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Creative games for creative designers. 10 Most Interesting Free Podcasts. Podcasts are so hot right now.

10 Most Interesting Free Podcasts

From comedy to news to 20-minute segments about concrete, there are literally hundreds of podcasts to pique the interest of pretty much anyone with a pulse. That said, these 10 podcasts will not only entertain, they'll also inform, keeping you one step ahead of your peers as you learn everything you may have missed in high school. At the very least, they'll help you kill it the next time you hit the bar on trivia night.

Wizzard Media 1. Description: A show that answers questions like, "Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? " Remember that one teacher from high school, the one who actually gave a shit? 5. Description: Half advice show, half survival guide. The amount of skills you have will always pale in comparison to the laundry list of those you lack. Wikicommons/NASA/Bill Ingalls 6. As we've come to expect from this host, this potentially dull subject matter is relayed with wit, clarity, and enthusiasm. Book Riot 10. Wonder How To » Show & Tell for Creators & Doers.

Doodle Rebellion! Last year, I had featured Lei Melendres‘ “Crazy Comix Doodles,” and since then he has worked on new sketchbook drawings.

Doodle Rebellion!

His illustrations generally include wacky characters crammed together on a page or two, and many of them, are actually quite mouthy! Artwork © Lei Melendres. Dramatic Stainless Steel Wire Fairies by Robin Wight. Spectacular Moleskine Doodles Explode with Energy - My Modern Met. Philippines-based illustrator Kerby Rosanes proves that doodling can be so much more than scratching unintelligible scribbles on paper.

Spectacular Moleskine Doodles Explode with Energy - My Modern Met

Through his Sketchy Stories blog, Rosanes shares his wonderful world of doodling in a simple Moleskine sketchbook. Equipped with an ordinary Moleskine, a few Uni Pin drawing pens, and his innate gift for drawing, the artist is able to transport viewers to a world where tiny, cartoonish creatures explode with gusto to make up larger entities.

Each of the illustrator's complex and crowded sketches are filled with minute details that allow the eye to wander and discover new characters and designs at every turn. The portraits are immediately mesmerizing, but even more spectacular when looked upon closely. Rosanes says that he's on a bit of an illustration high from merging animals with his "crazy doodle monsters" but admits, "I’m liking the results of every fusion. " Alive Without Breath: Three Dimensional Animals Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye. Singapore-based artist Keng Lye creates near life-like sculptures of animals relying on little but paint, resin and a phenomenal sense of perspective.

Alive Without Breath: Three Dimensional Animals Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye

Lye slowly fills bowls, buckets, and boxes with alternating layers of acrylic paint and resin, creating aquatic animal life that looks so real it could almost pass for a photograph. The artist is using a technique very similar to Japanese painter Riusuke Fukahori who was featured on this blog a little over a year ago, though Lye seems to take things a step further by making his paint creations protrude from the surface, adding another level of dimension to a remarkable medium. See much more of this series titled Alive Without Breath over on deviantART. (via ian brooks) Update: I have some additional details from the artist that I’d like to add here, as this post seems to be getting a lot of attention. Trip to Kyoto around 1915 - Google Cultural Institute. How To Lead A Creative Life [Infographic] [Close Window] By Jason Feifer Our complete guide to making your inner genius your greatest on-the-job asset.

How To Lead A Creative Life [Infographic]

Back to article >> Infographic by Pop Chart Lab. A visual exploration on mapping complex networks. Glennz Tees Designs 2010-11 on Behance. 28485008.jpg 1,536×1,152 pixels. Huatunan 600×908 pixels. Crazy Awesome Paintings by Vladimir Kush.

Here is a collection of the incredible paintings of Vladimir Kush.

Crazy Awesome Paintings by Vladimir Kush

Vladimir has been creating these surrealistic paintings since the late 80’s. I’m extremely impressed by his work, and you should be as well! Related Plywood Paintings by Robert Romanowic Plywood Paintings by Robert Romanowic, very unique and awesome! February 8, 2011 In "Inspiration" Amazing Contemporary Paintings by Christine Krainock Christine Krainock creates original, abstract oil painting & acrylic knife painting. December 12, 2011 In "Fine Art" Ellison Design student based in CA who was one of the co-founder of AIA and CubeBreaker.com.