Data + Design Project

Hollywood Stars Go Colorfully Pop

Wednesday 07.18.2012 , Posted by

If you could shoot bursts of controlled confetti and make it look like the Hollywood stars of old, you’d have portraits a lot like those of graphic designer and illustrator Alessandro Pautasso. This passionate Italian artist has created a large collection of famous American stars, from Audrey Hepburn to Paul Newman and Rita Hayworth, all with his signature bold colors and abstract geometric shapes. In doing so he hopes to revive the colors of the past… but he’s also breathing new and imaginative life into stars which have been re-interpreted many times. [Read more...]

Iconatomy: A Merging of Old and New Stars

Wednesday 09.07.2011 , Posted by

These star-studded Hollywood tributes are simply astounding! In such a way that they are almost one person, jewelry arts student George Chamon has perfectly merged photos of such silver screen greats as Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant with their modern day doppelgängers. The classic amoeba shaped layers between the two iconic stars match seamlessly with the retro look of the portraits. Bravo! [Read more...]

Mark Zuckerberg: Hollywood Doesn’t Get Silicon Valley

Wednesday 10.27.2010 , Posted by

Jessica Livingston sits down at Startup School with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and talks with him about The Social Network, the new movie based on the companies beginnings. Mark explains what Hollywood got right, what they got wrong and what they just don’t seem to understand.

Check out the full interview (which includes some questions about Facebook’s early days) and all the other talks from Startup School here.

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