'Illustration in Practice'

Make Up

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:57:00 +0000

"Make Up"

At last a new print. Made this weekend at Grafikens hus, an international center for fine art printmaking in Mariefred.

Behind the scenes

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:24:00 +0000

Vill du se hur jag och Brita har det på jobbet? Kolla in Märta Thisners fotoreportage för Kolla!
Do you want to have a look at how we do it at work? Do check out Märta Thisners photo documentation for Kolla!
http://kolla.se/2013/intervjuer/behind-the-scenes-alexandra-falagara-och-brita-lindvall/

Instagram

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:12:00 +0000

Denna vecka instagrammar jag för Svenska Tecknares räkning. Kolla in!
This week I'm instagramming on the behalf of Svenska Tecknare, the association of Swedish illustrators and graphic designers. Check it out!

http://www.svenskatecknare.se/instagram/vecka-18-alexandra-falagara/
http://instagram.com/svenskatecknare

Bang 1/2013

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:22:00 +0000

Ful Print: Hud / Skin

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:06:00 +0000

Fin recension av Ful Print: Skin i Sydsvenskan http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/vacker-ful-blir-till-hud/. Koncept & formgivning av Falagara, Bergen och The Treasure Factory.

Trialz and a BANG

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:06:00 +0000

New illustration project in the making. Liberating!

To night is the grand release party of Bang no. 3-4! Have had the chance to, once again, explore all the photoshop effects you can think of. On this cover: Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, HBT-activist from Uganda.

Awarded Best Cover of the Year 2012!

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:17:00 +0000

Woo-hoo! We won The Best Cover of the Year.

The Big Bang

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:05:00 +0000

Me and Brita recently had a chat with Birdwatching about feminism, design and our work with Bang magazine. Read the interview here!

It's a Tee

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:11:00 +0000

Print made in collaboration with Brita Lindvall/The Treasure Factory for the book release of In som ett lamm, ut som en tigrinna by genious Vanja Hermele. Growl!

Boom!

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:19:00 +0000

Bang no. 2 2012!

Take it to the max!

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:30:00 +0000

A piece of a poster for RFSL:s annual dyke party in the making.

Raw a Line

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:02:00 +0000

RAW A LINE – an exhibition with Anna Giertz, Beata Boucht & Alexandra Falagara at the The Drawing Museum of Laholm.
Open May 26–Aug 19. Welcome!
http://www.teckningsmuseet.se/se-o-gora/kommande-utstallningar/

Cover of the month et alles

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:59:00 +0000

Thanks for voting Bang – we won Best cover of the month in April 2012. In September the voting will continue at http://bastaomslag.tidningstorget.se/, and we hope for a Best Cover of the Year...

Exhibition poster

Me and The Treasure Factory have been working on a publication for KHIO (Oslo National Academy of the Arts) in Norway – a catalogue for their spring exhibition "Destroy all nouns" – and we'll continue our collaboration with a pitch on another magazine redesign.

Maria was fired from her work at the social service when she decided to dress in niqab.

Here's my latest illo for Akademikern magazine.

March news:

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:37:00 +0000

Here a sneek peak for a coming illo for Akademikern Magazine – concerning a 'hot' topic: niqab and the work situation for those who choose to wear it.

I made a record sleeve for Rrriotsamba batucada last year. Now it's in print. Hope to work more with hand lettering in general ...

In the close future I'll be working with a very exciting project for The National Academy of the Arts in Oslo, Norway (in collaboration with TTF) – and prepare for an exhibition at The Drawing Museum of Laholm (Raw a Line – a group show where I'll be exhibiting, together with two of my favourite illustrators Anna Giertz and Beata Boucht).

Beata Boucht (the image is cropped)

Anna Giertz (the image is cropped)

B-A-N-G

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:15:00 +0000

The redesign of Bang magazine! Out in stores now. Thanks, Brita (The Treasure Factory) for an amazing collaboration. We'll continue our forming and converting of the magazine, stay tuned.

8 March Bang Party in Stockholm: https://www.facebook.com/events/362730577078443/

Poster collab – cheese!

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:04:00 +0000

"No meal w/o cheese"

This is one of the results of a fruitful collaboration with The Treasure Factory (Brita Lindvall): a poster made for the 5070 project. It was exhibited at Young Art Gallery, Stockholm.

Personalities

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

Below, some drafts for the forthcoming issue of Ottar, where I'm illustrating a personality test.

Here's a final version of the 'decadent wild type' and there are more to come!
Have a nice weekend.

Mini illustrations for Ful Art Magazine

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:33:00 +0000

Here are a few samples of my mini illos for the latest issue of Ful.

Happy Holidays...

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:49:00 +0000

Dizzy bird from Konstnären Magazine #4 2011

and Happy New 2012!

I'm interviewed in the December issue of Tecknaren (The Association of Swedish Illustrators & Graphic Designers' magazine) – read it here. In Swedish, but hey, Google translate.

Ful Art Magazine: Staged

Oh, don't forget to get the new issue of Ful Art Magazine! In stores now – and since the previous issue also in English. The cover design is made by yours truly in collaboration with multi talented Bergen.

New job! and a couple of illos.

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:02:00 +0000

This is my latest illo for Bang — a truly amazing magazine, where I'll also be a part of the editorial staff from the beginning of 2012, together with the brilliant Brita Lindvall*! We'll be re-designing the entire magazine plus collaborating as art directors from now on. Super-duper-happy about it, as I believe that we'll form a great team.
*Brita is co-founder of The Treasure Factory, a very cool design studio located in Stockholm.
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Here, a fast illo for The New York Times and an article that gives warning not to underestimate the power of China’s work force. I just love working against the time, one never knows what will breed during hard pressure (image wise). It's like opening presents: surprise!

I also did a couple of spot illos for Konstnären magazine last week – regarding art that's polluting the environment. Very Carl Barksy, if I might say so. See all the images here.

Yet another sneak peek...

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:50:00 +0000

...of works in progress. Soon to be seen in the amazing Ful Art Magazine + Konstnären magazine!

A sneak peek...

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:18:00 +0000

In the making; once again some work for Sweden's foremost periodicals: Ful Art Magazine and Bang. In print very soon.

Run, jump, wicker

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:43:00 +0000

Various illustrations for Origo magazine — about competitions in the elementary school. (A 'study horse' is a Swedish expression, referring to a person that studies much.)

The cover illo!

Bubble trouble

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:35:00 +0000

Yesterdays evening job. Feels satisfying to actually end something within a matter of hours and to see it published immediately.

A sneak peek...

noreply@blogger.com (Alexandra) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:57:00 +0000

...of works soon to be published in a media near you: