METAL Magazine is a Barcelona-based independent publishing project with a curious eye and an international spirit, a heady mix of fashion, photography and art whose pages can boast some of the hottest talents of the moment. For their 32nd issue METAL commissioned designer Ramón Escolá and art director Poncho Paradela to create the new cover inspired by innovation and technology
Last week it was revealed that Oslo-based design agency Snøhetta had jointly won a competition to redesign the Norwegian banknote. The Central Bank of Norway announced on October 7 two winner proposals for the design of the new banknotes. Snøhetta’s design will be the foundation for the backsides of the notes, while The Metric System’s design will be the starting point for the fronts.
"When contrasts come together, as when soft meets hard or digital meets analog, a dynamic is created. Our cubical pattern first of all represents pixels; our times visual language."
Swedish agency SNASK claims the creation of the largest poster in the world. Created for the Malmö Festival, Snask think it’s the first poster ever to have been turned into an entire physical area. As part of the festival, which takes place between August 15-22, the poster will be on the streets of Malmö for people to interact with, sit on, jump on and sleep on.
Art director Vlad Likh and Studio ONY released a very clean and neat identity for Architectural Bureau P H.D
You might remember that straight "Nefertiti"-like face from Lisa Rouchet portrait series. This is not (only) a model but first - talented graphic designer Louise Mertens from Antwerp, Belgium. Her passion is fashion collages done with mixed media. Here we show her collaborations and personal artwork that you can enjoy on louisemertens.com as well.
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Three Hyper Island students (Caio Andrade, Rafael Ochoa, and Linn Livijn Wexell) dreamed up the idea of making “Not Available on the App Store” stickers as a friendly reminder to get kids away from the screen and into the real world. Stickers are available for purchase or you can make your own. via Colossal
Moscow-based art director Maxim Ali (check his previous work on Minsk City Style feat in Top 2013) created a new identity for DIY Chef Delivery "Elementaree". The visualisation of each cooking receipt is "trop bien", from icons to typography guides. Check it out on Maxim's Behance profile.
Leta Sobierajski is a multidisciplinary designer & art director living in New York City. She combines mediums in design, photography, art, and styling to develop tangible compositions for both print and motion.
"Double B" is a Moscow coffee shop custom chain. Their new identity has been built by two talented designers Maxim Goudin and Illarion Gordon. Check the whole project on Behance Network
You might think it is too simple but I like the details of Surup Cafe identity, with no doubts that it is the best work from Sergey's Parfenov portfolio.
