Absolutely spectacular slow-mo video from the blue man group. A little fun fact about the blue man group, did you know you have to be between 5'10" and 6'1" to be a blue man, no shorties here sorry.
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Absolutely spectacular slow-mo video from the blue man group. A little fun fact about the blue man group, did you know you have to be between 5'10" and 6'1" to be a blue man, no shorties here sorry.
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My wife had her very first engagement shoot over the weekend, I tagged along to hold her camera and change lenses for her. Check out a bit more about the shoot over at Oh Snap!, or you can check out ashlyebrinkphoto.com for more photos.
Good.is has put together another great infographics piece. It is The Tree of Sports Mascots, a fun bit of infographics that you can learn just a bit from. I didn't know there were 17 professional sports teams that just didn't bother coming up with mascots, look at that you learn something new everyday. Click the link below for the full view of The Tree of Sports Mascots.
Basketball and hockey have just wrapped up exciting playoffs, baseball is in full bloom, and football training camps are starting soon. It’s a great time for sports, and a great time for sports mascots, those oversized toys that help get us excited at games by dunking off trampolines or riding around in little cars. Check out our latest original Transparency on all the mascots of the four major sports and how they are divided among the animal kingdom.
I absolutely loved Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, and now Disney is going to release another of Miyazaki's great animated works, Ponyo. I can't wait till this comes out on DVD, because there is no way my wife would let me drag her to this. Watching the trailer I'm not really sure how it is inspired by "The Little Mermaid" but I'm sure it will be great and a visual feast.
From the Academy Award®-winning director and world-renowned Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki comes PONYO, a story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid."
Already a box-office success in Japan, the story of a young and overeager goldfish named Ponyo (voiced by Noah Cyrus) and her quest to become human features an outstanding roster of voice talent, including CATE BLANCHETT, MATT DAMON, TINA FEY, FRANKIE JONAS, CLORIS LEACHMAN,LIAM NEESON, LILY TOMLIN and BETTY WHITE.
3 free fonts available over at stereoplastika.com. I love me some free fonts, and you should to.
Such a cute and helpful set of sticky notes. The I'll be back soon sticky notes are available for $5.50, pretty cheap if you ask me.
It never fails everything important happens when you step away from your desk, if even for a quick trip to the bathroom. Save yourself, your co-workers, delivery person, and others a lot of trouble by utilizing the I’ll Be Back Sticky Notes. You may have felt less than organized as you rushed off to an emergency meeting, but with these sticky notes you’ll seem prepared and organized.
Works on doors, computer monitors, and similar surfaces.
There are some pretty incredible photos over in Stephen Morris's flickr stream. Check them out you wont be disappointed.
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Disney has released the first promotional photos from the upcoming Tim Burton movie, Alice in Wonderland. From the look of these photos this movie is going to be the standard creepy Tim Burton movie, and I'm probably going to love it. Johnny Depp is above, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway are below.
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Look at that me actually remembering to do my poster inspiration post on Thursday, when I'm supposed to crazy. The dynamic duo of Dan Kuhlken & Nathan Goldman make up DKNG. DKNG work includes everything from photography to identity. In addition, and I think quite possibly the coolest thing they are involved in, the DKNG team is currently the resident poster artists at the world famous Troubadour in Hollywood, CA.
Check out all of their work at the portfolio, dkngstudios.com.
Brand new poster from Minnesota based Burlesque of North America. This is a fantastic poster for all of you kids out there that endured the rain and heat of Bonnaroo this year. Check out what the designers had to say about the poster below, and see some detail shots here.
Designing for Bonnaroo is always an interesting challenge in that there are dozens upon dozens of band names to include. This makes prominently featuring any of the artists difficult, so, having designed three other Bonnaroo posters, we usually push the band names off to the side or the bottom and let some kind of type or imagery take center stage. This year I wanted to try to make the bands jump out and be the stars of the poster and came up with the idea to represent each group with an illustrated icon. Some of them are literal (David Byrne’s white jacket), some are inside jokes that only fans of the band will know (Phish’s vacuum cleaner), some are references to song titles (Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Gold Lion”), and others just came to mind when thinking about the artist (an anvil for the American musical workhorse Bruce Springsteen… THE BOSS).
Beautiful watercolor fashion illustrations by New Zeland based illustrator and painter Nadia Flower. Fragile, delicate, yet graphic and strong – these are the elements that define Nadia Flower's quite beautiful illustration work. Combining hand-drawn and computer-based imagery, Nadia works happily across a variety of visual mediums, from fine art painting to fashion and textile, as well as pure illustration for the editorial and advertising markets. Check all the portfolio links below.
The new 2edged mag is out, issue number 4 if you are counting. 2edged has brung together 20 artists from graphic and motion design, photography, architecture and interior design, hip-hop and drum and base. In total it is 330 pages of great inspiration, download it here along with the first 3 issues.
We posted about Ricardo Garza Marcos's very nice light cube a bit ago. Now he is back with a fun little design, the Band Aid rug. Great for if you have a floor problem, just put a freaking Band Aid on it.
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Absolutely wonderful photography from Christophe Gilbert. Sometimes dark and creepy but always well composed phenomenal shots. Check out the rest of his photos at christophegilbert.com
I am really digging these vintage Coke cans. It would be really cool if Coke when back through all of their old designs and started bringing them all back out. Check out the full gallery over at inspiredology.com.
So while doing the previous post about Andrew Zuckerman I found this and just had to post it. 4 puzzles from the book Creature, awesome. Get it over at amazon for $17.
The strikingly detailed nature of Andrew Zuckerman's animal portraiture comes to bold life in this beautiful large-format floor puzzle for children. This keepsake package includes four 16-piece puzzles (2 double-sided puzzles)—the durable puzzle pieces and gorgeous imagery merge as a perfect way for children to explore the true wonders of the natural world. Parents will love the great value (4 puzzles for under $30!) and the sleek easy-to-store briefcase-style package.
Two awesome new books from Andrew Zuckerman are coming out, "Bird" & "Creature ABC." I got the original Creature book for my little nephew and I looked at that book about 100 times before I gave it away. Maybe I'll have to get the "Creature ABC" for my brand new little niece. Check out all the details below.
This is the sequel to photographer Andrew Zuckerman's run-away success "Creature", a book full of astonishing studio portraits of animals. In this new book, Zuckerman turns his camera lens upon winged creatures, shooting them against his trademark white background to allow the diversity and complexity of color and texture to shine. Containing more than 200 photographs of nearly 75 different bird species from Swallows to endangered Penguins, each bird is depicted with rare sensitivity, insight, humour, and wonder. Like "Creature", this book is perfect for animal lovers, orinthologists, photography fans, and anyone interested in the natural world. "Bird" is delightful and thought provoking, offering a glimpse of the most flighty members of the animal kingdom. Pre-Order from Amazon.
Creature ABC -- An elegant addition to any library, this deluxe alphabet book features 120 pages of Andrew Zuckerman's breathtaking wildlife photography. From alligator to zebra, each featured animal boasts two striking studio portraits against a clean white background, offering a unique up-close view of the animal kingdom. Readers can flip to a helpful glossary in the back for extra information. From the sleek beauty of a smiling hippo to the powerful majesty of a roaring lion, this gorgeous new book is both a stunning work of art and a ferociously fun way for young animal-lovers to learn their ABCs. Pre-order from chroniclebooks.com.
Since I missed the poster inspiration post last week, along with a ton of other posts, this week there will be two poster inspiration posts. Wow I said post a lot in that first sentence.
Here are some pretty sick posters from designer Miles Tsang, and he designs them almost exclusively in Illustrator. Check out the rest of his designs over at gig posters.
So this is why there is always a line at the girls bathroom.
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The chrysanthemum centerpiece by South African designer Michaella Janse van Vuuren. The centerpiece is a reversible design that can function as either a bowl or a candle holder, depending on which side of the design faces upwards.
The centrepiece reflects Michaella's passion for the textures, shapes and patterns found in nature. Michaella especially likes to interpret those objects that have a repetitive mathematically founded pattern. Some objects are immediately recognizable, such as the Chrysanthemum, others are more abstract.
Check out the website and behance portfolio's linked below for all of Michaella's work.
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That's right little Hermione Granger is the new face of Burberry. Stylish and poised Emma Watson sure has come quite a ways since she burst onto the scene back in 2001.
Check out the full set, and some behind the scenes shots here.
Is it bad that I can't stop laughing at this video?
It has been a very busy day but I just had to post this picture from discovery.com, that jellyfish is crazy big. I would not want to run across that guy in the ocean. Read the article here.
The Alphabet Drawers by Kent and London is inspired by vintage printing blocks, this beautifully finished chest of 26 drawers is made from solid oak - the perfect place to file everything from A-Z!
At Kent & London they use quality materials and traditional methods to create solid, beautifully finished, bespoke furniture. As all of their designs are made to order, each design can be produced to the customers’ exact specifications - dimensions, colours, finishes and design features.
Kent & London has a showroom in Whitstable Harbour, UK, down by the beach.
Absolutely beautifully constructed and designed pieces, take a closer look at kentandlondon.co.uk.
This just to good not to post, everything below is straight from Gizmodo.
Conan's new Tonight Show set sure is nice, but the guys at Serious Lunch noticed that his new monologue backdrop looks pretty familiar. As in Mushroom Kingdom familiar.Chen and I are in disagreement as to whether or not this is intentional. I say it's a coincidence, but he's convinced that Mario was a definite inspiration for this background. What do you guys think? [Serious Lunch]
Large Mammal design is Kevin Mercer. I am a freelance designer, based out of New Jersey. According to his bio he is the genuine article, an honest to goodness, award-winning, smile inducing, effective communicating, thoughtful image-making, easy going and creative designer.
Get the above M. Ward poster here for $20, and check out the below Feist poster here to bad it is all sold out.
Awesome Bingo sketchbook from Portland based Etsy seller Somavenus. I would love to have this, but I'm not really sure if I would want to sketch in it, it is to cute as is. But it would make for a great conversation starter, love it. Get it for $46, and check out the rest of Somavenus's stuff at her Etsy shop. A bit about the Bingo sketchbook below, enjoy.
This is the second series of BINGO sketchbooks you'll find in my shop! Much larger than the yellow sketchbooks that can also be found in my shop.
Created using 2 sturdy 1960's era teal colored vintage Bingo game boards with metal finger sliders. Made from used recycled Bingo boards from the American Legion Baker Merrill Post No. 9 in Ogden Utah. (some even have added character like bingo stamps and date stamps (50's and 60's) on the inside covers). This book is hefty in size, and contains heavy weight 70lb white vellum bristol paper which can withstand any medium.
Perfect for painting, drawing, collage or any other favorite medium. Coptic bound with colorful burgundy waxed thread. Opens flat. Journal Measures 8 1/2" x 7 1/2", 160 pages.
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