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Bomomo. Larry Burrows. Larry Burrows (1926, London -1971, Laos) was an English photographer best known for his pictures of the American involvement in the Vietnam War.

Larry Burrows

He left school at age 16 and took a job in Life magazine's London bureau, where he printed photographs. Burrows went on to become a photographer and covered the war in Vietnam from 1962 until his death in 1971. Burrows died with fellow photojournalists Henri Huet, Kent Potter and Keisaburo Shimamoto, when their helicopter was shot down over Laos. In 2002, Burrows' posthumous book Vietnam was awarded the Prix Nadar award. At the time of the helicopter crash, the photographers were covering Operation Lam Son 719, a massive armored invasion of Laos by South Vietnamese forces. The 80 best Tumblr blogs for designers. Whether you're a creative director on the hunt for new talent, or a dev looking for some web design inspiration, Tumblr is full of inspirational work.

The 80 best Tumblr blogs for designers

The micro blogging service and social network makes it mega-easy for anyone wanting to know how to start a blog. Tumblr blogs can be set up in a matter of minutes and having a Tumblr account also enables you to 'follow' other people via their Tumblr blogs. It's this ease of use, and social appeal, that's seen Tumblr serve more than 45 million sites. 12 documentaries every graphic designer should see. This was one of the top 20 blog posts on The Creative Edge from 2013!

12 documentaries every graphic designer should see

Don’t miss out on the rest. This collection of documentaries has been curated to be both a great foundation and fresh inspiration for any graphic designer or artist. The films cover all kinds of creation – from street art, to industrial design, to typography, but all of them are guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing. Reflections: Portraits of the Elderly as They Once Were.

My eye recently got pulled towards “Reflections”.

Reflections: Portraits of the Elderly as They Once Were

A photo series by Tom Hussey, where he portrays the elderly as they reflect on their younger selves in the mirror. This is a wonderfully done series that gives you pause to think, about the passage of time and the lives we are living. via [WallToWatch] From Kenn: Do you like what we are doing? Then show us some love. Tweet and Like your favorite articles and be sure to leave your comments below.

Ho Ryon Lee. Tigran Tsitoghdzyan. So Yoon Lym. Milan Hrnjazovic. Using a combination of figurative art and free-flowing abstraction, Serbian painter Milan Hrnjazovic endeavors to visually represent the emotional anxiety of the young adult female’s evolving sense of self-image and burgeoning sexual desires.

Milan Hrnjazovic

Published in Painting. Svetlana Tiourina. Svetlana Tiourina is a fine artist originally from Urals, Russia who creates gorgeous oil on canvas panitings.

Svetlana Tiourina

Currently, Tiourina is based out of Amsterdam, The Netherlands where she continues to pump out amazing art. 'My work comes from a personal search for the inner of man: his soul and his spirit. Pain, longing, sadness, sacrifice, courage, fasting, temptation, dreams, struggle between good and evil, everything in human lives, is my endless inspiration. Nastya Kaletkina.

The Black Arrow. 20: High-Speed Photography Turns Water Droplets Into Liquid Sculptures. What were the defining events of 2012?

20: High-Speed Photography Turns Water Droplets Into Liquid Sculptures

There were both disasters (superstorm Sandy, Aurora and Newtown, and unabated fighting around the world) and triumphs (Olympic wins, another Democratic presidential term, and the meteoric rise of the Internet meme). While we strive to be topical, we didn’t cover any of those moments on Co.Design--not even McKayla Maroney’s sourpuss expression from the gymnastics floor, or Mitt Romney’s binders full of women. Which isn’t to say that the images we featured aren’t relevant--in fact, taken together, they reflect how technology is impacting how we capture and comprehend the world. Anastasia Chernyavsky. 15 Sources: Anthropomorphic Animal Art. Previous image Next image Maybe it's Wes Anderson's thoroughly enjoyable Fantastic Mr.

15 Sources: Anthropomorphic Animal Art

Fox or perhaps web memes like these, but animals dressed as humans has somehow become a popular art style. 30 abandoned places that look truly beautiful. 1.

30 abandoned places that look truly beautiful.

Christ of the Abyss, San Fruttuoso, Italy Via: en.www.lensart.ru. Albert Reyes, Matt Furie, and Aiyana Udesen. Fecal Face Dot Gallery is pleased to host Albert Reyes, Matt Furie, and Aiyana Udesen for their second showing as the art gang, Future Colors of America (show details here).

Albert Reyes, Matt Furie, and Aiyana Udesen

Their display of drawing art gang-a-tude occured last year at Giant Robot where the trio covered the walls in numerous collaborative drawings on paper and Albert Reyes iconic book covers. Simon C. Page's Graphic Psychedelics. 'I have a passion for minimalism and some of my favourite and most rewarding designs involves typography, geometry and science fiction (which you can see from my astronomy prints and the occasional movie posters I design). I like my work to adapt and evolve naturally for each project and not stay too static, often challenging myself with new self-initiated works, regularly showing variation in my creative process.

Book Paintings by Ekaterina Panikanova. © Ekaterina Panikanova © Ekaterina Panikanova, courtesy z2o Galleria Artist Ekaterina Panikanova creates densely layered paintings across large spreads of old books and other documents, resulting in artwork that blurs the lines between painting, installation and collage. Born in St. Petersburg in 1975 Panikanova graduated at the top of her class from the Academy of Fine Arts and was subsequently given a studio to work from for five years.

Typographic Butterfly Specimens. By Johnny on April 16, 2013. Maurizio Galimberti. 10 Sites to Find Free Graphic Design Courses Online. Free online courses in graphic design are offered by real schools. Learn which graphic design courses are available, what topics they cover and which ones lead to real college credit. Online Course Info and Requirements Graphic design tutorials are typically found on designer websites and through blogs; however, some colleges may offer graphic design courses online. Colleges and universities offering courses typically do not offer credit, and students may need to have access to specific software, such as Adobe Flash, Illustrator or Photoshop, to get the full benefit of the tutorial. African Virtual University. Careful, With That Axe, Eugene. Macabre Artists: Sharaya Brooks Dark and Macabre Art. Photos from Macabre Art (The 9th Circle) on Myspace. METAL ON METAL: Death and the Maiden. The Great Compositions of Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt.

Has someone ever asked you why you like an image? Culture of Thrift. Rainbows - making of. Lomo-Cam: Doubling for the Sake of Magic. How to Change Overlay Effects in Photoshop CS6. In Adobe Photoshop CS6, changing the overlay effects create special effects in your image. Shadows, being based in reality, are the kinds of effects you’ll find yourself using frequently. Frequently Asked Questions: Most Popular FAQs. Most Popular FAQs. Photography - Sweet Station. Peter Lik. Peter Lik is a self-taught Australian landscape photographer. Seamstress: poppykettle. After a over 4 weeks of not being able to sew, I'm finally back in action and have made Grainline's Moss Mini Skirt. The above photo courtersy of TJ from The Perfect Nose, post a frenetic morning of Christmas shopping, humidity and an hour or so sitting in the car (turns out the fabric I used likes to crumple. Levitation Photography: 65 Stunning Examples & Tutorials. Free Online Drawing and Illustration Courses.

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