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Hello Gang, This is Mark your moderator of the Graphic Arts group. This week sees us all probably realising how close christmas actually is and going through like crazy to find the ideal present, so this week Id like to present.

The top 5 GA Pool Approved Christmas bubbles! (catches breath):
1) Christmas Cubes by yanmos – Watch the spaces in between the cubes, and see the hidden dots! .. i love how a grid causes this weird effect .. and these colours are so cute!

2) Beks Deer by Grant Bissett Deers are Christmas right ?.. kinda ? sorta .. Meh, Deers are so hot right now..

3) Abstract Christmas Ornaments by tdoes the colours are very festive, and the repeating pattern is very GA approved.

4) pollen by yuki nakano This one also makes me feel Christmasy , not in a traditional sense, but the colours and the vibrancy just make me feel happy and it kinda looks like my house Christmas morning when everyone’s going nuts opening presents.

5) or check out the traditional styled work from William Martin

GA | Interview

This weeks GA interview is young upcoming designer from Melbourne – Ben Vernel

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your artistic background.?
I’m a young Melbourne lad who spends far too much time on the computer. I’ve been interested in design and art from a young age; my father has been an oil painter, freelance inllustrator, line artist for the Yellow Pages and a Photoshop teacher, so art has clearly been present and prominent in my life as a result of him. I have done a Certificate III in Interactive Multimedia, and have been creating works since mid-high school. I dabbled in photography but focused on design and fashion over the past year or so. I love vector art and I also love a complex hand drawn style I am hoping to develop.

What is the inspiration behind your works?
It’s hard to pin down, but I’d say the content is nostalgic, reaching back into childhood memories for imagery like cassette tapes, paper aeroplanes and of course, retro video gaming. The style is decidedly contemporary, with a lot of vector art and interesting typography.

What is your personal favourite of all your works on redbubble today and why, and if you will explain a little on how it was created?
I would have to say my t-shirt design Memories would be my favourite. I included the objects (joystick, viewfinder, rubik’s cube, and SNES gamepad) because I am a bit of a nerd and they’re a bit retro so they also remind me of when I was younger. The colours all work well together, especially on a green background, and I am pleased with the thick black outlines and composition of the objects.

Which other redbubble artist do you admire?
I really love Lars’ work. She introduced me to redbubble, and still amazes me with the simple beauty of her hand drawn designs.

I am also blown away by Laura and kookylane’s work.

If a famous person bought your art from redbubble who would you like it to be and where would you like them to display it?
Um wow, maybe the singer from Klaxons could wear one of my t-shirts at a photoshoot!

Tell us what are you doing in your free time?
Currently I’m on holidays from university so I’m kicking back and playing a lot of NES and Grand Theft Auto on PC, watching a heap of movies (last movie watched was The Darjeeling Limited. I’d give it 9/10), and a bit of tv (new series’ of Scrubs and The Mighty Boosh).

Additional Info:

I’ve been approached by a boutique store asking about a lookbook and pricelist recently and had no idea how to respond. I’m hoping to get these together, and possibly a portfolio as well so any tips from fellow designers would be welcome!

Visit the redbubble portfolio of Ben Vernel

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