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So Foot Magazine invited me to create the cover of their June special issue about the Fifa World Cup Russia, 2018. Fully inspired by the Soviet Propaganda Poster style, I created unique illustrations of Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pogba, Neymar and Salah, following the design style of the Soviet Posters (warm color pallette, textures, heroic poses and expressions, national flags).
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The result, you can see below and @ So Foot.com
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Credits: Design by Javier Prieto Santos (So Foot), Illustrations: Crsitiano Siqueira