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A vibrant, abstract collage of distorted shapes and saturated colours. Swirling patterns of yellow, blue, green and red overlap in a high-contrast, psychedelic composition.

Santtu Mustonen's new Flow Festival identity is an explosion of colourful flora

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Date
20 May 2013

Santtu Mustonen’s visuals for Tsto’s 2011 Flow Festival identity were an absolute belter, his organic forms lending an element of tangible excitement to the event’s print and digital collateral. Two years on he’s back with more, for the 2013 instalment, and they’re looking just as slick as before. This time Santtu seems to be drawing inspiration from plant life, creating vibrant flora with his trademark combination of painterly skill and digital software. The colours exploding from these images are an intense visual treat with just the right amount of modern psychedelia to be perfect for Helsinki’s biggest music festival. Also, it’s well worth taking a look at his recent work for Zeit Magazin; similarly brilliant stuff!

A 3D render of a stylised, organic form resembling a plant or coral against a black background. The structure consists of curved, finger-like protrusions in shades of green, mint and yellow, topped with a vibrant red cluster.
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Santtu Mustonen: Flow Festival 2013

A 3D render of a symmetrical, abstract form composed of hundreds of small purple and yellow spheres. The cluster floats against a solid black background, creating a dense, textured shape.
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Santtu Mustonen: Flow Festival 2013

A 3D render of a conical shape and a sphere, both featuring a bold yellow and blue marbled pattern. The cone balances atop a narrow stem, floating above the sphere against a pale pink background.
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Santtu Mustonen: Flow Festival 2013

A 3D render of a symmetrical, abstract form composed of sharp, petal-like shards. The structure is primarily red and peach, with hints of pale purple visible in the centre and base.
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Santtu Mustonen: Flow Festival 2013

A 3D render of a tiered, conical sculpture with a fan-like shape unfolding from the top. The piece features a bold, swirling pattern of navy blue, coral and yellow against a plain grey background.
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Santtu Mustonen: Flow Festival 2013

A vibrant, abstract digital collage of swirling, psychedelic shapes and patterns. Bold splashes of yellow, blue, red and green overlap in a dense, high-contrast composition.
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Santtu Mustonen: Flow Festival 2013

A magazine cover for “Zeit Magazin” featuring a glossy, distorted 3D render in vibrant red. Bold blue text laid over the image reads “Jetzt regen sie sich doch nicht so auf!”.
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Santtu Mustonen: Zeit Magazin

The cover of Zeit Magazin features a glossy, abstract pink surface with swirling textures and colourful confetti. The masthead reads “ZEIT MAGAZIN” and a headline reads “Na, geht doch!”.
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Santtu Mustonen: Zeit Magazin

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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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