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Swirling Animal Illustrations Blend Reality With Abstraction Ben Geiger dabbles in everything from design to photography to sculpture to create a world of his own imagination. In this series entitled Abstract Animals, the artist developed illustrations that blur the lines between realistic portrayals and his own inventive depictions of the creatures. The basic structure of each animal drawing is true-to-life, but then the artist uses his creativity to build complex textures with swirls of lines and color. Geiger does not strive to depict the world as we see it on an everyday basis, but prefers to create his own new realities through his artwork. He says, "I really love to just blend the views of reality to a possibly even more realistic world than we comprehend or that can be put in print form."

Dr. Robert Epstein: Why Google Should Be Regulated (Part 1) Regulatory agencies have been nipping at Google's heels, but they need to go straight for the throat. Google reminds me of Adam, the cute, 100-foot-tall toddler in the 1992 Rick Moranis film, Honey I Blew Up the Kid. In case you missed it, Adam keeps stumbling over buildings, mistakes real cars for toys, and ultimately threatens the existence of Las Vegas. Destroying the myths of child beauty pageants - The Drum Opinion Find More Stories Destroying the myths of child beauty pageants Collett Smart

Myth-busting the Christmas adverts Welcome to the world of Christmas adverts, where it's always snowing, the turkey's never overcooked, and the trees never shed their needles. Every year, some of Britain's biggest retailers turn TV commercial breaks into a winter wonderland. We all know it's a long way from reality, but it still looks like a nice place to visit - so just how far away is it? It always snows

Top 3 Christmas Videos To Make you Laugh, Dance and Sing Top 3 Christmas Videos. How do you pick? Well take a look at these 3 videos and see if you think I chose wisely. #1 Pony Wish (Bet you will bust out LAUGHING) How many of us have wanted that special gift at Christmas? This 30 sec clip captures many children’s Christmas wish inside a parent’s nightmare!

Retrospective and Evolution of Apple Ads Apple Computer Inc. was established on April 1st, 1976 and incorporated on January 3rd, 1977. Apple first started advertising its products in the late 1970s. Here’s a amazing compilation of some of Apple’s most notable advertisements from the 70s until the 2002.

Scenes from an Atrocity: Videos in War I first heard about the Syrian rebel who was supposed to have eaten a heart on Monday, when a friend who lives in Beirut tweeted something cryptic about abuse videos. Against my better instincts, I opened one of the links he attached to his tweet. It showed soldiers (or was it militia members? Ads Worth Spreading Ads honored through Ads Worth Spreading can be as long as it takes to communicate the idea powerfully, up to five minutes, whether that’s through state-of-the-art animation, lush imagery or an individual talking directly to the camera. What matters is the “a-ha” moment -- the central idea. The thing that makes consumers connect to the idea in the same way that TED speakers connect with their audience.