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Weekly Must See #64: Shosho

Monday, November 26th, 2007

This weeks must see is the portfolio of ShoSho, an interactive motion graphics company from the Netherlands. They specialize in commercials, graphics and special effects, many of you have probably seen their work on television, at the movies or online. Go ahead and check out the creative work of ShoSho!

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Weekly Must See #63: ICONICLAB

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Marc Roca, the creative mind behind the ICONICLAB website, is a graphic designer from Barcelona, Spain. He seems to be able to work with just about any graphic software program out there, which shows in the diversity of his portfolio. Be sure to also check his personal portfolio “minimalminds” while you’re at it…

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Weekly Must See #62: SEB DESIGN

Friday, November 9th, 2007

This weeks must see takes us to Greece where Sebastien Nikolaou has his design studio SEB DESIGN. His work is mostly graphic design and web design inspired by the graphic art often found in music, CD covers and more. Check out his portfolio and be inspired.

Weekly Must See #62: SEB DESIGN

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Weekly Must See #61: Eric Haddad

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

His name is Eric Haddad. He draws a lot. That’s what he says on his website, and seeing the beautiful creations he uploads on his website thesometimes, he’s not kidding. Eric’s style is more classic than what we usually show in the weekly must see, and that’s exactly why it’s this weeks weekly must see. Now quit clicking around, and visit his page!

eric haddad- sketchbook entry

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Weekly Must See #60: Sixten

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

This week it’s not about rainbows, nor about 3D photo edits, but just good ol’ creativity. Sixten is the guy behind thismachinekills.com; A graphical design portfolio that simply blows you away. It doesn’t matter if it’s digital, hand painted or a t-shirt print, this guy can do it. Go over to his site, and see for yourself!

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TED #2: Ross Lovegrove

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Time for yet another piece of TED-content. This week we got the world famous Ross Lovegrove. Or, as he is sometimes called, Captain Organic. Most famous for his inspired-by-nature industrial designs, Ross blends his love of high tech with a belief that the natural world had the right idea all along.

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His energetic TEDTalk deals with his immense passion for design and his quest to create forms that touch people’s souls. Now go ahead and watch this inspiring designer talk about his work, passions and show you a glimpse of what a modern, and sometimes quite freaky, design studio can look like at 3 AM in the morning.

For more information on Ross Lovegrove, check out his personal website, displaying some of his thoughts and works. Wikipedia has also obtained some information on his life, but the best results are found using Google, linking to interviews and other articles.

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TED #1: Jonathan Harris

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Our first TED-content is about Jonathan Harris. He is an artist and storyteller working primarily on the Internet. One part computer science, one part anthropology, and one part visual art, his work seeks to explore and understand the human world through the artifacts people leave behind on the Web.

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His computer programs scour the Internet for unfiltered content, which his beautiful interfaces organize to create coherence from the chaos. Head on down and watch his TEDTalk and check out the links to his most fascinating work.

Now sit back and enjoy Jonathan Harris’ TEDTalk for the next 17 minutes and 22 seconds (loading time not included).

For additional information: you can find his entire biography at his personal website; Number27, where you can also find his work. Special attention should be given to 2 of his best works: We Feel Fine and Universe.

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Weekly Must See #48: Pete Harrison aka AEIKO

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

This weeks ‘weekly must see’ takes us to the UK, which is the home of designer Pete Harrison aka AEIKO. He has a Bsc honours degree in ‘Medialab Arts’, which shows. Browsing through his portfolio has a somewhat psychedelic effect, and is definitely worth a click!

Pete Harrison - Treehugger

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Weekly Must See #17: Peter Jaworowski aka Hejz

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Hejz aka Peter Jaworowski is a graphic designer based in Warsaw, Poland. His website ‘The Hejz‘ has been around since 2004, showing off his amazing artwork. He combines amazing vector work with stunning photoshop techniques to create his artwork. He has worked for companies like: Sony, Nike, Warner Bros and Oakley. Go and check out one of the most impressive graphic artists we’ve ever seen!

Playstation 3 HD by Peter Jaworowski

Weekly Must See #16: Alejandro Bleda

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

The weekly must see, to help you creative folks through the holidays is a 28 years old graphic artists from Spain. He goes by the name of Alejandro Bleda, check out his portfolio which contains web and multimedia graphic design and get inspired:

Alejandro Bleda Portfolio 

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