✸🐉 Do you know how to propose a non-manichean Art Direction whose narrative opens to reflection instead of closing it?

✸ In this 5th episode of Creative Compass, Alex Karlson and Iris DeVocca analyze a striking article header designed by Jean-Dominique Lavoix-Carli for The Red Team Analysis Society. The artwork, blending the imagery of a Chinese dragon and a Russian horizon, encapsulates the tension, rivalry, and strategic ambiguity between China and Russia amid the Ukraine war. : https://jdlavoixcarli.com/blog/article-header-design-china-with-or-against-russia/

✸ The hosts explore how visual symbolism sparks deeper geopolitical reflection, proving that sometimes, a single image can speak louder than words. And that jumping to conclusions while running with the crowd at the same time usually leads to accidents. Or, worse, to stereotypes.

All images subjects to copyrights : ©Jean-Dominique Lavoix-Carli. Music : ©StlabStudioMusic (Licenses 4ea63052-f0db-4cc5-8482-ba5d26ba017e and 998a2fb7-d4f9-42da-a7c3-52d97c3d35bd). Created with the help of NotebookLM.

✸🌐 Have you ever wondered how the discipline of World Design can be applied in every creation requiring a consistent setting?

✸ Here is the chance to discover step-by-step how this discipline -which aggregates Art Direction, Narrative Design and Illustration- is practically applied to the faction of a Customized Card Game: "The Ashragors", a demonic-based faction entirely crafted by Jean-Dominique Lavoix-Carli, who designed their world, lore, and aesthetic in intricate detail.

✸ In this episode of Creative Compass, Alex Karlson and Iris DeVocca uncover the depths of this CCG civilization based on the art of the 56 cards of the Ashragors faction deck : ⁠https://jdlavoixcarli.com/blog/ccgguildes/⁠

✸ With many described examples taken from Ashragors common cards, rare, or one-of-a-kind designs, the hosts delve into the game’s artistic direction, world-building, and inspirations behind this immersive, shadowy universe and how Lavoix-Carli's vision breathes life into this dark and enigmatic society.

All images subjects to copyrights : ©Jean-Dominique Lavoix-Carli. Music : ©StlabStudioMusic (Licenses 4ea63052-f0db-4cc5-8482-ba5d26ba017e and 998a2fb7-d4f9-42da-a7c3-52d97c3d35bd) and ©Secession Studios – « Dark Manifesto » - https://www.secessionstudios.com . Created with the help of NotebookLM.

✸⚓ In this episode of Creative Compass, Alex Karlson and Iris DeVocca analyze Jean-Dominique Lavoix-Carli’s striking illustration according a precise Art Direction :" Apocalypse in the Red Sea".

✸ Featuring a black ship reflected as an AK-47 in a crimson sea, the minimalist artwork uses the colors of Yemen's flag to evoke the Houthi conflict’s geopolitical complexities : https://jdlavoixcarli.com/blog/houthicalypse/

✸ The hosts explore the piece’s symbolism, its deliberate ambiguity, and its invitation to reflect on the fragility of global order. Dive into an episode that challenges perspectives and reveals art’s power to provoke thought.

All images subjects to copyrights : ©Jean-Dominique Lavoix-Carli. Music : ©StlabStudioMusic (Licenses 4ea63052-f0db-4cc5-8482-ba5d26ba017e and 998a2fb7-d4f9-42da-a7c3-52d97c3d35bd). Created with the help of NotebookLM.