Creative Survey 2008 results

It was about a year ago that a collaboration between VCDC and Joblet commenced in order to create the first online survey related to graphics and web industry. There were 1050 people in total that took part in the survey raging from graphic art students to experienced professionals giving the opportunity to everyone related to form his own image of what is actually going on with the "creative" professions in Greece. The results can be found here in pdf format or you can always buy the hardcopy version by visiting the website.

CouldBe.Me Project

Since the ICANN's announcement for .me domains a while, I was sure that some interersiting domains would come along with some interesting projects. CouldBe.me is one (and currently the only I came across) that really has something to show. According to the creator:

"Could be me" is a project exploring possibility of one artist occupying another's space. It is a visual adventure and an interpretation of the same sentence by different artists worldwide.

Justinfreiler.com

What do you say about a little dose of cool flash design? Well here it is! Justinfreiler.com is the website of Justin Freiler (I know it's obvious) that despite the fact that he decided to persue the career of a designer just a couple years ago, his portfolio full of quality! I liked both his illustrations and web design, while his idea to use vintage illustrations really catches your eyes! Check him out!

LAB 25

Well it's been a while since my last post but finally my exams are over! So to get back in action here is another flash goody for you! LAB25 is a design firm that deals with very interesting clients (MEXX, CCS, Evisu). The neat part of their showcase for me, was the skateboard decks they' ve design for CCS. Overall I liked their grungy style and the simple, yet well built flash website. Enjoy!

Carbonmade: Your online portfolio

So... you are an graphic artist, web designer, illustrator, photographer etc and you want to create a portfolio in order to showcase your works, but you don't have the knowloedge to create your one with (X)HTML / CSS? Carbonmade was made for that reason! Within a few simple steps you are able to create a portfolio in order to categorize / host your works. The only thing you have to do is to register and start using it! Enjoy!

Carlos Vermut

Carlos Vermut is a illustrator / comic artist from Spain. I hadn't heard of him before until recently and I have to admit that it was one more pleasant surprise. I liked his works because of his particular style in figure design. Below you may see samples. He has managed to publish many of his works while he maintains a couple of blogs and participates in others as a regular member.





Relative Blogs:

• Ombligopolis: Blog of Carlos Vermut
• Club de Monos
• Banyan Rojo

Cristiano Siqueira (crisvector.com)

Cristiano Siqueira is an illustrator / graphic designer from Sao Paulo, Brazil. There are not much to say about him... his works speak for him. Marvelous work, beuatiful color combos, intrigue figures... somehow he reminds my of Eric Larnoy. Here are some samples of his work. For everyone intrested to see more of his art check his profile at DeviantART.com.

Design Float

For the lovers of Digg here comes Design Float! Design Float is a social bookmarking service (just for the record Design Float is built upon Pligg) that aims to gather bookmarks related to Web Design and Graphic Arts... in other words it's a Digg-like application for designers! Sign up and feed the thing!

Daniel Warner: Illustrator & Comic Artist

Daniel Warner is an awarded Illustrator and Comic Artist that has been in the scene for quite a long time. He is the creator of Cocopiazo which gave him the XERIC FOUNDATION AWARD in 2001 with the release of "Super Deluxe Cocopiazo: A Bright Sunny Day". The releases he made are listed at the bottom of this post.






Daniel Warner's releases:

1. EXPO 2000 SPX anthology
2. EXPO 2001 SPX anthology
3. STEREOSCOMIC 4 anthology of french language comics
4. Cocopiazo four-issue miniseries
5. Super Deluxe Cocopiazo: A Bright Sunny Day one-shot
6. 1 Way Ticket with writer Chris Arrant

Moon Palace: Graphic designer freelance, Webdesigner, Illustrator

moonpallace.fr is another sample of fine flash-craftmanship! As you may noticed in the upper right corner, moonpallace.fr featured as "Site of the Day" at The W-F-A and that didn't happen by accident. The use of actionscript with vector shapes resulted in what you see and you have to admit it's very eye-candy! I also liked a lot the navigation used, while the only thing that didn't enjoyed that much is the empty space that the main scene leaves pretty blank! Other than that the French guys (remember this one?) really know how to rock!

Loworks : graphic, web, typefaces, broadcast

Normally I should include this website to the 2nd part of Experimental Japanese flash websites, but for some strange reasons I can't finish it... Anyway here is another fine sample of Japanese flash / actionscript work concerning the web part and some really unique illustrations concerning printed work. Loworks is a Japanese based firm that deals with web design / printed works / typography & font design / broadcast. Despite the very cool look that sound looping while loading content really gets on your nerves!

Fully Illustrated

FullyIllustrated.com is the homeplace of Mike Heald. If you don't know Mike you are about to learn about him. Mike Heald is a very talented illustrator / graphic designer that has earned numerous awards for his work throughout the years. His work ranges from illustrations and comics to photography and 3D design, and as you might notice at his portfolio his is doing very well at all of them. I really enjoyed his character design! Check them out!

BuuHouse Interactive

Here is another neat flash website and specifically the portfolio website of BuuHouse Interactive, a Norway-based web solution agency. There are some really nice illustrations for brands like NOKIA, that you should check out... some of them could really be included in Desktopography. Currently there are redesigning their website that is estimated to be ready in early 2008.

MediaMonks Games - Online advergames & in-game advertising agency

The fans of on-line flash games are gonna love this one! MediaMonks Games is a subdivision of MediaMonks with only cause of existence to make flash games for advertising purposes. What I liked was the character design and the illustrations in general that really boost the final result. The gameplay in almost every flash game is simple, funny and addictive I would say! If you have a lot of spare time to spend click the links below at your own risk!

Jeremy Cowart Photography

Here is something for your eyes! Brialliant photography / illustrations by Jeremy Coweart. Make sure to check evey section of his photography portfolio!

esj·com·au™ | 300 times better

Here is another flash website for you. There is nothing special about the actionscript part of this flash website but I liked the gfx part. esj·com·au™ is the portfolio of Simon Andrew James, graphic artists from Cape Town, Africa. There are some really good illustrations in there so make sure to view every single one. Enjoy!

Kostas Kiriakakis

Today while fooling around in the VCDC Discussion Board, I ran across Kostas Kiriakakis portfolio. Kostas is a Greek artist with a portfolio full of astonishing illustrations. I was surprised when I read that he is a self-taught! Concerning his website, I enjoyed the "weird" navigation and the animation at some parts. Check him out!