ART DIRECTION
Art direction essays, frameworks, and visual research by Zoë Yasemin — covering image-making, brand strategy, fashion, and visual culture for art directors, photographers, and creative directors.
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The Difference Between Looking Current and Thinking Ahead (opens the original)
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The Brand World You Want to Build Deserves a Plan (opens the original)
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When the Making Becomes the Image (opens the original)
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Why does watching fashion being made feel so interesting right now? The fittings, casting calls, rehearsals and conversations around a monitor have been there for years. In fact, it’s never been more democratised than before with a big wave of ‘creative director’ creators online sharing the behind the scenes of their process as well. Fashion has always understood the appeal of letting us backstage. Yet I find the process increasingly interesting to think about, especially when a finished image c
The Pressure to Become Someone Too Soon As a Creative (opens the original)
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What is Really Behind Phoebe Philo’s Cult Following? (opens the original)
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