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Selected news about graphic design, photography, film studies and media & interaction design for CV students at ECAL (Lausanne, Switzerland)
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Gang Buron-Yi adds hints of “artificial flavours, sugar, fat and salt” to his highly addictive graphic design practice

Gang Buron-Yi adds hints of “artificial flavours, sugar, fat and salt” to his highly addictive graphic design practice | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The South Korea-born and Paris-based designer talks us through his experimental portfolio, which treads the line between maximalism and simplicity.
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How a New England Retiree Who Calls Himself the 'Ice Man' Found a Second Career Photographing Winter Frost | Artnet News

How a New England Retiree Who Calls Himself the 'Ice Man' Found a Second Career Photographing Winter Frost | Artnet News | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Massachusetts photographer Len Burgess takes stunning pictures of the window frost that forms on his storm windows.
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“Living such a lifestyle is not an easy task”: Valeria Luongo on documenting a community of nuns in Rome

“Living such a lifestyle is not an easy task”: Valeria Luongo on documenting a community of nuns in Rome | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The photographer gained access to the convent four years ago, building trust and forming relationships with her subjects. Here, she tells us more about the captivating series.
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Our Friends in London designs a universally friendly identity for sake brand Wakaze

Our Friends in London designs a universally friendly identity for sake brand Wakaze | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Briefed to democratise sake and demystify age-old traditions, the agency’s response is illustrative, fresh and approachable.
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The Pink Triangle: how a symbol moved from one of persecution to power

The Pink Triangle: how a symbol moved from one of persecution to power | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The Pink Triangle is a symbol of resistance and solidarity among the LGBTQIA+ community but its beginnings in Nazi Germany are dark. How has the meaning of such a simple icon changed so much? And why has it endured so long?
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Damian Heinisch replicates his family’s journeys made during WW2 in an immense new photographic project

Damian Heinisch replicates his family’s journeys made during WW2 in an immense new photographic project | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Taking pictures from train windows between Oslo and Ukraine, Damian Heinisch tells of the harrowing journeys that his family once took during the second world war.
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Abandoned And Forgotten / Jan Stel

Abandoned And Forgotten / Jan Stel | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Jan Stel est un photographe d’art et numérique autodidacte d’origine hollandaise. En tant que photographe, il explore des lieux abandonnés de notre temps, un monde où l’humanité a disparu.
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Kids are sick of Zoom too—so their teachers are getting creative

Kids are sick of Zoom too—so their teachers are getting creative | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Doomscrolling takes on a whole new meaning when your class is on Instagram.
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Reconciling the overlap of branding, copywriting and creative direction: Meet Antoine Roux

Reconciling the overlap of branding, copywriting and creative direction: Meet Antoine Roux | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
From creative direction to the design of objects, we go behind the scenes at Bureau Antoine Roux and its art and fashion clients.
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Tek Hod: Embroidered Wrestlers of the North examines masculinity and ritual

Tek Hod: Embroidered Wrestlers of the North examines masculinity and ritual | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Brought together in a new book by CentreCentre, David Ellison’s photographic series features striking portraits of the Cumberland and Westmorland wrestlers and their delicate yet flamboyant hand-stitched costumes.
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How many female type designers do you know? Yulia Popova’s poses this question in her new book

How many female type designers do you know? Yulia Popova’s poses this question in her new book | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
After discovering the lack of equality in the field of type design, the graphic designer and researcher responded with a publication that dives deep into the topic.
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Jay Patel overcomes his fear of water, now seeing it as a place of “utmost tranquility”

Jay Patel overcomes his fear of water, now seeing it as a place of “utmost tranquility” | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The Jersey City-based photographer talks to us about how photography constantly gives a new perspective on his relationship with water.
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BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands

BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Captured in the marshlands of southern Denmark, Søren Solkær’s ongoing project documents one of nature's most mesmerizing phenomena. BLACK SUN focuses on the quiet landscapes of the Danish photographer's childhood where nearly one million starlings congregate during the vernal and autumnal seasons.
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The Zoo of Extinct Animals is an AR experience allowing viewers to interact with extinct wildlife

The Zoo of Extinct Animals is an AR experience allowing viewers to interact with extinct wildlife | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Developed by Sebastian Koseda, the experience is a stark reminder of the effects of human activity – a project created in collaboration with Hannah Rose Stewart, James Rogers and Gabriel Gabriel Garble.
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Alain Schroeder takes us behind the scenes of the Haenyeo, an over 60s group of female divers

Alain Schroeder takes us behind the scenes of the Haenyeo, an over 60s group of female divers | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Grandma Divers lenses an age-old profession of harvesting seaweed, mollusks and other sea delicacies by women all aged 60 or over.
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Focus Ex is a digital reading aid for people with ADHD

Focus Ex is a digital reading aid for people with ADHD | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Hungarian designer Vatány Szabolcs has created a font and browser extension that hopes to make it easier for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, to concentrate when reading online content.
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In Contort, Kerry J Dean continues a 15-year long documentation of Mongolia

In Contort, Kerry J Dean continues a 15-year long documentation of Mongolia | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The photographer has long been nurturing a fondness for the country and its culture. Here, she talks us through her latest series – a project lensing the tradition of contortion.
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Featuring discarded work only, ICBQ magazine wants to talk about rejection as a designer

Featuring discarded work only, ICBQ magazine wants to talk about rejection as a designer | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Founded by a group of six from Falmouth University, ICBQ is now in its fifth issue and features work from emerging and industry names alike, including Yarza Twins, Happy Little Accidents and Jun Lin.
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Johnson Banks designs a less-than-typical identity for Vojo, a new health app for vegans

Johnson Banks designs a less-than-typical identity for Vojo, a new health app for vegans | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Here for all your veganuary needs, the app supplies everything you need to know about switching to a plant-based diet.
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The digital world of Olga Mikh Fedorova is strange, confusing and oddly satisfying

The digital world of Olga Mikh Fedorova is strange, confusing and oddly satisfying | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Within the Belgium-based artist’s portfolio, you’ll stumble across a whole host of bizarre scenarios. Here, she tells us more about her inspirations.
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Motoi Shito designs fresh and unexpected packaging for a Japanese confectionary company

Motoi Shito designs fresh and unexpected packaging for a Japanese confectionary company | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The Japanese founder of Sitoh inc. talks us through his latest project, an experimental but pared back identity created for a confectionary shop that's also known for its poultry farming.
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Takehiko Nakafuji’s new body of work is a powerful, high contrast documentation of the Hong Kong protests

Takehiko Nakafuji’s new body of work is a powerful, high contrast documentation of the Hong Kong protests | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
During several trips to the region last year, the Japanese photographer documented the democratic protests, saying “I felt that I had to take photographs of this reality as a photographer.”
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Six Black Photojournalists Are Suing BuzzFeed for Publishing Their Instagram Images of This Summer's Protests Without Consent

Six Black Photojournalists Are Suing BuzzFeed for Publishing Their Instagram Images of This Summer's Protests Without Consent | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Buzzfeed has since removed the photographer’s images from the article, but the artists say the original use violated their copyright.
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Photography Workshop - À Bonne Distance: A photographic workshop with Magnum photographer Jean Gaumy

Photography Workshop - À Bonne Distance: A photographic workshop with Magnum photographer Jean Gaumy | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
“Together, alone”: first online workshop entirely led in French organized by the photo agency Magnum, with Jean Gaumy. Deadline to subscribe: Sunday 27 December.
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These Photographs Celebrate the Intense Creativity of the Lamu Hat-Makers

These Photographs Celebrate the Intense Creativity of the Lamu Hat-Makers | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman and stylist Louise Ford present a body of work that sheds light on the Shela Hat Contest, an extraordinary hat-making competition on the Kenyan island of Lamu
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