Inspiration: Yinka Shonibare

If you haven’t heard of Yinka Shonibare, here is your opportunity to briefly read up on him, and quickly do a search about all of his work, thoughts, and what he is about. Yinka, who was born in London in 1962, moved to Lagos, Nigeria (West Africa) when he was three years old. He studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art, London in 1984-9 and completed a BA at Goldsmiths College, London in 1991.What I admire most about him is the fact that he truly considers himself bi-cultural, he stays grounded and true to his culture as you can see by his use of the ankara fabric and more importantly, how he strives to open up debate about the social, cultural and political issues that shape our histories and construct identity. Yinka, who currently lives in London, has gained international attention by exploring issues or race and class through a range of media that includes sculpture, paintind, photography, and installation art. His work addresses a vast of cultural and historical issues.







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Design Inspiration: Eduardo Recife

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Reebok: Eastbay Ads

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No Pattern

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DAN FUNDERBURGH: FAESTHETIC/SCION SHOW

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Design Inspiration: Supercinq

Logo and some of the record sleeves we’ve made for the VP Records’s new label 17 North Parade. These are reissues of classic reggae oldies.




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Design Inspiration: Karcarah

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Design Inspiration: Antonio Salzano

One concept, one face, one supermodel. A no-nonsense message for a brand whose strong point is its identity. Alek Wek, Sudanese by birth but a Londoner by adoption, is the face of the new fall/winter 08/09 Reca Group advertising campaign.


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Graphic Designer: Tasheka Arceneaux

I chanced upon this wonderfully expressive artiste de graphique a while back and was blown away by the vivacious energy she manages to put onto a page. Her images are strong and deliberate with a intentional lack of cliches. You can almost feel the explorative psychic energy push aside convention and usher in freshness. This is where more African American advertising and design should go.






It is my sincere attempt to showcase as many artist and designers out there doing it and doing it well. I think sometimes I don't feature enough of the Female talents. As you can see from the explosive designs in this post, we miss the best of us we exclude the gifts of black women. I'll do my best to preview and highlight more women of color art directors, designers, fine artist, planners, etc. If you know any please don't hesitate to hip me to them.

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Design Inspiration: Jan Feliks Kallwejt

Jan Feliks Kallwejt is freelance graphic designer and illustrator currently based in Malaga and Warsaw.
Simple yet sophisticated forms are the essence of his work. He juxtaposes and multiplies them bringing to life the complex and tricky compositions, spiced up with attention to detail. He usually limits color palette, operating within two or three tones. To render the reality he employs multilayered symbolism, occasionally dropping in a dose of perversion where not expected. https://sites.google.com/site/mayuradocs/PinIt.png

design Inspiration: cris wicks

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Design Inspiration: Morocho

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Design Inspiration: kult House

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