banksy versus bristol museum a few years ago i attended an uh-mazing banksy exhibition in downtown los angeles and have been eagerly awaiting the elusive graffiti artist's return. alas, mr. bansky choose instead to set up his latest wares in new york and bristol. on june 13th, banksy's largest exhibition entitled "banksy versus bristol museum" was unveiled at the bristol city museum. it features more than 100 of banksy's works mixed amongst the museum's permanent collection (including a mouse with a backpack tucked inside of a natural history case. someone, please send me a picture! check out the mouse here. thanks, matt, more the picture!). on opening day, a line of eager fans snaked around the corner, waiting more than an hour for admission. and finally, a picasso banksy WHORANGE philosophy... {images via art of the state, nikolaasB, and the guardian uk.} UPDATE!
Juan Francisco Casas e Ballpoint Artworks - Design Atento Juan Francisco Casas é um artista espanhol de 33 anos que consegue a proeza de fazer impressionantes desenhos realísticos usando apenas a boa e velha caneta Bic azul. O processo é assim: de uma foto digital, Juan amplia a imagem obtida e a transforma em enormes painéis desenhados a mão. E não tem nada de Photoshop. É pura habilidade mesmo. O trabalho desse artista é bem conhecido na Europa e leva o nome de Ballpoint Artworks. Freqüentemente, expõe seus desenhos na Galeria Fernando Pradilla, em Madri. Saiba mais no site do designer | Busque também no Google
Remarkable Résumé Designs - Noupe Design Blog Feb 16 2011 When applying for a job, a designer’s résumé is of utmost importance. This is precisely what should be attention-grabbing and creatively designed. To help you get ready for your job interview, you can read here to find out how to prepare well. Unusual Résumés Curriculum Vitae by Jonny-Rocket Attraction is the standard. Matthew Villalovos What a catalogue of foods. Francis Homo This unique style of a résumé shows the human mind supremacy of thinking out of the box. Chuck D Lay Résumé Incomparable style of work which shows the worth and skills of the artist: Joe Kelso presents…! Résumé by Pau Morgan Creatively designed résumé that looks eye-catching and attracts the whole attention of all: Google Earth Résumé This is a Google earth oriented résumé. Résumé by Arianedenise What an album! Wakuda Studio Résumé This is a Wakuda Studio résumé and shows the irresistible uniformity of military cloak. F. Federico Moral Creativity is the most significant part of any design. H. (ik)
Disabled Artists Some of the best artists deal with disabilities in their everyday lives that the rest of us can’t even imagine living with, and use art to communicate with the world. The results are often stunning. We’ve collected biographies and sample pieces from outstanding disabled artists, both famous and lesser-known. The artists below paint with their hands, their mouths and their feet. Many are blind or suffer from mental disabilities, yet they produce some of the most beautiful and intricate artwork that you can imagine. Their achievements are arguably epic in the face of the adversity that they face. We hope that the artists in this post inspire your designs and make you look at adversity in any field as a surmountable obstacle. Stephen Wiltshire Disability: Autistic Savant Wiltshire was born in 1974 in London to West Indian parents. Maria Iliou Disability: Autistic Maria Iliou is a Greek artist with autism spectrum disorder. Joseph Cartin Disability: Bipolar Peter Longstaff Disability: Missing Both Arms
High Speed Rail A 1.3 Million Jobs Catalyst A new study out recently from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) suggests kneecapping high speed rail on the federal level might not be the best move at the moment. Why? Because the APTA study suggests the national build out of a 21st century rail system, much like is going on in places like China, could create as many as 1.3 million related jobs. The APTA is a nonprofit international association of 1,500 public and private member organizations, engaged in the areas of bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne services, and intercity and high-speed passenger rail, so certainly it has vested interest in seeing high speed rail succeed. image via Wikipedia Commons APTA believes that for each $1 billion invested in high-speed rail projects, it will support and create 24,000 jobs. It was noted by the APTA, in considering how high speed rail might help jump start the domestic economy, that the Economic Development Research Group for the U.S.
Geek Art Loves Josh Rogan Josh Rogan is a talented American illustrator who worked on our super-heroes in an awesome modernist style. The kind of paintings you’d like to hang on your living room’s wall. A good thing for you they are sold on Etsy ! You can also go on Josh Rogan’s website modhero to have a look at all his awesome art. Josh Rogan est un illustrateur Américain talentueux qui a commencé il y a quelque temps à peindre nos super-héros sur toile, dans un style moderne qui leur va à ravir. About the Author: Geek-Art « Dan Hipp : Artworks Neil Cameron : A to Z of Awesomeness »
Mark Khaisman: Brown Tape Art Who says ya can’t make something cool with translucent brown tape. Mixed media artist Mark Khaisman layers several pieces of tape on Plexiglas panels to create these mesmerizing rustic illuminations with textures much like a knife painting with broad wide strokes. Very cool, time lapse like retro, and mysterious… I’ll have to make some myself. (I love tape). I’ll post a bunch of his pieces after the jump.Mark Khaisman webpagevia spluch This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 at 9:38 am and is filed under art, fun, ideas, inspiration, materials, style. bookmaking tutorials that can be found throughout the web Bookmaking tutorial links from around the Web Here are some links to book and box making tutorials from around the web that you might find useful. It is by no means all inclusive and is an ongoing project that I will be updating regularly. Please let me know if you find any broken links or if there are any tutorials that you think should be on the list If you're interested in making your own flush mount style albums, check out my visual guide here. Also, you check out the bookbinding and equipment tutorials that I have created here. Can't find enough inspiration here? If you have found the information offered on this website useful, please help support it's continuation by making a small donation. Perfect binding: Perfect binding - A unique and interesting way to perfect bind a book by the Go To Guy Perfect binding - A tutorial for perfect binding from Hamish MacDonald Perfect binding - A great tutorial for perfect binding from comic book artist Toby Craig Hardcover and simple binding: Albums:
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