Looking Into The Past

Jason Powell's, Looking Into The Past, is, yet again, a simple idea executed well. Is there a theme developing here to my posts? There's a vast pool in Flickr dedicated to this technique of shooting vintage photos in the same location today, if you're interested in diving deeper. (via The Post Family)

Lernert & Sander

Two dutch artists and friends, Lernert & Sander, collaborate on various video projects. Their first video, Chocolate Bunny, is a perfect example of a simple idea executed beautifully. Lernert's Vimeo page has more gems, including Revenge, which is quite mesmerizing.

Movie Title Stills Collection

This has to be, by far, one of the best sites I've come across in years. An absolute treasure trove of movie stills filled with eye-popping typography from the last century. They've even got subsets of 'Film Noir' and 'Western' titles. This also reminds be of a blog entry of Woody Allen's consistent film titles that do not stray typographically at all.

Evan Meister's Mind

Lots of great illustration coming my way today for some reason. From Portland Oregon, I'm really liking these drawings by Evan Meister. I don't know what's going on, but it's definitely got my attention.

Jules & Friends

Kristina Collantes, an illustrator living in Southern California, produces some great work. Born in the Phillippines, her work is inspired by patterns found on Japanese textiles and prints. She began illustrating at 19 and currently works as a commercial artist.

Electric Heat

Nigel Evans Dennis, a 26-year old Chicago artist, also known as Electric Heat, cranks out some nice minimalist illustrations based on simple form, color and texture.

Day of the Night

"Jour de Nuit" is a series of portrait photographs taken by Paris-based Keffer.

Treat Me Like Your Mother

Jack White's new incarnation The Dead Weather brings together members of the Raconteurs, the Kills, Queens of the Stone Age, and White himself from the White Stripes. Their latest video by veteran commercial and music-video director Jonathan Glazer will leave you wanting more.

Family Portraits From Films

Kirk Demarais paints portraits of families we all know and love from the films most of have seen. An abundance of material here, I hope he does TV families too.

Dror Benshetrit

The Cappellini Peacock, what a cool chair. Studio Dror, a multidisciplinary product, architecture and art direction company, is an extension of Dror Benshetrit's work. Products they've designed for Target emulate their simple mission which is to "articulate the complex meaninging of objects in the simplest of ways."

The Book Cover Archive

A friend sent me a link to this site... an archive of book cover designs and designers, "for the purpose of appreciation and categorization." It has a search function that allows you to browse by designers, authors, titles, etc. It must be fairly new because it only has just over 1000 covers, but I look forward to checking back for more. This piqued my curiosity about "judging a book by its cover" and a quick google search sent me here which is pretty entertaining.

Pajon's Collage

Michael Pajon, the son of a Colombian immigrant who grew up in Chicago's blue collar south side, composes wonderfully narrative collages based on his past. His intaglio prints are also quite good. 

Destination Illustration

Some fantastic work by London based illustrator, typographer and pattern designer, Sophie Henson.

Sequenced Painting

A French duo, Jul & Mat, have a few interesting videos on Vimeo. Their best one is this 'unofficial' video for On The Motorway by Metronomy. Using analog methods for keeping time to the music, they've created a simple idea executed beautifully.

Alive In Joburg

I'd never heard of Neill Blomkamp until my friend directed me to some of his films. Blomkamp is a South African born director of short films which are mostly documentary-style science fiction. His seamless photo-real and computer-generated imagery is awesome.


Watch Alive in Joburg, Tetra Vaal, and Tempbot. Word is, he's directing the movie adaptation of Halo (his short films are amazing: part 1 and part 2) which unfortunately has been put of hold

Tom Deininger

Finding the best page to reference in this entry was difficult. Tom Deininger's work is beyond compare. He illustrates in 3D using found objects that, when assembled and viewed at a specific angle, materializes a perfectly rendered scene. He frequently uses video cameras in his pieces to lock in to the specific view.

Apollo 11

Forty years ago today, Apollo 11 launched itself into outerspace and history books. Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. spent 8 days in a place no person had ever gone before. Boston.com has an amazing hi res pictorial. Definitely worth a trip.

Mark Warren Jacques

Mark Warren Jacques, a prolific artist at the age of 25, has many rods in the fire. An artist, gallery owner and skateboarder and musician living in Portland, Oregon, Mark pours his soul into his creative outlets.

Futuristic Vintage

Franco Brambilla alters retro photographs and makes them his own with his twist on science fiction. You can also check out the images by Nicholas Lampert who did the same thing but with a meaty twist.

Sequenced Crayons

Ohio based painter/sculptor Christian Faur creates amazing portraits with crayons. Using individual crayons as pixels sequenced into complex tones and hues, his portraits look photo-realistic with a ghostly quality that is somewhat haunting. With his crayon studies as just a portion of his scope, his full repertoire includes some other interesting paintings and installations.

Leandro Castelao

Fantastic work by Buenos Aires based illustrator Leandro Castelao. 

Seabreacher

Part dolphin and part submarine, the Seabreacher looks to be an all out fun watercraft play toy. You can speed along the surface, plunge beneath the waves, or barrel-roll your way to giddy excitement. That is , if you have $50k to chunk down.

Meyerhoffer Boards

You may be seeing more of these popping up on beaches lately. Thomas Meyerhoffer designed a unique set of surfboard shapes created specifically to maximize speed and turning, and to provide ease to paddling and nose riding.

Opening Ceremony + Pendleton

Opening Ceremony, was asked by Pendleton to create a 23-piece collection celebrating their 100th anniversary. Wow and ouch.

Sky Cars

For Audi's 100th anniversary, they commissioned award-winning sculptor, Gerry Judah, to build a huge 115ft monument representing Audi's unique style at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed in England.

Age Maps

Photographer Bobby Neel Adams creates compelling collage studies that compare and contrast the effects and retentions of age. Spliced together without the use of photoshop, his "Age Maps" and "Family Tree" portraits reveal continuity and evolution in age and family lineage.

Killer Clowns

This promo from Phillips highlighting their HD Cinema TV is the best thing I've seen since the bank robbery scene in the Dark Knight. Wait... is it the bank robbery scene from Dark Knight??

Gundam Rises

We have Burning Man, Tokyo has Gundam. A lifesize Gundam robot has risen in Tokyo. It stands approximately 6 stories tall (59 feet). The epic monument for anime fans was revealed in full illuminated form today. See the progress of construction from beginning to end on this flickr blog.

Eternal Moonwalk

If you're like me, you're still reeling from the loss of the brightest star in the world. Just when you thought you couldn't get enough online tributes... there's this stroke of genius.

Meditation

Mesmerizing video from Carmen Freudenthal & Elle Verhagen entitled De Bordjesdraaier.

Urban Warfare

 It is back to basic one on one battles with the Cardboard Tube Fighting League. Started in San Francisco and now traveling the country, you now can pull your childhood skills out from the depths from within to prove your prowess with the most basic of weapons. What to expect, “Welts and possibly bruises”.

Tone of Everyday

Sour, a beat-driven jazz band from Japan, produced this amazing video for their song 'Hibi no Neiro (Tone of Everyday). The cast are actual Sour fans from various countries around the world. (via CreativeLeague)

Mayuko Fujino

Just discovered some really nice paper cut out illustrations by Japanese artist Mayuko Fujino. You can see her work on her website "Planet Platonic", or her flickr page and etsy shop.

Engineering Marvel

 The Falkirk Wheel is the first and only water bridge of its kind. It solves the problem of connecting two separate waterways that are 75 feet apart. Those 75 feet are in height, which means this mechanical wheel carries boats eight stories between the two canals.


The wheel connects two of Scotland’s largest cities, Edinburgh and Glasgow. What was once achieved through the use of eleven locks, now happens in one quick process. The wheel has become a tourist destination, that due to the remarkable gambling habit of the English was paid for by income generated by the UK National Lottery.

I Can Read Movies

A great Flickr set of a fictitious book series titled "I Can Read Movies". All the master brainchild of an idle designer yet active blogger from Toldeo, Ohio. Name unknown.

Picnic Perfect

Get ready for the 4th of July holiday by picking up a set of Go Plates. A reusable food & beverage holder that fits right over your drink, so you can hold everything in one hand. When you set your beer down for a food run, you can lose track of it. Don’t abandon your bottle, can, or cup when you can simply place one of the Go Plates on top of it!


Perfect for parties and buffet-style events, the plate stays put while you eat. When you want to take a drink, simply lift the plate off! Designed for warm or cold foods, they’re crafted from sturdy, reusable, recycled clear plastic that can go right into the dishwasher.

Spaceships or Billboards?

You'd never guess, at first glance, that these futuristic photos are in fact time-exposed night shots of billboards. The extreme angle and colors illuminating from them give them an otherworldly appearance. Shot by Slovakian, Branislav Kropilak, his portfolio has other time-lapse gems like Garages and Landings.

Kinetic Undulations

John Douglas Powers creates some interesting kinetic sculptures that are adroitly meditative and sonic. What's striking about Power's work is his use of common materials: wood, reeds, old typewriters, found objects, etc. His "Field of Reeds", "Undulations", and "Remember" installations are particularly mesmerizing.

It All Comes Back To You

This is a great commercial spot for Coke done by Jaime Fernandez Muro that plays off the Grand Theft Auto theme. Fantastic animation sequence – there's a lot going on. Watch it more than one to catch some of the subtle details.

Marumiyan

The illustrative work by artist Marumiyan from Fukuoka, Japan is very impressive. His vast body of work incorporates great use of color and composition to create extremely striking and energetic images. (via Changethethought)