Entries Tagged as 'Art'
July 29th, 2011 · Ric · 3 Comments
I recently had the opportunity to dust off my PlayStation 3 for a bit of gaming action. It had been a long time since I’d used it and I wasn’t sure what I should play. In the end I loaded a game called Flow by Jenova Chen co-founder of Thatgamecomapny, it’s a beautifully simple game where you play as an aquatic microorganism using the motion sensitive controller to move and eat other microorganisms which help you grow larger and develop.
It may sound an unusual idea for a game but it’s a very soft, fluid experience allowing for some simple escapism and with no guns in site (not all games have them!). Flow was nominated for awards by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
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Tags: Art · Offbeat · Science & Technology
July 28th, 2011 · Edward · No Comments
I noticed this experimental project that plays around with type and fluids. It looks like a fun playful project and the type has a great sense of motion.
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Tags: Art · Typography · Video
July 28th, 2011 · Ric · No Comments
Black Mirror by Robert Seidel is a beautiful sculpture that uses laser cut page delicately twisted into three dimensions and illuminated with projections. Somehow to me it feels both organic and and non-organic at the same time.
Tags: Art · Video
July 27th, 2011 · Luke · 1 Comment
Wherever you go in the world you will find souvenirs, from replicas of famous landmarks to common sites like the yellow cab of New York. A small percentage of these souvenirs can be charming and collectable, but in my opinion the majority of them are tacky, poorly made junk.
Michael Hughes has travelled the world purchasing these souvenirs, placed them in their original situation and photographed them. Some at a glance could trick your mind to think it’s the actual landmark, where as others really do not and therefore reveal the true cheapness or maybe character of these items. Read more
Tags: Art · Design · Environmental · Offbeat · Photography · Travel
July 21st, 2011 · Luke · No Comments
Landscapes and in this case beaches are Jim Denevan’s canvases for his drawings. At low tide he spends hours creating these large scale temporary works of art, only to be washed away by the sea. Primarily based in California, Jim occasionally ventures into the Navada desert and creates illustrations similar to the famous Nazca Lines.
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Tags: Art · Environmental · Illustration · Photography · Travel
July 19th, 2011 · Ash · No Comments
I couldn’t help but notice these retro electronics when I came accross them on another blog. The bright electronic devices have each been hand crafted out of neon paper, down from the body of the device to the smallest detail such as the lettering on the floppy disk or the loose tape inside the cassette. This must have taken a lot of time and patience. Having recently covered a lifesized donkey in lettering we can begin to empathise!
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Tags: Art · Design · Packaging
July 15th, 2011 · Luke · No Comments
The clothing brand UNIQLO is the leader in Japanese casual wear. I came across this well designed calendar site a while back and having revisited and seen that they have updated the movie clips in accordance with the seasons, I though it was worth blogging.
Using clips from hundreds of cities in Japan, they have cleverly applied the now popular tilt shift effect which gives the illusion that the buildings, boats, people, etc… are miniature models. The visuals are enhanced by the big block colour calendar on the right, which colour’s change to either compliment or contrast the movie clip on the right.
Visit UNIQLO’s site to see these moorish mini movies.
Tags: Art · Branding · Environmental · Travel · Video · Web
June 13th, 2011 · Ric · No Comments
This a beautifully delicate video for Monday morning. Etienne Cliquet’s “Flottille” micro-origami are tiny sheets of paper juts a few centimetres across, intricately cut and folded, when placed in water they gracefully unfold.
Tags: Art · Video
