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Joelle McKenna brings the creative struggle to life in comic store installation

Creative Boom

A 2012 graduate from Boston University's College of Fine Art, she's also the creative director of Brooklyn Magazine print publication. Joelle is a creative director based in Brooklyn who heads up McKenna Studio – an interdisciplinary firm focusing on branding, creative strategy, content, editorial design, and installations.

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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. Yayoi-chan, 2012-2023 Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios.

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Paula Scher and Jonathan Yeo launch online courses in design and painting with the BBC

Creative Boom

Described as the "master conjurer of the instantly familiar," she straddles the line between pop culture and fine art in her work. In a typical project in 2012, Scher created a new logo for Windows 8 that took it back to its roots as a window. Early in the development process, Scher asked: "Your name is Windows.

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The Alternative Limb Project by Sophie de Oliveira Barata is where art meets science

Creative Boom

During her time as an art student, she also worked at a hospital serving tea and coffee. I was going to go into fine art but decided to go into special effects. The way much of the world views amputees, often with pity or avoidance, changed with the London Paralympic Games in 2012. In fact, it changed her career path. "I

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A Vertical Campus Reshapes the Boston Skyline  

Azure Magazine

PHOTO: Nick Lehoux KPMB was shortlisted for the project in 2012 and eventually beat out Kohn Pedersen Fox, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Safdie Architects and Elkus Manfredi Architects to win the competition the following year. I think the building is better for it, it’s much more elegant,” says lead architect Paulo Rocha.

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Florence Henri: the forgotten female pioneer of surreal photography

UX Collective

It is a typical painting influenced by Constructivism (1915–1930) (The Art Story, 2012). Atlas Gallery | Fine Art Photography. The Museum of Modern Art. Bauhaus effects in art, architecture and design. 2012, October 5). link] The Art Story. The Art Story. Www.artsy.net. 2016, March 2).

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“Always Moving Under the Surface”: Organic Typography by Alex Ortiga

Design You Trust

He grew up in Udine, where he graduated as a computer expert in 2012. The first approach to the art world was through music: in fact, in the same year he started his music production; he later founded a music label (S t A Y Records, 2014-2018), he is art director of the music club Cas*Aupa and Dissonanze Udine. During the S.Y.