Graphic Designer
BCN - CPH
01. Wunder Kammer
02. The life of an Archive
03. War paths: Editorial
04. Vertical Cartography
05. Earthshine
06. ACR Archive
07. War paths: Installation
08. Memories of a Rep/Nat
09. Tan frío
arturcostaricos@gmail.com
cos.artur
LAUS 2025
BRONZE
MEMORIES OF A REPUBLICAN
MEMORIES OF A NATIONAL
(EDITORIAL)
LAUS 2026
IN BOOK
WAR PATHS: CARTOGRAPHY OF
THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
(EDITORIAL)
SCROLL TO TOP
OF CONTEMPORARY
ARTIFACTS
(research)
An exploration of the transformation of visual language through the digitization and materialization of historical artifacts. Using the Museum Wormianum and other cabinets of curiosities as a primary case sutdy, I look at how these objects can be translated into digital/media assets through already existing online digital media.
Printed at:
Royal Danish Academy
VISUAL EXPLORATION OF THE
RIJKSMUSEUM COLLECTION
(visual research)
Aby Warburg revolutionized art history by analyzing how images interact across different eras and cultures. His relational archiving method challenges traditional categories by connecting canonized works through time. This project applies that approach to the Rijksmuseum’s digital collection to uncover new visual narratives.
Referents:
Batia Suter and Thibault Tormente
CARTOGRAPHY OF THE
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
(editorial)
War Paths is condensed in this book as one of the most significant components of my final degree project. It brings together all the processes I have followed throughout my journey as both a student and a graphic designer. This book offers the viewer a guided path through which to engage with the installation I have also produced.
Printed at:
Tecno art
Photographs:
Marcel Betlinski
OF DEAD ENDS
(Fabric)
Vertical Cartography on a single digital archive to expose the hidden strata of computation. By drilling down through my laptop, I moved past the "weightless" interface to find the 37 distinct minerals that make our digital lives possible. To materialize this research, I have formalized the project into two pieces of fabric sewn together.
Printed at:
Royal Danish Academy
Renders:
Nael Lamaison
AN ESSAY ON WATERSHED
IMAGINING
(Editorial)
Graphic Design and concept for Earthshine. A book by Stefan Darlan Boris: “I began writing this essay to my dear friend Georges Descombes on my way home from the Aire River on May 11th, 2025, listening to Joy Division, Bruce Springsteen, and Nick Cave.
Publisher:
Danish Architectural Press
Drawings:
Georges Descombes
Photographs
Stefan Darlan Boris
(visual research)
(video editing)
(curation)
A video I created for my master's degree in Visual Communication at the Royal Danish Academy. It introduces my daily sources of inspiration, visual reaserch, and creative direction, which I regularly apply in my design practice. By drawing on a wide range of video and image archives, I have composed and audiovisual piece that clearly reflects who I am as a designer and the direction I aspire to take.
Main inspiration by:
Gemma Penya Ferrer
David Rumsey
Aitor Bigas
CARTOGRAPHY OF THE
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
(installation)
War Paths culminates in an installation that combines colonial cartography, three dimensional scans, geographic information systems (GIS), laser cutting techniques, and extensive iconographic research. These elements transform cartography from a mere topographical representation into a tool of graphic, emotional, and political memory
Produced at:
BAU (College of arts and design
of Barcelona)
MEMORIES OF A NATIONAL
(editorial)
This book pays tribute to my great-grandparents, Salvador Costa Montserrat and Miguel Castiella Idoy, who fought on opposing sides during the Spanish Civil War yet endured the same suffering. Divided into two sections—Republican and Nationalist—the work contrasts their experiences while also incorporating analyses by other authors to provide a broader perspective on the conflict.
Printed at:
9.dissenySL