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An illustration of an impossible geometric structure made of pink, green and yellow bricks. Four large eyeballs with different coloured pupils are perched on the edges, with blue liquid dripping from beneath them.

Bold, surreal commercial illustration from Madrid creative Velckro

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Date
20 February 2013

Madrid-based graphic designer, art director and illustrator Velckro makes seriously surreal vector imagery for big-name brands like Red Bull, Heineken, Nike and Microsoft. Given such regular commissioning from industry giants it’s perhaps surprising that Velckro’s imagery is as strange as it is – kind of a cross between M.C. Escher and Milton Glaser but with a modern twist – but if the guys with deep pockets are prepared to support this kind of work then that’s definitely okay by us.

An illustration from a top-down perspective of a swimming pool. A person floats in a red ring at one end, while a green crocodile swims towards them from the other.
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Velckro: Yorokobu Calendar 2013

An illustration of a swimming pool seen from above, featuring a large yellow smiley face floating in the centre. A green crocodile float and a red ring float drift nearby against a blue tiled floor.
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Velckro: Yorokobu Calendar 2013

A graphic design for a record cover featuring a red, white and blue gingham border. Stylised blue text at the top reads “Booty Farra” above the words “CHECK ONE”. Four sausages are arranged around a central diamond shape containing the letters “C F B O”.
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Velckro: BootyFarra e.p.

An album cover featuring a blue, coiled snake inside a white circular frame. The frame is set against a red and white gingham background. A red diamond shape is laid over the snake, containing the letters “GFBO”. Text around the inner edge of the circle lists tracks, including “Raggipanop” and “Shapeshifter”.
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Velckro: BootyFarra e.p.

An illustration of a profile head composed of fragmented, colourful shapes and patterns. The face features multiple eyes and a mouth with prominent teeth, set against a dark starry background. Below the head, an open book displays two keys and a keyhole.
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Velckro: Yorokobu and Samsung

An illustration of a lightbulb containing a purple atom symbol. The bulb glows against a warm orange background, framed by a decorative, symmetrical border in red and yellow.
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Velckro: Yorokobu Magazine

An illustration of an impossible geometric structure made of yellow and green bricks with pink platforms. Four large eyeballs are perched on the edges, with blue liquid dripping down the walls beneath them.
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Velckro: Yorokobu Magazine

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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