✖ Via Stéphane Massa-Bidal photostream on Flickr: “Tumblr”

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Stéphane Massa-Bidal is “an illustrator and webdesigner”. See his portofolio on the Behance Network. Read his blog. He also has a page within the Cargo Collective (I wrote about the Cargo plateform before). You can buy some of his stuff over at Zazzle.

He writes about his “retrofuturs” concept and his artistic practice :

“My global concept is called “Retrofuturs”: mix the past, the present, the future and shake it! Before this concept has been contextualized with music (personal compilations with golden oldies, pop, electronic music etc…) with objects (lamps with retrofuturs graphics) and comics for my co-workers (it may be this which triggered the graphic concept). I don’t have training in graphics but have read extensively. It began in November 2008 during my daily time of the train. I started by collage and have evolved to a minimalist approach in information design. In this context, I work with a simple background and a helvetica new font (maybe I am influenced by that kind of graphic work). The other elements of my toolbox are repetition, dots and colors. The last two are very interesting in representing time in the poster space.” (read more).

✖ Via Cargo: “Cargo evolved out of the system that runs the SpaceCollective community. We found it remarkably successful and efficient in creating visual content on the web, placing a strong emphasis on design, layout, image quality and typography. Our goal is to dramatically increase the accessibility and exposure of creative individuals on the Internet, while aspiring to build a networked context that will contribute to the culture as a whole.”

Cargo was designed by Folkert Gorter who designed the SpaceCollective (online think tank) publishing plateform as well as being one of the curator of the But Does It Float gallery. You’ll find more about Folkert Gorter on Superfamous : “Superfamous is the studio of interaction designer Folkert Gorter, who is primarily engaged in graphic and interactive design with a focus on networks and communities. Folkert holds a Master of Arts in Interactive Multimedia and Interaction Design from the Utrecht School of Art, faculty Art, Media & Technology, The Netherlands. He lives and works in Los Angeles, California.”