Source Design You Trust  Joel Villegas aka Joel | RGB, is a San Francisco-based graphic designer, visual artist, and creative director Specializing in brand identity, print/layout design, and digital art, he works with clients across music, podcasting, and advertising—many visible on platforms like Apple Music and Spotify. Villegas’s aesthetic blends glitch art, ambient textures, and…

Source Colossal   Grainy textures and gestural lines characterize the lush compositions of Tania Yakunova. Collaborating with a range of commercial and editorial clients, the Kyiv-born illustrator harnesses the visual impact of bold shapes and vibrant color palettes to convey brand narratives and inexpressible feelings. Bare feet planted in dandelion-strewn grass and a greenhouse-style figure housing…

Source Colossal   Spikes, fans, florets, waves, and other characteristics of marine creatures continue to shape the work of Lisa Stevens. The Bristol-based artist’s vibrant practice revolves around ceramic sculptures inspired by sea urchins, coral, nudibranchs, and other underwater organisms. Each piece is unique, with numerous colorful glazes and textures, and they often take on a…

Source Colossal   In folklore, twilight is often interpreted as a liminal, even magical time during which spirits emerge in the transition between light and dark. It’s sometimes even seen as a period when extra caution is advised, as will-o’-the-wisps, shapeshifters, and fae may try to influence people in their path. For artist Nicholas Moegly, nightfall…

Source Artsy Shark  Are you trying to market your art to people who will never buy from you? It’s one of the biggest reasons artists fail. The post Stop Chasing Likes. Start Building Buyers. appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   The economy of Peru’s Sacred Valley has long been entwined with the seasons. Rural communities typically grow crops and raise livestock to sustain themselves and to barter with others, a process that necessitates an attunement with nature, its cycles, and how these patterns influence self-sufficiency. This is particularly true for the Quechua communities,…

Source Colossal   Building sites and agricultural areas are typically described by the utilitarian operations that shape them—rugged, harsh, and often back-breaking. They are spaces that resist softness, built quite literally around force and tension. Artist Pia Hinz flips this idea on its head as she explores the conceptual and material relationship between strength and vulnerability.…

Source Artsy Shark  For John Turton, the world is a constantly changing gallery of color, light, and atmosphere waiting to be photographed. The post Featured Artist John Turton appeared first on Artsy Shark.