A truly prolific dutchman. Check him out.

Another young Prattonian talent, Meg Forsyth. Some truly intriguing and beautiful work. I stroke my head and grin.

This will come as great news and help to those of your struggling to make beautiful comps. LiveSurface is a stock-image site designed just for designers. Their library contains hundreds of beautiful shots of different products, places, and pieces on which to apply your beautiful design! They obviously know what they are doing because all their files come as layered PSD’s for ease of use. A hump day treat indeed.

Our favorite folks from down under have some new work. Check it out. Always stylish. Always thoughtful.

A Japanese collective agency of art directors, photographers, an ililustrator and a stylist. AM Tokyo consists of Kenjiro Harigai and Chieko Yamamoto, Fantasista Utamaro, Yoshiharu Ota, Hironobu Sato, Ichiko Uemoto, Akiko Isobe, and Tsuyoshi Takahashi. Their powers combined! TGIF y’all. Images a plenty.

She’s back. After what seemed like a long period of inactivity Jemma’s back. I wonder what she’s been up to? Probably just life. FYI this lady was fucking with triangles back when you hipsters were playing them in band class. Word. Nice interview of her and her boo at our friends TSA.

The allusive name fits the amazingly atmospheric work of this design duo. Working from Copenhagen and NYC Troels Faber and Jacob Wildschiødtz make some serious stuff. We mentioned their work here before, but we now present the whole deal.

A riff on our usual interviews, these upcoming profiles will be short glimpses into current creative minds. Happy Hump Day.

GH: Please introduce yourself.

LK: My name is Lucas Nasson Kim. I am a believer. I believe miracles are unexpected dreams that do come to reality. I was born in Brazil, in a beautiful city called São Paulo. At a very young age, I was what you consider a “daydreamer”. Many of these dreams were translated through comical drawings and odd superhero plays that led me to believe I would become a great filmmaker one day. When I was 14, due to my father’s call in life, my family moved to the United States, where many of my dreams took a different route and shape. Having the privilege of meeting brilliant and influential people throughout my life, I was fortunate enough to be guided by this indescribable divine road; a road where everything fell into place without accordance to my planned agenda. This sums up most of my life. I know I am not in control. But at least, I am enjoying the ride.

GH: Describe your role as a graphic designer. This can be something ideological, or a mere description of your day.

LK: I believe we (graphic designers) are sculptors of society’s creative process and daily juice. We shape and influence what people encounter everyday. Whether it is a billboard on the way to work, or the mere packaging on a cup of coffee, we influence the world in a very subtle yet potent manner. We set the standards of our own game. We teach our audiences what is tolerable and what is not. We later ask them to criticize our very own work. It is an unexplainable process. Whether he/she is the CEO of a multimillion-dollar firm or simply a homeless person in the streets, everyone is granted a say. Everyone is a judge. And because of that, I believe it is our duty as designers to stimulate creativity in the world, setting the bar high enough, so that one day, we might forget about the financial outcomes of a certain product and realize we have made a difference in people’s lives.

GH: Please name 5 creators you greatly admire and whom have influenced your creative outlook.

LK: I always loved staring at the sky. Not because of its vast and never-ending canvas, but its irreplaceable strokes of beauty. Till this day, it is hard for me to realize that the many unexpected collisions and divinely planned interactions I have dealt with people/places have shaped the person I am today. And for that, I admire and thank God for having created this delirious yet perfect puzzle I call life. So yes, the first creator (no pun intended) I would like to acknowledge is the Almighty for painting an image I would have never imagined or able to reproduce. So I thank You for that.

My second influential figure is one who I owe very dearly for his teachings in the past, not only in design but also my different steps in life. I was very privileged to have met Mr. Eli Kince, a hidden legend in our field. Mr. Kince is much more than just a matured design genius. He is an example of genuine greatness. With an abundant and altruistic heart, Mr. Kince is an influential and inspiring mentor who guided many good designers to become great.

Thirdly, I would have to mention the great creator Kaya Sorhaindo, Creative Director and Founder of the Metaproject. Kaya is not only someone who brings creativity to the table, but defines it and executes it well. With astounding visions and much talent, Kaya is someone who taught me to never fear where my creativity leads me, and instead, let it burst and have fun with it. These past few years, not only as an employer, but as a true and dear friend, Kaya has always been someone I truly admired, not only for his genuine and benevolent character, but for his beautiful obsession for art at its pure form.

One of the first times I encountered Ryotatsu Tanaka, Creative Director of Newwork, was when we had lunch at a small Japanese joint in midtown Manhattan. What seemed to be a casual conversation about his crafted love for design ended up being a much-treasured sum of lessons in life, which I held onto with high regard. Whether the outcomes of life are rewarding or very much unpleasant, Ryotatsu always tried to live life at its best. Like a tame lion, Ryotatsu was always humble about his hidden luminance, surprising the world with impeccable beauty and sophistication in his work. And now leading Studio Newwork, (alongside my dear and talented friends Ryo Kumazaki, Hitomi Ishigaki, and Aswin Sadha) I can confidently say that Ryotatsu Tanaka is possibly the best active graphic designer in the industry, whose work is never short of perfection.

Last but not least, (though very biased), I highly admire Mr. Jang Ho Kim. A creator of buildings. Christian Churches to be more exact. He is a man who gave it all up to something that he felt was more important and necessary in this world. A man whose dream was always to serve for a greater and divine purpose, never putting his head down or doubting when some may think it’s futile and embarrassing. A man whose current surroundings may be considered ‘humble or low’ by the standards of the world, instead finds it beautiful and close to perfect; A man who could have lost it all, even his own family and wife, but held on to this dream, because of a small thing called faith; A man who always taught me never to complain nor boast, because apparently all things are merely temporary and shall pass; A man who was never ashamed of his calling but simply in love with it; A love that many don’t understand, but few admire; a man I call dad and very much admire.

GH: If you hadn’t become a designer what would you have liked to become?

LK: My dream was always to be a filmmaker. Growing up, I was always amazed at the impact certain movies had on their viewers. Whether it is a river of tears or a joyous smile, a filmmaker has the power to generate and produce thought and feelings to its viewer, even if it is only for a few hours. It’s just mind-blowing.

GH: What are you hugging these days?

LK: I’m hugging the new clouds in the sky. Beautiful, bold, and majestic: Everything from DJ duo Discovery to the XX; from the new voices of today like the Male Enhancement Society, created by established storyteller and friend Aramique Krauthamer, to the bold artist and conceptualist/pal Reona Ueda. There is a new wave of talent and passion flowing through our skies and hopefully this will brighten our world, not only creatively but morally. Nowadays, you don’t have to be big to make a difference. You just have to be good.

A fascinating community created by recent Art Center grad, Marian Chiao. Each project is like an inspirational way to re-think, re-work, re-design, re-view, and re-set your daily design routine. The tasks range from mundane to wildy imaginative. I can’t wait to see this take off. Smile, it’s only Tuesday :)

Some really fresh work coming from the Italian Stalions asa~ama. I’m very impressed and I hope y’all will be too.