If you want to create your own font sometimes it’s no need to use graphic programms. Just use various objects and try to form letters. These unusual fonts were created by Vladimir Koncar – artist from Zagreb, Croatia.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Incredible Wave Pictures
Water sparkles dance...
These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the the best images of his career. The pictures capture magical moments inside the wave "tube", as surfers say.
30 Funny and Clever Emotions Egg Photography by Artist
These are stunning collection of Funny Egg Design. Artist make their feeling on eggs and shown the cool art. These eggs represent the unique and different drawing on their surface.
Artist show the different way of expression like smiling, weeping, stressing,war, job, happy etc. Here is a showcase of Funny and Clever Egg Photography for inspiration.
Female torsos made out of unusual materials
Torsos have always been very popular and common in the world of sculpturing, but you have probably never seen them as unusual as this. The artist, Federico Uribe, has created these female toros using different materials like coins, bullets, safety pins, color pencils, locks, clothes pins, pencil erasers and others.
These simple materials give the torsos an unique and somewhat interesting look because of the different patterns. There are plenty of objects to choose from when making sculptures. These artists used polystyrene to make sculptures that look like “Transformers”.
X-Ray Pin-up Calendar
This year, EIZO (medical imaging and radiograph service) is giving out unique x-ray pin-up calendars to their clients (many of which are doctors). The goal of the project is to break free of taboo, i.e. showing the traditional, sexy pin-up in all its glory and details.
Noisiest beach in the world
Imagine the perfect vacation. Sunny weather – check, sand volleyball – check, nice white beach – check, and an airplane is landing right above your head?! That is what you’ll get if you are staying in Maho Beach resort in the Caribbean.
The resort is placed near Princess Juliana International Airport that is considered the busiest airport in the Caribbean Sea. The airport’s runway is so short that the aircrafts must touch down at the very beginning of the runway, and since the the Maho beach is right by, the visitors can almost feel that they can touch the wheels if they jump.
On the gallery show “Rio” in NYC airplanes had a completely different role than take off and land; they were represented like wrestling earthworms.
Ultra realistic paintings on the wall
Passing by these amazing 3D paintings will make you almost believe that there are real people standing by the wall. The paintings are made in such a way that you would probably try to touch the girl that’s leaning on the wall or maybe the old lady that’s resting, because they seem so realistic. The most surprising thing is that the artist is only using his bare hands and painting to make such tremendous art happen.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Life in Motion – 35 Stunning Shots of Action Photography
This week in our ‘Photos of the Week’ collection I bring you ‘Action Photography’. The world is a busy place and Ferris Bueller once said “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it”. Well I think that with this collection the photographers have managed to catch a snapshot of life in motion. Hope you like the selection.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Amazing Art Works Based On Children’s Drawings
The photos you are about to see are part of the “The Monster Engine Project“, created by Dave DeVries. It includes a book, a demonstration, lecture and a gallery exhibition.
The Monster Engine is based on the idea of creating realistic paintings from children’s drawings. It all turned out to be a great success and an innovative concept. Sometimes artists just happen to get to one point where their imagination stops. But not children.
They are an endless “resource” for creations and we are going to prove that to you with this post. 22 images presenting the drawing made by children, all around 6 years old and then their representations made by Dave DeVries.
The Good Man
The “Little People Project” Gallery by Slinkachu
Did you read the story about Lilliput? No? Then Slinkachu will guide you to the world of his tiny people. Slinkachu started his “Little People Project”. It involves the remodeling and painting of miniature model train set characters. He places and leaves the tiny people on the street and takes photos. Up to now, Slinkachu has held several exhibitions with the hope of encouraging city-dwellers to be more aware of their surroundings and reflecting the loneliness and melancholy of living in a big city. I think in his Lillput, there may be hundreds of inhabitants. Here are some cute pictures about their lives, have fun.
Old Advertisements And Ad Inspirations
This is a compilation of old advertisements, i hope they will give you good inspiration to try to make one by yourself. Not all are actually ads, but they are added to make your imagination do a great stuff. You should enjoy reading this article, as I did when I was writing.
Guinness Pin Up by ~Grim-Clavera
Great flash site lab.mathieu-badimon.com
The funny flash website , I hope you joining when see this site . For see this site you need have Flash player . Download Flash player
30 Beautiful Google Doodles
We all love google,don’t we?Google is the best search engine.It’s very easy,and most people use google as search engine.That was my inspiration for this collection- the best search engine.All these inspirations are collected from DeviantART,and for every logo you have link to source.I hope you will like this collection as me.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Reinventing the bic pen
when lászló bíró saw a ball rolling through a puddle on the street and leaving a trail of water behind it, he conceived an idea that would go on to change everyday life forever. based on what he had seen, the hungarian journalist along with his brother georg, began to work on the first commercially successful ballpoint pen. A brief history
bíró had become frustrated by the time spent filling-up fountain pens and waiting for the ink to dry. he had seaen that the ink used to print newspapers dried much quicker and so decided to create a pen using the same type of ink. in 1938 the bíró brothers patented a design which featured a tiny ball in its tip, which turned freely in a socket. as the ball moved along the paper it rotated, picking up ink from the cartridge and leaving it on the paper.
whilst ballpoint pens had existed in the past - none had proved very popular due to constant problems with clogging, leakage and ink distribution - the bíró's, was the first pen that significantly overcame these problems.
after relocating to argentina in 1940 the bírós licensed their design to a number of makers in the US and britain but it was almost ten years later when the design was mastered and introduced to the rest of the world. marcel bich a french pen manufacturer who had bought the ballpoint pen patent from lászló bíró - ironed out the remaining design problems (mainly ink distribution) and began huge, low cost mass prodctions of the 'bic crystal'.
it's not surprising to hear that in 2005 bic sold its one hundred billionth pen, when you consider just how many of their pens you might have owned, borrowed or even stolen.
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Designboom competition entries
at the same time as being a icon of democracy - almost anyone can afford to buy one - the ballpoint pen is also one of the first products of the throw-away culture in which we now live.
in some instances the ballpoint pen has been used for much more than the initial scribbling-down of an idea. the 'bic pen' has seen numerous incarnations in recent years - in more than one of designboom's competitions, participants have decided to transform the iconic writer.
one of the ex-equo winners of the macef award 2008 - dining in 2015, was 'din-ink' by andrea cingoli, paolo emilio bellisario, cristian cellini and francesca fontana from italy. the design sees pen-lids integrated with cutlery allowing the user to transform their writing tools into a knife, fork and spoon. finally there is a good excuse for when you're caught gnawing on the end of your pen!
another designboom competition entry which used the 'bic pen' was giffin termeers 'dasiy vase'. developed for the macef award 2004 - H2O_on the table, the american design duo blow-mold the pens by hand. as the plastic becomes flexible its stretches allowing the vase to sit naturally. since its initial competition success the 'daisy vase' has been shown at designboom marts, and can also be purchased online from the designboom shop.
bic pens have found their way into the work of several other designers and would-be inventors. from maneuverable lighting and chandeliers to candy and weaponry - more 'bic pen' projects are featured here...
Romantic Furniture
It is February 14, and you know what we are talking about. Forget functionality, forget aesthetics, remember the season!
A tad provacative in design, but definitely looks comfortable!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
40 Most inspiring vector character illustrations
In my previous article, we saw some of the most awesome Illustrator tutorials ever made on the web. If you noticed, there were some really vector portraits as well. These vector portraits are nothing but the vector illustration of a reference photograph created using Illustrator, Inkscape or similar vector graphics tools. What makes them so amazing is the attention to detail given to each stroke in the illustration. This type of vector art requires tonnes of patience and hours of careful work. Having a unique design is a must to get your visitor’s attention. Vector characters can establish a memorable image of your site in the reader’s mind which stands through the toughest of times.. Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop are a few of the great tools used for creating such a sketchy or hand-drawn feel. As i said, these character illustrations require a lot of skills, time, patience and apart from that, it also requires great understanding of human anatomy. Enormous amount of time goes into drawing the details like hair, face, body posture and facial expressions to to bring the characters to life. One must also look into the details of lighting, shadows and illumination.
In this article, I have showcased some of the best and most inspiring character illustrations. Click on the images to visit the source and learn more about them.
More Tarantino Posters -- In That Minimalist Style That's All the Rage!
Following up those artist-created posters for Inglourious Basterds, here's another from Ibraheem Youssef that gives a wink to the film's crucial Chun-Li-style "3" moment.
Patchwork Orange: Art of Fixing Buildings with LEGO Blocks
A missing brick here and chipped stone there show the normal marks of wear and tear on the structures and streets of a city, but filling them in with multi-colored LEGO bricks makes them stand out in sharp relief with their surroundings – especially in a place like Berlin.
Atmosferic
This is a photo sequence of 42 stacked shots, caught in Olympic Stadium, Athens during a severe thunderstorm. It only took me aproximatelly 30 minutes to capture 51 lightnings.
Nine shots were destroyed because of the excess brightness. See also the waterdrops from the drain pipe. They seem 'still' as they instlantly illuminated from the lightnings.
The answer to the crucial question: No... The big one didn`t hit me on the head! It stroke a few hundred feet in front of me..
Canon EOS 550D, 28/6/2010 1:16 - 1:48, Shutter Speed 3.2 sec x 42 shots, Aperture Value 4.0, ISO 100, Lens Canon EF 15mm f/2.8, Focal Length 15.0 mm
Get from here: http://www.greeksky.gr/files/photos/atmospheric/20100628Thunders.htm
35 Lego Mega Constructions You (Probably) Haven’t Seen Before Read more: 35 Lego Mega Constructions You (Probably) Haven’t Seen Before
It’s pretty amazing how piles of colorful plastic bricks can build wonders when they are attached together. Lego was first introduced by Lego Group in 1949 and have been everyone’s favorite ever since.
What we are going to show you today are some Lego models you don’t get to see often, not available for purchase in the neighborhood stores for sure. They are complex, massive and definitely jaw-dropping. If you are a Lego fan, this is something you would not want to miss.
Here’s a collection of 35 incredible Lego Mega Construction, large in scale but built to its finest details. Full list after jump.
Kennedy Space Center
Occupying 1,506 square feet and made up of 750,000 lego bricks. This massive construction took more than 2,500 hours to build.
Art of the sky photography
These nature-inspired installations are part of the project called “Art of the Sky” led by environmental artist and photographer Daniel Dancer. The art creations are only making sense when seen from the sky, and they are simply made by using people and latex paint.
Sometimes he is using up to 4000 people for his works, and each one of them knows where to stand on their knees and hands with their backs exposed so that the colored t-shirts can show best. Dancer only takes one shot when he is up in the air, because first he wants it to be spontaneous, and second rehearsals doesn’t make any sense to him.
He became fascinated by sky art while traveling across South Africa and discovering the “Nazca Lines” of Peru.
Some similar sky art has been done in Japan as well by rice farmers that use their fields to express their work of art.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
20 Stunning Eyes Photo Manipulations and Digital Artworks
20 Stunning Eyes Photo Manipulations n Digital Artworks gathered from Deviant Art CollectionsAll these images are gathered from Deviant Art and all the artists are properly linked back.
To get to the artist profile click on their name and to go the original source of the art work click on the image. Don’t Forget to leave comments !!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Stop-Motion Photography
Each dynamic scene is stopped in time… that’s how one can perceive Holger Pooten‘s photos. The photographer has worked with clients such as Adidas, Intel, Nike, Panasonic, Vogue, Virgin, and more.
30 Creative Personification Ads in Advertising
What do you think about the objects around you in daily life? Nothing special and even boring, right? But what if they are endowed with expression, limbs or actions as human being? It certainly will be another story! Advertisers have realized it well and thus have created numerous clever ads featuring personified common objects.
Here we bring you 30 Creative Personification Ads in Advertising. These ads can always easily impress viewers. It is interesting to see the injured numbers lying in the hospital, or to see carrots standing in line. We have piled some of such ads here, have fun!
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Fantasy Art – Illustrations of Elena Dudina
Todays main hero is talanted graphic artist from Spain Elena Dudina. Her beautiful artworks are great combination of magic fantasy and dark emotions. Just playing with illumination, colors, contrast she brings us something special. But the main thing is an idea. As she said “It’s like a puzzle. It’s a long process to make it perfect.” She creates photomanipulations for almost 2 years and already have such stunning results. Elena is definetly talanted artist. Enjoy!
The Weirdest Clouds that You’ll Ever See
Nature has always been a source of inspiration for designers to look at things differently.We all know that a tree doesn’t always have green leaves, water is not blue and clouds are certainly not always white and puffy. As designers, we need to know to look beyond the obvious when looking at things.
Cloud formations such as mammatus or lenticular among others, are perfect examples of how intricate and different nature can be. There are even so called ‘ufo clouds’, which truly resemble the shape of a UFO.
In this post, we take a look at some amazing photographs of the weirdest cloud formations that you’ll ever see, that are destined to inspire your design work and surely blow your mind.
To read more information about any of the photos, just click on any of the images below to be taken to its source. And don’t forget the next time you go out, to look up…
Monday, July 19, 2010
keetra dean dixon: just between you and me
'just between you and me' by keetra dean dixon sees items intended for use by one person (or at least by one person at a time) transform into objects of co-dependency.
10 Photorealistic Painters That Rule
Dan Witz - Big Mosh Pit 2007 - Oil and Mixed Media On Canvas 46 in. x 70 in.
Photorealism emerged from the 1960’s and 1970’s as a movement that countered both minimalism and abstract expressionism. In a photorealist painting, the artist paints from a photograph with a level of detail so fine that they can easily be mistaken for photographs. While the movement waned in the 1980’s it’s coming back in a big way. In 2009, the ArtPrize award was awarded to Ran Ortner’s immense canvas, Open Water No. 24, beating out 9 other finalists (Ortner won after receiving a majority of the 37,264 registered votes cast). His work was the only painting out of the final 10 candidates. (You can read about that here.) With artists’ like Dan Witz (above) using the techniques in a more contemporary setting, the movement is not only coming back, but coming back in a big way.
Here are 10 photorealistic painters (and 21 photorealistic paintings) that are at the height of their game. Remember, they are all oil paintings.
ED NOTE: Each photo links directly to the artists’ website and portfolio in a new window.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Inspiration: 33 Creative and Smart Print Ads You’ll Love
Although there are tons of new print ads being created everyday, we managed to pick out the best 33 print ads, that in our opinion are the most creative and delivers the great portion of inspiration. At some of these ads you need to look twice to see the hidden message, and that makes the ad even more special. Have fun
> The Nikon S60: Detects up to 12 faces
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Kinetic Sculpture BMW Museum, Munich
The Kinetic Sculpture is a metaphorical translation of the process of form-finding in art and design. 714 metal spheres, hanging from thin steel wires attached to individually-controlled stepper motors and covering the area of six square meters, animate a seven minute long mechatronic narrative. In the beginning, moving chaotically, then evolving to several competing forms that eventually resolve to the finished object, the Kinetic Sculpture creates an artistic visualisation of the process of form-finding in different variations.
Terribly Inappropriate Comics
Ah yes, the olden days, when girls were girls and men were men. It was a different time then, a time of innocence. A time when the simply gesture of bending over didn’t solicit laughs from an audience of onlookers, when the word “wang” was always promptly followed by “chung,” and when it was never implied that Superman was some sort of deviant.
Of course, looking back on media from these times reveals that there really not all that innocent. The following image gallery shows several comic book covers that, in hindsight, are unintentionally hilarious.
