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Chapter XLIII: Time by Depthcore

AoiroStudio — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:53:29 +0000

The Depthcore Collective is just released it's 43rd themed chapter exhibition, "TIME". As we near their 10th anniversary, this seems to be an appropriate subject for us as a collective to reflect upon. Ten years have passed by, and the students and teenagers who once populated the group are gone, replaced by full time freelance artists, independent small-business owners and focused creative professionals.

Our featured artist for this Chapter is Vesna Pesic, a very recent addition to the collective. Her work, with it's unique aesthetic and collage based approach, adds a wonderful new depth to our collective aesthetic and provided a couple of the key sparks in our creative process. This Chapter also sees us welcome several new members, including artists Pavel Sabelnikov, Benjamin Mounsey,Pat Perry, Abo and Ooli from Orka Collective and musician Falinox. We're very excited by what these unique talents bring to the table—browse "TIME" to pick out their debut pieces!

For more information about Depthcore and their artists, you can visit Depthcore.com , be a fan of Depthcore on Facebook or simply follow them on Twitter @Depthcore .

VESSEL by Waldez Snegotskiy

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN LOST by Jonathan Wong

TOMORROW NEVER HAPPENED by Maciej Hajnrich

TO THE BIRTH by Finnian MacManus + Lucas de Alcantara

WAYFARING by James Merill

TIMECOP by Kervin Brisseaux

TIME IS A GREA HEALER by Mike Harrison

THE TRAVELER by Niklas Lundberg

THE TIME MACHINE by David Mascha

SINK by Mike Harrison + Rik Oostenbroek

SINGULARITY by Benjamin Mounsey

SICCERO by Niklas Lundberg + Justin Maller

MOMENT IN TIME I by David Mascha

MOIRAE by Waldez Snegotskiy

MEMENTOS by Joao Oliveira

LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW by Ronald Ashburn

KARMA by Rik Oostenbroek

IN MOTION by Justin Maller

IT WAS OVER BEFORE IT BEGAN by Jonathan Wong

IN FLOW by Justin Maller

GODMOTHER by Finnian MacManus + Erik Schumacher

FAIRY TALE by Benjamin Mounsey

FAITH, LOVE, HOPE by Heiko Klug

EXTINCT by Erik Schumacher

EVOLUTION by Phillip Zurmohle + Rubens LP

CLOCK WISE. by Matt W. Moore

CRATER 23 by Waldez Snegotskiy

CMYK GIRL by Pavel Sabelnikov

CYCLES by Justim Maller + Ari Wenkle

CHRONOS by Jeff Huang

BLUE MOON by Zach Bush

AINSI-VENU by Emeric Trahand

About the author

My name's François Hoang and my alias's Aoiro Studio. I am a self-taught freelance graphic designer from Montreal, Canada. I've been designing for the last 4 years and really have a huge passion for creative work that makes a difference in our world. If you wanna requests some posts; I can be found on Twitter or feel free to contact me.

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Depthcore New Chapter: Obsolete

aloa — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:40:56 +0000

Every time Depthcore releases a new art pack I feel like it is Christmas time... so I unwrap the presents they offer and see what they have done for me this time. Today we will show you some pieces from the "Obsolete" chapter. And by the way, merry christmas to everyone. ;)

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Rebirth by Perttu Murto

Disco very by Rik Oostenbroek

All That's left by Mike Harrison

L.A.P.D. by Microbot

JNK-2 by Ehren Mikeal Kallman

Pump by Justin Maller

The Meltdown by Rik Oostenbroek

The Reaper by Sougwen Chung

Preconscious by Niklas Lundberg

Mandala: Micro + Macro by Matt W. Moore

Rise of the Kingdom by Joshua Smith

Obsoletus by Saddo

Lone Warrior by Erik Schumacher

The Reaper by Richards Roberts

E.T. (Part 7) by Phil Dunne

END by Olivier Ballast

Power Plant by David Mascha

Scattered Time - Wednesday by Niklas Lumdberg

Visionary Mirror by Alejandro Javier Soto Martinessi

The last day on the Sun

Human after all by David Mascha & Rik Oostenbroek

For the complete art pack click here

About the author

Aloa is the moniker of the german/greek graphic designer/filmmaker & musician Alexis Papageorgiou. Im glad to share great artistic work with the readers on Abduzeedo. Contact me on aloa@abduzeedo.com or follow my Twitter and Facebook page

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The Digital Artwork of Ikaruga

paul0v2 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:25:49 +0000

Ikaruga is a man who seemingly knows no boundaries when it comes to the digital labyrinth of art. Strafing seemingly at will through medium after medium, his work in ‘A Series Of Untitled Dreams’ is elegant, emotive and provoking.

Ikaruga is a member of Depthcore that can be found at his website

About the author

Hi there! I'm Paulo Canabarro, 26 year old web designer - paulocanabarro.com I'm from Brazil currently living and working out of Providence RI, USA. I'm truly passionate about design of all kinds, finding and sharing inspiration here has become part of my life. If you like to know more about me or get in touch visit my website paulocanabarro.com Stock me at Twitter and Dribbble

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Depthcore New Chapter: MIRROR

abduzeedo — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:40:10 +0000

The Depthcore Collective one of our favorite ones out there has just released their new chapter, the 41st themed chapter exhibition called "MIRROR". As you can expect there are amazing works from masters such as Justin Maller, Sara Blake, Mike Harrison, Jeff Huang, João Oliveira and many others.

This chapter features over seventy carefully considered and meticulously executed pieces produced by a diverse selection of members from the collective. The submissions, as varied in content as they are in style, revolve around central themes of introspection, self reflection and contemplation of man and his environment, and are spread across several mediums, including music, photography, illustration and digital painting.

Perspectives Exploration 01 © Sara Blake

Perspectives Exploration 03 © Sara Blake

Swallow © Ehren Mikeal Kallman

Amo La Vita © Mike Harrison

Farewell Mr.Eldritch © Matei Apostolescu

Supernova © Richards Roberts

Empyrean © Justin Maller

I, the accuser © Matei Apostolescu

Pestilence © Jeff Huang

I Tweet © Phil Dunne

Neo Eden © Kervin Brisseaux

M?RM © Maciej Hajnrich

Mirror House © João Oliveira

§ © Sougwen Chung

For more information about Depthcore Collective visit http://depthcore.com/ and to see more works of the MIRROR chapter go to http://depthcore.com/chapter/Mirror/

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Abduzeedo is a blog about design. There are all sorts of articles for those who want to look for inspiration. Also you will find very useful tutorials for the most used applications out there, with a special selection of Photoshop Tutorials and Illustrator Tutorials. You can get in follow us via Twitter at @abduzeedo

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Graphic Design and Illustration Inspiration by David Mascha

abduzeedo — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:23:40 +0000

We have featured David Mascha a few times and also published a full post about him last February, the article was called The Stylish Work of David Mascha, however David has recently updated his portfolio with some new work and of course it is our duty to keep you guys updated as well.

For those of you who have never heard about David, he is a Vienna based designer and illustrator. Since 2005, he has been working for several design studios in Vienna as well as developing projects for international clients, fashion and design labels, magazines and books. David Mascha had his work participating in exhibitions around Europe and Asia. He is also part of the DEPTHCORE collective.

For more information about David, visit his website at http://davidmascha.com. Also there is a great interview that David did for the DEPTHCORE collective, check it out.

Lost Paradise

Part of the "Freestyles" series created between 2009-2010. Featured in Depthcore's "Mythic" chapter.

Transient

Part of the "Freestyles" series created between 2009-2010. Featured in Depthcore's "Eve" chapter.

Hennessy

Illustrations for the limited edition cover for Hennessy's popular VS Flask. The final design is a single silicone mold that comes in over 20popular colors. Commissioned by the KDU.

IBM Power your planet

I was approached by Ogilvy Ny to create illustrations of a powerful planet for the international "Power your planet" campaign by IBM, including ad's in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

See the animated commercial ad here

IBM System Z

Visualizations of the System Z. Illustrates the idea of '93all things coming together under one server platform.

You are we

Illustrations for the "You are We" Project by the KDU.

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Interview with Joao Oliveira

aloa — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:39:06 +0000

Joao Oliveira, is a portuguese graphic designer and illustrator, based in Porto. Abduzeedo takes pride in featuring such an young and talented creative. You will def see him more often from now on.

1. First of all we would like to thank you for taking the time to provide abduzeedo.com with this interview. Please tell us more about your art and design background and what made you become an artist and designer?

My pleasure, thanks for the interview!
My background as a designer and artist is really recent, I always loved drawing and I'm a creative person since I remember but my professional goals were never meant to be on the artistic area. I spent all my school time studying science and it wasn't until college (4 years ago) that I really found what I wanted to do, be a designer, since then I've been taking a degree on Communication Design and exploring the world of digital illustrations, developing personal projects and working with clients.

2. Your work is pretty unique and full of creativity. Where does your inspiration come from?

It will sound like a cliche and I'm sure all the other artists and designers have the same answer but my inspiration comes from everything... I listen to a lot of music and watch a lot of imagery, be it art related or not, so those might be the main sources of inspiration that feed my creativity. Another huge source of inspiration is definitely the 80's and the whole retro scene, from the old spectrum and 8 bit video games to the bright colors, disco and neons, a lot of people refer to my style as a 'retro futuristic' one.

3. Could you describe for us your typical 'start to finish' workflow when working on a design?

The process really varies, most of the times I start by creating a big shape, figure or typography that will act as the focal point and everything else will evolve around it, for my typographical pieces I begin by designing the typography on Illustrator and when I'm happy with it I export it to Photoshop where I can add textures, colors, lighting effects and other elements, etc.
Other times I simply recycle an old piece, decomposing it in various ways, and using it to create a completely different and distinct image, most of the times by using the mask tools.

4. What are your tools of the trade, both hardware and software?

I actually don't really like macs, which is unusual for someone in my area, so I have a PC bought months ago, it's pretty recent and powerful so I can easily handle huge files, both static Photoshop images or motion projects on After Effects, with a 22 inch screen. Software wise, Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects are my main tools, sometimes I use Maya to render some 3D models or special effects.

5. What, for you personally are the pros and cons of being a designer?

Personally, being a designer is the best career in the world, I never considered what I do as a job since I have fun doing it and working for my clients, it's the kind of job that you get excited over your next project and it allows you to have a huge variety on your career, it never gets boring. Cons of being a designer? Probably the impossible deadlines and the constant seeking of innovation which can't be necessarily a con but it's not a safe area, you can't remain passive waiting for things to happen and innovation is the key factor.

Casablanca Infography from Joao Oliveira on Vimeo.

6. How does your job as an artist and designer influence your life? Do you feel that you see things around you differently for example?

Definitely, I suffer of that 'designer syndrome' where I analyze and criticize everything and imagine a better way of doing it, I often find myself cursing the person who designed that poster or that magazine spread saying how bad the selection of typefaces is and stuff like that.

7. What are your coming projects?

Everything is pretty calm right now, I have a couple of incoming tutorials, one for the UK Computer Arts magazine and other for the upcoming Portuguese Computer Arts but that's about it, will start seeking a job as a designer on any studio that will hire me and hopefully will finally start working as a full time designer.

8. What are your favourite 5 websites, and why?

Inspirational sites wise, I frequently visit ffffound.com, Formfiftyfive.com, Fubiz.net, Yayeveryday.com and of course Abduzeedo!
I also visit Hypem.com for the latest music trends and to find new music.

9. Once again , thank you very much for the interview. As a final word, do you have any tips for upcoming artists and designers?

My pleasure once again!
Work hard, that's the best advice you can get, never stop experimenting and have fun in what you do.

Where to find him on the web

http://www.onrepeat.net/
http://www.behance.net/Biomachina
http://biomachina.deviantart.com/

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New DepthCore Chapter: Mythic

abduzeedo — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:56:19 +0000

DepthCore is as you might already know, one of our favorite collectives out there, and that is because the the quality of the artwork they come up with every new chapter, and fortunately for us, they did it again. DepthCore just released a new chapter called ">MYTHIC in which they feature creations from incredible guys such as Nik Ainley, Justin Maller, Phil Dunne, Craig Shields, João Oliveira and others.

This chapter features several stunning contributions from the wonderfully talented Raphael Vincenzi, earning him the Featured Artist nod for this collection; click here to peruse the traditional interview. This Chapter is also notable for the abundance of it's collaborations, including several pairings never before seen - make sure to explore thoroughly to discover these unusual visual experiments.

One of our most thematic relevant Chapters ever, 'MYTHIC' is the result of five months of careful planning, research and stylistic experimentation from the collective. The slow creative process has resulted in a Chapter that has been meticulously crafted, workshopped from sketches through to completed pieces, thoroughly taking advantage of the collaborative collective experience. Several of the pieces presented in this collection were composed over the course of several months, taking on board feedback from our artist base at each stage of completion to try and fully realize their full potential, and ultimately create a Chapter that is carefully considered, conceptualized and executed.

Niklas Lundberg

Jeff Huang

Shadow Chen

Matei Apostolescu

Anneli Olander

Craig Shields

Matei Apostolescu

Nik Ainley

Iain Macarthur

Ikaruga

For more information and to browse through all the images from this amazing DepthCore chapter visit http://depthcore.com/chapter/Mythic/

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Secret Showcase - Portfolio Update by Rik Oostenbroek

aloa — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:49:27 +0000

Rik Oostenbroek, one of Abduzeedo's favourite artists, has just updated his portfolio. His website is now fully in flash and focuses very much on his work. If you follow Riks designs you will recognize plenty new artworks, from client work for Mazda til personal work for the latest DepthCore exhibition. But what they have in common, is that both kick asses. Rik Oostenbroek, and there is no doubt, will soon belong to the greatest artists in the web.

His new portfolio: SecretShowcase.com

Hey Rik, it's great to have you here. Tell us quick what you have been working on in the past year?

Thanks a lot man.
Haha people online must have thought that I was dead or something, but I've been working on lots of skill, commercial and personal wise.

Commercial wise ( working more on photobased stuff ) it went quite well, working on big ( worldwide ) projects for respected clients was lot's of fun and not for the money but just to see your work exposed in a way you dreamed of back in the days.
Had to deal with art directors as well, what's quite a surprise in the beginning since you're used to control everything yourself.
So on the freelancing side of life I've learned a lot!
All my personal, more abstract style, work has improved a lot since I tried to work with different shapes, trying to involve Illustrator and blend it with my Photoshop shapes and so on.
I've learned a lot about colors, how to use them in a new way, how to combine different ones.

So it was really a productive year for me!

Boards Amsterdam Trailer by Rik Oostenbroek & George Dechev from Rik Oostenbroek on Vimeo.

What is the difference between your old and your new work?

My work became more mature and less messy, I used to destroy photo's, combined with a mess of shapes and other photo's.
I think my work now became a bit more mature and less kid-like, not that I'd even had that in mind for this year, but it happened;).
Was working with only a few color combinations and this portfolio just looks way more random, less boring and the same imo.
I've just tried to focus myself on different forms of digital art to make it less the same and discover new things every time.

Do you have any favorite pieces or designs you feel more connected to?

Hard question man, most of them special to me..
I think my favorite piece is Waiting on a better day, just because I think it's one of the strongest images I've ever made, one of the most personal ones as well.
A color-palette I never used before and different shapes as well. It was just a piece I needed to create for some reason, it gave me a lot of energy and inspiration back then.
It was quite a gate what opened for me style-wise, something different again..

I had some wallpaper requests so I will publish that one on bigger sizes soon as well.

Explain what progress you made since you launched your old portfolio ?

A few days after my first release Computer Arts mailed me within 3 days if I wanted to be on their cover, a month later I was working on a piece for Volkswagen, it all went really quick.
Being featured on nice blogs, people like you who want to ask me questions to share things about me on the internet, it all came very quickly to be honest.
I never actually thought it was that much appreciated, the stuff I threw online.
I actually made money with it for the first time back then, it was such a big step and I loved it.
Since that moment I started to freelance and work for several agencies, really much fun. Handeling with deadlines, doing your financial part of the work, working with other designers together on projects.
I think the styles I've showed here can tell you that I've been involved with way more styles since that first release.
And I'm very glad with that and never expected it all that quickly.
I've even been ripped tons of times, never expected that ;)

What are your future plans?

To get a nice respected design studio with a few people at then end of the road of course;).
But I'm actually looking around for some good education or another nice way to improve my weaknesses, so it might lead me to new things.
I would really love to learn more and more, since I'm still young.
Maybe getting some experience in a different country. We will see how it goes!

Thanks for this short interview. Do you have any final advice for everyone?

Thanks a lot man, I appreciate this a lot!
Do whatever brings you joy. And check out my new portfolio:)

His new portfolio: SecretShowcase.com

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Depthcore XXXIX - EVE

abduzeedo — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:03:53 +0000

The Depthcore Collective is proud to releases it's 39th themed chapter exhibition, 'EVE'. In this Chapter, artists both old and new have submitted their interpretations of a concept that greatly excited us as a collective from the moment it was first suggested. Our members have created over eighty original pieces, including strong showings across all mediums, examining and interpreting the theme to produce work that deals predominately with time and transition; calms before storms, moments before change, instants before impact.

Whilst there are many highlights to the chapter, there are a couple of items of especial note. 'EVE' has seen multiple wonderful debuts, including incredible submissions from Larisa Glushakova, Duda Lanna, Alex Casteels and photographer Chris Knight. Rik Oostenbrook compiled an outstanding collection of work, dropping jaws in our member panel and earning him the Featured Artist nod for this Chapter.

Finally, Kervin Brisseaux has submitted an emotive series of photographs shot in his ancestral homeland of Haiti just days before the earthquakes hit entitled "Avan Move Tan" [ah-vuh moh-vay tuh], which is Creole for "Before The Bad Times". The shots illustrate moments in every day Haitian life, with a people already engaged in a life of struggle, unaware of the eventual fate that will be brought to their doorstep, only to intensify their hardships.

On this note, we were thrilled to auction off one of our limited edition promotional books to raise money to assist those in need in the effected area. We managed to raise over $200.00 to donate to the Red Cross Haitian Relief effort. Please consider donating if you haven't already.

We hope you enjoy browsing this Chapter. The result is the culmination of our collective feeding off each other's energy to create a body of work that has truly energized and excited us as a group. Please feel free to follow us on Facebook or Twitter to stay abreast of several projects we have in development at the moment - we are on the cusp of a couple of very exciting developments finally coming to fruition!

Some Works

For more information visit the EVE chapter pate at http://depthcore.com/chapter/Eve/

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Best Of Konvulse Art & Music Community

aloa — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:09:17 +0000

When you want to start a career as a graphic designer another possibility for staying motivated & creative and exchange opinions is to join an art community. There are big ones like DepthCore and EvokeOne and there are smaller ones like SlashThree. Konvulse - The Website.

26 examples for the beauty of Konvulse

Where to find them on the web

Konvulse - The Website

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The Impressive Work of Eric Sin

abduzeedo — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:02:52 +0000

One of the best things for me about blogging is the chance I have to discover new designers and digital artists. It is amazing to see what they are able to do with the tools available and of course a lot of creativity. Eric Sin, a student at California State University, is a great example. Despite of the young age, he has shown a nice sense of composition and very good skills that gave him a position in the depthCORE team.

I'm a 20 year old student at California State University, Fullerton, studying Graphics Design and Illustration as my majors. I am currently in my second year going onto third, and I have been active working in freelance projects and personal work lately. I am living in La Mirada, California, and spend much of my time with my friends in Walnut, CA (USA).

My hobbies, outside of art, include playing guitar (acoustic & electric), hanging out with friends, eating, sleeping, and eating.
I also play DotA (Defense of the Ancients) very frequently on US West (username Miik), so anyone who feels like chatting or bumming out can feel free to talk to me on Battle.net.

I am a Senior Artist in depthCORE, and am very thankful that Abduzeedo decided to do a feature on me.

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Amazing depthCORE New Chapter, HER

abduzeedo — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:16:47 +0000

DepthCORE, one of our favorites collectives, released a new chapter devoted to the feminine and therefore called HER. As usual it's full of great images. Also the featured artist in this 37th chapter is Leigh Flurry AKA 83grafik, an young artist from Manchester, UK.

We highly recommend that you check it out, for more information visit: http://depthcore.com/chapter/39/

Today, the depthCORE.com Collective is delighted to release our 37th exhibition, a body of work devoted exclusively to the feminine entitled 'HER'.

Consisting of a large selection of songs, photographs and illustrations, 'HER' is an inspired and considered response from our artists, produced over a six month period and encompassing many of the myriad concepts associated with our broad thematic selection. As a collective, we embarked on an extended creative voyage to examine and represent ideas and realities like maternity, romance, the modern heroine, vulnerability and, of course, beauty.

The end result is an experience worth exploring deeply; we certainly took our time making it, so we hope you can take yours in viewing it!

Justin Maller
Creative Director
depthCORE.com

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depthCORE XXXVI - Heist

abduzeedo — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:07:32 +0000

DepthCORE is a collective with excellent and very talented artists. Their last chapter, Noir, was really stylish, only in black and white. Now they have a new chapter; it's called HEIST and, as usual, it is full of fantastic images.

Today, the friendly mob that is the depthCORE.com Collective are proud to present our 36th exhibition, a freestyle collection of sins, crims and good old fashioned booty entitled 'HEIST'.

The first instalment of a two-part banger, HEIST is designed to be a fun ride around the seamier side of life, with our artists focussing on any aspect of the theme that suited their fancy and riffing out whatever caper came to mind. Though it took a while for us to hit our stride behind the scenes, once we got going on this chapter it started to gather some serious momentum, and we’re pretty stoked with the end result. We're similarly happy to be back to a sans-serif look on the site - much love to Matei Apostolescu and Brian D. Smith for their hard work on our slick new skin.
Justin Maller

For more information visit depthCORE XXXVI - Heist, and below we can see a little preview of the awesomeness.

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Interview: Perttu Murto

aloa — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:44:35 +0000

Perttu Murto is an amazing digital artist from Finland. In this interview we talk about his background and his very first beginning with photoshop. He worked for big companies such as Dolce & Gabbana and has been featured several design magazines. Great success for a 23-year-old student.

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I am a 23-year-old graphic designer from Finland. I have been involved in graphics for almost 7 years and was also recently selected as the Young Advertisement Designer of the Year for 2007 in Northern Finland. My work has also been featured in several prestigious design websites and magazines.

At the moment I am entering my second year in Oulu University of Applied Sciences Business and Information Management, majoring in Digital Media. I am also currently working in a Finnish advertising agency Työmaa.

1. First of all we would like to thank you for taking the time to provide abduzeedo.com with this interview. Please tell us more about your art and design background and what made you become an artist and designer?

It all begun when I bought my first digital camera, I think I was 16 or 17 years old. That's how I got my first touch with Photoshop and boy I was sold when I saw what kind of stuff you can do with it. Anyway I kept photographing and playing with Photoshop. There was a time when I played with Photoshop everyday. When I learned more about it, I started to really get into graphic design and art directing. I studied things about typography, layouts, logos, branding and everything which had something to do with graphic design. I really wanted to know it all, haha. Years went by and I started to notice that this is definitely what I want to do in my life. It had become more like a lifestyle than a profession. At the moment I study in Oulu University of Applied Sciences Business and Information Management, majoring in Digital Media. I am also working in an advertising agency called Työmaa but I'm always up to interesting freelancer projects as well.

2. Your work is pretty unique and full of creativity. Where does your inspiration come from?

It really comes from everywhere, but mostly from music, movies, other designers, cd-cover art etc you name it! Sometimes I don't even know where it comes from, I just feel like creating something what I think might be cool.

3. Could you describe for us your typical 'start to finish' workflow when working on a design?

It depends on the task and especially whether it is a client job or a "own" piece of art. If it is a client job, the process begins already in the client brief. After the brief you do different kinds of raw layouts which correspond with the client's brandbook and the target group of the campaign. The raw layouts are presented to the client and the client chooses the best one and he gives some comments about it. Then you'll start finishing the layouts in accordance with the client's comments.
A personal piece of art differs completely from a client job. When creating a personal artwork you don't have to think about any target groups or take care of the customer's brand. The idea for a personal artwork can come from anything and it can stay in your mind or sketchbook for months and develop at the same time. Then, when an inspiration hits, you can make it real. Nowadays I haven't really had time to do personal pieces of art because the client jobs are taking so much time. Personal pieces are really important so you can experiment and develop your skills.

4. What are your tools of the trade, both hardware and software?

HARDWARE: Sketchbook, pen, wacom, mac book pro, Canon 30D
SOFTWARE: Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe flash, Dreamweaver, Indesign

5. What, for you personally are the pros and cons of being a designer?

Pros: I can do what I want for living. I can be part of different projects around the world. I can give a face for a brand new company. I can see my works in everyday life, street ads, magazines, CD stores etc...

Cons: It keeps me very very busy sometimes. The deadline might be so short that it's impossible to put as much input to the work as I want to.

6. How does your job as an artist and designer influence your life? Do you feel that you see things around you differently for example?

I like it. I see some things really differently than some of my non-designer friends. For example when we are in some coffeeplace I can check out a nice typography in a sign or magazine and be like "damn that's so cool", my friends are usually like "I dont get that... it's just text", heh. But I like it, I like how I notice all the details we got everywhere around us.

7. What are your coming projects?

There are few personal projects I am working on, nothing really to say yet... And of course there are plenty of projects we are working on in our agency. Plus the school stuff.. It's gonna be a busy year!

8. What are your favourite 5 websites, and why?

Pingstate.nu / A great Finnish design community!
Depthcore.com / The best artgroup around there, I love to spend time in the memberpanel.
FFFFound.com / A lot of inspiration!
ReformRevolution / When I want to know what's new in the design field.
Behance.net / A nice network for creative people.

9. Once again , thank you very much for the interview. As a final word, do you have any tips for upcoming artists and designers?

Be patient, work hard, work harder, chill.

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Epoch, the new art group?

Starchild — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:14:11 +0000

As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. But with 50+ heads, you can only imagine what can be achieved, especially in the creative realms of design. Websites like DepthCore and Evoke produce some of the greatest works of digital art out there, and it's a credit to the designers' hard work and determination.

With this in mind, I decided myself to apply for one, but subsequently was rejected. After deep thought, I figured, "Why not just create your own art group?", and so this idea has lead me here, to ask you, readers and designers of Abduzeedo, to help out, if you wish, with my new project, which is currently name Epoch.

At the moment, I'm creating a forum for people to apply, chat and contribute to the upcoming site at http://cmwiki.co.nr/forums (the name will be changed very soon). I hope to see you there.

About the author

My name is Starchild, aka Luke Davis, and I'm a student from England. I passed A-Levels in Graphic Design, Mathematics and Further Mathematics and will be studying Computer Science at Nottingham Trent University in October.

I was never an artistic prodigy at an early age, but I still doodled and drew things like any normal child. As I got into high school, however, I began to enjoy art more and more, and managed to get an A at GCSE, probably my greatest achievement to date. It was very hard work, but it was worth it. Initially, I wanted to do Graphic Design at university, but I didn't want to leave my other talent behind, maths, so I decided to make a compromise: do computer science at uni and still continue my graphic design work, but on a casual, freelance basis. With any luck, I'll get spotted.