Data + Design Project

Star Wars Characters as Fashionable Hipsters

Thursday 01.19.2012 , Posted by

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 ItDesign 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...]

Darth Vader’s Helmet Made From Old Brass Ornaments

Monday 12.26.2011 , Posted by

If Darth Vader hadn’t been from quite so long ago, or quite so far away, his helmet could have looked a lot like this… emblazoned with wild flourishes, ornate leaves and fleur de lis. In that case, his battles might have involved a lot more swashbuckling and with luck, would have been memorialized in writing by Alexandre Dumas… but that’s another story. [Read more...]

IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY, EVEN VADER WAS ONCE A BABY

Tuesday 11.29.2011 , Posted by

Do you have someone in your life who loves Star Wars? Are you looking for something new and amusing for a gift this year? Well, just in time for the holidays Etsy has prints available of some favorite Star Wars characters as little children! [Read more...]

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Star Wars Movie Poster Mash-Ups

Tuesday 10.11.2011 , Posted by

Combining a little bit of Star Wars with famous films, these mash-up movie posters will have you feeling the Force in no time. Part of a Photoshop contest over at Freaking News, some of our personal favorites are Chewbacca playing Johnny Depp (twice!) and Darth Vader in Dude, Where’s My Death Star… and don’t forget to remember that next May 4th is Star Wars Day: May the Fourth be with you! [Read more...]

Old Timey Star Wars

Thursday 09.15.2011 , Posted by

Very proper, these Star Wars prints are.” Old Timey Star Wars, a personal project by New York based designer Nick Agin, puts our favorite characters from a galaxy far away into somewhat updated attire. Backgrounds of a more modern and mathematical appearance mesh well with the figures, and lend a further element of some alternate reality. See more of Agin’s personal and professional work, along with a selection of prints for sale at cargocollective.com. [Read more...]

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Posters That Tell The Whole Story

Tuesday 08.23.2011 , Posted by

These one-liner filled movie posters really bring back the silver-screen memories. Graphic designer and creative director Jerod Gibson, created the set using only a silhouette and famous words, yet the posters convey so much. No stranger to the design world, Gibson has worked with such notable clients as Urban Outfitters, New Scientist, Cartoon Network, Dirty Disco Kidz, F. Stokes, Alice, Gerber and General Mills. You can find him and more of his work on twitter.com or facebook.com and purchase his posters at society6.com. [Read more...]

Action Figures: If Star Wars Happened In 1942

Friday 08.12.2011 , Posted by

Nearly everyone growing up in the 1980′s had a few Star Wars action figures… and if you didn’t you wished you did. Now an artist going by the name Sillof has re-imagined a huge array of figurines based on the original trilogy, but not quite so long ago. The images featured here are from his series World Wars 1942, but be sure to swing by sillof.com and sillof.deviantart.com for his excellent wild west and medieval (!) versions. [Read more...]

A Change of Costume: Re-Imagined Superheros

Tuesday 06.14.2011 , Posted by

These remixed superhero illustrations are certainly different and even a bit daring. Artist JTO (aka Jeff T. Owens) imaginatively changes these icons of the comic and movie world, giving them both new appearances, personalities and sometimes making them utterly absurd. Check out the most up to date editions of his offbeat work at jtojto.tumblr.com. [Read more...]

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Visual Bits #52 > Moonrise

Saturday 05.07.2011 , Posted by


Gaze at your daily links… after the jump [Read more...]

Disney Wars

Friday 05.06.2011 , Posted by

Star Wars and Disney characters collide for a bizarre mash-up of galactic goofiness. In the past Disney has made Star War action figures out of their characters. Nathan H. Boyd created his own versions here: [Read more...]

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