Michael Thompson, a designer without borders

[ΕΝ] Always shoot for the Moon so that even if you miss you will end up among the stars! If this phrase, attributed to Dr Norman Vincent Peale, was written for a man, then surely he would have to be Michael Thompson. Somewhere up there, in the arms of stars, has passed from the 15th of August the Designer, also known as, Freestylee. After leaving his birthplace, Kingston of Jamaica, he managed to conquer the world, not only with his art and his activism but also with his genuine kindness and modest character. It was the summer of 2014 when via his collaborator, Maria Papaefstathiou, we had our first communication in order to host the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) in the 1st Graphic Stories Cyprus and later in March 2015 when, with the occasion of the first meeting of the Visual Communication Designers, Michael together with Maria visited Cyprus. Simplicity, kindness and his direct and clean gaze were his qualities and were evident from the very first moment...