Karim Charlebois-Zariffa
by Steve Dollar
Accomplished in multiple formats and technologies, Karim Charlebois-Zariffa has the spirit of a jazz improviser: By the time he becomes recognized for a particular signa- ture, he's already ripping it up to start again. "My favorite thing is experimenting," says the 26-year-old, Montreal-based designer, who has produced openers for Canadian television shows such as La Liste, and titles for film directors like Philippe Falardeau. "I like to say that I don't have any style."...
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Jonathan Calugi
by Steve Dollar
For Jonathan Calugi, doodling has evolved into an abiding aesthetic. The affable Italian taps into his childhood experiences rather than any formal training to create everything from playful fonts (Bada Bum!) to winsome T-shirts ("Me - You = Sad"), all on display at his website, Happy Lovers Town....
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Franklin Vandiver
by Steve Dollar
Franklin Vandiver grew up in a design-conscious household in Huntsville, Alabama. “In school, I was the kid who could draw,” he says, “so I always ended up doing the album covers for friends in bands.”...
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Yo Gabba Gabba!
by Steve Dollar
The children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba! is putting its candy-colored design front and center. Nickelodeon is betting that kids—and their parents—will gobble it up....
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Mark Kudsi
by Steve Dollar
Mark Kudsi’s rise through the ranks at Motion Theory, the Venice, California–based design and production house, has been as mercurial as the fast-moving, gestural show-and-tell maneuvers in the campaign...
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Thomas Porostocky
by Steve Dollar
For Thomas Porostocky, art director at I.D. magazine, design isn’t just an aesthetic pursuit: It can also strike a blow for good, all-American populism. A refugee at the age of eight, Porostocky was born in Czechoslovakia...
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