10 Things That Inspire Creative Director & Designer, Manon Macasaet I Source Material

Introducing Source Material — Figma's weekly series where the designers & creatives shaping culture share the references that shaped them. A look past the finished work and into the objects, books, ideas and oddities that actually inform how they think.

Our next guest is Manon Macasaet aka Mingblingbling! The designer, artist and LA creative director takes us through the references behind her creative world and her brand, Poison Candy Apple. A look at what catches her eye, what stays with her and how those influences find their way into the clothes, images and stories she creates.

Read more about Manon's inspiration here: https://figma.bot/shortcut-manon-macasaet

Manon Macasaet's Source Material:

0:00 Intro & Inspiration
0:11 Big Brother Issue 14 (Steve Rocco, Rick Kosick, Jeff Tremaine, Earl Parker, Sean Cliver, & Marc McKee, 1994)
1:12 Gothic & Lolita Bible Vol. 1 (Mariko Suzuki, Jenna Winterberg, & Michelle Nguyen, 2008)
2:41 Poison Candy Glamour (Poison Candy Apple & Hysteric Glamour, 2026)
3:49 Drop Magazine: Chloë Sevigny Cover (Drop Entertainment Arts, 1997)
4:31 Vice Magazine: Danny McBride Cover (Richard Kern & Hunter Stephenson, 2010)
5:11 I Am Plastic, Too (Paul Budnitz, 2010)
6:24 Mongerforce Sarge (Frank Kozik, 2006)
6:46 Buddha Grin (Ron English, 2016)
6:54 Fafi Doll (Fafi, 2024)
7:12 A Guide for the Advanced Soul (Susan Hayward, 1999-2002)
7:55 Credits & References
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