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Illustration – The Face of Leonardo DaVinci
An understanding of portrait illustration reveals a face lost to history. Diabolically simple.
And in the Art by Nature Category…
Visualizing Sound waves
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Poka – Alena Sviridova Music Video
Some interesting images in this music video for Russian pop musician Elena Sviridova Alena Sviridova – Poka from VLD on Vimeo
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Ukrainian Skeleton Watches -
Graphic Design Reveals a Fake
Old watches are a hobby of mine. The gears that are precision-made to turn the hands at coordinated rates of speed are the original computer programming, and the incredible craftsmanship that went into designing and machining the mechanisms reflects on … Continue reading
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Tagged horology, longines, movado, omega, skeleton watches, ukrainian skeleton watches, watches, zenith
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Send an S.O.S. to the World
The New US Passports are here and they look like a catalog for Republican clip-art. Now we get to show the world what great taste we Americans have. There are a variety of excerpts from patriotic speeches set in centered … Continue reading
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Questioning Traditional Design: Guitar Iconoclasty
There are some delightful paralells between design and music. Historically, idioms such as expressionism have found their roots in both music and art. However, instrument design has been firmly mired in the tar pits of tradition until recent times, in … Continue reading
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Make My Logo Bigger
This one’s a bit long, but pokes fun at a lot of design clichés. I think most designers have had clients who think along the lines of what these gag products are promoting. Thanks to Tiffany Chong for sending this … Continue reading
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Adobe has Microsoft in its Sites
Throughout history, skilled designers and craftsmen have ended up in the soup line when a sudden technology change (like the linotype machine followed by phototypesetting) explodes onto the scene. I always encourage design students to keep their eye on the … Continue reading
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Tempting Telecasters
Check out http://www.girlbrand.com for some clever and fun approaches to one of the most simple, classic and lovable guitar designs, the telecaster (introduced in the 1940′s ). Artist Chris Larsen is producing an eclectic array of whimsical instruments. Plenty of … Continue reading
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Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?
This one from my buddy Franklin Einspruch at Artblog.net. Great video about education by Creativity Expert Ken Robinson. Linked from http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66 As an educator at an art school, I thought this had particular relevance.
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