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Madame Butterfly Posters

Liudmila Shurygina Posters Graphic Monday, 10 August 2026

Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly is a series of opera posters. Each poster shows an iconic portrait of a singing woman as the central figure of the opera plot and a symbol of passion. The series covers operas such as Madame Butterfly, Tosca and Norma, and reflects the tragic and dependent role of women in their librettos. Every composition presents the final scene, the culmination of the story. The design draws on minimal shapes, expressive painting and the Memphis style, with open colors and strong contrast. The posters are printed in A1 size on carton paper.

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Who's That Eating Pop Up Picture Book

Keitaro Sugihara Pop Up Picture Book Graphic Sunday, 9 August 2026

Who's That Eating

This interactive pop-up book follows seven animals enjoying their favorite snacks, each with a 3D pop up fold showcasing their distinct eating style. Each pop up was designed with a single page cut out, and a second backing page revealing the inside of each mouth and adding structural integrity. This simple design, combined with paper collage illustrations, brings life to each animal. The text includes eating sounds via Japanese onomatopoeia, encouraging the reader to open and close the pages as the animals munch away.

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Muse Conceptual Exhibtion

Michelle Poon Conceptual Exhibtion Graphic Saturday, 8 August 2026

Muse

Muse is an experimental design project studying the musical perception of the human through three installation experiences which provide different ways to experience music. The first is purely sensational using thermo-active material, and the second display the decoded perception of musical spatiality. The last is a translation between music notation and visual forms. People are encouraged to interact with the installations and explore the music visually with their own perception. The main message is that designers should be aware of how perception affects them in practice.

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Woonwaard Rebranding

Ruud Winder Rebranding Graphic Friday, 7 August 2026

Woonwaard

Woonwaard is a corporate identity created for one of the largest housing associations in the Netherlands. The identity is modern yet serious, and it conveys calmness and serenity. The design represents the diversity of the tenants and the positive aspects of renting. Each application is given a unique set of circles, taken from a basic design of more than 250 circles in different compositions and colors. The printed media use FSC certified paper with six Pantone colors plus black. Digital applications reduce the use of paper.

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Art and Us Book Design

Vilius Dringelis Book Design Print Thursday, 6 August 2026

Art and Us

Art and Us is a book that presents selected works from the collection of an art foundation. The main part shows only images of the works, while a separate small booklet, held in a pocket at the back, describes each work by page number. Every page carries original hand drawn textures, so the book recalls an artist sketchbook. The soft cover is made of transparent PVC with silk-screen printing, and kettle stitching leaves the binding visible. Three papers are used, including translucent sheets and rough sheets for exhibition documentation.

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Cut and Paste Branding

Lisa Winstanley Branding Graphic Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Cut and Paste

This project toolkit, Cut and Paste: Preventing Visual Plagiarism, addresses a topic that can affect everyone in the design industry and yet visual plagiarism is a topic that is seldom discussed. This could be due to the ambiguity between taking reference from an image and copying from it. Therefore, what this project proposes is to bring awareness to the grey areas surrounding visual plagiarism and position this at the forefront of conversations around creativity.

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