POWDER IS STRONGER THAN POWER — Experiments in Visual Communication & Contemporary Paradoxes
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21 visual experiments & stories

TYPES OF SHIPS
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TYPES OF SHIPS

Brandpowder was commissioned by the Alter Port Authority a poster celebrating all types of ships that cruised around Chesapeake Bay during the last 100 years. The…

November 5, 2019
BRAINLAND
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BRAINLAND

The Brain Research Institute of Baltimore asked Brandpowder an unconventional way to promote its scientific progress in neuronal electric pattern to a wider audience. They wanted…

December 14, 2018
THE WILD SIDE OF BADMINTON
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THE WILD SIDE OF BADMINTON

Brandpowder was recently hired by the Badminton West Club of Santa Barbara. The brief was to relaunch a sport that's on the brink of extinction. The…

December 3, 2018
TO OUR READERS
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TO OUR READERS

We'd like to thank each one of our three million readers for following us throughout the years, and wish to all of them a fruitful New…

December 21, 2017
CARTA DA PARATE
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CARTA DA PARATE

This is a first in wallpaper design. It was commissioned to us by Klockner&Plintz, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. It's called "Carta da Parate" (a pun…

April 27, 2017
HOW TO SAVE AN ELEPHANT
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HOW TO SAVE AN ELEPHANT

We are spending a lot of money every year to advertise against the ivory trade and the gruesome massacre of African elephants. We love elephants and…

April 21, 2017
TIMESHADES
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TIMESHADES

Last spring Brandpowder was contacted by Marco Mavilla, an Italian fashion guru who has carved a special niche in Italian glamour, stirring the market with his…

December 22, 2016
THE BROKEN PICTURE
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THE BROKEN PICTURE

Brandpowder already published a few essays on the broken picture : you can see them on Paper Surgery and Photography Photographed , for instance. This time…

December 9, 2015
UNPUBLISHED
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UNPUBLISHED

This time we decided to publish some of Brandpowder's projects which never saw the light of day. Well, most of our work barely sees the sun…

October 5, 2015
THE WEALTHY HEALTHY SPORT CLUB
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THE WEALTHY HEALTHY SPORT CLUB

Above: the poster for the launch of the Wealthy Healthy Sport Club, developed by the Brandpowder Team. Above: in Watch-Boxing you must smash very expensive timepieces…

March 12, 2015
KLAUS URA, A KILLER ARTIST.
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KLAUS URA, A KILLER ARTIST.

Dear Reader, please do judge by the appearance and welcome with a smile this creepy stuff. Brandpowder is uncomfortably happy to introduce the work of Klaus…

January 12, 2014
MISTER DROP
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MISTER DROP

It's shaped like a drop and it's called Mister Drop. Who is Mister Drop? Simply put, he's a bullshit detector, somebody that accepts no shit whatsoever.…

November 3, 2013
ALMOST PORN
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ALMOST PORN

ALMOST PORN. THE LAST FRONTIER OF SEX. - by Brandpowder © 2013. Let's admit it. Porn has said it all. It's repetitive, patterned, out-of-date, monotonous, trite,…

May 22, 2013
KING OF TATTOO
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KING OF TATTOO

Opening picture: "Ass Auto", the last masterpieces by Jack Carb. The Volkswagen Beetle 's curvy shape perfectly fits with the sexy buttocks of Irene, a young…

November 17, 2012
UFO PAINTING
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UFO PAINTING

If you don't believe in UFO, read this. You might change idea about reality, science fiction and what's in between. This is the true account of…

June 22, 2012
Lola's Glue
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Lola's Glue

Cleopatra Take Liz Taylor, for instance, and cut her face into sharp triangles starting from the tip of her nose, and place the shreds to mimic…

February 13, 2012
DISCOVERING OLD LAND.
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DISCOVERING OLD LAND.

Our mobile unit: 215,000 mls and still going... Just before Christmas our studio received a phone call from a guy who wanted to start up his…

February 6, 2012
THE PAGE IS THE LIMIT.
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THE PAGE IS THE LIMIT.

American Flamingo by John J. Audubon (1825) Bluemarine campaign - Vogue 2012 In 1820 John James Audubon decided to paint every bird in North America. His…

January 24, 2012
THE MAGIC TREE
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THE MAGIC TREE

The Magic Tree was a painting I did a few years ago for a place which welcomed orphans and children victims of parents' abuse. The concept…

April 12, 2011
BOOTS & BUTTS
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BOOTS & BUTTS

BOOTS & BUTTS is not a campaign against tobacco. It's a series of minimalist illustrations to support anoressic cool models. Please keep your diet rigorously, eat…

February 28, 2011
AFTERLIFE OF UNDERWEAR
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AFTERLIFE OF UNDERWEAR

We made our life miserable by stripping off all good values. We live in a beautiful, neon-lit emptiness. Our heart in a vacuum. Now, what do…

February 24, 2011