Damien Correll is a 25 year old designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. When he isn’t making drawings, tee shirts, type, record covers and zines he’s more than likely busy making drawings, tee shirts, type, record covers and zines.

www.damiencorrell.com

Growing up, his dream job was special effects for sci-fi feature movies. Devouring comics and magazines, he tried to create zombies masks with kitchen gloves and latex… It didn’t really work. At an age when teenagers waste their time trying to seduce the opposite sex, Patrick Magnin thought better of it. He put his thoughts on paper: sketching monsters, dragons and imaginary landscapes. His talent got him into art school and he ended up with a diploma in Graphic Design. Today at the age of 35, it’s under the name of Drawing Plan that Patrick - either on paper or on a computer - keeps exploring new territories.

www.drawingplan.ch

Drawer. Born in 79. Living in Hamburg. The first and the last thing in my day is drawing. I try to describe my world, my thoughts, my views on the real world with my drawings and paintings. Riding my skateboard changes my views. I love to publish small zines with my works and thoughts. This comes around with my love for sketchbooks, all things in books. I run a small label called THE LOUSY LIVINCOMPANY. Under this name I do my favorite t-shirt designs and produce them in small editions, so my friends can wear them too.

www.livincompany.de

Behind this pseudonym hides one person: Fred Nicolau. This “35 years old teenager” based in Lourdes (France) evolves within graphic design, painting and drawing. He particularly likes the interaction that operates between his computer graphic compositions, his canvases and his paper creations. The word association “DIRTLAB” outlines two key aspects: “DIRT” reflects the asymmetric, imperfect and handmade side of his work, while “LAB” stands for the vectorial, clean and parallel side. Skateboarding, graffiti, toys, fashion, contemporary art or music are the most relevant roots of his inspiration. For him crossover is not a barrier, it makes his work more eclectic.

dirtLab’s MySpace

Upon printing his first stickers at the tender age of 8, Serge Nidegger immediately knew he would make it his life. After learning the tricks of the trade the regular way, he becomes aware that the only way to keep on printing with passion is to launch his own company, Lowrider. Serge claims to belong to a tradition that goes back to the 60′ printers, and prefers to develop this old school technique rather than to go completely digital. To pull off the trickiest prints he would rather resort to masking film and his swivel knife skills than manipulate vectors with his computer mouse. This experimentation can also be found through Serge’s numerous collaborations with designers, film-makers, rock clubs, art galleries and festivals. He seizes such opportunities to try to push the envelope further. Screen-prints last forever, so let’s make’ em beautiful.

www.lowriderteeshirt.ch

Born and raised in Caracas (Venezuela), Max Vogel a.k.a. Razauno uses experiences acquired from his growing process in a third world country as an influence in his work.
His style is also determined by Stevie Wonder music, seventies’ psychedelic, comics books, protest art and skateboarding culture.
Razauno is an active member of the AKA crew and 5Boro Projects.

www.razauno.com

Fernando Elvira, born in the Basque Country (Spain).
College drop out (chemistry) to direct a skateboard magazine (TRES60SKATE).
Besides graphic design I also draw, paint, use video, photography and other mediums.
I have been arrested 2 times.
I have been in jail 1 time.
I went round the world in 2001.
In 2004 I was attacked by wasps and bitten by a dog on the same day (in Ecuador).
I have nothing against computers but all my graphic designs are made with scissors.

www.cocobula.com

HuskMitNavn (RememberMyName) (1975)
Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.
HuskMitNavn has exhibited in various cities around Europe in both galleries, group exhibitions and on the streets and is represented in several museums and art collections.

www.huskmitnavn.com

Kimou Meyer aka Grotesk is a Swiss graphic designer based in Brooklyn since 1999.
He describes his work as a clash between his strict and minimal visual education, plastic bags flying in the New York sky, bodega store fronts, burnt cars, crooks, and hip-hop before 1994.
Specialized in streetwear, his work can be seen on the following brands: IRAK NY, The Hundreds, Alife, Sixpack, Goliath RF Harlem, 2K, Uniqlo, Upper Playground, Fifty24SF, Spike Lee, Staple, 5 Boro Skateboard, and many others.

Grotesk is the creative director of Zoo York Skateboard since 2005.

www.grotesk.to

+41 aims to put Swiss graphic design on the map. The collective explores new ways to combine easily wearable clothes and printed and embroidered visuals derived from their graphic worlds.
+41 was set up in October 2001 by Philippe Cuendet, Laurence Jaccottet and Ivan Liechti, three graduate students from Écal (École cantonale d’art de Lausanne) and all members of //DIY graphic agency (www.diy.li). The name +41 is a reference to the international dialing code of Switzerland in an attempt to establish a solid Swiss identity.
One way +41 increases its visual consistency is by controlling the entire creation process. They not only design the clothes, they also photograph the campaigns and create the visual promotions.
To this day, 4 collections have been released. +41 has also collaborated with brands like Nike, Etnies Plus, NSL, 242 and expanded its activities to music publishing via +41 records.

www.plus41.ch