Computer Arts Gallery: April 2012

Marcos Figueiredo
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Job: Graphic designer

Marcos Figueiredo of Velckro Artwork stumbled upon a career in design aged 26, after realising he had a passion for interesting flyers and record covers. He decided to study graphic design at Barcelona’s Escola Massana after moving to the city, which is his wife’s hometown, and has been successfully combining freelance work with stints at advertising agencies and design studios for the six years that have followed. Currently a full-time freelance graphic designer, Figueiredo’s clients include the likes of Red Bull, Heineken and Nike, and he aims one day to have his own studio.

The Strongman
Velckro Artwork was commissioned to create a year-long sequence of monthly flyers for the Stardust Club with a coherent theme running throughout

Marcos Figueiredo
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Job: Graphic designer

Marcos Figueiredo of Velckro Artwork stumbled upon a career in design aged 26, after realising he had a passion for interesting flyers and record covers. He decided to study graphic design at Barcelona’s Escola Massana after moving to the city, which is his wife’s hometown, and has been successfully combining freelance work with stints at advertising agencies and design studios for the six years that have followed. Currently a full-time freelance graphic designer, Figueiredo’s clients include the likes of Red Bull, Heineken and Nike, and he aims one day to have his own studio.

Va Infinito
A self-promotional piece, ‘Va Infinito’ was inspired by a fascination with the aesthetics of artist Killian Eng. “Isometric perspectives can give you a headache,” says Figueiredo

Marcos Figueiredo
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Job: Graphic designer

Marcos Figueiredo of Velckro Artwork stumbled upon a career in design aged 26, after realising he had a passion for interesting flyers and record covers. He decided to study graphic design at Barcelona’s Escola Massana after moving to the city, which is his wife’s hometown, and has been successfully combining freelance work with stints at advertising agencies and design studios for the six years that have followed. Currently a full-time freelance graphic designer, Figueiredo’s clients include the likes of Red Bull, Heineken and Nike, and he aims one day to have his own studio.

Life is a RMX
Figueiredo created ‘Life is a RMX’ in Photoshop after being briefed by Spanish magazine Yorokobu to illustrate an article entitled ‘Life is a remix’

Marcos Figueiredo
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Job: Graphic designer

Marcos Figueiredo of Velckro Artwork stumbled upon a career in design aged 26, after realising he had a passion for interesting flyers and record covers. He decided to study graphic design at Barcelona’s Escola Massana after moving to the city, which is his wife’s hometown, and has been successfully combining freelance work with stints at advertising agencies and design studios for the six years that have followed. Currently a full-time freelance graphic designer, Figueiredo’s clients include the likes of Red Bull, Heineken and Nike, and he aims one day to have his own studio.

Tanga-Tanga
Figueiredo initially created his Tanga-Tanga font for a flyer, and later developed it for the launch of his website. The design was borne of some cheeky inspiration: “The letter ‘O’ reminds me of the thong shape on a bottom,” he laughs

Marcos Figueiredo
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Job: Graphic designer

Marcos Figueiredo of Velckro Artwork stumbled upon a career in design aged 26, after realising he had a passion for interesting flyers and record covers. He decided to study graphic design at Barcelona’s Escola Massana after moving to the city, which is his wife’s hometown, and has been successfully combining freelance work with stints at advertising agencies and design studios for the six years that have followed. Currently a full-time freelance graphic designer, Figueiredo’s clients include the likes of Red Bull, Heineken and Nike, and he aims one day to have his own studio.

Moombah
Cover artwork for a new record label, Figueiredo designed his Moombah series in Photoshop. “I tried to imagine how different cultures’ tribal masks will look 1,000 years from now,” he says

David Roy Margaliot
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Job: Illustrator

Jerusalem-based illustrator and T-shirt designer David Roy Margaliot studied at The Bezalel Academy for Art and Design – a route he describes as a natural life progression: “The second I realised I could draw cowboys and ninjas and not just stick men, I haven’t stopped drawing,” he says. “It was natural that I chose to make a living from illustration.”

Since graduating in 2009, Margaliot has worked in an array of design capacities, from editorial to branding and apparel. He currently works as a T-shirt designer for a big fashion brand. It’s a job that isn’t without its pressures, particularly as he has just become a father: “I used to work from home, but now I don’t finish until late, which is hard when I want to spend time with my baby girl.”

In five years’ time, Margaliot hopes to have an impressive portfolio of book illustration work, and to have staged an exhibition of work showing influences from Jewish Kabbalah. He says: “Illustration is a gift that I want to share this with the world.”

Yediot Aharonot
Margaliot created this piece for daily Israeli newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, to illustrate an article on how to spend time when you’re waiting for a connecting flight. “I’m really happy with the humour in this piece,” he says.

David Roy Margaliot
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Job: Illustrator

Jerusalem-based illustrator and T-shirt designer David Roy Margaliot studied at The Bezalel Academy for Art and Design – a route he describes as a natural life progression: “The second I realised I could draw cowboys and ninjas and not just stick men, I haven’t stopped drawing,” he says. “It was natural that I chose to make a living from illustration.”

Since graduating in 2009, Margaliot has worked in an array of design capacities, from editorial to branding and apparel. He currently works as a T-shirt designer for a big fashion brand. It’s a job that isn’t without its pressures, particularly as he has just become a father: “I used to work from home, but now I don’t finish until late, which is hard when I want to spend time with my baby girl.”

In five years’ time, Margaliot hopes to have an impressive portfolio of book illustration work, and to have staged an exhibition of work showing influences from Jewish Kabbalah. He says: “Illustration is a gift that I want to share this with the world.”

Book of Beggars
This piece is one of a series of illustrations produced by Margaliot for Jewish folklore blog, Hagirsa.

Peter Chmela
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Job: Designer

Freelance designer Peter Chmela is largely self-taught: “I went to school but they didn’t teach me anything there,” he shrugs, “so I learnt a lot by myself.” After spending time studying the layouts of his design heroes – Stefan Sagmeister and James Victore – Chmela eventually began doing his own thing.

“I like their point of view – that design should be memorable and it should evoke feelings,” he says. “That’s the rule that I always stick to when I’m designing something.”

However, the designer – who will be undertaking an internship at Sagmeister Inc. in New York later this year – admits that it’s not always easy to put your artistic integrity first: “I always try to follow this rule, but it can be hard when you’re trying to create an ad for socks,” he smiles. “That’s why I try to do less within advertising and aim to stick to designing things that I feel have real value. I focus on cultural projects and designing for the music industry.”

Penis Type
This image was created for Czech design magazine FONT using type designed by Chmela. “A friend asked why the letter ‘A’ looked like a penis and the name was born. From this day on, 99 per cent of people ask me why I picked such a stupid name,” he says. “Never mind!”

Paul Crump
Location: London, UK
Job: Graphic designer

Since graduating from the London College of Communication, Paul Crump has been busy completing an internship at prolific graphic design studio Why Not Associates. Crump has a real passion for experimental typography – he’s also a self-confessed perfectionist: “I have a keen eye for detail and an obsession with grid structure,” he insists.

Crump lists modernist design and architecture – in particular the use of space and lines – among his main inspirations. He tends to begin work in his sketchbook, developing ideas before using his Mac. “It really separates the good ideas from the bad,” he reasons.

Crump says he doesn’t have a ‘style’ as such: “I remove unnecessary information, editing it down and leaving what is relevant as I feel this gives more impact. I’m certainly a designer who agrees that less is more,” he explains. “Yet I try to make my work intriguing, giving interesting elements that reflect the client’s needs.”

Finchittida Finch
Crump designed a lookbook for textile designer Finchittida Fitch. “Being a twin is very important to the client, and so I wanted to show this using symmetry throughout the grid layout,” he says.

Paul Crump
Location: London, UK
Job: Graphic designer

Since graduating from the London College of Communication, Paul Crump has been busy completing an internship at prolific graphic design studio Why Not Associates. Crump has a real passion for experimental typography – he’s also a self-confessed perfectionist: “I have a keen eye for detail and an obsession with grid structure,” he insists.

Crump lists modernist design and architecture – in particular the use of space and lines – among his main inspirations. He tends to begin work in his sketchbook, developing ideas before using his Mac. “It really separates the good ideas from the bad,” he reasons.

Crump says he doesn’t have a ‘style’ as such: “I remove unnecessary information, editing it down and leaving what is relevant as I feel this gives more impact. I’m certainly a designer who agrees that less is more,” he explains. “Yet I try to make my work intriguing, giving interesting elements that reflect the client’s needs.”

Insignia
Crump is particularly proud of this university project on WWII military aircraft nose art. “It stays true to its subject matter, showing personality throughout. It’s printed on an appropriate material with a colour scheme that was used to keep spirits high,” he explains.

Jurjen Versteeg
Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Job: Creative designer

Dutch creative Jurjen Versteeg – aka Synple – graduated in 2011 from the Willem De Kooning Academy. He specialises in motion graphics, VFX and animation for film and television – titles are a particular area of interest.

Recently, Versteeg has been using a mixture of natural material and digital techniques in his work: “I try to find a balance between digital animation and the use of real light, materials, textures or live-action footage,” he says.

Having built a varied client list that includes the likes of Nickelodeon, MTV and Deutsche Bank over the past few years, Versteeg is currently busy planning for the future: “I’m trying to gain some more experience in title design,” he says, “and I’m currently working on a major title sequence project for a US film, so there’s lots going on at the moment.”

A History of the Title Sequence
Versteeg’s film shows the history of the title sequence. It includes the names of designers who had a “revolutionary” impact on its evolution: “This is shown through elements like the cut-and-shifted characters of Psycho,” says Versteeg.