Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
What makes a good poster? “First and foremost, expressiveness. The poster should grab your attention at first glance. Second, it’s a plot. Even if a poster is expressive, it has to convey the idea. I like working with abstract forms, but they always have a certain meaning. All the other points are related to the technical nuances of printing and...
What makes a good poster? “First and foremost, expressiveness. The poster should grab your attention at first glance. Second, it’s a plot. Even if a poster is expressive, it has to convey the idea. I like working with abstract forms, but they always have a certain meaning. All the other points are related to the technical nuances of printing and...
“The event poster is closely related to the content of the event. For example, the poster for an electronic music club should be designed according to the style and theme of the music, it should be pioneering and abstract, but with an obvious and accurate key message.”...
“A poster in a campaign needs to consider its primary and secondary relationship with the visual identity of the whole campaign. Whether it is the key visual of the campaign or an auxiliary material, the setting of elements in the poster will be modular and systematic. They can be split or reorganized and maintain visual consistency. The poster designed separately...
Creating a poster that can attract viewers of all ages is therefore a tough ask. Most posters, however, have a commercial end-use and although there are many different parties to please, this makes the task easier. And sometimes, a poster designed as a promotional item will end up as a personal favourite, a decided bonus....
A’Design Award and Competition is one the world’s largest and most influential design award; extremely prestigious with amazing jury, press recognition and high calibre laureates. It has up to 100 categories and it is for creative of all types with awards ranging from Good Industrial Design Award, Good Architecture Design Award to Good Product Design Award, Good Communication Design Award...
A’Design Award and Competition is one the world’s largest and most influential design award; extremely prestigious with amazing jury, press recognition and high calibre laureates. It has up to 100 categories and it is for creative of all types with awards ranging from Good Industrial Design Award, Good Architecture Design Award to Good Product Design Award, Good Communication Design Award...
In a world where there are millions of products and designs launch each year, A’Design Award and Competition was born out of the desire to underline the best designs and well designed products. Submissions are now open in 100+ categories, with popular choices including Interior Space and Exhibition Design; Architecture, Building and Structure Design; Furniture, Decorative Items and Homeware Design;...
Why do you like screen-printing? “Unlike digital printing, you can use special colours such as neon or metallic inks. Also, you can print on almost all surfaces — paper, cardboard, glass and textiles. Duplication is another big advantage. Once the screen is coated, it can be used many times. The process of preparing, taping and de-coating the screen is probably...
Why do you like silkscreen? “First of all it gives me the ability to freely transfer my ink drawings to the print-making format and preserve the organic nature of the brush lines. The original drawings are done in black ink only, but while I am working on the final files for the silkscreen separations I add extra colours digitally in...
“I’m really interested in the crossroads between analogue and digital technology. Letterpress is a good place to practise these intersections. The materiality of movable types fascinates me to the point of creating new dies in CNC, laser or even 3D printing to be able to experiment with new types in the press.”...
What is your favourite speciality in printing production? “We have experimented with engraving, risograph, silkscreen, stencil, typography, sublimation, UV printing, tampography, embossing, foil, die-cut, letterpress, rubber stamping, off-set and digital printing and cannot choose a favourite among them. When we pick a printing method, we consider two main criteria: the visual and material aspects resulting from the selected technique, in...
