Paper Art - 100 Extraordinary Examples of Paper Art Paper art can be traced back to Japan, where it originated over a thousand years ago. From complex paper cutting to book carving, this is an ever expanding area of design that is hardly talked about. These intricate paper designs grace museums and exauhibitions throughout the world and is becoming yet another exciting medium of expression for many designers. Some of the artists featured here use simple materials, such as A4 printing papeel, while others resort to unexpected materials, such as actual books, as their prime materials. In this article, we’ll take a look at 13 remarkable artists and showcase their truly amazing pieces of paper art. Peter Callesen Visit website Jen Stark Visit website Simon Schubert Visit website Brian Dettmer: Book Sculptures Visit website Sher Christopher Visit website Elsa Mora Visit website Yulia Brodskaya Visit Website Su Blackwell Visit website Richard Sweeney Visit website Jolis Paons Visit website Bovey Lee Visit website Bert Simons Visit website Ingrid Siliakus Visit website
Huge Model of Isengard From Over 22000 LEGOs Master LEGO building team OneLUG have completed their incredible model of the Battle of Isengard, a key battle in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The model includes a whopping seven-foot tall Orthanc tower, dozens of ents, over a hundred orcs, and two small hobbits. Built to minifig scale, the entire tableau weighs 145 pounds, and uses 22,000 LEGO bricks across its eight-foot diameter. We’ve seen some pretty incredible LEGO creations inspired by J.R.R. Incredibly, key scenes from the Lord of the Rings film are depicted in exacting detail across the diorama. (OneLUG via io9, The Brothers Brick)
10 Tips for Designing Presentations That Don’t Suck: Pt.1 Powerpoint has produced more bad design in its day that perhaps any other digital tool in history with the possible exception of Microsoft paint. In this post we’re going to address the epidemic of bad presentation design with ten super practical tips for designer better looking and more professional presentations. Along the way we’ll see a number of awesome slide designs from Note & Point along with some custom examples built by yours truly. Let’s get started! Also be sure to check out 10 Tips for Designing Presentations That Don’t Suck: Pt.2! Not a Designer? Most of the content on this site is targeted specifically towards professional designers and developers, or at the very least those interested in getting started in this field. You’ve chosen a visual tool to communicate and should therefore take the time to learn a thing or two about visual communications. Follow the ten tips below and see if you don’t start getting comments about your awesome presentation design skills. Kuler Piknik
The Inspiration Grid : Design Inspiration, Illustration, Typography, Photography, Art, Architecture & More Wire Sculptures by Gavin Worth Zimbabwean artist Gavin Worth creates amazing wire sculptures that look like freehand drawings. From his website: “By bending black wire into something of freestanding line drawings, I create sculptures that engage the viewer by involving them in their subtle changes. via Fubiz Gavin Worth’s website
Stockholm Metro Découverte en images du métro de Stockholm, considéré comme l’un des plus beaux du monde. Appelé Tunnelbana, il se compose de 100 stations, dont 47 sont souterraines. Ouvert en 1950, certaines de ces stations de métro sont taillées dans la roche. A découvrir dans la suite. Quantum potentiality of the Manifested Self Quantum potentiality of the Manifested Self External Stimuli : www.antonygormley.com Themes : Art, Consciousness, Humanism Nodes : Antony Gormley, human body, metal, Sculpture
Dream Worlds Revealed On Canvas Along with some magnificent dreams, Jacek Yerka finds inspiration for his masterful paintings from his childhood memories: the places, remembered feelings and smells of 1950′s Poland. He studied fine art and graphic design before becoming a full time artist in 1980… and we’re glad he did. His paintings will take you through incredible worlds of imagination, bending reality in captivating and clever ways fit to inspire a novel or film. See many more examples of his find paintings at yerkaland.com. See Also ENDEARING MONSTER DRAWINGS POP FROM THE SCREEN Via: hypeness.com.br
Boxing clever: The artist who makes sculptures of everyday objects using cardboard By Tara Brady Published: 18:13 GMT, 21 April 2012 | Updated: 19:26 GMT, 21 April 2012 While saving packaging from the dump is enough for most people, British artist Chris Gilmour takes recycling to the next level. It may be hard to believe but these intricate sculptures are made entirely out of cardboard. Instead of using marble or bronze in the mode of classical statues, he chose to use one of the most humble and commonly found materials. Good enough to fool Q: James Bond's Aston Martin, as seen in Goldfinger, gets the cardboard treatment from British artist Chris Gilmour Attention to detail: This typewriter comes complete with individually crafted keys and a faithfully reconstructed mechanism Amazing: Gilmour re-created this Fiat 500 out of cardboard There are no supporting structures, no wood or metal frames. Gilmour’s work includes stunning life-size objects and reproductions including a Fiat 500, religious architecture and even a piano hanging from the ceiling.