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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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Photographer Rachel Le spends a day with Mrs Wang, the best dressed mum in Flushing

Photographer Rachel Le spends a day with Mrs Wang, the best dressed mum in Flushing | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The project, titled Mrs Wang from Flushing, follows a woman who loves her family, her clothes, but most importantly, herself.
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Studio Lob’s branding for Nonna’s pizza restaurant celebrates grandma’s tomatoes… and her dentures

Studio Lob’s branding for Nonna’s pizza restaurant celebrates grandma’s tomatoes… and her dentures | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
This fun-filled branding from the Berlin-based studio features tomato mascots, dental drawings, a typewriter font and even a scratch card.
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Are Livia De Magistris’ 3D creations people, machines, or animals? It’s up to you to decide

Are Livia De Magistris’ 3D creations people, machines, or animals? It’s up to you to decide | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
To make her fun artworks, Livia De Magistris non-stop hops between analogue and digital methods.
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Lauren Graycar’s elegant typeface is made by layering squares, circles and triangles

Lauren Graycar’s elegant typeface is made by layering squares, circles and triangles | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The LA-based designer shares how the K.73r typeface was made within such strict rules, and why it’s named after one of Mozart’s canons.
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When Spike Jonze met Björk | Wallpaper

When Spike Jonze met Björk | Wallpaper | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
‘The Day I Met Björk’, photographed by Spike Jonze and curated by Humberto Leon is at Arroz & Fun in Los Angeles and accompanied by a free, downloadable zine
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Designer Sun Young Oh focuses on words, through fonts or cat flow charts

What happens when a typographic and fine art practice collide? Highly logical images that crumble under scrutiny.
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Round About Four Dimensions – Exploring the Unknown –

Round About Four Dimensions – Exploring the Unknown – | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Created by Julius von Bismarck & Benjamin Maus, Round About Four Dimensions sculpture represents a “hypercube”, “four-cube” or “tesseract”, often cited in mathematical and physical theories to illustrate concepts beyond three spatial dimensions.
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In Xavier Scott Marshall’s black-and-white imagery his family and friends play religious figures throughout colonial history

In Xavier Scott Marshall’s black-and-white imagery his family and friends play religious figures throughout colonial history | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The New-York based photographer reconstructs Judeo-Christian icons through the prism of modern Black life.
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Pedro de Sousa’s design portfolio is a masterclass in organic minimalism

Pedro de Sousa’s design portfolio is a masterclass in organic minimalism | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Growing up in a small rural village, Pedro’s work is now full of moss-like lettering and rocky type.
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Named after the chariot piece in chess, Rukh is a typeface that represents tension

Named after the chariot piece in chess, Rukh is a typeface that represents tension | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
We speak to Mohammed Samad and Bouk Ra of Kaam Kaaj about the process of designing its typeface inspired by a plethora of cultural design references.
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Paul Mpagi Sepuya’s intimate photography | Wallpaper

Paul Mpagi Sepuya’s intimate photography | Wallpaper | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Paul Mpagi Sepuya's recent work, ‘Exposures’, dissects race and sexuality, and goes on view at Nottingham Contemporary, UK
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Leonardo Veloce’s Intimate Portrait of an Artist Working in the Nude

Leonardo Veloce’s Intimate Portrait of an Artist Working in the Nude | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Created as a 1/1 objet d’art with artist Dominic Myatt, Leonardo Veloce’s new project reveals the hand of the artist as a force of nature, magic, and alchemy
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Repeater – A feedback loop between a pen plotter and a pen digitizer –

Repeater – A feedback loop between a pen plotter and a pen digitizer – | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Repeater is a custom software that creates a feedback loop between a pen plotter and a pen digitizer. The process starts with the pen plotter tracing the description text. At the same time the software records and draws the text on the screen as captured by the pen digitizer.
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Natasha Lucas’ harmonious typeface family is launched by her old university tutors

Natasha Lucas’ harmonious typeface family is launched by her old university tutors | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The graphic designer tells us that she sees “design from a designer’s perspective”, so how will her discarded logo sketch turned family of typefaces go down with others?
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Celebrating Gordon Parks, a Pioneering Photographer of Black American Life

Celebrating Gordon Parks, a Pioneering Photographer of Black American Life | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
A new, expanded edition of the documentary photographer’s Born Black arrives alongside an exhibition of his work at New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery
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Dad Agency blends typefaces and leans into monochrome to build and brand its high-tech sports bag

Dad Agency blends typefaces and leans into monochrome to build and brand its high-tech sports bag | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
This product and campaign was created entirely in-house, proving why small budgets and limited tools can spark inventiveness.
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Photographer Captures Santa Monica Pier in Pastel Tones

Photographer Captures Santa Monica Pier in Pastel Tones | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
French photographer Helene Havard, who visits the Santa Monica Pier often, captured the dreamy colors and vibrancy of this area.
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Requena Office’s rebrand for Fonda Europa brings its art deco spirit into a new era

Requena Office’s rebrand for Fonda Europa brings its art deco spirit into a new era | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
With a flexible typeface, bold yellow colours and high-exposure flash photography, the Barcelona-based studio breathes new life into the eatery.
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Sarfo Emmanuel Annor: “I Want to Showcase the Beauty of Black Skin”

Sarfo Emmanuel Annor: “I Want to Showcase the Beauty of Black Skin” | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Ahead of his debut solo exhibition in Paris, AnOther meets the Ghanian artist painting jewel-like portraits of people from his hometown
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The life cycle of tro tro buses: Caleb Kwarteng Prah fuses portraiture with Ghana’s popular transport

The life cycle of tro tro buses: Caleb Kwarteng Prah fuses portraiture with Ghana’s popular transport | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
The Koforidua-based photographer uses discarded doors from some of Ghana’s most popular vehicles as a backdrop for his portraits.
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Filatelia Grafica’s archive of sports stamps is a treasure trove of design history

The platform is run and expertly curated by London-based graphic designer and archivist Diego Bucciero, who has brought the collection out of an old shoebox for everyone to enjoy.
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Thomas Steeles unearths the origins of the world’s most hated font, Comic Sans

Thomas Steeles unearths the origins of the world’s most hated font, Comic Sans | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
An extract from the designer’s recent publication Comic Sans, Is it Really That Bad? delves into the history of the contentious font, uncovering the story of its creation and early uses.
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Like moving portraits: Ode’s new film is all about ascension and transformation

The Brazilian filmmaker and image-maker combines the spiritual, the physical and the theoretical in her latest film, featuring music by Diane ‘Shabazz’ Varnie and supported by Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Inside Nollywood: tracing Nigeria’s film history | Wallpaper

Inside Nollywood: tracing Nigeria’s film history | Wallpaper | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
With plans afoot for a new Lagos museum to preserve Nigeria’s film history, we hear from the collection’s curator Taiwo Adeyemi
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Amazing Winners of the 2023 Drone Photo Awards

Amazing Winners of the 2023 Drone Photo Awards | What's new in Visual Communication? | Scoop.it
Check out the incredible winners of the 2023 Drone Photo Awards, which honors the best aerial photography.
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