The Clash?

I discovered the design duo Craig Redman and Karl Maier after seeing their work mentioned on the Colette Paris website, they live on opposite sides of the world but collaborate to create bold work that is filled with simple messages carried out in a thoughtful and often humorous way.

They specialize in illustration, installation, typography, as well as character, editorial and pattern design. And it was the patterns they designed that appealed to me. I first noticed a portrait they created of Kanye West.

I love the bold colours, the clash of colour and pattern. All the dots in different sizes on different colours set against stripes and blocks of solid colour. These combinations of pattern and colour shouldn't work yet I love them together. I think Kanye can be instantly recognised here.


Their work is so striking and distinctive. They have created other portrait series' in different colour palettes and different combinations of pattern.



Their work is so successful, it amazes me how these two work together so successfully on a daily basis from opposite sides of the world.

More of their work can be found at: http://www.craigandkarl.com/ and http://craigandkarl.tumblr.com/

Images from http://www.craigandkarl.com/