Spectacular Photographs of Venice by Ron Gessel

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Amsterdam-based photographer Ron Gessel’s tastefully de-saturated photographs of Venice depict the city of love in a completely new light. Trained in graphic design in the Netherlands, this brilliant photographer had a lengthy career as an artistic director for ad agencies. Once the photography bug bit him hard, he travelled around the world to capture exquisite images which his stunning portfolio is a testament to.

You can find the photographer’s images on Behance, Instagram and Flickr.

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‘Helikon’ – Solo Art Exhibit Featuring the Sensational Poster Art of Artist Chuck Sperry

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The New York-based art venue Spoke NYC will be presenting ‘Helikon’, a new solo exhibition featuring the works of the legendary San Francisco-based artist Chuck Sperry. The show will not only have on display a new set of screen printed posters from his ongoing ‘Muses’ series, but will also have a selection of rare gig posters from the artist’s personal collection.

In addition to the these, a new monograph titled ‘Helikon’ will make its debut at the exhibition. The book will be a fascinating compendium of the artist’s works over the years, which — with their psychedelic art nouveau style — have garnered him legions of raving fans.

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Each image in the book is paired with the prose or poem — from Homer to Nick Cave — that inspired each. Over a dozen photos by Shaun Roberts gives the reader an intimate portrait of the artist at work. Over a dozen photos by Shaun Roberts gives the reader an intimate portrait of the artist at work. Forward by New York Times’ bestselling author, Charles Bock, Beautiful Children, Alice & Oliver (Random House), and Best of NYC Culture 2016, Village Voice.

The show will have its opening today night, November 19, 2016 from 6 to 9pm. The exhibit will be on view until December 11, 2016.

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Wonderful Typography Created by Visual Designer Jesseca Dollano

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Check out some great graphic design work by talented visual designer Jesseca Dollano, which she created for the popular “36 Days of Type” typography challenge. The project required participants to design an alphabet and numeral everyday for “36 days straight.”

Jesseca was raised in Hong Kong, but currently lives and works in New York city. She has worked for R/GA advertising agency on print and online campaigns for Samsung. She says that she mainly focuses on interface design, motion graphics, typography, and information design. In her free time, this young designer plays the guitar and “hunts” the streets in search of interesting street art.

You can visit her site and her Instagram to see more of her work.

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