Category Archives: Illustration

Magnus Voll Mathiassen

November 21, 2016 12:02 AM \

magnusvollmathiassenIntrigued by these portraits created by Norwegian art director, illustrator and graphic designer Magnus Voll Mathiassen aka The MVM. He is known for his bold colors, graphic shapes and strong patterns.
On an interview with K’nstrct he says this about his favorite tools:

“Whenever I have a project where I need to use cutting board, knife, paper, and my hands, I truly enjoy that. Everything physical. Any tool that gives me some time off from the computer is truly appreciated. The computer isn’t my favourite one, but unfortunately like for everyone else, it’s become an extra limb you can’t function without.”

And on Creative Commission he says this about his style:

“To me, design should be based on a foundation that will dictate all possible visual elements, and the outcome should be easily understood, meaning it should be easy to see what the core foundation is. Secondly, a lot of my work is leaning towards the minimal spectrum, visually. This is both because I personally find “busy” work sometimes hiding the message, and more importantly living in a country with nature that just makes all things human made fade in contrast. Also, nature is a constant part of your consciousness and subconsciousness, therefore the more minimal looking work is a counterpart to just that. As a Norwegian at least. But I feel it is hard to be true to all this, and luckily some work turns out very, very differently. And I do love all sorts of work because it would be extremely boring of everyone just did the same as me.”

You can follow the artist on his website and on Facebook.

Images: Courtesy of Magnus Voll Mathiassen.

Posted in: Graphic Design, Illustration

Monge Quentin

November 16, 2016 12:02 AM \

mongequentinMonge Quentin is a French illustrator, graphic designer and art director based in Paris. His minimal artwork with vibrant colors and figurative characters is highly influenced by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and André Derain. The artist can be found on Tumblr, Behance and Instagram.

Images: Courtesy of Monge Quentin.

Posted in: Graphic Design, Illustration, Surface Design

Xavier Casalta

November 9, 2016 12:02 AM \

xaviercasaltaFrench graphic designer and artist Xavier Casalta uses a stippling technique with black ink and
thousands of tiny dots requiring as the top illustration says great “patience and discipline”. He uses a 0.10mm pen to create incredible hand lettering and illustrations with most pieces needing hundreds of hours to produce. On Kuuva blog he says this about his process:

“I started (hand-lettering) with solid black, but I’ve always been attracted to realistic drawings. I tried different techniques and the stippling one appeared to be my favourite. Not the best one for productivity but the rendering is really interesting.”

“I guess the process is pretty basic. I start with a simple sketch, with not a lot of details. Once it’s done, I start inking with a first layer to figure out how to place my shadows and volumes. I try to work on small zones to keep the illustration as detailed as possible. Once it’s finished, I clear the entire piece with an eraser.”

You can follow the artist on his website, Facebook, Behance and Instagram.

Images: Courtesy of Xavier Casalta.

Posted in: Drawings, Illustration, Typography
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