Emilio Barnes a.k.a. Ultrafry

Emilio Barnes is an artist from London specializing in black and white handcrafted pattern design and lettering. His work is influenced by Eastern cultural design, all things fantasy and astronomy, mixed with elements of random things one sees in everyday life. Visit his website to view his amazing work.

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Tags: Abstract, Apparel Design, Art Direction, Conceptual Art, Digital Art, Digital Imaging, Doodles, Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photo Illustration, T-shirt Design

Nigel Evan Dennis a.k.a. Electric Heat

Nigel Evan Dennis is a prolific designer and artist based in Chicago and works under the name “Electric Heat”. Implementing a variety of elements from photography to typography to free-hand illustration, his compositions are a wonderful mixture of fine art and innovative designer-advertising.

His client list includes names like Coca Cola, Sony, Universal, Nike, McDonald’s, Samsung, Hitachi, Lipton, Pepsi, Converse, Smirnoff, Adobe, Playboy, Ferrari, Motorola, Boost Mobile, MTV, CBS,Manchester United, Sandisk, Sansa and many more.

Be sure to visit his blog to view his personal artwork which is again a mixture of beautiful colors, patterns and textures (all links provided after the jump).

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Tags: Abstract, Advertising, Art, Art Direction, Branding, Conceptual Art, Digital Art, Digital Imaging, Fashion, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Logos, Photo Illustration, Photo Manipulation, Print Design, Typography, Visual Effects, Web Design

Andrew Fairclough a.k.a. Kindred Studio

Andrew Fairclough is an independent illustrator, designer and art-director running an independent studio Kindred. His work at Kindred spans across the print, digital and motion mediums and has created illustrations, branding and imagery for a host of clients. His list of client include the likes of G-Shock, Ride Snowboards, Westbeach, Trunk Junk Quarterly, Create/Control, Kingpin Skate Supply, O-matic Snowbaords and Casio. His work has a very retro feel to it and attracts one attention to itself with a right mixture of typography, patterns and imagery.

Be ready to scroll to view his amazing work after the jump.

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Tags: Advertising, Animation, Apparel Design, Art Direction, Branding, Digital Art, Digital Imaging, Doodles, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Logos, Motion Graphics, Photo Illustration, Photo Manipulation, Print Design, Publication Design, T-shirt Design, Typography, Vector Art, Visual Effects, Web Design

Shingo Shimizu

SHINGO SHIMIZU is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design’s Communication and Design program. His vector-based style echoes visual cues derived from pop art to Manga to his latest obsessions and is evident in all his work. He creates lush illustrations and visual creatives for numerous clients including Coca-Cola, Virgin Mobile and Toyota. He also moonlights as a DJ in local bars and clubs and feels that music is another driving force in his visual language . His work has also been featured in Mixmag, Fast Company and Popular Mechanics. Do visit his website www.shingo.ca to view his work.

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Tags: Advertising, Art Direction, Branding, Digital Art, Digital Imaging, Illustration, Logos, Photo Manipulation, Vector Art

AJ Dimarucot / Collision-Theory

AJ is a graphic and web designer from Philippines. He spent 7 years in industrial engineering at the University of the Philippines and he realized that art and design is where he belongs. He now works as an art director for OgilvyOne Worldwide and has been invited to judge in the Philippine Web Awards for the last several years. He showcases his artwork along with CALIPH8 on his website collision-theory.com.

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Tags: Fashion, Graphic Design, Typography