The following collection was taken when she move out of New York and established in London, there she decided to create a series of photographs from both cities using the double exposure technique to create imaginary landscapes. All the photographs were made using nothing but her iPhone 4S and edited using different apps, nothing more.

To stay updated with the latest of her work, you can follow her on  Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.With no further words, here are some of the photographs that are part of this beautiful series.

We hope you’ve liked this small sample of this beautiful set. Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter and follow us in our social network so you won’t miss any of our posts.

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Who is Daniel Acosta?

Proud of being Colombian, I was born in Villavicencio (Meta) but I’ve spent most of my life in Bogotá, where I started my tattoo career and empirical artist, I’m a stay-home person, what makes me happy is sharing with Diana, my girlfriend and having quality time in my life.

¿What’s the process for making a tattoo?, from the moment that someone says “Hey Daniel, ¿can you make me a tattoo?

Well, the process has several stages, I like to listen to the people to know the intention behind getting a tattoo, is just not about the shape but the intention that prints the soul into every piece, after that, I take about 20 days per design since I like to work on a full proposal in color, so people can get a close idea of how the final result is going to look like, after listening to what they have to say and going through changes, we’re ready to work.

¿What’s the weirdest design someone has ever asked you?

Haha one of the most especial ones was a Diomedes Díaz’ (Colombian music artist) portrait in a forearm.

A funny story behind a tattoo

Haha, I think that no story has ever overcome this one so far: I had to fix a tattoo made by a client’s Mom as a punishment for having lost a school year … it’s something hard to beat.

¿Which artists made an influence in your current style?

Well there are many influencers in my current style; from tattoo, great artists from my country such as Julio Cesar Díaz, Miguel Dark, César Gómez and Ed Perdomo. From other places in the world there are artists such as Joaquín Forero, Peter Auritch, Adrian Lee, Jeff Gogue and Tim Biedron. As for my relation with illustration, graffiti and art in general, people like El Mac, Retna, Kofie, Android Jones, Dave Mnkean, Alex Ross, Manara, Odd Nedrum, Caravaggio and Velásquez have made an influence in my work.

¿How do you see the relation between tattoo artists and designers?

In this moment the relation between both creative fields is really tight, if you look at the trash polka trend and others coming from East Europe, they have a lot to do with elaborated illustration concepts, besides, it’s becoming more common to see artists and designers experimenting with tattooing as a way to grow intellectual and technically, is also common to see tattoo artists getting involved in fields that only designers used to explore, this because the point of view of a tattoo artist is very particular in a graphically speaking, I feel like this interdisciplinary union has generated some great results for both parts.

We see that in addition to your work as a tattoo artist, you have been doing some beautiful paintings, please tell us a little bit about this.

See, there was a point in my life in which I felt creatively stalled in my tattoo career, so I decided to go deep into painting and everything changed, from my mood to the way I perceived and make the projects I got involved into, I turned out to be an almost therapeutic experience returning to do paintings and I especially thank master Jorge Mantilla Caballero, an amazing artist from Santander, thanks to him my painting methods changed completely, and that’s something I’ll be eternally thankful for.

¿What about Colombia the Magnificent?

After noticing that in countries like Mexico, Chile and Peru the plastic, tattoo and street artists have a strong visual identity of their roots and they transport them to their corresponding disciplines, so I thought it was pertinent to run a study of what Colombia has to offer graphically, that’s how COLOMBIA THE MAGNIFICENT was born, it’s a plastic project in which I plan to explore the native families of my country and bring all that visual richness that they have, this is the first approach that I show you, I decided to focus in 3 specific groups that practice body painting as an important medium for their rituals and culture, the Embera Chamí people, the Ticuna and the Nukak Makú.

The project will reach its initial phase by the end of the year; I hope to be able to explore other 2 indigenous groups: Wayúu and Kogui, then go through afro-Colombian heritage and finish with the country people of the mountains. This is just the beginning.

Tell us about Violent Tattoo, ¿how was it born?, ¿where are you going with this?

Violent is a store that has been around for about 9 years, it’s located in Chapinero (a neighborhood in Bogotá), I worked sporadically next to the founder for about 3 years and we became good friends, then he decided to make a 180º turn to the project and well, thanks to the trust he has on me he considered me to be part of this new stage, the idea is to become a reference point for tattoo artists in our country and eventually in Latin America, we know this implies a lot of work but we’re willing to make a difference.

¿What are your upcoming projects?

This year I want to finish the first stage of Colombia The Magnificent, if everything goes well I will make an exposition to show all the works, I also want to work with at least two samples of the art group from VIOLENT and next year I will make a graphic novel, I hope to have it published for the Book Fair of 2015 and make a call to create full back tattoos in collaboration with several artists from the country, we hope to make a sample of this and maybe publish a book, well, I hope so! haha…

Thanks a lot Daniel for granting us this interview, our best wishes and all our energy so you can keep up the great work!

Remember that if you’re interested in Daniel tattoos you can reach him through his Facebook page and visiting Violent tattoo where he’s going to be doing his art.

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A Scanner Darkly

Have you heard about rotoscoping? Well this movie took the technique to the next level by using Rotoshop, a software developed by Bob Sabiston. As for the plot, the movie takes place in the near future, a future in which many people are addicted to a powerful drug and police presence is almost omnipresent. Some of the cast members include Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr.

Spirited Away

Personally, I’m a huge fan of everything Japanese, so it was a bit difficult to choose one movie that could represent the others. I decided to pick Spirited Away from director Hayao Miyazaki; a beautiful movie with an amazing character design and scenarios that most designers will fall in love with.

Helvetica

If you make a poll asking designers about the best typeface of all time, you can bet Helvetica will reach number one, therefore, this is a documentary that every designer should see. Directed by Gary Hustwit, the documentary takes you around a journey exploring the history of Helvetica and how it has changed the world since its conception. The documentary features interviews with recognized designers such as Massimo Vignelli and David Carson.

Objectified

Part of Gary Hutswit’s trilogy along with ‘Helvetica’ and ‘Urbanized’ (this last one wasn’t included on the list as it’s more architecture-oriented). Objectified tells the story behind our everyday objects and the designers behind them. The documentary includes interviews with Naoto Fukawasa, Karim Rashid and more.

Exit through the Gift Shop

If Helvetica is the one typeface that all designers love, then Banksy is probably the most followed artist by designers and artists. Some people claim that ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ is a ‘mockumentary’ despite the fact that Banksy has personally verified the authenticity of the film that follows the story of Thierry Guetta, a French filmmaker that established a close relation with Banksy and other street artists before becoming a street artist under the pseudonym of Mr. Brainwash.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

I discovered this film through my friend Mitch (and I’m grateful for it!). This film directed by Terry Gilliam tales the story of a traveling theater company whose leader made a bet with the Devil. The film was Heath Ledger’s last performance and other actors including Johnny Depp and Jude Law played his role portraying transformations of Ledger’s character. The movie has some of the most beautiful scenarios and a compelling story that make this a must-see film.

The Nightmare before Christmas

How can I leave Tim Burton out of the list? As a stop-motion fan, this film was probably my first contact with the technique and hence it has always been one of my favorite movies. I won’t spend words telling you the story of the film as I’m sure that most of us have already seen the film. The original production used sculpted models and sets, and then it became the first film to be entirely converted to 3D.

The Science of Sleep

Michel Gondry is responsible for some of my favorite music videos, including ‘Ride‘ by The Vines and ‘The Hardest Button to Button‘ by The White Stripes. The Science of Sleep is a brilliant example of Gondry’s techniques and imagination translated into a beautiful film that tells the story of Stéphane Miroux, a man who can’t separate reality from his dreams. The movie combines traditional filming techniques and stop-motion to generate an amazing piece.

Art & Copy

Directed by Doug Pray, this 2009 documentary deals with the advertising industry in the United States as well as some of the most recognized campaigns of all time such as ‘I Love NY’, ‘Just Do It’, ‘Got Milk?’ and more; definitely a must-see film if you are pursuing a career in advertising or if you want to know the story behind these famous campaigns and the minds behind them.

Waltz with Bashir

Definitely one of the best animation films I’ve ever seen, Walts with Bashir is an Israeli animated documentary directed by Ari Folman. The movie shows Folman in a search to recover his lost memories as a soldier from the 1982 Lebanon War. The film uses a special technique often confused with rotoscoping, but unlike this famous technique, Waltz with Bashir was made through a combination of Adobe Flash cutouts and classic animation.

Is there any other movie that should have been included on the list? what’s are your personal top ten films for designers?, let us know your thoughts in the comments section!.

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When an engineer shows me a design he made

As I read the requirements for a client’s new project

When I receive images inside a Word file

When a design is approved at first try

When Photoshop crashes and all changes are lost

When the boss gives you the brief for your first account

When a client falls in love with your design

When the printer blames the designer in front of the rest

When your boss finds a grammar mistake in a printed design

When a client asks you to get together early in the morning

When I get home after the presentation

When my boss buys me the latest Wacom tablet

When someone gives opinion without asking for it

When the client wants to change something at the last minute

When the client asks you to use ‘darker bright’ colors

As I listen to my client’s feedback

 When the client says he can make the design himself

When my boss calls me on Sunday morning

Asking the professor if the presentation is due next week

When my boss cancels the project I’ve been working on for months

Leaving the office after 3 days without seeing the sun

When they look for the one who sent 72 dpi pictures

When the client calls me without knowing what he wants

When a junior shows me a design for approval

When the junior actually makes something great

When the professor falls asleep during your presentation

When congratulated in front of your peers

When the client asks for something you already have

After hearing say: “the client is paying upfront”

When someone asks for my opinion during a brainstorm session

How I see the new junior designer

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Alignment Palette

The first thing you have to do is get acquainted with the different buttons located in the alignment palette, so let’s take a look:

While the align buttons give you the chance of aligning all the elements to one of the edges, the distribute options allow you to distribute them based on different positions.

Center elements

One of the most frequently asked questions is “How can I align an element to the center of the canvas?”. There’s an easy way to do this, first you need to pick the marquee tool and select the canvas, as we show on the next pic:

Then select the ‘Move Tool’ (V) and select the layer containing the element you want to align, then use the ‘Align Horizontal Centers’ and ‘Align Vertical Centers’ buttons, that way your element will be perfectly aligned to the center of the canvas.

You can take this further to generate perfectly aligned patterns; using the same method as before, you can create something like this:

Automatically align image layers

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Create a good design portfolio

Make sure you only include your best work, it’s better to put quality over quantity. Please don’t fill up with work from your first semester at college or your exercises in Art class. It’s not bad to include college work, as long as they have an approach towards something you can do in the business world. If you still don’t have your portfolio ready, read the next article that will come handy to help you create yours: Design portfolio, best sites to showcase your work.

Design a brilliant designer résumé

Along with your portfolio, the curriculum is your cover letter when meeting potential employers, so make sure you create a VERY GOOD résumé, please take a look at our article ‘Graphic designer resume, best tips and examples‘ where we share useful tips, also, in case you need some inspiration to help you design your curriculum, then you should check our roundup featuring some nice graphic design résumé examples.

Leverage Social Media

If you’re a designer that uses Twitter to insult your leaders, tweets as many cr@p as you can think of such as “I love doing nothing!” or if you just publish pictures of your “spectacular” meals, or if your Pinterest is filled with naked women pictures, the clothes you like or nerdy jokes that no one will get, don’t even think about giving your Social Media links to your employers, don’t include them in your portfolio or résumé, don’t even consider it!. On the contrary, a proper use of Social Media can be an excellent cover letter.

Use Twitter to show that you’re an active person in the Design field, use it to share tips, useful links, concepts, whatever you want that’s design-related. People don’t want to know if you woke up wanting to do nothing, but they may be interested in following you if you’re a person that’s constantly sharing good contents, or your portfolio! Twitter is a great tool, but you’ve got to learn how to use it.

Picture this scene: You have sent your portfolio to a major company and your future boss liked your work, but he wants to know more about how you act on your everyday life. You didn’t put links to your Social Media accounts in your portfolio, so you’re relax, but he starts googling your name and finds a picture of you on Facebook smoking a joint, a Twitter filled with insulting messages and a Pinterest that resembles a pornographic website, but still, he still likes your portfolio! However, there’s another  designer that’s competing for the position that you’re applying for, the difference is that his Pinterest only features Web Design, Photography and Illustration boards, his Twitter is dedicated to share useful design links and his Facebook profile is family-friendly, so what image is he projecting? That he’s an active person that’s constantly looking for new ideas and that’s aware of the latest design trends. Just by staring at that you can tell if you have a good taste in design and how involved are you in the field.

Make yourself known as a designer

It’s not enough with just creating a personal portfolio if you want to get contacted by a major company. The best way to see job start raining above you is by showing how good you are to the world. Share your work on Behance, Dribbble, social networks, send your portfolio to design blogs so they can write about you (we receive links everyday from very talented people that want to get featured in our site, and of course we do!). Make a name and have people to follow you; start a design blog, what better way to share your expertise and stories than through a blog? (You can find some good reasons to start a blog here). Get involved in contests, this a great way to make yourself known in the world of design (don’t confuse contest with silly competitions)

Reach the companies you want to work for

Whatever your dream is, whether it’s working for Google, a video games company or a startup, contact them! Visit their websites and check if they have any job offers, and if they don’t, that’s OK, don’t give up and join LinkedIn, then try to reach the chief of the Department where you want to be. It’s more effective to look for who’s going to be your future boss and send him a message introducing yourself and offering your services, let him/her know about your interest in joining the company and that you’re willing to wait until they have an offer for you, also make sure you attach a link to your portfolio, I can assure you that if you do it correctly, you will get the person’s attention.

That strategy can be much more effective than sending your résumé to HR departments where they will stack it next to a list of candidates and where you will be contacted in the future if you’re a lucky person.

Don’t limit yourself to common places, the best companies don’t even bother in publishing the job offers online. Look for job offers in Twitter, make use of hashtags and visit their Facebook pages to see if they have any job positions available.

I hope that these tips can be helpful when you start looking for a new job, however, this guide will only help if you’re a good designer and have a powerful portfolio, so start making top-notch designs and look for the job of your dreams!. If you receive a call and make it to an interview after reading this, please let us know in the comments section!

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