Annika de Korte, an artist with a passion for bold and colourful visuals, is based in Cape Town and really caught my eye with her work. Western Cape Coasters (pictured above) are my favourite pieces by her. The hand-rendered typography (in some of the pieces) is so fucking rad and the slight variations between all the coasters really bring them into their own light as individual artworks.
De Korte’s style of vectors is something I’m very familiar with, especially in her poster designs, and I think she stays true to herself when she says she likes being bold. Her awareness of space really creates great compositions, and her colour palettes don’t cause her to limit herself. Going through her portfolio, I see there’s a big improvement in her style towards the end of 2012, which means this artist’s been working really hard to up her game in 2013. I’m sure there’s much more we can expect from her in the future, so watch this space!
Check out the rest of Annika de Korte’s work here.
Jarryd Kin