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VISUAL BITS #106 > Muppet Love
Detailed Beauty: Hand Drawn Data Analysis
Stefanie Posavec is one unique and extremely talented designer. Her personal works focus on some very unusual subjects too, analyzing the structure of books or mathematical division, and most unusually doing much of the work by hand with pen and paper. The more one knows about her complex projects, the more interesting and beautiful they become [Read more...]
Have You Ever Ridden A Bike Up A Tree?
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Have you ever ridden a bike up a tree? The likely answer to that question is no as the vast majority of humans lack the skill to pull off such a feat. Danny Macaskill on the other hand, does it on a regular basis amongst other tricks like front flips off buildings, riding along railings next to huge drop-offs, spins over stairs and much more. He is a humble Scotsman who grew up riding trials bikes in the small village of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. It almost sounds like a fairytale, but growing up in a town of only 2500 people far from everything is a great setting to get a young kid to spend most of his time riding a bike [Read more...]
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DIY Film Makers Toolkit: Make Better Films On A Budget
With all the amazingly high quality video equipment on the market today, and at affordable prices, it’s now possible to inexpensively knock out some stunning movie quality film results. What about those overhead floating shots and smooth long pans though? That’s gonna cost some extra dough in equipment… unless you check out some of the cool hacks in this graphic “DIY Filmmakers Toolkit.” Especially clever in this beautiful graphic made by Column Five for Wistia, are the tips for reusing paper lanterns and wheelchairs. Film on! [Read more...]
Charlie Rose: 13 Episodes On The Brain Series
In his excellent “The Brain Series,” Charlie Rose interviews some of the worlds foremost scientists and researchers working to uncover the secrets behind one of sciences final frontiers: the human brain. The 13, one hour episodes in the series cover subjects as diverse as decision making and mental illness, to what it means to be social. The series also explores how new knowledge is helping to treat illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. Below you’ll find a trailer taste of the series, then head to charlierose.com to see the full episodes [Read more...]
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Moustair: Let’s Face It, It’s Movember!
Every once in a while someone comes up with something so creative or catchy that it becomes the next internet phenomenon. From Tebowing to Planking to the Duck Face Song, every once in a while something really catches on. Today that thing is Moustair. While it has not been officially defined on Wikipedia yet, Moustair may be the best use of Photoshop to date. Without a doubt, Hulk Hogan takes the cake for having the most incredible Moustair so far, but have a look at the rest, because Moustiar may quite possibly redefine the way we look at the internet, and of course the way we once thought that moustaches and hair were two different things. Be careful though, the closer you look the more disturbing these photos become [Read more...]
VISUAL BITS #105 > Lest You Forget Kiss Card
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The Mexican 1000: Honoring the Past, Forging the Future
What’s better than a tour of the Mexican Baja Peninsula? Racing the entire length of it in classic cars at 110 miles per hour off road over a 1000 mile course… of course. The NORRA Mexican 1000 off-road rally is exactly the ticket if you like the idea of high speeds in the middle of nowhere, without support, in cars that are older than many of the competitors. [Read more...]
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A Patchwork Japanese Retro-Future
HR-FM is the name of a very talented Yokohama based artist who creates huge prints of a colorful, patchwork retro-future he calls, paradoxically “the future past.” He says his airplane, robot and speaker filled works are “the fossil which future people may dig,” which seems a perfect description for such a dystopian vision. All of the current works are vector based, created using his Mac and a Wacom tablet and the designs are created using complex lines which are then filled with bold colors. Many must be seen full scale to truly appreciate. To get a larger view, check out hr-fm.com or DeviantArt for a full selection of prints [Read more...]
Minimalist Superheros from a Super Designer
Andres Romero has the strength of 500 diligent designers and is able to see through 14 opaque layers in Illustrator… or maybe that’s just an internet rumor. What he has done, is created an astounding collection of minimalist Superhero posters over the last few months and when he posted them to “the front page of the internet” (aka Reddit) he received an outpouring of love for his classy slogan emblazoned designs: 530,122 views in 30 hours to be exact. The 21 year old is planning to upload some of the favorites to sites like ript and teefury in the near future so be looking for these as some great apparel. Keep updated on progress over at his tumblr or his DeviantArt page.
Interested in his inspiration for the works? We’re honored he mentions our post “Marvel at These Minimalist Superhero Posters” featuring Marko Manev’s clean designs [Read more...]
