“The challenge is making each one unique while showing that they come from the same universe. Behind the scenes, there is a lot of experimentation in terms of gesture, besides practical tests to conceive and carve the ideal shape of the character. It also helps the process by adding complex layers, almost invisible, that provide the characters with this uniqueness...
Cabeza Patata — Katie Menzies & Abel Reverter — London, UK
“It’s always difficult to start with a new style and usually the first iteration won’t look good. But it’s important not to get discouraged and to enjoy the process, knowing that the more you work on the design and think about what it needs, the better the result will be. It’s important to create things that you like and that...
Nancy Li — Sydney, Australia
“If there’s time I’ll animate them.”...
Raccoon Factory — Seoul, South Korea
What makes a good character design? “A character whose image can be converted into text. If it is an image that can be easily converted into text, it will remain in your memory for a long time. If it doesn’t remain in your memory that probably means that it lacks personality and charm.”...
Fascinantes composiciones surreales creadas en Photoshop
Estamos realmente asombrados con las composiciones surreales creadas en Photoshop por el artista alemán Ingo Lindmeier conocido como Spiel-sinn. Su obra está totalmente influenciada por el surrealismo, su corriente de arte predilecta y por la pasión y habilidad que tiene por los juegos de palabras, tambien se inspira en cuentos de hadas y mitos, así como en la música, la naturaleza...
Itemmm Studio — Sorawit Opapongphun — Bangkok, Thailand
“Some clients come to me with a product but lack of character and goal. This is challenging, so I have to learn about their product and brand’s story step by step, creating a story with them to make a perfect mascot for the brand.”...
Hiii Illustration 2022 — Call For Entries — Nanjing, China
The Hiii Illustration International Competition, opens to all illustrators, creative professionals and agencies, teachers and students worldwide, aiming to discover and reward outstanding illustration talents and works from all over the world, in an effort to advance the global development of illustration. Since 2010, the Hiii Illustration has been held for 10 consecutive years, has invited more than 60 international...
Sedryung Hong — China
“The overall design should be simple and easily identifiable. In order to make the character memorable and distinctive, the design will exaggerate or distort a feature on this basis.”...
SiloMag 140
Como cada dos semanas, os traemos una nueva entrega de SiloMag. Y como siempre, hemos recopilado las mejores noticias y recursos sobre diseño gráfico, diseño web y WordPress para todos vosotros. Esta semana traemos el repaso de 2022 de algunos de nuestros blogs sobre WordPress favoritos, la nueva herramienta colaborativa de Apple para intercambiar ideas en grupos de trabajo, un...
Olga Moiseeva — Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
“A simple black-and-white silhouette is enough for us to understand what kind of character it is. We can understand whether he or she is a hero or a villain, strong or weak, adult or child. All these things can be conveyed with just a silhouette, even withoutcolour or details. Don’t underestimate the importance of basic shapes. Ignoring this rule is...
Silo, el vanguardista y brutalista espacio para eventos junto a la ría de Bilbao.
La que era una antigua fábrica de café en el barrio bilbaíno de Olabeaga se transforma en un espacio polivalente para eventos de la mano de Lázaro Estudio. Un elegante y vanguardista proyecto en una zona de la ciudad en constante evolución y de gran proyección, que destaca por fuerte carácter brutalista. El estudio liderado […] La entrada Silo, el...
A’Design Award & Competition 2023 — World Design Rankings — Italy
World Design Rankings (WDR) ranks all the countries based on the number of designers that have been granted with the A’Design Award. WDR is to Design what Olymics is to Sports. The idea behind this friendly competition is to inspire innovations and outstanding designs. A’Design Award and Competition is one the world’s largest and most influential design award; extremely prestigious...













