MUTO: Stop-motion and Graffiti
Posted on June 4, 2008 by P Tade
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What do you get when you combine stop-motion video and graffiti street art in
Spam Inspired Illustrations
Posted on November 15, 2007 by C Johnson
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Linzie Hunter is a UK based freelance artist whose whimsical (if not a bit cheeky) humor and breezy, retro-inspired illustrations has garnered her the covers of glossy mags and websites worldwide. Her latest designs are a series of colorful, clever illustrations that take their inspiration straight from the headlines of junk email inboxes everywhere. “Realise All Your Dreams With Our Help,” “Local Chicks Who Need Lovin’ on the Side,” and the ubiquitous “For Fun Seekers Only” are given the Linzie Hunter treatment with bubbly curvaceous fonts in fun vibrant palates.
1,000 Journals
Posted on November 2, 2007 by C Johnson
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While our perception of connectivity is increasingly defined by advancements in Bluetooth technology, 2.0 social networking and other handy dandy gadgets aimed at keeping the world connected … a San Francisco based graphic designer has spent the last seven years advancing connectivity in a markedly visceral way. Going by the pseudonym “Someguy,” he started the “1,000 Journal Project” (http://www.1000journals.com) in the year 2000 by sending out 1,000 blank journals into the world, and they have been hopping from person to person, continent to continent ever since: each person making their acutely personal contribution to the book. It is a tangible, living, breathing experiment that challenges individual creativity and forces often-emotional self-introspection.
Passion Pictures Accused of Ripping-off Kozyndan
Posted on October 11, 2007 by C Johnson
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Kozyndan, the LA-based artists who also happen to be husband and wife, are perhaps best known for their whimsical city illustrations. Their New York City panoramas are particularly popular and “Uprisings,” the playfully tongue-in-cheek take on the famous “Great Wave Off Kana Gawa,” is perhaps Kozyndan’s most famous work.
Soviet Posters
Posted on August 23, 2007 by C Johnson
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SovietPoster is a truly original blog that is, of all things, inspirational for designers and illustrators alike. And what makes this blog so singularly intriguing is that its source of artistic inspiration comes from behind the iron curtain.
Anke Weckmann, Illustrator
Posted on August 21, 2007 by C Lin
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My latest discovery is of the German illustrator Anke Weckmann. She has a very cute illustration style that is reminiscent of the late Margaret Kilgallen. The feel of her work has a hint of San Francisco’s Mission area’s streets as well as an impression of Yoshitomo Nara’s cute-but-deadly mantra. Her drawings are lovely; the coloring muted and beautifully subdued, and the images are always neat and tidy. Weckmann has a sharp sense of humor and is unafraid to show it, and yet her drawings manage to have a tinge of awkwardness to them that is hard to describe.
Use of Photography in Web Design
Posted on August 16, 2007 by C Johnson
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Tutorialblog has been posting tutorials on subjects from Photoshop to web design since 2005. Yesterday, it ran an interesting post about the use of photography in web design, making this thought-provoking observation:
“Photography can make or break a website. Got a great site with lame pictures, then you’ve got a lame website.”
Artistic Differences
Posted on August 13, 2007 by C Johnson
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Swiss conceptual artist Christoph Buchel’s newest installation for Massachusett’s MASS MoCA gallery was meant to be a statement on America’s war effort through Buchel’s eclectic use of, among other things, a blown up airplane fuselage, a re-creation of Sadam Hussein’s hiding place in Iraq, and a kiddie carnival ride where bombs are used as passenger cars. The exhibit entitled “Training Ground for Democracy” was so grand in scale that it was going to fill the whole MASS MoCA’s gargantuan “Gallery 5.” Ambitious? The hefty $320,000 price tag certainly confirms that. Ridiculous? Ah, unfortunately that delicious debate will probably never truly take wing since Buchel’s installation is, according to an article run in the LA Times today, destined for the dustbin.
Stefan Sagmeister
Posted on July 11, 2007 by C Johnson
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Stefan Sagmeister, the popular Austrian born New York based graphic designer and typographer best known for his album cover designs, recently unveiled his new exhibition “Things I’ve Learned In My Life So Far.” It’s a global project, with installations in places like Glasgow, Lisbon and Belgrade featuring uniquely presented billboards boasting words of wisdom from the Sagmeister himself. Statements like “everyone always thinks they are right,” “looking good limits my life,” “complaining is silly,” and “money does not make me happy.” Each word with its own billboard, each board placed in various spots around the cities.
Sticking By Stuckism
Posted on July 3, 2007 by C Johnson
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Subjective as art may be, in its essence, art is communication. And in that way, art is fundamentally conceptual because every piece of artwork begins with an idea—a concept they want to communicate to the viewer.
But a shark in a vat of formaldehyde? (Damien Hirst) See, that’s a concept I just don’t get.
