Archive for the ‘Feeling Creative’ Category100 Iconic Movie Characters – Can You Name Them All?
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
in Feeling Creative, illustration, mashups, People, pop culture, star wars
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In brief, Dutch artist Joep Gerrits designed this poster depicting his subjective list of the 100 most iconic movie characters. The icons are clever and minimalist, almost South Parkian, and come from 68 different films. It’s been raining here in Brooklyn for the past three days, so trying to name each of the characters seems like an appropriate activity at the moment. I’ve started off by identifying 32 of them and now I would like you, dear readers, to help me fill in the rest. Gerrits lists the films he used on his Deviant Art page, so I suppose you could just IMDB it … but that wouldn’t be as fun, now would it? Gerrits also gave the same treatment to Star Wars characters, an image which I’ve also included after the jump. Get to it! [Spotted at Neatorama] Hello Kitty As Everyone
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Monday, August 23, 2010
in Features & Interviews, Feeling Creative, illustration, mashups, pop culture, star wars, Tech, Toys, Trendspotting, Turning Japanese
In one of the more epic mashups we’ve seen, an illustrator named Joseph Senior from New Zealand has taken Hello Kitty and combined her with a number of pop-culture mainstays, including Darth Vader, Buzz Lightyear, Iron Man, Homer Simpson and Mr. Spock. It’s a shame these are only illustrations — they would look fantastic sitting on our toy throne. Hit the jump to see 12 more. [Spotted at Toysrevil] Kanye’s Tweets as New Yorker Cartoon Captions
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
in Feeling Creative, guaranteed entertainment, illustration, inventions, The Internet
So rapper Kanye West joined Twitter exactly a week ago today, and his feed — which is full of egotistical, misspelled, grammatically incorrect brilliance — has since been the hottest topic in the blogosphere. At some point, okay it was on Monday at approximately 3:00 a.m., three Twitter users with two accounts, Josh A. Cagan and Paul and Storm, decided to attach select Kanye tweets as captions to New Yorker cartoons, giving birth to what is perhaps the best Internet meme we’ve ever seen. Read an interview with Paul about how this all got started and what it means over on Urlesque. After the break, check out 20 of the best they’ve come up with thus far. Read an interview with Paul about how this all got started and what it means over on Urlesque.
While I assume this Space Invader couch actually exists, it’s hard to tell these days with people and their crazy Photoshop skills. The blurb on designer/conceiver Igor Chak’s website suggests it is, in fact, the real deal. Chak says, “the couch is all leather, with two glass surfaces. Although it might look uncomfortable, it’s actually really soft…and made with memory foam.” From his bio, Chak seems like a pretty legitimate guy, so we’re inclined to take his word for it. Plus, the couch is featured in the “industrial” section of his website, when there’s also a “conceptual” area, where it is not. A further skim through his bio reveals Chak is somewhat of a nomad; born in Russia, and raised in Toyko and Seattle. He received his education in industrial design (hint #3) at the Art Institute in Seattle, before taking a few jobs and eventually landing a position as a prototyping specialist at Nokia. If his life hasn’t intrigued you already, Chak says he’s finally found his passion in life: motorcycle design. With two concepts already completed, Chak is working on a third, for a 2030 BMW Motorrad, which he says will be, “visually and technologically stunning.” Check out a few more pics of the Space Invader couch below. Final verdict: real.
If you’re a creative professional, chances are Portland-based duo Always With Honor has included you in this infographic that breaks down the various categories and sub-categories within the design community. They also include the top 10 career paths in fields like illustration, fine arts, and game art and design. The icon table on the left is screen-grabbed below. Blow up the image above here. [Via Information is Beautiful]
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