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By Eyeswoon, on May 15th, 2012%
Orticanoodles, the pseudonym for two Italian artists, Wally and Alita, recently released a series of portraits which are printed upon stencils with embedded lettered messages. These “stencil upon stencil” pieces feature well-known celebrities, political leaders, and artists combined with intricate stencil techniques. Explaining their work, Orticanoodles say, “All of them are shelled and brutalized…so they loose . . . → Read More: Stenciled portraits with embedded lettered messages by Orticanoodles
By Eyeswoon, on April 17th, 2012%
For reasons unknown even to me, food has been on my mind a lot lately. Here are a few gastronomical-related design ideas that have captured my heart and gut.
1. Cups and Cakes Bakery created these novel map-centric cupcakes for a local mapping group in San Francisco. Charming!
2. Funny Food: 365 Fun, Healthy, Silly, Creative Breakfasts presents . . . → Read More: Food-related Design Finds: map-inspired cupcakes, book of Funny Food, Rothko cookies
By Eyeswoon, on March 27th, 2012%
For a graduation project at the Royal Academy of Arts (KABK), Den Haag, Netherlands-based designer Frederic Brodbeck developed a novel mechanism for capturing visual information from movies. In cinemetrics, data from a movie – like color, motion and speech – is extracted, processed and visualized into unique fingerprints.
From Brodbeck’s report:
Since motion pictures are a time-based medium, . . . → Read More: Cinemetrics, or fingerprints, of movies
By Eyeswoon, on March 13th, 2012%
I love this! Dessert tarts that correspond to Pantone color swatches – berries, carrots, and lemons. French food designer Emilie de Griottes created these divine delicacies for a special feature of the French culinary magazine Fricote. The recipes for making the tarts are available in Fricote, issue number . . . → Read More: Pantone-colored dessert tarts by Emilie de Griottes
By Eyeswoon, on March 11th, 2012%
Shepard Fairey is releasing a new screenprint – “Sedation Of Millions.” Measuring 18 x 24 inches, in an edition of 450 (all signed by the artist), these prints go on sale this Tuesday, March 13th at a random time at Obey Giant.
Fairey says, “The Sedation Of Millions print is inspired by the title of my favorite . . . → Read More: “Sedation Of Millions” new print by Shepard Fairey
By Eyeswoon, on February 14th, 2012%
Today I’m liking these humorous letterpress prints from Sapling Press on Etsy.
Happy Valentine’s Day, dear readers. . . . → Read More: Happy Valentine’s Day!
By Eyeswoon, on January 30th, 2012%
I know that San Luis Obispo is off the beaten track for most people but if you do happen to be in the neighborhood you should check out the show by Geoff McFetridge at the Cal Poly University Art Gallery. An influential graphic designer McFetridge has designed work which have appeared on Patagonia clothing, Nike shoes, . . . → Read More: Geoff McFetridge at the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo University Art Gallery
By Eyeswoon, on January 28th, 2012%
The ad campaign by Legas Delaney for Plant for the Planet reminds me that spring is around the corner! To portray the ability of plants to absorb CO2, the designers carved illustrations into leaves. Wonderful!
To see more amazing leaf cut-outs, check out Lorenzo . . . → Read More: Cut leaf illustrations for “Plant for the Planet”
By Eyeswoon, on January 9th, 2012%
Limited edition prints by Shepard Fairey usually sell like hotcakes but this one is going to sell faster than a butterfly can beat its wings. At a random time in the morning (PST) on Thursday January 12th, Shepard Fairey‘s “Occupy Protester” print will be released for sale. This print will be especially sought after because it . . . → Read More: Release of the “Occupy Protester” print by Shepard Fairey
By Eyeswoon, on January 2nd, 2012%
Although it’s been over nine months since Japan’s massive earthquake and devastating tsunami, the crises is far from over. Thousands of survivors continue to endure homelessness as well as loss of basic services. As an expression of support for the people in Fukushima, artists Kyosuke Nishida, Brian Li, and Dominic Liu created a stunning 3D typographic . . . → Read More: “Words Can Fly a Thousand Miles” a tribute to the survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan
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