Luba Lukova ///

as a student i was introduced to Luba through one of my great professors and eventually interned for her for a bit. Her posters are by far some of the smartest pieces i have ever seen, she uses a style of her own and manages to consistently produce pieces that are simply smarter than most…  one of my big influences! i even was blessed with some of her posters when i left… waiting till the day i hang them properly!

Kate Moross

Kate Moross is a super-talented designer/artist/illustrator based in London. She’s doing some great work for records stores, like the mural above, bands and records labels. Kate has a thing for triangles and they show up in all sorts of wonderful places throughout her work. Be sure to check out her new website, it’s got a great online store.

Oh, and as a side note: she’s only 22 years old and runs her own record label!

Alberto Seveso

Alberto Seveso is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Italy. His illustrations of Kelly Slater for an editorial piece are absolutely mind-blowing. Combining illustration and photography effectively is quite difficult, but Alberto makes this stuff look effortless.

Craig Ward / Words Are Pictures

This time we head to the UK where the brilliant Craig Ward is doing some really amazing things with typography. Craig is a London-based designer and typographer operating under the pseudonym Words Are Pictures. Take a look at some his stuff, anyone willing to spend 11 hours cutting out floral typographic designs from paper deserves it!

Frank Chimero

Frank Chimero is a super-cool designer and illustrator based in Missouri. His self-initiated project titled The States is a pretty clever attempt to display each state in illustrated form. Check out his work, you’ll love it.