“2867956161_d7f16f7981.jpg” Designer Unknown (1995); Saul Bass (1959). Flickr – Photo Sharing!. Web. 29 April 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/24140210@N05/2867956161/ Having had quite a few discussions with fellow designers about design plagiarism, the difference between “stealing” someone’s work, “copying” someone’s work and drawing “inspiration” from someone’s work, I always found it disturbing that in all the years I spent [...]
I recently stumbled across a silly but oh-so-true article titled, “50 Reasons Not to Date a Graphic Designer” by a bourbon for silvia. The poster is a rbst remix. While I do not think that all 50 reasons pertain to me or any one designer I know, Silvia definitely hit some right on the nail. [...]
I recently found an article about a previously unknown painting, No. 836, by Mark Rothko, an abstract expressionism painter. This painting is expected to sell at a whopping $18 MILLION! Now, don’t get me wrong, I believe every dog deserves his day but this painting consists of a canvas stretched over a wooden frame. The [...]
N.A.S.A. “Gifted” from three legged legs on Vimeo. Three Legged Legs, a new breed of directorial studio, created an animated commercial for Method Virgin and it was done entirely in photoshop! The studio strayed away from traditional animating software such as illustrator because they wanted to keep a “wonkier hand drawn feel” to the commercial. [...]
The world would be such a different place if company logos were more honest. Here is a flickr image set with a real sense of humor about well known corporate identities. These logos incorporate some clever word play such as McDiabetes instead of McDonald’s and Absolut Vomit instead of Absolut Vodka. While these logo examples [...]
Children in Brazil hold the new world record for the tallest tower built out of Legos. Located in Sao Paulo and made from 500,000 pieces, the tower reaches a staggering 102 feet 3 inches. That height exceeds the previous record, held by Chile, by about 1 foot. Legos sure do bring back some fond childhood [...]
Everyone loves a wedding, especially when it involves royalty. That’s why fifty-two designers from all 8 seasons of Project Runway have created sketches of wedding dresses for Kate Middleton. The above photo is a design by Rami Kashou, from season 4 of Project Runway. I picked his design as my favorite because I love how [...]
The Devil’s Pet is a unique candle created by London based designer Thorunn Arnadottir. In the shape of a cat, the wax holds a secret. Inside is a “skeleton”, revealed as the wick melts the wax. The seemingly innocent ball of yarn next to the cat’s foot is actually the end of the wick. “[S]o [...]
You may have seen NBC’s America’s Got Talent on TV over the past few years but have you ever heard of Ukraine’s Got Talent? Kseniya Simonova is a contestant from the show, above is her video performance of Sand Animation (Click here to view more videos of Kseniya Simonova). She gently pushes and pulls sand [...]
Everyone loves a good Disney movie, but they just don’t make them like they used to! This video takes you back 75 years to educate you on the process of making an animated cartoon. Disney’s Snow White “was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film [...]