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John Malloy
johnmalloy.comBorn in rural northern Pennsylvania to a cemetery caretaker and a coal-miner’s daughter, John Malloy began drawing at age 6. Formally trained in classical painting, he is a self-taught commercial illustrator, designer, fine artist, and comics creator.His most recent personal series – One Out of a Hundred - explored drug side effects as a metaphor for consumer culture’s toll on the human spirit.He currently lives in the US.
Shinpei Naito
sn-future.comDrawing a Bright Future! Shinpei's art strives to present a bright future even in today's tumultuous world. Shinpei hopes that people will feel a surge of optimism when they see his artwork. That's why he keeps drawing every day. He hopes his art will inspire children as well as adults. His passion for art has no limits. It is wide open. Welcome to his world!
Frosti Gnarr
behance.net/jackdravenFrosti Gnarr is a 22 year old graphic designer from Iceland. He grew up in Reykjavik but has travelled all over the world and thus experienced a wide range of cultures. He has always been really into expressing himself artistically and worked with most mediums of art.He is in his senior year studying graphic design at Iceland academy of the arts.He has an ongoing project where he makes a poster every day for a year to describe his life.
Demonbabies - Jesus Rivera
demonbabies.com"Demonbabies is Jesus Rivera. Originally from the Motor City, he migrated west to LA where he built a dungeon to mix special potions in. After a freak laboratory accident, Jesus was left with the ability to concoct monsters from his fingertips and shoot psychedelic lightening bolts from his eyeballs! The monsters have since taken over and will not stop multiplying.
Peter Bowen
behance.net/peterbowenMy long story began in Birmingham, England, on an otherwise unremarkable Thursday in March, 1981. “Shaddap you Face” by comedy Italian singer Joe Dolce was top of the charts, perhaps a sign of things to come, as at the age of twenty-four, I received correspondence informing that my services were required on the Continent in none other than 55DSL, situated in the north of the Italian Republic.
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Gavin Watson
myspace.com/gavinwatsonskinsGavin Watson grew up in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, photographing the people he knew and the gangs they hung out with. In his latest books RAVING 89, and Skins and Punks, Watson captures two of the country's most iconic subcultures as they come to life in the dreary climate of 1980s Britain. He now is involved with exhibiting his work worldwide, and working for the music and fashion world...
Diedlastnight
diedlastnight.comIn 2006 Mattia Pavesi, Florin Pichler and Simon Giuliani created Diedlastnight.com. The goal of the eZine was to approach Milanese nightlife from an unconventional point of view by showing people they were unique: people who would dare to try new styles, new attitudes and a new sense of moving through the nights in Milan. By documenting Milan’s hipster nightlife scene, DLN has quickly become a landmark in trend research.
Sean Michael Beolchini
seanmichaelbeolchini.comSean Michael Beolchini was born on May 5, 1981 in Washington DC, the second of five siblings. His parents, both Italian, moved to the United States in the early ‘70s in search of business. His teenage years were mostly concerned with skating, the DC punk rock scene and various art schools. As of today Sean is senior editor of PIGMAG, co-founder of RetroSuperFuture, a member of creative collective SM and a freelance photographer.
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Mark Khaisman
khaismanstudio.comMixed media artist Mark Khaisman works in his very own technique, which brought him to world recognition. The technique is as simple as amazing. He uses layers of translucent brown tape on backlit plexiglass panels to create dramatic illuminations. The Ukrainian-born artist and architect has studied in Russia and currently lives in Philadelphia, USA where he gives birth to his universally appealing work.
In Black We Trust
inblackwetrust.comIN BLACK WE TRUST is a personal creative space created for fun, research and development of his own products, a space that, from its conception, avoids mass production systems. The technique used depends on the materials available, but the shortage (or randomness) of material is overcome in the creative process.
Will Ainley
willainley.co.ukWill Ainley lives by his wits in the small, coastal village of Brighton, England. He enjoys drawing and has worked for EMI, Dazed & Confused, Howies and Faesthetic. Most of the time he loves to create his own monsters. He is a member of the Scrawl Collective and enjoys being in their company.
Travis Millard
fudgefactorycomics.comTravis Millard is responsible for the Fudge Factory Comics operation headquartered in Los Angeles. His work has been exhibited in the US and internationally and has been published in numerous books and magazines. Recently, Narrow Books released "Hey Fudge", a 240 page collection of his personal comics and drawings.
The Little Friends of Printmaking
thelittlefriendsofprintmaking.comThe Little Friends of Printmaking are JW & Melissa Buchanan, a husband-and-wife team of illustrator/designers living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They win awards and give lectures and have art exhibitions and lots of other fancy stuff, but mostly you can find them at home, making silkscreen prints and watching junk TV.
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Aya Kato
ayakato.netAya Kato was born in Seto, Aichi Japan in 1982. Aya graduated at the faculty of education, Aichi University of Education. She has began her career as an artist in 2003. Her artworks have been exhibited in America, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Romania and Singapore.
Jeremyville
jeremyville.comJeremyville is an artist, author and product designer. The Jeremyville studio, run by Jeremy, Neil and Megan, has also initiated the sketchel custom bag project with around 500 artists worldwide. Jeremyville exhibits his paintings and work regularly around the globe, and most of all, loves to draw in his sketchbook late at night.
Marion Bolognesi
marion-b.comMarion Bolognesi was born on the small island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. She grew up in the States & currently resides in the lovely Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens, NY. She hopes that with her work she captures the emotion & beauty of her subjects without hindering the natural fluidity of her medium.
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Bronques
lastnightsparty.comIf you missed last night's party, here's a VIP pass to the underground sexy club scene. It's a voyeuristic spin with today's downtown demimonde, where hipsters, rockers, celebrities, and drag queens meet and misbehave with unabashed enthusiasm. Bared flesh, intertwined tongues, and de rigueur attitudes are all captured by Bronques' lens.
Rony Alwin
ronysphotobooth.comBorn and raised in Los Angeles, Rony Alwin is better known for his "photobooth" project. Setting up a photo studio inside night clubs and documenting nightlife since 2005, shooting everyone from club goers to celebs. Rony spends his days shooting fashion and editorials for Nylon, Anthem, Swindle, Blender, Complex, BPM, and various clients.
Joe Scott
jbrothers.comBorn cultured and styled between California and the Hawaiian islands, JBROTHER picked up a camera at a young age and captured what caught his eye surrounding him: friends a lifestyle and his first love surfing"... some of the results are two of the most influential and award winning surf movies of the era "a drift" and "Longer”
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Silly Thing x Milk Magazine
milk.com.hkBorn in 1979 in Hong Kong, TK founded Silly Thing, a multi-media establishment in 2000. With its multiple practices which include magazine publishing (the weekly HK title, Milk; the HK monthly Milk X; the mainland China monthlies Milk China and Milk X China; and quarterlies Cream and Milk B), fashion retail, animation and video production.
Vapors Magazine
vaporsmagazine.comVapors is the bible for a culture that is consumed by street fashion, skateboarding, art and graffiti, and the continued blurring of musical genres. Their editorial mission is to deliver content so fresh and hot that it defines the aspirations of their readers. Whether it be emerging street wear brands, new influences in skateboarding, supporting artists both established and up-and-coming, reviewing a broad range of musical genres.
Marcus Burrowes x Spin Magazine
Marcus Burrowes, Creative Director living in NYC, was born in Jamaica and raised in the Rasta faith and reggae culture. As a child he was drawn to the art on the album covers of his favourite reggae artists, which fired his creative passion and led him to experiment with art. He later moved from Kingston to California, and inspired by his changing environment, Marcus began painting. He attended the New York’s Parsons School of Design.
Wad Magazine
wadmag.comWad, a quarterly magazine about urban fashion and culture based in Paris and published in French and English, this year is celebrating its 10th birthday in style. Photographers Ilario_magali have been working together for eight years and for Wad for five, moving from still-life to portraits, but always remaining faithful to their trademark style of exaggerated reality.
Jenny Mörtsell x Nylon Magazine
nylonmag.comJenny Mörtsell is a Swedish illustrator who currently resides in New York City. As a kid, she filled sketchbook after sketchbook with drawings of horses, boys and shoes. She went on to study illustration at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, and now does work for magazine, fashion, and music clients such as Nylon Magazine.
Thomas Marok x London Magazine
marok.infoBorn in 1972 in Berlin, Thomas Marecki is the publisher and founder of the pop culture related magazine Lodown, which he art directs for over 12 years. Besides publishing and art directing, he has been contributing a number of graphic designs and individual artworks for many publications, products or companies.
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Anton Lopez
antonlopez.comHe realised graphics, design direction and illustrations for Zoo York, Etnies, DVS, Sony, BMG, Kenneth Cole, Star Electric Eighty Eight (T-shirt collective), 55DSL and Diesel and he is now currently working at Nike as a Senior designer for Mens sports culture. He has exhibited his artworks in galleries in USA, Europe and Asia and they have been published in international magazines!
David B. Mattingly
davidmattingly.comWas head of the Walt Disney Studios matte dep in the early 80’s and over the years he has worked in motion pictures; most recently he worked on “I, Robot” for Weta Digital... Other film credits include Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy", "The Black Hole" and "Tron". He has also produced 900 book covers for most major publishers of S.F. and fantasy, including Baen, Bantam, DAW, Del Rey, Dell, Marvel, Omni, Playboy, Signet, and Tor.
Franco Chiani
Tribute to C.E.Gadda and J.Prevert. A D.O.C. Italian man, in love with the world. A painter, photographer and graphic designer since ever, since thousand lives! Poet of signs and imagination, kaleidoscope of ideas, creativity, visions, honesty and irony. His motto: create is looking for simplicity. His best project: three sons all of them fantastic graphic designers
Mauro Gatti
maurogatti.comAnd God said: "Yes, my child, I wish I was a DJ more than you can know..."He is an Italian illustrator and designer. He loves to put on paper all the ideas swimming in his head. He believes that a smile is the cheapest way to be happy, that's why he is always trying to capture the more comical side of life and make it a simple but funny and rememberable work.
Philipp Dornbierer
myspace.com/yetidesignPhilipp Dornbierer is a young graphic designer from Switzerland, born in the Zürich oberland, and still living there between cow fields and computers. He attended a year to a pre-course of art at "Medienformfarbe" and he got his apprentiship at a graphic design agency, were he's still now working. In the web he's referred to as yehteh, an always-child who loves art.
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Les Enfants Terribles
Les Enfants Terribles play pianos filled with rain, don't care about the young folks, light thin green candles, throw parties not knives, ban that boogie sound, take 9 for a lost god, pop lock and drop it, got songs like this that can pack the dance floor and never frown. Les Enfants Terribles are product of no dad kids and make vegan muffins not war. What they do is secret and they 're going overseas with it baby!
Olivier Hibert
oliverhibert.comOliver Hibert is an American self-taught fine artist/illustrator/designer born in Seattle in 1983. Hibert’s iconic psych-like style transcends time as it nods to the past, while being so contemporized that it speaks to the future. Hibert's style of fine art and design has caught the attention of numerous Museums, galleries, and retail outlets around the globe from L.A. to Hong Kong and many places in between.
Sally Vitsky
vitsky.comBorn and “reared” (as they say in the South) in Richmond, Virginia, she was heavily influenced by her mother, an artist and fashion illustrator. After years of puzzling through science and math while excelling in art class, she attended Pratt Institute. A year at PBS as an art director for MacNiel/Lehrer convinced her that her path was NOT TV and happily freelancing as an illustrator ever since.
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Yo Clas!
clasdesign.comFabio Berton (aka YO CLAS!) was born in Milan in 1981. In 2001 he moved to London working for Wolff-Olins and after two years of challenging he moved back to Milan where he started working for MTV Italy. During this experience he focused on his animation skills and in 2007 he took part in the MTV TOY Project. His style is mainly early 80's graffiti oriented, mixed with some pure graphic design and 50/60's Italian's illustration-cartoon style.
Francesca Chiani
Born in the West. Lives in the East. Plays too much with her legos. Learns a little....Worksa lot for 55DSL (worked even more for diesel). Knows. but doesn't remember. sings... r'n'r. Reads, reads, reads. Lovesgentlemen. Gives birth to a blond boy. Cries for the oppressed. Imagines all the people.... Dreams. Builds. Destroys. Is under construction but. Has finally. Made one "artist tee"...
Dawid Kiljan
dawidkiljan.comOriginally from Katowice in Poland, Dawid Kiljan aka 'Xyypnoth' is currently working at the Polish Cultural Foundation in London producing magazines, newspapers and other publications. He has also been involved in many web development projects and freelance collaborations. His art has been featured in several magazines, exhibited and sold in Europe, USA and Canada.
Design is Kinky
designiskinky.netBased out of Sydney, Australia, Design is Kinky (DiK) is a website dedicated to art and design. One of the original sites of it's type, DiK has been spreading the word to the design community for over 10 years. DiK also runs other projects such as: the Semi-Permanent events, a yearly design conference run both in Australia and internationally; Empty magazine, published by DiK and distributed throughout Australia.
Adam Cruickshank
adamcruickshank.comAdam Cruickshank is an artist and designer who grew up in Melbourne, Australia and then moved to Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, England, Germany and The Netherlands. At the end he found his way back to Melbourne with a suitcase full of dreams and ideas. He exhibited all around the world and his works have been published in numerous books and magazines. He's scribbled t-shirt designs for all kinds of international t-shirt makers.
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Meredith Dittmar
corporatepig.comMeredith Dittmar is an artist living and playing in Portland OR. Born near Boston Mass, she grew up in a world of pet pigs, horses, hay-forts and spy games. In conjunction with her artwork, she works as an independent character designer, 3D illustrator, and maintains her company Corporatepig, through which she continues to create thousands of unique handmade characters called "My Guys".
Mel Kadel
melkadel.comMel Kadel grew up in the Pennsylvania suburbs (USA) and has been living and working in Los Angeles for the last 10 years. Mel started out in LA by showing work in small galleries and cafes, and working with bands on their record covers. Her drawings are made using stained paper, very tiny pens, q-tips, and glue.
Kià
Kià is 27, she is an illustrator, graphic designer, a creative and a painter. She loves naïf, coloured and impactful illustrations; mixing different types of graphics and cultures; decorated and hand-made typography, pop colours and street pop culture. In the last two years she is following a recycling project of pvc billboards.
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Andrea Pink Is Punk
pinkispunk.orgAndrea Mazzantini, DJ/producer and graphic designer, started his career working for one of Italy's most famous clubs and designing for a number of important brands. Today he's a partner and producer of the Pink is Punk DJ duo that is spreading their sound throughout Europe, Asia and Australia. Pink is Punk's first EP "Double Trouble" is ready... Stay fresh!
Serge Seidlitz
sergeseidlitz.comAn English/ German hybrid, born in Kenya in 1977, Serge grew up travelling between the UK and Asia, where his exposure to modern Chinese art, Mad magazine, a diet of MTV and the dangerous life of a foreign correspondent father, fuelled his desire to become an illustrator. Serge combines elements of popular culture with these diverse influences to create a body of work which both relates back to an iconic graphic language...
Dstrukt
christopherhewitt.comDstrukt AKA Chris Hewitt is a self taught Designer, Director & Photography based in sunny Shoreditch, London. When not making nice things he is fascinated by number theories, tattoos, spirals, Carcharodon Carcharias and of course Napoleon Dynamite.
Soren Strange Lentz
Born in Denmark 1973. His parents were hippies, they put him in a Back pack and rode him around on their motorcycles. They made all his clothes them self's in purple and brown corduroy - His dad still knits.... He once made look alike hand grenade that he took to school and learnt a lot about evacuation procedures that day...
Vasava
vasava.esVasava is a communication studio started in Barcelona in 1997. They are a team of 16 young people from various fields and disciplines. They take on very diverse projects for shared supports. They have a new way of dealing with the creative process based on experiment and commitment, and the search for new communication values, trends and fresh ideas is what inspires them.
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Rinzen
rinzen.comRinzen were grown in a petri dish containing a hybrid medium of Pantone ink, Linseed oil and Perspex glue. The resultant five-headed protean lifeform astonished observers by landing paid employment despite attending art college. After prolonged exposure to vectors, provoking what scientists vaguely refer to as a 'bad trip', they stole an idea from Surrealists and rode it over the fence to freedom.
Kustaa Saksi
kustaasaksi.comKustaa Saksi, Finland's finest export, makes designs that radiate meaning, bending what's real and distilling what's unreal. After many years in Paris he founded his studio on the roof of an ancient chocolate factory in old Amsterdam. Being the ambassador of the new world psychedelia, Saksi uses a syrupy disarray of elements: playful, paradoxical, often over-glossy, inviting, troubling, messy, and yet strangely clear.
Matthew Goldman
mfgproductions.comDuring the day, Matt is a senior art director at Studio Number One; by night Matt throws dance parties. He lives in downtown Los Angeles with his dying plants and imaginary animals he doesn't have enough time to actually own, longing for Rome, New York, Paris, and London.
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