Tag Archives: art
Public Poster Project

Public Poster Project

I can’t find much info on this Public Poster Project, but it’s pretty cheeky and clever. More photos after the jump. via Urban Prankster

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Impressive 3D Videomapped Projections

This is the 2009 showreel of French group EasyWeb / NeoProj who have developed a 3D Video Mapping system to use in large scale projections.  They take advantage of the surface they are projecting on, use the correct dimensions to create full scale 3D illusions. The result is nothing short of spectacular. I’d love to [...]

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Sydney: Finders Keepers Markets

Sydney: Finders Keepers Markets

Anyone with a thing for design should get themselve down to CarriageWorks this weekend for the Finders Keepers Markets. Running on Friday evening and Saturday day/night, the markets feature over 60 emerging designers and artist hawking their wares. There’s food, music and bar to keep you occupied as well. Don’t know where CarriageWorks is? Check [...]

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Sydney: Numskull Show

Sydney: Numskull Show

If you’re in Sydney this Friday and looking for some free beer and a bit of art head down to the MTV Galleries in East Sydney and check out the Numskull show. These tend to get quite crowded, quite quickly, so as with any gallery opening the early bird gets the free booze and the [...]

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Perils of the Uncommon Skyway

Perils of the Uncommon Skyway

Here’s a beautifully illustrated little webcomic I came across, intriguingly titled Perils of the Uncommon Skyway. It’s written and illustrated by Barnaby Ward. It’s a quick read, very little dialogue – but the artwork is surreal and beautiful. The colours are gorgeous, the illustration style seems a bit manga inspired (maybe a bit of  Yoshitaka Amano [...]

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ABOVE’s South Central Tour

Street artist ABOVE has finished his South Central tour across the Americas. He’s posted the final video in the four part series complete with the requisite salsalicious soundtrack. Check it out above or watch the whole series from start to finish after the jump. Read more about this well travelled man of mystery, paint and [...]

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Cartonlandia

Amazing papercraft by Ana Serrano

We’re loving this work called Cartonlandia by LA-based artist, Ana Serrano. The level of detail is amazing, and the colours are adorable. Don’t you want to live in a world like this? Little colourful cardboard houses. From her site: Her work bears reference to those in low socio-economic positions, with particular interest in their customs [...]

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Dave Hoffer on Disruptive Realism

Dave is a Associate Creative Director over at Frog Design, who has allegedly coined the term “disruptive realism”. he goes on in the video to explain what that is – citing DEGOURGET favourites; Improv Everywhere, Bruno Taylor and Banksy as examples of this kind of art. The term is now on wikipedia, but looks like [...]

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Squarepusher music video is done by, err, Squarepusher

The song is called Planet Gear, by the very english drum&bass/funk/IDM/jazz/electronic Squarepusher. He’s done his own videoclip here and it looks pretty sweet. Apparantly the concept of the video revolves around images of imaginary astronomical phenomena. I’m not sure if I get that – but the striking colours and the iTunes visualiser style animations looks [...]

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NY Times Prank – yes, it was the YES MEN.

Commuters in the US, found out during Wednesday’s morning rush hour that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had ended. Global warming, health care problems were to be solved as well. Some 1.2 million copies of a spoof of The New York Times, dated July 4, 2009, were handed out by the infamous and awesome [...]

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Analogue Camera Hero from Japan: The Blackbird,fly

In the current world of photography, the old analogue guard are really being crushed by the way of digital. Polaroid ceased production this year, lomo is gettin a little old – it’s not looking great for analogue lovers. Well everywhere, except of course, Japan. Where the awesomely named company called Superheadz – released the blackbird,fly. [...]

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Malota Calendar 2009

2009 Calendar from Malota

2009 is closing in, and this years nearly over and its time get organised for the new year. So what’s happening – new gear? events? shows? goals? brirthdays? – damn, you are going to need a good calendar. And if you are a bit of a sucker for sweet graphic design – then look no [...]

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Museum of Arts and Design

Museum of Arts and Design

The revamped Museum of Arts and Design opened in New York a few weeks back They’re sporting newly redesigned digs and a brand spanking new graphic identity. The geometric design is apparently all over the city, plastered on the side of planes, trains and automobiles as well as the odd street banner. One can only [...]

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Moleskine Art: more than mere doodles

Matt sent us this great link to Smashing Magazine where there is an awesome collection of Moleskine art. I love my Moleskine, and I wish it had art in it as good as some of these.  Mine tends to be filled with work-related notes, skulls, and ill proportioned blob shaped monster/robot things – much like my [...]

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Designer Playing Cards

Designer Playing Cards

How gorgeous are these playing cards?! These were designed by renowned Turkish graphic designer, Savas Ozay. At only 26, he’s a bit of a master of flat graphics and has been featured in a bunch of design magazines – check out his site for some really nice work. His most recent work was for Visa [...]

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