Archive for August, 2009
CBS will introduce the first video-in-print advertisement in the September issue of Entertainment Weekly. This video provides a short, albiet very interesting, look at what they hope to achieve with this new technology. It was really a matter of time before something like this was put into effect and only time will tell if it has the staying power to actually make a mark on both the magazine and advertising industries. All of this came via Wired. They’ve actually seen this thing in action so head over there for a surprising review. I’m a bit late on this but whatever. Created by Alta Media Productions out of France.
Those are the cities artist Mark Andrew Webber chose to make first in his awesome “linocut” series. Linocutting is a printmaking technique by which images, or in this case words, are carved into a sheet of linoleum. One may subsequently roll paint on the carvings and create prints on canvas, paper or fabric. Webber, a Reading, England native, said on his website that it took him two months of non-stop work to finish the Paris carving (last above). It must have. The amount of detail in these is insane. You can buy a print here, or visit Webber’s Flickr page for more information and photos.
This is dope! Watch the video. “In May 2006 [Jason de Caires Taylor] gained international recognition for creating the world’s first underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies. His underwater sculptures, designed to create artificial reefs for marine life to colonise and inhabit, embrace the transformations wrought by ecological processes. The works engage with a vision of the possibilities of a sustainable future, portraying human intervention as positive and affirmative. Drawing on the tradition of figurative imagery, the aim of Jason de Caires Taylor’s work is to address a wide-ranging audience crucial for highlighting environmental issues beyond the confines of the art world. However, fundamental to understanding his work is that it embodies the hope and optimism of a regenerative, transformative Nature.” -Artist’s Bio For more info on the artist click here.
New fonts are always fun to play around with. This one is the coolest I’ve seen lately.
I love this print by Kubra Kactioglu (try saying that name three times fast). For more information on the artist click here. “Just like modular synthesizers, people connect with each other in order to achieve diverse objectives. In Voltage, robots, half-human and half-synthesizer, powered by a huge amount of energy, connect to each other in an electric and chaotic trance.” Directed by Filippe Lyra and William Paiva of Bam Studios.
I stumbled upon this while reading the Harvard Business blog of all things. Written by Umair Haque, the Generation M Manifesto is stunning and thought provoking. Please give it a read and comment below. Dear Old People Who Run the World, My generation would like to break up with you. Everyday, I see a widening gap in how you and we understand the world — and what we want from it. I think we have irreconcilable differences. You wanted big, fat, lazy “business.” We want small, responsive, micro-scale commerce. You turned politics into a dirty word. We want authentic, deep democracy — everywhere. You wanted financial fundamentalism. We want an economics that makes sense for people — not just banks. You wanted shareholder value — built by tough-guy CEOs. We want real value, built by people with character, dignity, and courage. You wanted an invisible hand — it became a digital hand. Today’s markets are those where the majority of trades are done literally robotically. We want a visible handshake: to trust and to be trusted. You wanted growth — faster. We want to slow down — so we can become better. You didn’t care which communities were capsized, or which lives were sunk. We want a rising tide that lifts all boats. You wanted to biggie size life: McMansions, Hummers, and McFood. We want to humanize life.
Dave Kinsey is an artist and designer from Pittsburgh, PA. For more information visit his website. “His images depict beings who are both triumphant in their defiant stance to their surroundings, and tragic, as they transmit a visual display of raw emotion and jangled nerves.” -artist’s bio Check out a great interview with Kinsey via On-Point, here.
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