ILLUSTRATIONS THAT DEFINE A DECADE: NOMA BAR

"The simplicity of a logotype with meaning and emotion"



Noma Bar, an Israeli born graphic designer was also featured in the Summer 2009 issue of Varoom. Unlike Hardstaff he works in a very different field whilst also provoking the same reaction, their work is both well-thought and has much more meaning than just 'meets the eye'.



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Noma's style and influence originated from a simple radioactivity symbol on a black background, we've all seen it and probably didn't think too much of it, but in this Noma saw two eyebrows and a moustache and in his mind this was the face of Sadam Hussein. He developed this signature style during his move to London working for several publications.

It is through his strategic placement of vector shapes and colour that Noma produces such politically questionable and cultural graphics, none of his work is as simple as it seems, there is alot of context behind it all.

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Noma's work is that it is reduced to the bare minimum. Sometimes you can't beleive how little he needs to make an image. 

Mark Porter

An expert at "saying a lot with a little", Noma's unique style makes you think, and it is through his deeply-thought illustrations on political, religious and social perception that his works combined are a perfect example of Illustrations that define a decade.