Shaded Lettering by Dima Abrakadabra

Dima Luk'yanov aka Abrakadabra creates motivating quotes by using lettering techniques and photography collages. Quite obvious idea got fresh air with his attention to details and quality of typography lines

AirPiano City Book

A group of Russian designers created outstanding UI for their "handmade" application AirPiano City Book revealing 360 Panoramas of most beautiful cities. Eye-catchy illustrations for the project were created by Maxim Shkret

Team

• Illia Kazantsev

• Andrei Nikiforov

• Maxim Shkret

• Yuriy Malugin

Artificial Intelligence vs YOU by Departáment

The new Audi A5 Coupé premiere became the world’s first automobile launch event employing real-time motion tracking technology. The car’s advantages were presented in an innovative show “Artificial Intelligence vs YOU’ — the result of a creative collaboration between the event’s general producer, DEPARTÁMENT New & Wow Marketing agency, SILA SVETA studio and Interactive Lab.

The creative concept “AI vs YOU” was the main theme of the event and the reference point for the script of the show where real-time motion tracking technology was used. Acting as the author and the main character of its own presentation, the car effortlessly controlled the 3D mapping scenario by driving around the projected area. Special sensors were attached to the car to detect its precise location in the 500 sq.m space and to connect it to the live synchronisation and rendering system creating impressive video content and controlling light fixtures in real time.

More than 400 guests watched the show from the stand designed to secure a specific viewing angle. At the show’s culmination point each of them was surprised by a phone call telling them a short phrase “But You Can” in the voice of Artificial Intelligence.

Team

General Producer & Creative Agency — DEPARTÁMENT NEW&WOW Marketing
Creative & Technology concept — DEPARTÁMENT x SILA SVETA x Interactive Lab
Video content and special effects — SILA SVETA
Interactive show, tracking system — Interactive Lab

Making of

Illustrations by Anna Labi

Dreamer and ‘wizard’ illustrator from Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Anna Labi has some intriguing illustrations in her portfolio.

From Stick to Chandelier - Palka by Yaroslav Misonzhnikov

St. Petersburg-based Yaroslav Misonzhnikov has designed a clever way to turn those simple sockets into minimalist chandeliers. Palka, which is ‘stick’ in Russian, is a wooden system that becomes a support bracket to hold two, three, or five of those corded sockets in place to form a pendant chandelier.

View fullsize

"Palka" project was first shown as a system for sconces at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in 2016 but now it has been developed as a system for pendant lamps. Many people buy lamps with ceramic sockets, but then they face certain limitations during the process of installing. 

View fullsize

Using the same module and the corresponding adapter, you can independently create a two-, three- and five-lamp pendant lamp. To fix a wire a special design has been developed: the holes for the wire are made at an angle, which allows you to bend the wire and fix it in the desired position.

View fullsize

The project is produced under the own brand of designer «Misonzhnikov». This constructor is available in two types of wood: oak and mahogany. Wires and bulbs are bought separately.

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

Photos by Mitya Ganopolsky

Art direction: Agafiia Galitskaya 

Dima Rebus: Underground Aquarellka

Russia-born, New York-based artist Dima Rebus creates arresting watercolours with visuals that blend surrealism and modernised labeling. Recent works move between quiet scenes and crowd-filled cacophonies, packed with contemporary commentary. He was last featured in HiFructose Magazine

JAHNKOY Fashion by Maria Kazakova

"Jahnkoy" means "new spirit village" on Crimean. Jahnkoy’s work is a decisive return to craft, meaning the very hands that create and define cultures. Siberia-born, the New York-based visual artist Maria Kazakova explores textiles and ancient techniques, and aims to blend the traditional with the contemporary, highlighting the invisible, and reorienting the practice of fashion to the realm of art.

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

Maria is a graduate from Parsons School of Design with a MFA in Fashion Design & Society, also holds a BFA in Fashion Design from the British Higher school of Art & Design, Moscow and a Graduate Diploma in Fashion from Central Saint Martins, London.

"Maria debuted with "Jahnkoy" collection at New York Fashion Week 2017 and has been shortlisted by LVMH Prize. Also Kazakova was able to secure a collaboration with Puma and resources from Swarovski for her debut collection, quilting second-hand sports t-shirts with embellished fabrics that swaddled the wearer."

Photos from NYC Fashion Week 2017

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

View fullsize

Campaign video directed by Sasha Kulak

Art of Rustam Iralin

Russian figurative painter Rustam Iralin shares his love to abstract portraits and invites a viewer to read the visual stories hidden in between of canvas, strokes and layers of oil. You may read an interview with Rustam on Yatzer published today

Cute Celebrity Illustrations by Lera Kiryakova

Lera Kiryakova is a Russian illustrator, who is known for cute celebrity portraits. She creates hand-drawn cartoons in a kind of "puppet" style, which not only affects the similarity but also adds adorableness

Believe in More

"Some weeks ago, we saw Nike release a number of local-market spots for women, in what we suspected was a push to convey a larger, global message.. 

Just in time for International Women’s Day, Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam—which created them—had the Russia, Middle East and Turkey ads subtitled in English. The agency also revealed they are indeed part of bigger campaign, with the tagline, “Believe in More.

They also coincide with news that Nike is launching a Pro Hijab line for veiled Muslim women, which goes on sale in spring 2018.”

Russia: “What Are Girls Made Of?”

The Middle East: “What Will They Say About You?”

Turkey: “This Is Us”

100 Simulations by Kirill Maksimchuk

Western-Russia artist Kirill Maksimchuk shares the leftovers from his commission work for DJ Carnage. After a successful sing off of 2 versions shown above artist went mad and created 100 variations of it

Architectural Sketches by Adelina Gareeva

As a two-years drop-out from Architectural department I was totally amazed by the recent discovery of freehand sketches drawn by Adelina Gareeva, a modern student from Kazan (KSUAE). Looking at her drawings makes my head dizzying from the amount of perfect one-dot or 2-dots perspective clusters done with simple pencil. In addition to being an artist, Adelina juggles her time as a model. 

Dominion Tower Moscow by Zaha Hadid

Started in 2007 Zaha Hadid has created a project for a seven-storey office block in Moscow for the city's growing IT and creative sectors, with off-set floor plates and a dramatic black-and-white atrium. It's been a while since when the fate of the project was doomed till 2012, the actual start of construction. In 2015 they completed Dominion Tower, fitting a luxury business centre

Ophelia by Danil Golovkin

Professional fashion photographer Danil Golovkin shares his latest project "Ophelia" commissioned by King Kong Magazine

“Photographer Danil Golovkin was inspired by the progress of Ophelia throughout the play’s narrative. She begins as a blooming virgin, enamoured with her courtly love, only to become so distressed by Hamlet’s treatment of her and the corruption and bitterness that pervades the Danish court that she is driven to madness and her eventual death. As a visual metaphor for this erosion of Ophelia’s naivety, Golovkin and stylist Kseniya Berezovskaya painted fake tattoos onto model Julia’s face, which were then steadily washed off over the course of the shoot.”

— King Kong Magazine

Step Into the Subconscious by Stas Stankovskiy

Go deep inside surreal photography of Stas Stankovskiy and his recent series "Step Into the Subconscious"

Maya Prokhorova Design

Balancing between object fetish and function, Saint Petersburg-based award-winning designer Maya Prokhorova creates concepts not for our simple life. With every project she solves a common problem and deliver top-notch examples of product design for smart living.

Everyday illustrations by Ilya Kazakov

Russian illustrator Ilya Kazakov practice his skills everyday by creating an artworks featuring funny characters

Palms on Acid by Thisset

Russian digital artist Slava Thisset aka Local Preacher (previously) strikes back with a new eye-melting photography series "Palms on Acid"

Manifold, Corridor and Brainfeeder by Max Zhestkov

Russian motion artist Maxim Zhestkov just completed his new series of 360/VR environments ready to complete his upcoming short movie. Meanwhile experience the cold void of his digital art in VR below

Brainfeeder by zhestkov on Sketchfab

Manifold by zhestkov on Sketchfab

Corridor by zhestkov on Sketchfab

Ruslan Khasanov - La La La

Leading Russian chemical motion designer Ruslan Khasanov shares his latest experiments called La La La