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Apple did it again. 2 cameras, thin design, nice Smart cover (but recently and personally loved Behance DODO), faster and smarter new iPad 2.
We love it as much as our upcoming iPad Designcollector "MAG" project (est. in April for our 8th Anniversary) that is cooking by a team of Fiodor Sumkin (iPad magazine developer), Aziz Melibayev (Art director) and me as curator.
is a photographer living and working in San Fransisco. Her works are striking, balancing between real and surreal, sometimes mesmerizing or disgusting.
Awesome motion work produced by Dima Grubin (Vimeo) "Metamaterials are artificial materials engineered to have properties that may not be found in nature."
Since we are developing Designcollector Magazine for iPad (expected in April for our 8th Anniversary) we are interested in creative applications floating around. Here is an awesome app for typography geeks "Type Specimen"
Type Specimen is the first font viewer for iPad, revolutionizing the way digital fonts are presented today. It's an ideal tool for people who need to select fonts for projects - be it magazine design, corporate identity design, web applications, or book typesetting. Type Specimen is a quick and easy way to navigate the type foundry, containing over two hundred original font styles. Type Specimen allows you to categorize individual fonts, make comparisons, or see details of specific glyphs. All of this for free of course.
came with nice set of minimalistic posters for Oscar nominated movies.
My 28th birthday I spent literally under the Pont Neuf in Paris ("New Bridge") hiding from a rain with my family and a good bottle of red. And this video from Emeric is a small reminder to revisit this place again :)
Marc Hoppe fashion and editorial photography
China based Russian artist - Artaksiniya has awesome fashion illustrations loaded on personal artaksinya.com and behance websites
Okay guys, now you know what famous digital artist Joshua Davis will speak at OFFF 2011 festival. I think he will speak about IBM Super IQ machine "Watson" and the process he created a "face" for "it". That's hard to call Watson "it" because he behave like a human ... well a very well educated human to continously beat a real ones in a famous American quizz show "Jeopardy!". Watch the video below and find out the interesting digital design challenge that Joshua has faced during this project.
UPDATED
Okay and today Watson won the game "Jeopardy!" from two humans
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year is the Design Museum’s annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward-looking new work in design of all kinds, from around the world.
The exhibition presents around 100 projects which are a selection from those nominated by a group of internationally respected design experts, curators, critics, practitioners and enthusiasts. The nominated designs fall into seven categories - architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport. They can be designed by a practice, team or individual. A winner for each category will be selected by an international jury and one overall winner is awarded Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2011 at the awards dinner on March 15
Some examples from nominated designers:
Awesome motion designs from German based designer Dmitri Zakharov, check his vimeo profile and personal website (which we hope he will upgrade to match a high level of the personal work). via dmig
Ben Reubold has awesome motions and illustrations under the hood.
Signapore based awesome design studio Kittozutto (Behance) have been recently updated with new works. Worth to see and enjoy
Independent Russian young director, post-production specialist and photographer Andrey Nikolaev mainly works for fashion industry. His latest motions made for jewelry designer Gabilo (read more about Gabilo on our Fashioncollector). You can watch Andrey's fashion videos under the cut.
Germany based motion student Misha Shuykin shows his graduation project "Shyscapes"
Recent graduates of the University of Western Australia shared with us their 5th year work studying Soviet Constructivism by researching, analyzing and reproducing various significant buildings from the movement. Additional images of the collection are available after the break.
All photos are courtsey of The University of Western Australia ALVA via Arc-Life
DixonBaxi project "Join the Dots" is a celebration of the spirit of collaboration.
"Our approach has always been one that embraces collaboration as a fundamental part of what we do. Over the last ten years we have worked with highly talented individuals, teams and companies from all over the world that help bring our vision to life" - DixonBaxi
A simple idea. A consistent frame for a multitude of work. A single dot, each representing one collaborator, each a connection to another. Each collaborator is given a template of a dot in a fixed position on an A2 portrait poster. Each interpreted this in their own way.
What are the defining aesthetics of art in the networked era? How is mass collaboration changing notions of ownership in art? How does micropatronage change the way artists produce and distribute artwork? The Future of Art begins a conversation on these topics and invites your participation.
This video was shot, edited and screened at the Transmediale festival 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
Featuring: Aaron Koblin, Michelle Thorne, Caleb Larsen, Régine Debatty, Heather Kelley, Vincent Moon, Ken Wahl, Reynold Reynolds, Bram Snijders, Mez Breeze, Zeesy Powers, Joachim Stein, Eric Poettschacher
Conceived and Edited by Gabriel Shalom Produced by KS12 / Emergence Collective Executive Producer: Patrizia Kommerell Assistant Editor: Clare Molloy Production Assistant: Annika Bauer
For more information about the project: http://www.emergence.cc/futureofart
After watching AndyBoyd's you will have absolutely same face as this squirrel. A-w-e-s-o-m-e!
"Working in England, as Head of 3D Commercials for Framestore CFC, Andy Boyd developed a passion for creating high-end visual effects. His portfolio includes two well received Rexona commercials that feature digital animals running wild in the urban jungle. One of these creatures was even featured on the cover of 3D World #89 along with an article highlighting Andy’s furring technique." - SideFX
Watch the reel under the cut.
Awesome creative director Trevor Eld based in NY showcases latest works for HBO, Converse and Chanel.