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An illustration featuring a six-panel grid of simple, colourful figures. The top row shows a yellow and red shape hovering over three red spheres, while the bottom row shows a pink-faced figure in a red outfit.

An update from illustrator Alexander Medel Calderón

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Date
12 August 2015

There’s a special place in my heart reserved for Alexander Medel Calderón’s illustrations – a place furnished with inflatable chairs filled with tiny polystyrene balls and purple lava lamps, like any self-respecting child of the 90s’ bedroom was. His bold illustration echoes Microsoft WordArt of yesteryear, except slightly more debased; imagine if the Word paperclip got drunk and smoked a bunch of weed with the Microsoft window and it all descended into a big, filthy, fun mess of primary colours. Since we last checked in he’s topped up his portfolio with a bunch more design-cum-illustration and designed some clothing with his trademark faces for Lazy Oaf’s impressive stand at Pick Me Up earlier this year.

An abstract illustration on a blue background featuring geometric shapes and winding yellow lines. Two framed windows show stylised landscapes, while three red spheres and a multi-coloured block sit below.
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An illustration of a red, multi-eyed creature floating against a bright blue background. Yellow lines and a yellow circle drift around the figure, above a landscape of pink, yellow and white shapes.
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A grid of six colourful illustrations on blue and pink backgrounds. Each panel features a playful arrangement of the word “tokyo”, red spheres, stylized eyes with tears, and simplified landscapes.
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A bold graphic illustration in red, blue and yellow. Large 3D lettering reads “OH MAIK” across the centre, with two blue circular figures below that feature eyes and tears. Text at the top reads “HIGH LIFE STORE – OH MAIK – MUSIC IS CHANGE.” A list at the bottom labels three tracks: “A. RUN, RUN, RUN VIDA ALTA”, “B. MOMENTO TARDE, TEMPRANO PARA EL BAILE” and “C. MUSIC IS CHANGE”.
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A colourful illustration arranged in a grid of 12 panels. Abstract shapes in red, yellow and blue shift and rearrange across the frames to gradually form a character.
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A digital illustration in a comic strip layout featuring abstract, colourful figures. One panel shows a pink character with a small face, while another contains a speech bubble that reads “ORGY”.
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A graphic illustration divided into four panels of different colours. One panel shows three red spheres under white clouds, another contains drumsticks on a red background, and a third shows a blue landmass on a grey field. The largest panel features a 3D “ok” in red and yellow against a pink background.
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An illustration featuring three red, bulbous figures in different arrangements. One frame shows a figure with a blue bar across its chest and a speech bubble that reads “ORGY”.
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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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