Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
“I love all Pink Floyd covers, they are simply outstanding and inspirational. There’s a lot of creativity and originality in covers by Brazilian artists as well. Examples are Secos & Molhados (1973), Jorge Ben’s A Tábua de Esmeralda (1974), Tom Zé’s Todos os Olhos (1973) and all the covers of Afrobeat band Bixiga70. I like when the arts have a...
“My favourite album cover is Orphaned Deejay Selek by Aphex Twin. The cover had a heavy influence on me; when I was starting out it showed me the energy I wanted to emulate in my own works. Bold, full of contrast and only uses a few elements to get across the message.”...
What is the biggest challenge you face while working on window-display design? “Because the studio’s work involves a more functional design approach to all things, the challenge we face is combining this with the more commercial. To overcome it, we try to design in ‘layers’, by using also the inside of the store, and what can be seen from the...
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 perfect combination of image and music is the cover of Megafauna by Yoga. It complements the music so well and opens up the whole mysterious world of that great album. It features a really great photo by a photographer called Jon Edwards.”...
“My favourite album cover is Aphex Twin’s Come To Daddy (Remixed). Despite being from 1997, a very minimal style is used; there is an excellent use of Helvetica (my favourite typeface) and strong contrasting colour. Furthermore, by reading the text on the cover, the artist communicates the capacity for anyone to interpret the scene in their own way. The cover...
What is your favourite album cover? “To Believe and A Cage Bird by Cinematic Orchestra attract with their minimalism. While Radiohead’s box sets (A Moon Shaped Pool, In Rainbows, The King Of Limbs) fascinate with their lively textures in the packaging design, content and completeness of each component. The same sensation can be felt in the 3D And The Art...
“Getting the best creative solution out of limited conditions is always the biggest challenge. Most of our windows are like unfolding story-books waiting for people to read them. We try hard to design a customized storyboard for every window we work on. And there is a lot to think over to make it interesting, such as interaction, motion and lighting,...
“My favourite album cover is Nirvana’s Nevermind. It’s impressive, simple but with a shocking image.”...
What is your most memorable window-display design? “I was most impressed by the mural at Tokyo’s Milok apparel store.”...
What is your favourite album cover? “A long-time favourite has been Amber by Autechre. It’s a photograph of a surreal, almost alien-like landscape with minimal typography, designed by Ian Anderson of The Designers Republic. It’s one of the first records I purchased on impulse based on the artwork. I quickly fell in love with the music too, the combination of...
When people say they’re going window-shopping, it usually means to look in a variety of shop windows and get a general idea of what’s on offer. But of course, if they happen to spot something that really takes their fancy, and at the right price, they will probably buy it. So shop-window displays have a dual role: to impress by...
