October 20th, 2010
A nice idea from Ikea stores with this series of photographs and illustrations for new cookbooks “Homemade is Best.” A very effective work of the Swedish artist Carl Kleiner around recipes and ingredients. View more images from here.
Nice illustration works by Jayden Osborne
August 4th, 2009
August 4th, 2009
Menos es Mas is a new drink from Coca-Cola for Spain, designed by . Illustrations by :
“Menos es Más”(less is more in Spanish) is a drink that stands for what it is. No bs here (pardon our French). It doesn’t make you taller, or thinner, or more attractive, it’s just a drink! But it is a little easier on your wallet and the environment, and don’t we all want more of that?
worked with Coca-Cola Spain to create a joyful expression for this mighty little drink.
August 4th, 2009
, a London based agency, created new packaging design for Tate art sets:
“Tate sell within their gallery stores art sets aimed specifically at older children (5+). Until now these products had an inconsistent look and feel. Tate approached Buddy to create a consistent Tate branded range which would communicate what’s in the packs and inspire their use.
used simple colour and clean communication to achieve this, drawing inspiration from the contemporary art world (artists including Damien Hurst and Bridget Riley) and the products themselves.”
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July 14th, 2009
June 23rd, 2009
Burton gave us a grief-wracked demon barber in 2007’s Sweeney Todd and oodles of Oompa Loompas in 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now one of Hollywood’s most visually creative directors layers his own surreal sensibilities upon the fanciful world of Lewis Carroll in Disney’s
, due in theaters on March 5, 2010. This first look at some of the concept art for the film suggests there is the usual
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June 23rd, 2009
: ‘top io’ solo exhibition
Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York
June 27 – July 25, 2009
The classic strategy game never ceases to amaze, the is an 80s game made from colored squares. It’s a fascinating object, as it’s both extremely simple and xtremely complex. Did you know there are over 43 billion possible permutations for a ? French artist Invader uses the like an artist uses paint.
View more of his work
April 23rd, 2009
, Irish singer/songwriter. Her solo debut “Sea Sew” was just released earlier this year. One of her song – “Lille
”, features a handmade pop-up book that goes along with the song. So, so cool. Click
to check them out.
April 6th, 2009
Architect Ryuji Nakamura
was born in 1972 in Nagano, Japan.
From 2000 to 2003 he worked at Jun Aoki & Associates, and since 2004 he established Ryuji Nakamura Architects Office, working in the fields of industrial design, architecture, landscape design, interior and furniture design. Ryuji Nakamura is lecturer at Maebashi Institute of Technology. Click to visit Ryuji Nakamura
site.
Money Design and History by Designboom
March 16th, 2009
Money is many different things at the same time. It’s a work of art, a medium of exchange, a representation of value, one, which most people take for granted. Everybody has their own answers when it comes to money yet we think that it is more generative and engaging to think about values and doubt. It is a balancing force.
Click here to read more after the jump.
March 12th, 2009
Besides traditional wooden matryoshka doll, here are some matryoshka that’s made in different style.
Click on the image to link to see the creators’ site.
Designer Matryoshka Dolls – Vogue Russia November 2008
Handmade candy colour series by PIV-Cat
Seasonal designed matryoshka by Ravenhill
Rose Hip’s version of matryoshka.
Interesting Matryoshka by Irina Troitskaya
March 6th, 2009
, a Russian illustrator, came out with few sets of amazing Matryoshka
design. One series is ‘most popular animals of Russian fairy tales’ another is ‘naturally white animals’. Click on the pictures
to see more after the jump.
