Archive for August, 2011
Spain-born, London-based graphic designer Genis Carreras — that’s right, dude’s name is one letter short of spelling “genius” — recently published a neat journal called “Philographics,” which attempts to explain various philosophical perspectives through painstakingly simple (ahem, minimal) designs and a paragraph of descriptive text. I think there’s something refreshing about this concept, although the overuse of minimal-this and minimal-that online these days makes me yawn. (That Carreras is attempting to educate rather than simply drive pageviews might be the key to my appreciation.) Check out the entire set on Behance.
I was browsing through Behance in search of an illustrator or character designer for an upcoming project we’re working on at Jailbreak Collective when I stumbled onto this work-in-progress” series by an artist named Joe Fenton. He draws like I wish I could draw. In fact, when I spent all my days in high school doodling in notebooks, the theoretical endgame was a masterpiece of exactly this sort. Alas, my manual talents never quite evolved to match my ambitions so I moved into other media. But when I see something like this, it reminds me of how much I still jock people who have that natural gift which we used to refer to as “Hand”, back in art school. (ie; “Damn… have you seen the trippy 8 foot wide mural that Joe’s working on? That fucker has got some serious Hand!”) If you want to see the final product, click through below. I didn’t want to ruin the experience of watching the work unfold by posting the completed drawing right beneath all the work-in-progress shots. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice cream sundae? Think again. This image is one of photographer Jasmin Schuller‘s “Sweet Meats,” a series of photographs that tricks the brain into thinking you’re looking at something delicious when in reality what you’re lusting after is actually very, very disgusting. Artistically, we dig it. The affect it’s having on my stomach so close to lunch time? Not so much. Check out more Sweet Meats after the break. (iGNANT via Today & Tomorrow)
I’ve met Marvel’s licensing department and all I can recollect clearly is that they said “no” to us and that they wear Ed Hardy T-Shirts. Infer from that what you will. Upon reading about Williams Sonoma releasing a licensed product from Marvel, in an industry rag I was all ready to cynically pounce down from my idealistic perch of judgement. But dammit. I clicked through and found the picture and now I just want to eat the little fuckers. You win this round, Marvel. But we’ll meet again. -Jason A few more pics, including a cake tray(!) after the jump… Read the rest of this entry » To be honest, I’m pretty sick of the whole “hipster as punching bag” trope in popular culture. It’s played out. Regurgitated. The same five things said over and over again to describe a sub-genre of twentysomethings that for the most part minds its own business. Yes, the pabst-filled playgrounds of Williamsburg and Portland are packed with them. We know this. So, people, don’t spend your free time there if you’re offended, and certainly don’t move there. Generally, I think we collectively (read: the entire Internet and most of the world) need to take a step back and remember what our mothers once said: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” All ranting aside, I kinda adore this video by two muppets called Glove and Boots, which traces the evolution of the hipster. I like that it doesn’t depend on redundancies and instead provides a fresh, albeit half-baked, perspective: the hipster didn’t just rise from the ashes of a pack of Parliaments, it evolved over time — starting with the caveman and finalizing itself somewhere around the yuppie. Check it out. –Quincy (via Laughing Squid) Social Media Propaganda Posters by Aaron Wood
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
in Art, Design, Facebook, People, pop culture, posters, Stuff, The Internet
The other day Jason and I were walking back to the Jailbreak offices when we came across one of those chalkboard sidewalk signs that cafes and restaurants are so fond of these days. Living and working in Brooklyn we tend to pay nary attention to them, as they’re usually just advertisements for happy hour or $1 oysters, both things that we’re certainly interested in, but already know about because we Yelp everything before leaving our desks. Long story short, this sidewalk advert, which was in front of an unnamed “lounge” on Union St., was emblazoned from top to bottom with the colorful logos of various social media companies. It was ridiculous. Overdone. Completely unnecessary. All I want is an iced coffee and maybe a blueberry scone. I don’t need to interact with you on any website, let along multiple ones. We shared an exhausted glance, and as Jason asked, “What the hell is Gowalla?” I couldn’t help but feeling like all of this social media stuff seems at times like nothing more than 21st century propaganda. *** Timely then are these great social media propaganda posters by a guy called Aaron Wood. They’re available for $7.50 a pop on his Etsy page. Check out the entire set after the break.
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