Oh my god I want this Pierre DeRoche creation named GrandCliff double rétrograde skyscrapers. I'm sure it only costs as much as my car, actually probably more, anyone want to get this for me. Check out the rest of the watches over at pierrederoche.com, the watches really are spectacular and I'm sure spectacularly expensive, have fun.
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"We now run on biofuel. It's clean enough to drink."Funny little ads from the advertising agency Acne Advertising out of Stockholm, Sweden. I actually do like these ads I think the photography and art direction are really pretty good, and the tag line does draw you into the ad. Seriously though they should not have used one involving kids drinking gas, biofuel or no. I know some really dumb kids that may actually try to do this, some kids are so dumb, although I was probably one of those kids when I was younger.
This has got to be one of the best ideas I have seen in quite a while. The "Link" child locator has 2 components, a bracelet worn by the child that contains a transmitter module that works at a range of up to 100′, and a watch-style bracelet worn by the parent that receives the child’s signal and indicates its direction and distance on a small LCD display. This definitely beats leashing your child to you, and the watch/locater band looks fantastic. This concept was designed by the design firm Continuum, this would be a concept I would love to see put into production.
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Really nice illustrations from Tokyo based artist and illustrator Ryohei Hase. Most of his works are fantasy art, which he says is his strongest area of artistry. Although his work does have a fantasy art feel to it, I would say he brings his art to fruition with a bit more style than most fantasy artists, plus he has a few very nice commercial pieces weaved into his portfolio.
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"Paint in black. Malevich - In 15 minutes ...or, you can see real art and learn more about it in your city galleries."
"Paul Klee - Beginners complete guide ...or, you can see real art and learn more about it in your city galleries."
"Pollock - How to ...or, you can see real art and learn more about it in your city galleries."
"Vincent Van Gogh - Home edition...or, you can see real art and learn more about it in your city galleries."
"Picasso - Do It Yourself ...or, you can see real art and learn more about it in your city galleries."Clever little ads for the Magdalena Festival from designer Nemanja Dragojlovic out of Filum, Serbia. I really think most of these are very good and they definitely hit the mark. Although I think the last two, the Van Gogh and the Picasso, are not nearly as strong as the first three featured here. I really like the two paint by numbers ones they are just fantastic.
Classic yet oh so sad, $19 from despairwear.
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"Prepare to Migrate" Handoko Tjung IndonesiaThe results of the Good 50x70 2008 competition are out, there were 30 winners in each of 7 categories, a few more of the winning posters below and then all about the competition.
"AFRICAN FAMILY TREE" Baran Gündüzalp, Eylem Arbak Turkey
"Use Both Sides" Rebeca Ramírez Guerra MexicoIf you ask most people, they’ll say that advertising, and the communications industry as a whole, sells people things they don’t need and can’t afford. It might be occasionally entertaining, but by and large it’s fundamentally wrong and unnecessary.
As we work in it, we’d prefer to focus on the positive side. The communications industry is also the best in the world at grabbing people’s attention and getting them to act on what we say.
The aim of Good 50×70 is to use these skills to highlight more important things than beer and trainers. It’s a competition to raise awareness amongst the creative community of the power we have to be a force for good.
There are 7 briefs from 7 charities on 7 issues that affect thousands of people around the world. All you have to do is pick a topic that inspires you and submit a poster on that theme. 210 posters (30 from each brief) will be selected by our jury of leading designers and exhibited around the world and published in a catalogue,but more importantly they’ll be presented
to the charities for their use as a potential campaign.
Even if you create communication tools every day, this time your poster might really have a positive impact on thousands of lives.
It’s time for our industry to give us something back.
Super affordable diorama kits from brooklyn5and10, they are only $10. Definitely would be a fun project to put one of these together, that would add some lasting style to a room.
Tatebanko is the forgotten Japanese art of creating amazing dioramas and scenic perspectives from paper. Tatebanko was popular and widely admired from the 17th century (Edo period) to the early 20th century. Then it all but disappeared. “It’s a Beautiful Day” has now revived and reinterpreted this simple and elegant Japanese art with two new paper craft kits.
The kits feature the works from two famed Edo artists – Hiroshige’s Kambara, Evening Snow and Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Beautifully designed and printed in Japan with elegant metallic accents, the kits are nicely packaged A4 size and make a diorama that is 7 1/2” W x 3 1/2” D x 4 7/8” H. Each kit has a playful secret and interesting details that make assembly fun. With these kits, Tatebanko will undoubtedly enjoy a well-deserved renaissance.
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I've always wanted to carry my wine around in a old newspaper and drink out of it, but now I'm a bit to old for it to be called funny, now it is just kind of sad. So I guess this is the next best thing. These recycled newsprint wine bags are made from the Hindi Times, this artistic, eco-friendly wine bag is made by a cooperative which supports education and vocational training for women. A very interesting way package your next bottle of wine when you give it to a friend, and when you purchase them you support a good cause, always a good thing. Get them over at therainforestsite.com for $11.
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This t-shirt really made me laugh this morning. It is part of the "go green" campaign based out of Aotearoa New Zealand. The t-shirt is $39 and can be picked up at the website greens.org.nz. A little bit expensive for a t-shirt, but I guess it supports what they are doing to affect climate change.
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On a side note congratulations to swissmiss on hitting 3 years of blogging.
Scott Wade isn't your normal everyday artist who uses oils and acrylics to create his masterpieces. He uses everyday dirt found on the back of your car. Obviously he got tired of seeing the standard wash me on the back of cars. Check out the rest of his pieces over at dirtycarart.com.
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Yoshi Tajima studied at Temple University Japan and The American Intercontinental University in London. After receiving a Bachelor in Commercial Arts in 1995, he started career as a freelance graphic designer in Tokyo. Now working as a director, a grahic designer and an illustrator in a variety of fields.
Yoshi Tajima's illustration and graphic art works have appeared in many publications including: VOGUE(Japan), Numero (Japan), Fashionize 2 (Italy), illusive 2 (Germany), ROJO (Spain), Advanced Photoshop (UK), D-mode (Argentina), RIOT(Australia), The Age of Feminine Drawing (HongKong), among others.
His first picture book Paris! Cirque! Paris! was published in Autumn 2007. Posters that were made for a promotion tool of the book, were accepted for TDC (Tokyo Type Directors Club) Annual Award 2008.
Yoshi Tajima uses pencil, ink, watercolour, gouache and Macintosh for his illustrations. His style is based on his own fantasy, finding the right balance between confusion and order.
Clever, simple, funny, and memorable ads from the advertising agency DDB out of Duesseldorf, Germany and creative directors Heiko Freyland and Alexander Reiss. These are just great, I think I like the hide and seek one the best.
Really cool illustrations from Paris based artist Sophie Varela. Sophie has quite a few pieces on her site ranging from painted works and fashion illustrations to CD covers and skateboard designs.
Born in 1981, Sophie Varela lives and works in Paris, France. After getting her diploma in Art and Multimedia (MASTER) in 2004, she decided to become go completely freelance as an independant designer. Today she is a collaborator of two agencies based in Paris, France and in Roma, Italy.
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Really nice fashion illustrations from London based artist and illustrator Christian J. Ward. I love his site I could waste an entire day checking out all of his work, check it out yourself and have fun.
Christian J. Ward was born 30 years ago and has been pretty much drawing ever since. Along the way, he has developed a fetish for drawing mysterious femme fatales, psychedelic mind clouds and men in capes trying to look dangerous. He is influenced by comic art and contemporary fine art as much as he is graffiti and graphics as well as by art nouveau and film.
Christian is currently found in London, often sports a beard and is currently favoring sharp pencils, Promarker markers and Photoshop CS.
His clients include amongst others, Fence Records, Silent Devil Comics, Science Skateboards, Botchit & Scarper, Viper Comics, Murky Depths Magazine.
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Really nice illustrations done by Brazilian designer Bruno Fujii, these pieces were done for her final university project. Check out the rest of the work over at illustplosion.com, or the deviant art site, or the flickr site, all are great.
The deadline for submissions for Young Guns 6 is quickly approaching, you have until June 2nd to get your submissions in.
Visual arts, media, and design today are in a state of daily evolution, cross-pollinating ideas between their many disciplines. Industry categories that once defined the creative professional—photography, illustration, graphic design, architecture, fashion, advertising, the list goes on—have expanded to include newly synthesized versions of these fields. These days, a spirit of hybridization is on the rise, bucking tradition to fuse any number of creative pathways in search of a new direction. At the forefront of this ongoing revolution, the minds of ambitious young visionaries are at work and in play.
ADC Young Guns exists to identify the vanguard of creative professionals who let loose their imaginations, shattering conventions and breaking boundaries with a dash of brilliance and personal flair. Those of you who’ve set your minds to making a name for yourself, raising new standards from within cubicles, conference rooms, cramped apartments, and studios across the world—this is your chance to put those battle cries in action. If you’re age thirty or under and have two years of the working life under your belt, we’d like you to show us what it’s all about.
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"Carrie Bradshaw"
"REM"Wonderful illustrations from Canadian illustratior Jillian Tamaki. I love the colors of her pieces and the very nice line work on the "Carrie Bradshaw" piece. Jillian Tamaki is a Canadian illustrator who grew up in Calgary, Alberta, currently she is living in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to her editorial illustration work, she dabbles in comics; Skim, a graphic novel co-created with her cousin Mariko Tamaki, will be released in March 2008. Check out the rest of her work over at her site linked below.
"come play with me" oil on wood
"Minami no Uta" oil on wood
"Oiran" oil on wood Fantastic paintings from Los Angeles based artist Audrey Kawasaki. She has so much work on her site it took me forever to look at it, and I didn't even get through it all. Take you time and check it all out, it is a very clean and well designed site. I would highly suggest the doodles section of the site, there are some very cool sketchbook pieces in there that give a bit of background on how she gets to her final product.
The themes in Audrey Kawasaki's work are contradictions within themselves. Her work is both innocent and erotic. Each subject is attractive yet disturbing. Audrey's precise technical style is at once influenced by both manga comics and Art Nouveau. Her sharp graphic imagery is combined with the natural grain of the wood panels she paints on, bringing an unexpected warmth to enigmatic subject matter.
The figures she paints are seductive and contain an air of melancholy. They exist in their own sensually esoteric realm, yet at the same time present a sense of accessibility that draws the observer to them. These mysterious young women captivate with the direct stare of their bedroom eyes.
Audrey updates her online journal frequently with new work, pieces in progress, information about shows and more. Click here to visit Aud's Journal.
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