STREET ART & GRAFFITI ATLAS

This book offers a selection that hints at the wealth of street talent in the world today, and is an excellent starting point for exploring the personal stories and creations of artists who decided to turn the city streets into their personal canvases. It features a varied and diverse selection of 86 of the best graffiti artists, urban artists and muralists from 26 countries around the world, including several texts from the famous Darryl "Cornbread" McCray, considered the world's first modern graffiti artist. The artists included in the book were chosen for their unmistakable style, meteoric evolution, and innovative character and genius that uniquely define their work. In addition to images of their creations from cities across the world, from Amsterdam to Montreal, and from Buenos Aires to Barcelona, the book includes texts that share the passions, dreams and challenges of these artists who have transformed their cities into open-air museums.

Sara Vieira Caldas is a Portuguese graphic designer based in Barcelona. After a bachelor degree in Communication Design at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, she moved to the Barcelona (Spain) to enrol in a Master Degree at prestigious ELISAVA design school under the same topic. Her final project has been awarded the Silver Category at the 3rd ELISAVA Professional Edition Awards’15. Her education brought her into contact with different areas of visual communication, such as branding, illustration, and editorial design. This wide set of influences sparked her interest around the theme of Emotional Design. She currently works as a UX/UI designer.