I originally came across these guys when I saw a photo that a friend of mine took while she was visiting Vancouver. The photo was awesome, but the subject matter was just as impressive. I had to find out what artist was responsible for this mural. Turns out it’s a group that calls themselves Nomadic Alternatives. They are a talented group of artists from Vancouver that do films, murals, logos and graphic design.
This particular example is entitled “Under the Shadow of 10,000 Crows” and is the Nomads latest installment. The mural depicts the daily flight of the crows at dusk to roost as seen from Commercial drive. This wall is located at the corner of Commercial Drive and Venables. Visit their website for more incredible samples of their work.
I’m in the midst of adding a mobile version of my site for all those viewing my site on their phones or PDA’s. When you visit my site on your phone, this little plug-in automatically detects this and will present the optimized version. This plug-in gives my blog a mobile/phone/PDA- friendly interface with progressive enhancement for advanced mobile browsers.
Whether you are using a mobile phone such as a Blackberry or Nokia, or a smartphone like an Android or iPhone device with touch capabilities, this version will detect and display a different stylesheet for these two categories. This way, those with touch screens have nice big tap zones, and those with pointers or scroll wheels have shorter scroll areas.
The theme has been developed by the cool dudes at Crowd Favorite – developers of Wordpress plug-ins. Most of my pages are good, except my portfolio page. This may take a bit of time. lol
“Mark’s keen design skills turned our prototype web-app into a professional looking application. He spent time to really understand our customers and project goals, his ideas and concepts were top notch. It was a big plus to have Mark working on our project. I would feel very comfortable recommending his design services to peers and colleagues.”
plastique – plastic jewelry with a graphic designer’s touch
Created by Jennifer Murse, the line of plastic jewelery with a graphic designer’s touch includes acrylic homages to Mac commands, the CMYK colour profile, Helvetica, Avant-garde and Kerning.
Command-Z
Ever just do something and think “man i wish i could apple/ctrl-z that like in photoshop”? if yes, then you know you have reached another level of design nerdom.
kern
Total typographic design nerd? This is the ring set for you! Inspired by the want, need, and love of kerning type, this ring set features 2 rings — KE & RN. wear them side by side and kern away.
helvetica
Total helvetica-phile? adhere to the mantra “give me good typography or give me death”? designers and type nerds alike — this is the necklace for you!
avant garde
Whether you are avant garde, love avant garde art, or use avant garde the typeface, this necklace is for you.
Awhile ago I was searching the internet for creative inspiration, especially for freelance professionals like myself, I found Freelance Switch. It’s a community of freelance professionals from around the world, spanning all manners of fields. They have many articles for freelancers, everything from Keeping in Touch with Prospective Clients, Making the Most of a Critique to The Care and Feeding of Subcontractors. But I especially love the comic strip they have, I like it probably because I can relate to it very well. Freelance Freedom is illustrated by N.C. Winters. If you are a freelancer I would highly recommend you give the fine folks at Freelance Switch a visit.
I’ve included Issues #148, #149 and #150 below. Enjoy and be sure to visit Freelance Switch!
CCS student Andrew Kim’s Coke bottle redesign is an ambitious take on the iconic bottle, going square in the name of eco-friendliness. The new bottle shape would take up far less space in shipping pallets per bottle, and a push-up in the bottom large enough to accommodate the cap of the bottle beneath it would enable stacking. Said cap is offset for better drinkability.
Another interesting design feature is that underneath the label, the bottle is ribbed so that it can compress like an accordion, taking up even less space when it’s time to go into the recycling truck.
Infographics are visual illustrations communicating information by means of signs, symbols, icons, maps and diagrams. When these graphics are animated they can be used to represent complex situations and tell stories, or they can address social comment, satire and subversion. At their best, infographics in motion can be informative, involving, funny and at times surprisingly touching. This post brings together some examples of these stunning animations.
Grand Tour of the Known Universe
This is a truly awesome infographic animation revealing the scale of the known universe in relation to our home planet. Astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History have mapped and constantly update and maintain the Digital Universe Atlas, a four-dimensional map of the cosmos, created using the latest scientific data. Based on this map, the movie takes the viewer on a mesmerising voyage from the Himalayas to the furthest reaches of known space and time, with every galaxy, star, planet, moon and satellite accurately scaled and positioned according to current knowledge.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized
In this animation the credit crunch is explained in simple steps with informative narration and crisp graphics. Jonathan Jarvis’ film does what the best Infographics can achieve: distill a complex situation and represent it in an accessible manner.
Growing Up
This charming animation considers the worries of growing up, and reassures that the wonders of growing and life’s surprises are really nothing to fear.
Timothy Walter Burton was born August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California. As a teenager bored with suburban life, he entertained himself by painting, drawing and making short films. In 1976 Burton entered CalArts in Valencia, CA which led to a job as an apprentice animator at The Walt Disney Company in 1979. His independent temperament was not well suited to work on the studio’s The Fox and the Hound (1981) and none of the hundreds of wildly imaginative concept drawings he did for The Black Cauldron (1985) were used for the film. However, Disney recognized his talent and supported the production of the shorts Vincent (1982), Hansel and Gretel (1983) and Frankenweenie (1984).
Burton’s feature film career began at Warner Bros. in 1985 with Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice (1988) and Batman (1989), and his international reputation as an auteur with a unique visual style and imagination was cemented with artistic and box-office success of Edward Sissorhands (1990) for 20th Century Fox and Disney’s Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
Burton’s fourteen features include work in such disparate genres as, biography of Ed Wood (1994), science fiction Mars Attacks (1996), horror Sleepy Hollow (1999), fantasy Big Fish (2003), stop-motion animation Corpses Bride (2005), children’s literature Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the musical Sweeney Todd ( 2007). Burton has directed for television – Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1984) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Jar (1986), commercials – Hollywood Gun (1998) and Timex (2000), a web series – The World of Stainboy (2000) and the music video Bones (2006) for the rock group The Killers. In 1997, he published a book of illustrated verse The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories and in 2003 Darkhorse Comics introduced his collectible figures Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys. Although he is known primarily as a filmmaker, Burton has always pursued private projects as an illustrator, painter and photographer – work that further reveals what he shares with a generation of artists influenced by late 20th Century popular culture. Burton’s 3-D adaptation of Alice in Wonderland will be released in March 2010. He resides in London.
Tim Burton animates the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) logo:
The MeasureMe Stick transforms the traditional ruler into a playful, modern object. Display as an original graphic piece or use to chart your child’s growth through the years. Each piece is handmade in Chicago by Studio 1A.M.
Materials
* Bamboo construction
* Non-toxic ink and finish
* Stainless steel pegs (mounting hardware)
If you love Photoshop and own a fridge, these magnets might be for you. It’s a sure fire way to make any photo you post on your fridge look Photoshopped.
What else can I say about Photoshop magnets except that I am disappointed they didn’t include a magnet for the cursor. I’m hoping they eventually can come out with the entire Adobe CS Suite. Yup. I’m a nerd. You can order your set of magnets from thinkgeek.com.
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