Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “It is the integration between the emotional side, which comes from using suitable colours, well-chosen words that touch hearts with the desired meanings and, in the case of montages, effective voice-over or music; and the physical side, which comes from using clear and simple design elements.”...
“We like to work with mixed-media collages because they give us many aesthetic possibilities to explore new compositions and unusual visual expressions.”...
“What I really love about collages are the possibilities. We can do almost everything through this media, it’s something very flexible and, at the same time, results in a material that can communicate ideas very clearly.”...
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “The freedom to experiment with different approaches and blend them together. As a visual artist, my ambition is to craft diverse worlds that the viewer can experience. These worlds can be composed of paper, metal, textile, or combinations thereof. Through this approach, I am not only able to convey stories and narratives...
“The main challenge is to find the right image for the concepts I’m working with. Sometimes finding the images can take a lot of time, more than the composition itself. The most important thing is that the composition works as one image; cohesiveness between the elements is the key, everything needs to work as a single image. I always make...
“Crafting collages is consistently intricate and time- consuming. Frequently, the most formidable aspect lies in the pursuit of originality, weaving together diverse techniques and styles in a captivating dance of creativity. Despite these challenges, the results of mixed-media designs and collage or montage artworks can be incredibly rewarding, offering unique and engaging visual experiences that push artistic boundaries and encourage...
Hiiibrand Awards aims to promote the communication and development of brand and communication design fields by globally collecting and selecting excellent brand practices and design strength. The Hiiibrand Awards are divided into Brand Awards and Design Awards. The Brand Awards commend companies and organizations that have achieved outstanding achievements in brand strategy, positioning, communication, visual image, etc., and the Design...
“Creativity is always a way of playing with the boundaries you are given. To create something innovative, you have to discover the boundaries (some of which may exist in your head only) and somehow get around them without breaking them. If the boundaries are too loose, you may feel the fear of the white paper. If the boundaries are too...
“I like to think of collage as the place where everything can happen and everything is allowed. Take off the weight of what you expect and enjoy the accident as an image-builder agent.”...
The word collage can be traced back to 200BC, deriving from the French word “coller”, meaning to glue or to stick together. Unfortunately, when this technique was first introduced to the world, it didn’t get the attention it deserved until the 10th century in Japan when calligraphers began to apply glued paper, using texts on surfaces, when writing their poems....
A’ Design Award & Competition is the world’s leading international annual juried competition for design. The A’ Design Accolades are organized in a wide range of creative fields to highlight the very best designers from all countries in all disciplines. Organized under various categories based on Locarno classification of economic sectors and industries — the A’ Architecture, Building and Structure...
“A good brand identity should reflect the brand’s values most accurately and communicate with its target audience memorably and simply by utilising the possibilities of many different elements, such as colour, typography, communication language, and visual use. A good business card should also leave an effective mark by using the advantages of printing in the best way, in line with...
