Millions of jobs have been lost and buried under the economic rubble of 2008, with only a ‘Hail Marys’ hope of resuscitation in the current economic climate. What isn’t as obvious is, at the heart of today’s 8.6 percent unemployment rate, sits the greatest skills mismatch our economy has ever seen. We have many Americans still training (or waiting) for jobs in industries which aren’t coming back. The grave of these industries will soon firmly reside in the ashes of the roaringly irresponsible financial times of 2008, with no hope of becoming a phoenix, and rising from the ashes to be born again. [Read more...]
VISUAL BITS #145 > Dancing Head Hand
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Visual Expressions of Autism
Autism – the word produces so many different feelings and reactions in every individual. In the past 20 years there has been a 600% increase in children diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum (this can include, Autistic Disorder, Rett syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), Aspergers Syndrome, etc.) [Read more...]
Simply Clever: Beautifully Minimalist Graphic Design
Sometimes the very best designs are those that strip away all that is unnecessary, all fluffy decoration, and leave us with a simple message that speaks to the human condition. Christopher David Ryan’s (aka CDR) work does just that. He creates beautiful, simple graphics embedded with cleverly thought out meaning, whether that be something about love, or simply a deep appreciation for vinyl based music… and that’s just what CDR’s work emphasizes: in his words “music, the universe, the human condition and natural phenomena.” [Read more...]
VISUAL BITS #144 > R & R
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SOPA/PIPA Defeated? A Matrix of Senator Positions
Wow! It was just Wednesday that we saw the internet blacked out in protest of the proposed SOPA/PIPA legislation. At the time only a handful of Senators and House members opposed the bill, but how things have changed… check out the massive flip-flop displayed below. Way to go internet, your voice was heard! This interactive matrix, The SOPA Opera, shows the current standing of Senate and House supporters and opponents of SOPA (current as of January 20th, 2012). [Read more...]
Movie Posters From An Alternate Universe
Artist Peter Stults imagined a whole world of movies, as if they had been made before their actual release. What if Pulp Fiction and Avatar had been released in the 50′s, he thought, with Charlton Heston and William Shatner starring respectively? To realize his vision, Stults created some highly realistic “pre-make” posters… and they look straight out of the eras he intended. Funky vintage graphic design and typography mix perfectly with his well chosen stars of the past. [Read more...]
Star Wars Characters as Fashionable Hipsters
The world of high fashion gets a geek culture overhaul thanks to Hong Kong-based illustrator and designer John Woo, and is titled He Wears It. Design sketches are an imperative part of the fashion process and a home for the ideas swirling about in the artists head. The sketch book is a window into the inner workings of an artists mind. A place where ideas are etched furiously into the sketch book so the artist doesn’t miss a single flash of brilliance. They’re also a place of painstaking detail, where hours of meticulous work is jotted down purposefully. What comes out of these sessions are a finalized product that – when designed well – can truly be called a vision. [Read more...]
Dreaming It{aly}: A Digital Diary
A beautiful short of Basilicata, Italy: shot in two days time. The creator, Matthew Brown, placed first in the Digital Diary Italy contest on YouTube and while he says he is still in shock about the win, I happen to not be shocked at all. The music by Reid Willis paired with the short was a perfect fit and makes you want to get up and go travel to Italy, camera in hand. [Read more...]
Read This! How You Can Fight For A Free Internet!
What an exciting time we are living in! It’s one where the people of the planet, internet users everywhere, can rise up, make their voices heard and change the world! The legislative precipice we’ve been perched on lately, one that could make our free internet drastically more controlled, is quickly losing support. Fight for the Future, creators of the massively popular video below about SOPA and PIPA summed up yesterday’s internet blackout the best [Read more...]















