sharing and developing Fi digital success but also for personal award-winning projects like OZO Watches and etc. Just few days ago Anton kicked off an awesome and fun concept of iOS '86. Check it out!
Freebie from Anton:
Gifted illustrator and graphic designer Michael Molloy shares latest drawings, illustrations and graphic designs on http://www.behance.net/Molloy
Perfect graphic design match for the day. Enjoy Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition "KAMA SUTRA" illustrated by London based French illustrator Malike Favre
You can buy the book from Amazon Kama Sutra: (Classics Deluxe Edition) (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio)
Check this small self-initiated illustration project done by UK based graphic designer Jirka Väätäinen.
StPete based art director Timur Salikhov shares some really great examples of graphic design and branding - fresh, clean and striking.
I think most of you knows what's Mafia card game and I believe a majority played it more than once. Russian illustrator Dima Je comes up with NEP-styled cards with awesome character design and simple colouring with black and red...check it out.
