3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
A prove of "What does not kill us makes us stronger" saying: Russian extreme photographer with metal balls - Vadim Mahorov. He "goes to death-defying heights for the perfect shot. While the thrill of scaling buildings, towers and monuments is part of the allure, the dramatic aerial landscapes Vadim captures are absolutely breathtaking." http://dedmaxopka.livejournal.com
There is nothing else more inspiring than mother nature. NASA's "Perpetual Ocean" visualization shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through Decmeber 2007.
The white lines represent the currents, while the darker blue colors represent the “bathymetry” (ocean topography), according to Fast Co. Design.
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
If you have not heard it already, meet Creative Cards project. The main aim of the project is to create something astonishing, collectable and unique. CC has invited 54 top digital creative ninjas and asked them to pick up one playing card and make a design of it in own style and technique. There are names as Joshua Davis, Shotopop, Brosmind, Your-Majesty, Sara Blake, Evgeny Kiselev and others. We haven’t published them all on the website yet, but will fill the gaps by the end of this month. Cards are available for pre order. http://creativecards.cc/
Project brought up by Digital Abstract.
Talented photographer David Terrazas working between Madrid and Bangkok shared awesome works on portfolio.
Designers & Books publishes lists of books that esteemed members of the international design community identify as important, meaningful, and formative—books that have shaped their values, their worldview, and their ideas about design. 99 designers (mostly Americans) selected over 1200 literature and design books for inspiration and keeping you smart as usual.
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We have been following hyper realistic art of Argentinian artist Diego Gravinese since his appearance online. He did few new works since our last visit, worth to see and enjoy.
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Robert Howsare created a kind of endless spyrograph automatic machine using turntables with different speeds and few cheap materials and sharpie pen. I am not sure the matter is in turntables but in overall the project is promising for his upcoming student work in Ohio University
http://vimeo.com/31933085
Luca Ionescu did an awesome 3d sculpted model "Steady as She Goes" using the Rapid Prototyping SLS method. This piece was exhibited at "There Goes The Neighbourhood" Group Exhibition at The Tate, Sydney, Australia, a week ago.
Like Minded Studio / LMS™ is a Sydney based design studio. Designer Luca Ionescu's is renowned for his logo and typography work which has been documented in numerous publications and online
Vadim Kibardin is very close with production of his wall mounted LED version of digital alarm clocks "White&White" he designed in early 2009. The project was upgraded from Black&White version to White&White and simplified to a unibody (it had detachable items in his first version). Now available for pre-order from KibardinDesign website.
Corey Arnold is a photographer and Alaskan commercial fisherman. When not spending days in Bering Sea or Bristol Bay of Alaska he travels, arranges photography exhibitions and works for magazines. He is currently working on a life long project entitled "Fish-Work" which chronicles the commercial fishing lifestyle throughout the world.
Sunny motion design studio PLENTY from Argentina released a lot of nice projects worth to watch and enjoy.
http://vimeo.com/33805143
Plenty was born from the merger between Gula and Playful (Mariano Farías and Pablo Alfieri), a bureau of young professionals with a strong passion for graphic design and motion graphics. During the last few months they have worked on several projects in areas such as advertising and TV branding, joining the art direction and motiongraphics of Pablo, Mariano and their group of great talents. We work with clients like MTV LA, MTV International, VH1, NatGeo, AXN Japan, Schweppes, Gancia One & Pilsen.
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"The Polish agency, Ars Thanea, created a simple yet vibrant animation to promote the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. As one of the most appreciated projects on Behance, it's clear that Ars Thanea was successful in communicating such an important message in a unique way." ᔥ Behance Team Blog
http://vimeo.com/38644875
"Sydney based designer Sam Pemberton has launched his online portfolio, featuring some beautiful branding projects you may be familiar with; City of Melbourne, Woolmark, National Museum of Australia and a few others you may not know as well."
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You might seen the unique set of pioneer colour photos taken by Russian photographer Prokudin-Gorskii a century ago. Here is a new portion presented on BBC.
"This vivid colour photograph is 100 years old, a self-portrait by the Russian aristocrat Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, using a unique photographic technique he developed himself. Prokudin-Gorskii studied chemistry under Mendeleev, the inventor of the periodic table, before travelling to Berlin to study photochemistry.'
Prokudin-Gorskii took thousands of pictures between 1909-1912 as he toured the Russian empire, armed with a special pass from Tsar Nicholas II. He created a panorama of all the peoples, landscapes, industries and antiquities under Russian possession.
Every day for 100 days, Andrew Miller will paint one branded object white, removing all visual branding, reducing the object to its purest form - this called Brand Spirit
"Grand Maket" is a scale model (1:87) of Russia covering the country on 200 square meters of permanent interactive (yes, trains are moving and so on) exhibition in Saint-Petersburg. This is a perfect place for kids and parents to spend a day discovering hidden and unusual parts of Russia scaled down and gently spiced with a humor in details. Check their official website. Many thanks to StPete based fashion photographer Daria Markova for materials
We follow Sebastian's works for about eight years. Check his new works on updated website http://www.sebastianonufszak.com/
http://vimeo.com/32661895
"Sasha, a young Russian artistocratic girl at the end of the 19th century, dreams of the Great North and languishes over Oloukine, her grandfather, a renowned scientist and Arctic explorer, who has not returned from his last expedition to conquer the North Pole. He transmitted his vocation to Sasha which is far from satisfying her parents as they have already arranged for their daughter to marry. She revolts against this destiny, flees and is resolved to going to join Oloukine a longway north."
Directed by Sacrebleu Productions
http://vimeo.com/38442550
Barry X Ball is one hell of a sculptor who uses various types of marble and steel to create his works. Mr. Ball (if I may call him that) is currently based out of New York, USA, but originally hails from sunny Pasadena, California. His series, entitled “Masterpieces”, consist of recreated sculptural works after classic pieces of the Great Masters, such as Antonio Corradini, Josse de Corte, and the timeless Hermaphrodite Endormi (Ermafrodito Borghese) piece.
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