{"id":434646,"date":"2026-02-19T18:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/434646\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:33:08","slug":"vlad-boyko-on-bringing-back-early-2000s-clubbing-visuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/434646\/","title":{"rendered":"Vlad Boyko on bringing back early 2000s clubbing visuals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most successful work in this steady run of experimental flyers and prints always seemed to be the ones Vlad designed for friends or \u2018small\u2019 events: \u201cthe one flyer that I think, received the most attention last year was Doomscrolling Live for a small ambient listening night organized in Antwerp by my friends SYSTM<\/a>. I don\u2019t remember how many times people have come up to me and said \u2018Oh I loved that poster you did with the goblin<\/a>\u2019,\u201d he says. \u201cDoing self-initiated things, local things, things for your friends does pay off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vlad has noticed a transition in his visual style over the years, his older work was full of abstract shapes and typography, and perhaps much more loose and experimental. \u201cI think I\u2019ve become more mindful about the tools and resources I use, learned to appreciate the basics more, and not be afraid to seem \u2018boring\u2019 or repeat myself sometimes if the idea really does make it worth it,\u201d he says. This more systematic approach feels less like he\u2019s just doing visual stunts to stand out but paying attention instead to how to best communicate the concept behind each project. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m actually starting to enjoy things now, after a lot of struggle and dissatisfaction with my work being \u2018not there\u2019 or comparing myself to others,\u201d he says. \u201cAfter all, no matter how deep it gets, we\u2019re all just people making images.\u201d<\/p>\n

The designers recent NYE campaign for Colour Factory<\/a>, a music venue in London, was his favourite project from 2025. It was another foray into the audio visual world that surfaced some crazy colourful, nostalgic visuals for the clubs largest event of the year. Typical of Vlad\u2019s layered and playful use of type and form, the visual identity for the venue drew its inspiration from the \u2018vectordelia\u2019 aesthetic, a design flavour that defined the early 2000s with high-contrast, vibrant and maximalist vector graphics and minimalist grotesk fonts. \u201cApart from just being currently trendy, it also made me think of how intense and global the new year\u2019s eve of 1999 must have felt, especially the excitement of entering a new millennium,\u201d Vlad tells us. \u201cEven though I wasn\u2019t even born yet it makes me feel somehow careless and lightweight.\u201d<\/p>\n