I’m honoured to mention that official artwork for North American Tour by Pendulum was exposed in recent Advanced Photoshop issue, along with Wolfmother, Omega Code and La Roux designs.
I had a chance to deliver ad design for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. My work included background and copy graphics which were used in augmented reality ad campaign at contests.gamesradar.com/airstrike/.
American Classic / cover, originally uploaded by valp.now.
My recent cd cover (wallet) for American Classic, band playing alternative rock which you absolutely have to check out at their myspace pages: www.myspace.com/weareamericanclassic.
The idea was to catch boy growing into a man, with all issues beyond that. Guys came up with it and I was happy to deliver graphic for their first album.
I’ve delivered illustration for “Tourist”, a novel by Matej Subieta - Winner of 5th European Script Contest “Nisi Masa”. It was also used in intro animation which I hopefully will be able to post here soon ;).
Credits:
Photographer: Pawe? Krawczyk
Costume Designer: Natalia Miko?ajewska
Make-up: Karolina Ciszewska
Models: Olga Olsza, Dorota Piasecka, Agnieszka Subieta, Krzysztof Antolak, Jan Mierzejewski, Krzysztof Rusinek, Kabel (dog)
Director/Script: Matej Subieta
Producer: Odeon Film Studio/Warsaw
Official website: www.tourist-film.com
I took this photo and send over to Radim few days ago, it was just right after I received his Book of Colours. Well, he decided to post it on his own blog so… why shouldn’t I do the same here? ;-). That’s true, I’ve enjoyed his second full of colours and inspiring artworks book and can truly say it’s great. I’m impressed by consequent graphic design by Brand Nu, and his clients are amazing. So grab your own piece here because it’s way much better to see it printed than on screen.
Btw Radim has just updated his portfolio with fabulous pieces, my favs are Smerin Anti-Social Club and QV - Melbourne. Check it out.
New artworks are posted in showcase, including personal illustration triAngel (above) and three website designs.
Enjoy!
New home of The KDU Network is on-line. The message says: “Consider this a living, breathing testament to the lives and works of a Global Creative Collective encompassing hundreds of members the world over. Stay tuned to this space for further developments as we bring on and more members to show more and more of what The KDU has to offer.”
My profile: thekdu.net/valp/
It’s common for styles to merge, especially dominant styles. As grunge rises in popularity on the web more designers (who are used to working in web 2.0 methodologies) will experiment with grunge. There is a crossover point where these styles merge. This is where Gradient Grunge design emerges.
For quite some time grunge graphics were at the periphery of web design. They have risen to mainstream. More and more websites have adopted grunge styles. In most cases, it isn’t a matter of a designer wholeheartedly grabbing the next trend. Designers tend to experiment and get inspiration from many sources. Bringing grunge elements into ones design work is a gradual process.
This is typically the way designers working in the trenches change their normal output. They find one project here or there that they can do something different on. They try new types of designs. When web 2.0 style designs are the dominant trend, designers develop workflows and habits built around creating this style quickly, as with any popular design that clients would request.
Many of these designers would simply merge grunge design styles into there existing workflows. It’s a common practice when moving from one dominant stylistic trend to another in design. There will be overlap. The combination of web 2.0 styles and grunge graphics is Gradient Grunge.
Let’s look at some specifics. Sure, some aspects of web 2.0 aren’t as cool as they used to be, like reflections. However, the use of some web 2.0 styles are still rampant. Review the Web 2.0 design guide to get an overview of this style to decide for yourself what elements are still popular today. Some notable trends still practiced are: Solid Areas of Screen Real Estate, Simple Navs, Bold Logos, Strong Colors, Gradients, and others. Combine these styles with textures and worn imagery and you have a new take on grunge graphics.
This new aesthetic doesn’t emulate nature, but rather it stylizes nature. Bright plastic doesn’t degrade as paper in real life, but it certainly can in Gradient Grunge, and it looks cool doing it. Typically, Gradient Grunge is brightly colored, though it could be applied with a more subdued palette. In web design, it often combines the use of gradients and other web 2.0 elements with the look and feel of stylized worn texture.
Gradient Grunge at it’s more extreme end is the pure combination of Grunge and Gradients. Many examples of this style are of brightly colored gradients blending with textures.
Nothing explains a style better than to show some example of it out there in on the net. Let’s check out some graphics that show a merging of both web 2.0 styles and grunge graphics. Also, we’ll look at some Gradient Grunge that is made of gradients merged colorfully into a grunge aesthetic. Following are some Gradient Grunge designers and designs.
I had the pleasure to interview this designer and digital illustrator over at PSDTUTS. Since then I try to keep track of what he’s up to. And he’s been making some great Gradient Grunge style work. Check out his Flickr Photostream’s Portfolio: Graphic Design Set. He has some brand new work up. Valp has a strong Gradient Grunge style permeating much of his work. The website below shows how he carries this style into web design. Notice the Gradient Grunge badges in the design below. This is a characteristic web 2.0 element given a new stylistic treatment.
Notice how he combines gradients and grunge in such a highly saturated colorful way in his illustrations. For more of his illustration work visit his portfolio.
This tutorial Collis wrote called “Create a Sleek, High-End Web Design from Scratch,” has a great Gradient Grunge style. It follows a similar spacious website layout as web 2.0 sites, only it adds in a good mix of gradients and texture.
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