These pen and ink illustrations by German artist Denis Andernach are incredibly striking, their elongated perspectives pulling the viewer in to explore the serene architectural landscape. His now classic drawing techniques harken back to a day of large drafting tables and rubber erasers and modern design. For more of his beautiful work, see denis-andernach.de [Read more...]
You don’t have to be that old to remember the days before Youtube, when streaming video was only 240 x 120 pixels and an exceptionally slow one frame a second. We’ve come a long way as this clip from a 1995 airing of MTV News shows. Featuring interviews from some still very relevant celebs like Sandra Bullock and Ozzy Osbourne, can you believe some people in 1995 still thought the internet was ‘just a fad’? [Read more...]
Just what is the most popular car in each country and who dominates the world market? This interesting graphic details just that while also enlightening us to the fact that (maybe not too surprisingly…) car companies originating in a country tend to dominate their nation of birth; Fiat rules Italy, Peugeot leads France and Volkswagen is top in Germany. Is it any surprise that the top selling ‘car’ in the US is a Ford truck? [Read more...]
High school yearbook photos are often something people look back on and say, “really, we thought that was cool?” I mean, what about those laser backgrounds from the early 90′s? HOT.
Not looking to recreate the past, these clever Russian high school students created their own backdrops on a chalkboard with simple instructions – express yourself. What resulted was something highly more unique and insightful than the average portrait, giving us a window into the kids hopes, dreams and passions. The clever interaction of the students with their drawings has a Ben Heine sort of feel to it, while the punchy colors and wide angle perspective add a further element connecting them with their imagination. Will these students look back from 20 years with pride at their photos? I think so. [Read more...]
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Every time you look at one of James McCarthy’s oil paintings another detail pops out and surprises you. The high level of thoughtful detail in each of his works sets them appart and draws viewers in to explore. “I like to draw and paint spontaneous surreal biomorphic shapes but the landscape is just as important to me,” McCarthy says. “Depicting weather, time of day and especially seasons gives the painting a mood that one can empathize with.” For a closer look at his fine works, swing by tolkyes.deviantart.com. [Read more...]
Just what defines a left or right leaning American’s politics? Information lover and self-described “left-leaning journalistic type” David McCandless set about to create an unbiased look through the lens of the left and rights world view. Thanks to sometimes heated comments and discussion on his site, we bring you version 1.5… updated with less bias than ever before! [Read more...]
It’s not often that we run across a piece of paper art that is also functional, but that’s just what we have here: set designer and paper aficionado Kelly Angood has recently designed a strikingly lifelike Hasselblad camera made entirely of paper and corrugated cardboard. As you can see from the results below, the pinhole camera gives some very stylish and classic results on it’s medium format 120 film. [Read more...]
Photographer Douglas D. Prince is not afraid to push the limits of digital photography by deeply bending and warping our normal perception of reality. His series ‘Extrusion Maps’ sees the world squeezed out into long square columns like colorful fries (or chips for you Brits), obscuring some of the original images detail while leaving rich textured color. See more of Prince’s many pixel bending works at douglasprince.com. [Read more...]
I Am A Nerd, a new series of playful images by freelance photographer Heather Landis, celebrates the inner and sometimes outer nerd in all of us. While the photographs do poke fun at a stereotypically lacking sense of fashion sense, the artists tender and respectful treatment of each individual actually comes across with a lot of heart. [Read more...]
