Changethethought™

Brasileiro designer and illustrator João Oliveira (Onrepeat) is a young talent whom I’ve followed a few years now. Enough so that he knows I am a sucker enough for his work that I will post it just as soon as he has made a major update which he does more often than most. So once again, he has been in touch and updated his poppy, colorful and fun portfolio with new imagery. This time there is some 3d incorporated which breathes new life into his work. As always, it’s a lot of sugary eye candy that is sure to give the brain a little rush.

written by Christopher | tags: Brasil, Brazil, Graphic Design, Illustration, Joao Oliveira, Onrepeat

Bruno Borges is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator based in São Paulo, Brasil. I will be the first to admit that his portfolio plays like series of ‘familiarities’ with other work I have seen but that being said, he possesses the power to create strong images (enough so that I am posting it here anyway).

written by Christopher | tags: Brazil, Bruno Borges, Graphic Design, Illustration, Sao Paulo

Vinicius Costa sent a humble little, ‘hey check out my latest work’ type of email and I have to say very humbly that I am floored. Wow. Absolutely gorgeous work is spilling over his amazing portfolio. What a talent.

written by Christopher | tags: 3d, Brasil, Brazil, Direction, motion, Vinicius Costa

Brazilian motion studio Beeld has updated with new projects. They show a lot of promise with some colorful and highly illustrated new animation work. It’s bright, fun and cool.

written by Christopher | tags: Animation, Beeld, Brazil, motion

One of my favorite young designers who is now becoming a shit-hot illustrator, Nelson Balaban participated in his first ever solo exhibition a few weeks back. The show was titled ‘Selfish’ (hence the great self portrait above) and he managed to generate some very inspiring imagery for the show. You can take a look here.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Brazil, Exhibition, Illustration, Nelson Balaban

I haven’t checked in on Brazilian motion designer Thiago Oliveira in a long time but since my last visit he has updated with some beautiful and etherial new work all under his great monicker ‘Love Machine‘.

written by Christopher | tags: Brazil, Love Machine, motion design, Thiago Oliveira

Sorry to copy and paste but this is a very well written and informative bio so:

“Senior Graphic Designer & Illustrator Rejane Dal Bello has been based in The Netherlands since 2004. Originally from Rio de Janeiro, she began her career working for renowned branding & design companies in Brazil.

After her BA in Graphic Design in Rio de Janeiro, Rejane went on to study under Milton Glaser at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She completed a MA at Post St Joost Academy in The Netherlands in 2006. During her MA, Rejane joined Studio Dumbar, a graphic design studio that has established a unique position in the Dutch Design scene.

Rejane is currently a Senior Design at Studio Dumbar, as well as a member of the faculty of Post St Joost Academy, where she teaches Graphic Design and Creative Process.”

Rejane is a powerhouse packed punch of everything I love, Brazil, color, typography, Rio and Milton Glaser. Good stuff. No. Great stuff.

written by Christopher | tags: Brazil, Graphic Design, Milton Glaser, Rejane Dal Bello

Mediainvia is the work of Brazilian designer and illustrator Diego Morales who is utilizing some unique color combinations to generate some good looking imagery.

written by Christopher | tags: Brazil, Digo Morales, Graphic Design, Illustration, Mediainvia

Brazilian designer João Lavieri is talented and no doubt adept at design and illustration as can be witnessed via his personal website but his real raw talent shines through in his Flickrfolio where you can see some outstanding experimental and often macabre illustrations.

written by Christopher | tags: Abominavel, Brazil, Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration

Brazilian illustrator Matheus Lopes A.K.A. Mathiole has updated with some excellent new imagery in his Flickerfolio including tigers and butterflies. I dare you not to like that.

written by Christopher | tags: Brazil, Drawing, Illustration, Matheus Lopes

Brazilian creative studio Firmorama has recently updated their Flickrfolio with some new illustrations offering up some strange arrangements of even stranger elements. I’m not entirely sure what exactly they mean but they are very interesting to look at.

written by Christopher | tags: Brasil, Brazil, Firmorama, Graphic Design

Illustrator Douglas Bicicleta has continued updating his Flickr-folio and I am becoming a downright fan of this guy. He is awesome. His work just keeps getting better and more exciting. Definitely keep an eye on him if you are into what he is putting out there.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Brazil, Comics, Douglas Bicicleta, Illustration

Just when you think you have seen about all you could bear from the collage trend you stumble upon work from someone like Brazilian artist Lucas Simões and are once again ensnared.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Brazil, collage, Lucas Simões, Photography

Classic is the word that comes to mind when trying to describe the work of Brazilian design agency Campo. Their work is simply that and it’s an inspiring browse of clean, contemporary and well-executed graphic design.

written by Christopher | tags: Brazil, Campo, Graphic Design, Typography

Brazilian illustrator Zansky has an almost lithographic/wood block quality about some of his work. It’s very tactile and feels like if you ran your hand across one in print a little ink might rub off on your fingers. There is more than one trick up the Zansky sleeve however as there is also a bit of design peppered in throughout the portfolio.

written by Christopher | tags: Brasil, Brazil, Illustration, Zansky

Brazilian graphic design and animation studio Lobo has been animating graphics since the very idea of doing so started to become fashionable (at least in the capacity that it is done today). They have recently completed several new projects for several large clients that you can check out at their website. They have stayed at the top of their game and are still one of the very best in the business.

written by Christopher | tags: Animation, Brazil, Graphic Design, LOBO, Motion Graphics

It’s been a long time since I wrote about Brazilian design and creative studio Firmorama. They have since updated with a very slick website as well as an even slicker body of design work. It’s all very bright, fun and exciting. How much fun would it be to live in Southern Brazil producing excellent design?

written by Christopher | tags: Brasil, Brazil, Firmorama, Graphic Design

You can thank Nando Costa for this compelling title sequence for this years Flash on the Beach event which I had honestly never heard of until I watched these titles. Nando is extraordinarily talented in the realm of motion and animation. He used metals with magnetic properties to accomplish this sequence and I especially enjoyed how the style and video do the heavy lifting while the typography is treated so exquisitely simple that it almost isn’t there. It’s a delicate balance that works very well.

I recently emailed Nando about my own studio but alas, never got a response. Well, here’s to him and his work regardless because I consider him one of the very best in the field.

written by Christopher | tags: Brasil, Brazil, FOTB, Motion Graphics, Nando Costa