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Fotopedia Launches Drop Dead Gorgeous Photo Magazine

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Fotopedia Launches Drop Dead Gorgeous Photo Magazine

4 Comments 20 September 2011

Fotopedia’s new website and Flipboard app are drop dead gorgeous. Sticking to the minimalist Apple inspired mantra of less is more, Fotopedia has crafted a curated photo magazine that brings beautiful immersive photos right to your fingertips. The team at Fotonauts Inc have partnered with Flipboard to include Fotopedia in the travel section of their [...]

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How To Make A One Word Illustration

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How To Make A One Word Illustration

No Comments 24 April 2011

For those of you that don’t know, when I’m not blogging I teach art namely illustration and animation. One of my favorite assignments to give students is the ‘one word illustration’. It’s a great project because it forces the student to build an entire world out of a seemingly limited word. To tackle this concept [...]

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Protest Flatness by Marlies Van Der Wel

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Protest Flatness by Marlies Van Der Wel

No Comments 23 February 2011

Living in the midwest, I’ve come to miss the hills and foliage of the east coast. Sometimes in life you need more visual variety in your surroundings. Whereas I would have to fly to the east coast to view the ski slopes of Pennsylvania, Dutch animator Marlies Van Der Wel has dreamed up an even [...]

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Bokeh Video: ‘Light Works’ by Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher

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Bokeh Video: ‘Light Works’ by Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher

No Comments 22 January 2011

In still photography the term bokeh refers to the quality of the out of focus light found in the background of an photo. While these bulbous patterns of color can be quite mesmerizing on their own. Director Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher has taken bokeh to a whole new level of graphical expression. In his short film ‘Light [...]

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Dan Phillips Displays A Dozen Homes He’s Built Using Recycled Materials

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Dan Phillips Displays A Dozen Homes He’s Built Using Recycled Materials

1 Comment 30 November 2010

It is a commonly held belief that we the people of the 21 century are in fact evolved superiors to our predecessors. But on closer inspection it becomes apparent that we’ve lost our way. The modern moral compass is out of whack, image is everything and substance is lacking.  Somewhere along the way we lost [...]

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Take A Four Minute Vacation: Postcard from Bali

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Take A Four Minute Vacation: Postcard from Bali

1 Comment 08 November 2010

Stephen Kot is the co-creator of WIP Studio a VFX studio in Paris where he serves as lead motion graphics and VFX artist. In his latest video essay he takes us on an evocative scenic tour of Bali. Postcard from Bali Shot, edited and graded by Stephan Kot :: Camera : Canon 5D Mk II [...]

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The Sandwich Movie by Sean Christensen

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The Sandwich Movie by Sean Christensen

1 Comment 08 November 2010

Sometimes the simplest things in life can create the best lasting memories. In this case the tale of a big sister, her little brother and a sandwich is all the plot needed to stir the most pleasant childhood memories in us all. The Sandwich Movie by Sean Christensen is “a hand-made animated documentary about a [...]

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Horimono Full Body Tattoo: Art Or Yakuza?

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Horimono Full Body Tattoo: Art Or Yakuza?

No Comments 02 September 2010

What’s lies just under the suit of a well dressed Japanese business man? National Geographic takes us to Japan for an inside look at full body tattoos, the art of Horimono.  Master tattoo artist Horikoi shares his efforts to bring acceptance to the often shunned display of body art. “Is it body art, or a [...]

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The Monk & The Monkey: Animated Short

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The Monk & The Monkey: Animated Short

No Comments 28 August 2010

The Ringling College of Art + Design has been on a roll of late with the quality of their student projects. Animators Brendan Carroll & lighting artist Francesco Giroldini look to continue that proud heritage with their brilliant animated short film, The Monk & The Monkey. A determined young boy, Ragu, is sent by his [...]

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‘Afghan Girl’ One Of The Most Recognizable Photos In The World

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‘Afghan Girl’ One Of The Most Recognizable Photos In The World

4 Comments 21 August 2010

World renown portrait photographer Steve McCurry recalls the creative process behind taking the photo ‘Afghan Girl’. Thanks to a slight loophole in Afghanistan’s strict custom of not taking photos of females, McCurry was able to capture the image of this young girl with piercing green eyes. “Steve McCurry, a winner of many of photography’s top [...]

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