Posts from ‘DESIGN’
Hey Everyone,
So, every month we do a spotlight on talented artists from around the world that are pushing our industry. People that inspire us and spark creativity in our own world. We really appreciate all the great support and interest in the MakeMeAlive Spotlight. Through it we have met some really cool people. If you would like to see your work on MAKEMEALIVE.com. Hit us up! We would love to check it out.
Send in work to: HELLO@MAKEMEALIVE.com
Let’s dive in….
First we have, HandMadeFont. Founded by Vladimir Loginov and Maksim Loginov out of Estonia. We came across their work on Behance.net and were instantly intrigued! They specialize in making and creating unique fonts. The reason we were so interested was because of the detail and creativity behind the font. They have created anything from realistic grass looking font to a font that looks like legos topped. I love the approach of using tools and things we use everyday in creating text. Their work can be purchased right on the website handmadefont.com
Next, I want to talk about Zim and Zou from Nancy, France. Their creativity and skills are unbelievable. Who would ever think to create a paper Gameboy that looks so incredibly real? Their approach to the end result of a project is so great! From start to finish it is intriguing. Utilizing physical art to and transforming it into a digital masterpiece is something we are beginning to see more of in our industry. Zim and Zou are definitely amazing at that.
Check them out at http://www.zimandzou.fr
Were going to talk about an agency now. Momkai out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Momkai was founded in 2002. They possess a clear, uniform and pleasing result in all projects. They are a truly talented agency and any brand should be honored to work with them. They are a full service design and media firm (web dev, advertising media, mo graphics, UI design, photography) Something that is truley interesting and unique about Momkai is that they have shown there dedication to outdoing the normal graphic design or media studio. They have created there own content management system (CMS) called Mimoto CMS. It allows the user a simple and easy solution to keeping there project up to date.
Check out Momkai @
http://www.momkai.com
I personally LOVE this one! Filter017 from Taipei Taiwan. They are a group of artists Nick, Enzo and Wen joining together in 2004. Graffiti and urban style artist doing everything from fonts and illustrations to actual toy figures. They are making some serious moves. Developing everything from clothing brands to products and full apparel.
They have a unique style and amazing attention to detail. There creativity and product creation is so fresh! We would love to have them on our MakeMeAlive show starting this month!!
Check them out @ and buy some of there amazing goodies!
http://www.filter017.com
Lastly this month, we have Damian Liñeiro hauling from Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. He is a young graphic artist with a great imagination and presentation. I love his illustration of Homer Simpson the terror (below). He is working with some large name clients and coming through big. I think we are going to begin to see more of Damian in the future.
Check him out @
http://www.behance.net/delodeliraunflash
That’s all we have for this months edition. Let us know what inspires you and keep making great work!
Holla!!!
What’s up! Here is the makemealive MAY calendar! Hope you like it.
We posted it in a bunch of dimensions.
DOWNLOAD HERE: www.reampentertainment.com/desktops
Welcome to another month of life and MAKEMEALIVE creative spotlight! The purpose is to spotlight inspiration and creative people or studios pushing our industry. With the development of the internet our industry has opened up dramatically. Artists from all over the world are connecting with brands from all over the world. Here are some artist who we have found to inspire us and keep integrity in our industry.
To submit your portfolio please send email to: hello@makemealive.com
First, we want to talk about the very busy guy, Jared Nickerson currently residing in Seattle, WA. I don’t know if the rain has anything to do with it but this guy is making moves and has developed an amazing style. Jared is a 27 year old who focuses mainly on illustration. He owns J3Concepts, his design firm, who is working with some big name clients like Adidas and k2 snowboards. Jared also is a co founder of BloodSweatVector.com and is a contributing artist for the amazing European based clothing brand laFraise. If you haven’t been to laFraise to check out there fresh catalogue or submitted your designs in there contest, do it! Jared has some great vision and detail in his work and we can’t wait to hear more about him in the future.
Now we got Victor Ortiz (aka iconblast), from Medellin, Columbia. Victor does some very cool graphic design. His concepts and composition are flawless. We have a some skateboarders over here at makemealive and love his deck designs for Nomad. The color theory and illustrations are awesome! Keep it up ICONBLAST!
website: iconblast.com
Next we want to focus on Radosław Pierzak of BalsamStudio from Poland. Balsam Studio is a full service graphic design studio. They do everything from web development to full identity package design. This company brings an amazing balance to every project. There concepts from print to web involve a complete strategic approach and consistency across the project. They have worked with clients like BP and others around the world. If you are looking for an amazing brand. Look at BalsamStudio.
website: balsamstudio.com
Finally we want to check out Fil Dunsky from Khabarovsk, Russia. Fil is an extremely talented illustrator. His work is filled with detail and a great sense of humor. I feel like when I see Fil’s work I will always know who it is. The individuality and style so unique. When you are looking for some creativity in a project I would reach out to Fil.
website: http://dunsky.ru/
That’s all we have for this month! Hope you enjoyed it! Share with us what inspires us!
Hey,
We are going to have some fun with this one. If you can guess who The Afterlife Kids are we will send you a FREE makemealive shirt.
My clue is they were a band previously under one of the largest indie labels ever. Under a different name.
Free shipping in the U.S and Canada only.
http://www.theafterlifekids.com/
Hey, we are starting a calander series of wallpapers every month.
I didn’t have time to adjust the size yet. I will post other dimensions asap.
Please feel free to download and all that.
LARGE http://www.reampentertainment.com/wallpaper/April_wallpaper_1680×1050.jpg
X LARGE http://www.reampentertainment.com/wallpaper/April_wallpaper_1920×1080.jpg
Spring is here, and so is another month to showcase some of the most talented creative artist around the world. These artists are chosen by the makemealive team each month. The purpose is to spotlight inspiration and creative people or studios pushing our industry. With the development of the internet our industry has opened up dramatically. Artists from all over the world are connecting with brands from all over the world. It has been an interesting evolution and we are glad to see it open up globally. We are also taking submissions for review. If you have some fresh work that you want to share with us. We would love to see it. Send to hello@makemealive.com
Let’s dive into it……
First we have design & art boutique POGO, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The studio was founded in 2008 by Ardi and Pampa. Collectively, they have worked with some large clients including MTV and Adidas. A creative eye to step outside boundaries and take risks with there art direction. While being extremely creative they maintain quality composition. Actually, I think this is the first studio we have done a spotlight on. So congrats to POGO!
website: www.wemakepogo.com

Next artist is Wesley Eggebrecht, from Torch Lake, MI. Wesley all I can say is amazing! If your looking for a quality character illustrator with a unique style Wesley is some to look out for. He has an amazing imagination which comes out in his art and stunning detail in every piece.
website: http://www.wesleyeggebrecht.com
Newblack from Cape Town, South Africa. We have really been digging these people developing paper toys. Newblack did a throwback to old skool computers and technology. They are very cool. Newblack also showcases an amazing portfolio of typography and graphic arts pieces. His studio Hello Computer has developed very tuned in websites for countless clients.
website: http://www.hellocomputer.net/
Sebastian Gram hauling from New York, NY. Talk about clean perfection! Sebastian has mastered the idea that less is more. With an amazing grasp on color theory and a way to utilize unique elements Sabastian is top notch! Looking for a steller identity package? Talk to Sabastian.
website: http://www.legarconbleu.com/
That is all we have for this month. Please feel free to submit portfolios if you would like to see the spotlight on you. Let us know what inspires you!
When time is an issue with a project, you need some vector elements to cut down on it taking forever. So here is a list of some good free vector locations we have found and vouch for online.
createsk8
GOMEDIA.ARSENAL
DESIGNIOUS.COM
BITTERBOX.COM
vectoreezy.com
http://qvectors.com/
KeepDesigning.com
BRANDS OF THE WORLD
Logotypes101.com
http://dragonartz.wordpress.com/
UBERPIGLET.COM
VECTORSTOCK.COM
Let me know what you think!! If you have anymore please feel free to post below!
It’s a new month and time to showcase some amazing talent from around the world. This is all picked randomly at this point. We just show artists that inspire us here at makemealive and push our industry. The design industry has evolved dramatically in the past 15 years and we are so glad to just be part of it. If you have art that you would like to see showcased on our site and share it with the world. Please feel free to submit to hello@makemealive.com
In the meantime, please take a look at these well deserved artists this month. Congrats!
From Warsaw Poland, Peter Jaworowski. He is the creative director at Warsaw based creative agency Ars Thanea. His color theory is undeniable and his eye for detail is landing him recognition all over the world.
Hailing from Poznan, Poland we have Grzegorz Domaradzki. An amazingly talented illustrator and graphic artist. The realism reflected from the illustrations are mind blowing. The ability to capture an image through illustration and maintain his own style doing so is very unique. Go check em out!
website: http://www.iamgabz.com/
That's all we have for this month. If you would like to see your art here please feel free to submit work to hello@makemealive.com
In a goal to bring together the world of graphic artists and create a community around our passion MTV and Swatch has hooked up with growing popular social network Behance Network. There are a lot of competitions growing for graphic artists on the web (i.e big one threadless.com and design by humans). The goal is to gain awareness for specific artists around the world. Where are all the rockstar artists??? I think this is really the point to all these collective competitions.
Anyways, so MTV and Swatch has linked up an international graphic competition to achieve multiple things. One, to gain interest again from a group (the artists) that has abandoned them due to there shitty reality shows and lack of creativity and push Swatches pretty crappy artist collection (click here). Two, for Behance.net to gain more exposure and drive members to there website. Three, and the only positive thing… to create a competition showcasing an unheard of batch of amazing talent! The NEXT GENERATION OF IMAGINARY TALENT! They are calling it SWATCH MTV PLAYGROUND.
You can check out the Playground as it comes to life at venues around the world. Most events taking place across Europe and Asia.
Each event offers you a chance to get personally involved with features like art battles, artwork-to-go, graffiti wall and plenty more. And if you’ve uploaded a project to Swatch MTV Playground, your work could be showcased in all it’s glory.
I like the effort and think it is a step for MTV in a positive direction. Go a head and check it out!
CLICK BELOW TO CHECK IT OUT!!!
http://www.swatchmtvplayground.com





































































