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Beautiful vector illustrations by Christian Schupp aka ARO
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I just love it when I find artists that have a truly unique style and German freelance illustrator/graphic designer Christian Schupp (also know as ARO) has just that!
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Beautiful Star Trek: Into Darkness Posters by Matt Ferguson
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It’s been quite hard to miss that the new Star Trek movie Into Darkness recently had premiere all over the globe. Even if I’m more of a Star Wars buff I have to say that I’m somewhat excited to go and see it. Mr. Abrams did a great job with the first one and judging [...]
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C2C / Tetra Coffret Deluxe Edition
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Every now and then you come across a design project that you instantly fall in love with. That happend to me yesterday when I was checking out french designer Stéphane Vignal’s(aka Opéragraphiks) portfolio. The project I’m referring to is an awesome deluxe version of french DJ collective C2C’s album “Tetra” where Stéphane made some really [...]
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From up North v.4 launched!
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I’ve been talking about it for a quite some time and the time has finally come to let the new version loose! Today is From up North’s third birthday, and I couldn’t think of a better day to release it! First of, as you my have noticed From up North has a new logo design [...]
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Beautiful vintage hand-lettering by BMD design
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Lately I’ve noticed an increase in vintage typography while scouting the web for great designs to publish. Some of the best I’ve found are created by French design studio BMD design that specializes in just hand-lettering with a vintage look and feel. For more of their great work, check out their webpage.
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Celebrity illustrations by Evgeny Parfenov
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I spend most of my days online searching though various sites and blogs for new material to publish here on From up North. I try to focus on high quality as possible, so what I’m searching for is usually one of two things; either a really high skill level or a truly unique style. Todays [...]
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Alexis Taieb portfolio update
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It’s been over two and a half years since we last presented the amazing work of French graphic designer Alexis Taieb, also know as Tyrsa. A lot has happened since then and just recently he updated his portfolio with some new great work.
Wallpaper: Anthony Gargasz
Time to present yet another From up North themed wallpaper! And this time we’re happy to present the wicked work by Anthony Gargasz, a 20 year old digital artist from Los Angeles. Check out Mr.Gargasz’s portfolio for more work examples and be sure to follow him on Twitter to stay updated.
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Wallpaper: Jackson Alves
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It’s been a while since we last published a wallpaper but the time has finally come for another one. And this time the very talented brazilian type designer Jackson Alves has been kind enough to use impressive skills to bring us this stunning piece of art for our screens. Check out Jackson’s webpage to see [...]
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Awesome New York Mets Commercials
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The New York Mets recently released two awesome TV commercials with a Sci-fi twist and some truly mindblowing CGI. Big thanks to Marcus Avedis for the tip!
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Extraordinary photography by Michael Muller
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Today I came across some really great photos taken by professional photographer Michael Muller that I thought I’d share with you. Mr. Muller’s portfolio is pretty impressive since he’s been hired to photograph famous Hollywood celebrities and for some really big movies productions. Note: The last image might not be safe for work.
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Typographic Quote Posters by Inksurge
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I recently stumbled on these awesome typographic quote posters created by Inksurge, a great design studio based in the Philippines. I just love the symmetry and simplicity of them and it would be really cool to have some of these decorating my office walls.
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New amazing work from Rik Oostenbroek
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It’s been quite some time since we last featured the brilliant work of Dutch designer Rik Oostenbroek. In that time Rik’s has elevated his already unique style even further, making his artwork stand out from the crowd even more! That can’t be the easiest task so my hat definitely goes of to you, monsieur!
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In focus: Illustrator Alexander Fedosov
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I usually spend most of my day scavenging the internet for great designs and creatives to showcase here on From up North. I go through several hundreds of images every day and to do this as quickly as possible I look at every image very, very quickly. If it doesn’t get my attention in that [...]
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New inspiration site: SerialThriller
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A couple of weeks back we presented a new inspiration site called SerialThriller which is a Tumblr blog with the purpose to be a complement to From up North. A lot of images will be posted on both sites but since SerialThriller is an image based blog it’ll give you a different way to find [...]
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From up North update!
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In a couple of weeks From up North will celebrate it’s second birthday and time certainly flies when you’re having fun! (no pun intended)
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In focus: Illustrator McBess
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The world is full of amazing illustrators so it really helps having a specific style that makes you stand out from the crowd. French illustrator Matthieu Bessudo(More know as McBess) probably has one of the most unique styles that I’ve ever seen. His black and white drawings usually consists of old school inspired cartoons(with his [...]
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(365) Days of Tumblr, Part Two
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In the beginning of February we published the first part of Canadian designer Aaron Christopher Judd’s project “365 Days of Tumblr“ where he posts a new image/quote everyday for a whole year. The time has now come to present the second part where he shares the favourites from the last six months. Oh, and if [...]
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In focus: Illustrator Sam Spratt
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Sam Spratt is the name of an amazing illustrator that I recently found on Tumblr. This 23 years old American illustrator has some really mad skills and has worked with some big names like msnbc, Gizmodo, EMI and warner music. On his webpage you’ll be able to find more great work by Sam, so be [...]
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In focus: Designer Maciej Hajnrich a.k.a Valp
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Maciej Hajnrich (also known as Valp) is an amazing graphic illusionist, art director and illustrator based in Katowice, Poland. The thing I love most about Maciej’s work is his amazing attention to detail. Check out the detailed images of his piece “Time is Gone / The Brokilon Dryad” (the first piece below) over at his [...]
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(365) Days of Tumblr, Part One
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Eleven months ago Canadian designer Aaron Christopher Judd started a project called “365 Days of Tumblr“ where he posts a new image/quote everyday for a whole year. Now when the project is coming to an end he has picked the best pieces based on his personal and his followers favourites. In this first post of [...]
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In focus: Big Menace Industries
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Big Menace Industries consists of illustrators Mike Henry and Ryan Hall from San Francisco. This dynamic duo creates really wicked character illustrations and they have worked with some really big names like Disney, Ubisoft, Blizzard, Blink-182 and MTV. More of their awesomeness is available over at their lair.
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In focus: Designer Dana Tanamachi
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In a time when more and more art is computer generated it’s very refreshing to see artists that, from start to finish, creates amazing artwork by just using their hands. One of these persons is Dana Tanamachi who’s a graphic designer and custom chalk letterer living in Brooklyn, New York. Check out Dana’s amazing work [...]
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In focus: Photographer Dejan Sokolovski
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I have always loved cars and for five years I had the privilege to work at the largest motor publisher in Scandinavia. During that time I came across quite a lot of talented photographers, and the one that probably stood out the most was Dejan Sokolovski. With a great mix of photography and retouching skills [...]
