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Inspiration

Projects, visual ideas and creative approaches worth a closer look.

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Two works by Oleg Shupliak: a kobzar beside water and a seascape with a sailing boat, each forming a face.

Inspiration Stories

Oleg Shupliak’s Double Images: When Landscapes Become Portraits

At first you see cottages, boats and trees. Then they come together as a face, and the landscape becomes difficult to see in quite the same way. Ukrainian artist Oleg Shupliak calls these works dvovzory: images in which several scenes coexist, inviting the eye to move between them.

Deslove editorial team 4 min read

Two sculptures by Greg Olijnyk: a mechanical head and a tall structure with curved pipes.

Inspiration

Greg Olijnyk’s Fantastic Cardboard Sculptures

Greg Olijnyk builds fantastic cardboard sculptures by hand, from mechanical creatures to illuminated towers. We explore the details of his work and an approach rooted in his graphic design experience.

Deslove editorial team 2 min read

The front cover and a stack of Branding Fiction books by Lorenzo Bernini, published by CAPSLOCK.

Inspiration Identity

Branding Fiction: How Imaginary Brands Become Believable

Lorenzo Bernini’s book explores the visual identities of companies in films, television and video games, and the details that make their worlds feel familiar.

Deslove editorial team 3 min read