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Beautiful Chalk Typography - Watch Dana Tanamachi’s Time-Lapse Creations

Nagging Doubt Viognier from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.

The freehand chalk illustrations that Dana Tanamachi creates are truly inspirational. If this doesn’t give you an appreciation for beautiful typography I’m not sure what could! Visit her website to see the rest of her great work.

Inspirational Design, Art & Craft - The Process of Yuzen

During a recent client meeting I was pointed to this video. It centers around the traditional craft of Japanese kimono creation. Wow what an inspirational video. How can one not appreciate the painstaking time, detail and design that goes into just a single kimono. Sadly, it is a dying art form…

PressPausePlay - People Getting Creative

Design, fine art, music, this documentary looks super interesting. Take a look. The trailer speaks fro itself. Can’t wait for this one to come to my town.

A Mix of Graphic Design, Fine Art and Graffiti = Urban Art—My Sweet Spot!

Just came across this site today. Check out the video. Oh and there’s much more to see on the site: Crane.tv. What a great source of inspiration.

Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei - A Call for Release

Ai Weiwei

On April 3, one of my heroes and internationally acclaimed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was detained at the Beijing airport by local the authorities. At that time his papers and computers were seized from his gallery/studio. Ai Weiwei has not been seen since. As a result members of the international arts community have expressed concern for Ai’s freedom and have created a petition via change.org for users to sign. Please take a minute, sign the petition. Ai Weiwei should not spend another minute detained.

Ai is best known for his design contribution in the construction of the Bejing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics and his Sunflower Seeds exhibit at the Tate Modern in 2010. For several years Ai he has fought against government corruption which is widespread and prevalent in China today. If you’re unfamiliar with Ai’s work, Frontline recently aired a story about Ai. If you have 20 minutes to spare, the Frontline spot is truly inspiring.

Shepard Fairey—Iconic Design, Controversial Subject Matter, the Barbara Kruger of Our Generation.

Shepard Fairey - Gestalten TV Video

I don’t know about you but I remember the first time I encountered a Separd Fairey piece. It was about a decade ago and on the street (where it was meant to be seen). With graphic design being the being the main driver behind his work, for me it was a no brainer, I’ve been a fan ever since. His work had the same impact on me as the first time I saw a Barbara Kruger piece. The work is iconic, bold, at times controversial yet highly accessible.

Visit gestalten.tv and see the artist talk about his work, copyright law and the pending lawsuit via the Associated Press over the referenced photograph used to illustrate the Obama Hope poster. Fairey’s philosophy on copyright law makes total sense and in many ways has been in practice for decades. There are, of course, many grey areas.

In January a New York judge dismissed the copyright lawsuits, but left a March trial date in place for additional claims over merchandise sales using Fairey’s image. It will be interesting to see the outcome!

Baroque, Neo-Classical, Contemporary and Even a Little Graphic Design – Check Out Google’s Latest Website Project

Art Project Powred by Google
Prepare to be get sucked in. “Art Project, powered by Google” launched this morning. It appears to be Google’s equivalent to “Street View” for some of the more popular museums across the globe. The best part, all of the pieces are hi-res and one can zoom in to explore the intricate details of a Monet, Picasso or even photographs from the Spanish Civil War. Take a Look!

Wired’s - The Best Album Art of all Time (Reader’s Choice)

David Bowie Diamond Dogs

This is, of course, a hard argument. So many albums, so much beautiful art, design and illustration. There are a few that stick out that in my mind that shouldn’t be missed; what about Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”, or Queen’s “News of the World” ? I can think of hundreds more… Either way, this article, “Best Album Art of All Time, Readers Choice Edition” by Wired’s Scott Thill is definitely worth a look. The related article “The Best Album Art of all Time” is worth a read as well. Enjoy!

The Pen Story—Breathtaking Stop Motion Video Design

A story describing “a journey through time” based on printed images; this video by Takeuchi Taijin was created for a new Olympus marketing campaign promoting its new Pen camera. If you have a minute or two, this video is definitely worth a watch!

“Last Day Dream” — A 42 Second Video by by Chris Milk

Last Day Dream [HD] from Chris Milk on Vimeo.

Try and find 42 seconds in your day to watch this video Last Day Dream by Chris Milk. I’m certain that you’ll see a little bit of “you” in it - I did.

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