Graphic Design & Illustration

A creative combination of words, symbols and images used to convey a message or idea through visual communication and presentation.

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“N” sake packaging by Nendo. Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.

Design Snippets

Packaging for sake

Simple and elegant, Nendo's packaging solution for a new Japanese wine (sake) reflects the craftsmanship that went into producing the drink.

Little Scraps of Paper: Simon Erl.

Film

Little Scraps of Paper: Simon Erl

In this edition of Little Scraps of Paper Simon Erl explains what being a tattoo artist is all about.

TEN Collection artwork by Alexander Otto (Germany)

Creative Work

TEN Collection: design tutorial ft Alexander Otto (Germany)

Watch Alexander Otto talk through the process of creating his artwork entitled "The Journey" for the TEN Collection. Use the captions settings for subtitles.

Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace by Oded Ezer.

Design Snippets

Oded Ezer has created a series of eight short films to explore how typography can be viewed in a new format.

Food Design Industrial Design

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Alexander Otto Published 10 June 2013 The sixth featured artist in the TEN Collection, Season 2, is Alexander Otto, a German graphic designer and specialist in photo-manipulation based in New York.	For excellence in design Published 05 June 2013 Petting Zoo by Christoph Niemann has been awarded the Editor's Choice Award by Children's Technology Review.
Past to future Published 03 June 2013 Faith47's latest work, on a wall in the Austrian capital Vienna, is titled "The Immense Gap Between Past and Future".	Graphic edge Published 03 June 2013 Hjalti Karlsson won the 2013 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize. Here's a look at a selection of work the jury considered in awarding him this prestigious prize.
Big win for Hjalti Karlsson Published 30 May 2013 Congratulations to Hjalti Karlsson who has won the prestigious Nordic Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize.	TEN Collection: design tutorial ft Adhemas Batista (Brazil) Published 30 May 2013 Learn how Adhemas Batista created his artwork for season two of the TEN Collection. View subtitles by selecting your language on the video player settings.
The 55th Venice Biennale Published 30 May 2013 The 55th Venice Biennale, celebrating art, architecture, film, theatre and dance, takes place in the Italian city over the next six months. Take a look.	Touches of whimsy Published 28 May 2013 Illustrator Kirsten Sims describes her work as "whimsical, theatrical, humorous and experimental". We caught up with her to find out more about her work.
Stay with me Published 23 May 2013 Faith47's latest mural provokes an emotional response and references the Gaeta Cemetery in Italy.	A beautiful way Published 22 May 2013 Abbott Miller commemorates the 175th anniversary of Green-Wood Cemetery with a life-like exhibition symbolising the park's paths, roads and burial sites.
TEN Collection: design tutorial ft Marumiyan (Japan) Published 21 May 2013 A tutorial with Japanese graphic artist Marumiyan on creating his artwork for the Fotolia TEN Collection. Click 'captions' on the video player for subtitles.	Sustainable energy how-to manual Published 21 May 2013 Eddie Opara has designed a how-to manual for New York City's innovative and sustainable geothermal heat pump system.
TEN Collection: design tutorial ft Mike Harrison (UK) Published 14 May 2013 Mike Harrison does a walk-through tutorial on how he created his artwork for the TEN Collection, using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.	Richard Hart on the stuff of creativity Published 10 May 2013 At Design Indaba Conference 2011, Richard Hart speaks about how the uselessness of a design can be poetic and beautiful.
Design Indaba 2014 Poster Design Competition Published 10 May 2013 This competition is now closed. Thank you for submission and support.	Gustavo Brigante Published 09 May 2013 Gustavo Brigante is an Argentinean graphic designer and illustrator. He is the first featured artist in season two of the TEN Collection.
Soongyu Gwon Published 09 May 2013 Soongyu Gwon is a graphic designer from South Korea and the second digital artist of TEN, Season 2.	Louise Fili: My main passion is food and anything to do with Italy Published 09 May 2013 In an interview with Design Indaba, Louise Fili gives insight into how packaging design needs to inform and seduce at equal levels.
Adhemas Batista Published 08 May 2013 Adhemas Batista is a Brazilian digital artist "in the business of selling colours since 1996". He features in season two of the Ten Collection.	Marumiyan Published 08 May 2013 Marumiyan is the moniker of Japanese graphic artist Ryosuke Mori, who features in season two of the 10 Collection by Fotolia.

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