World Cup Fever

July 1, 2010 • 3:04 pm • POSTED BY mreed

World Cup fever is everywhere, especially in the office lately. Amidst the exchange of ideas and change requests, you’ll hear various profanities or exclamations coming from around the boomerang table.

Obviously the World Cup’s presence is especially pervasive on the internet right now. I recently found this illustrator who has been doing some pretty interesting work inspired by the beautiful game.

His name is Charis Tsevis, and he’s a designer from Athens, Greece. I like how he expresses the kinetic energy of the event with traditional African design patterns. His process reminds me a bit of Chuck Close’s work too, who happens to be a favorite of mine.

Check it out…