Lettering: Inspiration set #2

Be Yourself at the Chalkboard

"Belgian studio Soon has made a promotional stop-motion video for Twixl media. The clip is an interesting watch because it is fully typographic and illustrated with chalk by Kelly De Ceuninck, and Pieter Vanhoutte. Additionally, it has been creatively directed by Jim Van Raemdonck, and typography and art direction by Lee Skinner." via Illusion Scene 360

http://vimeo.com/56277909

DCMAG 2 Cover - Sara Blake vs Oleg Dou

Designcollector is happy to present a new cover for its upcoming print magazine DCMAG 2.Arseny Vesnin, editor of Designcollector Magazine was lucky to ask Sara Blake to come up with a cover version on Oleg Dou's artwork. We were psyched to use their collaboration for the DCMAG 2 Cover as its open a new series of "Artist Vs Artist" battles revealed inside this 80 pages colourful portfolio magazine featuring 25 cherry-picked artists.

Estimated release of DCMAG 2 - 22/25 January Price: 18$ + worldwide delivery Size: A4 Pages: 80 Artists: 25

+iPad version

Read more on Sara Blake thoughts over the collaboration with "behind the scene" images on http://www.behance.net/gallery/DCMAG-2-Cover-Sara-Blake-vs-Oleg-Dou/6685815

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Anamorphic sculptures Jonty Hurwitz

You may remember Dali worked with anamorphic images that were recreated on a glossy surface of a metal tube (also the huge one sculpture in Figueres city featuring Dali's face). As for Salvador Dali he did pictures and all mathematics by himself, as for modern figurative sculptor Jonty Hurwitz, computing is a first thing before he begins to create complex anamorphic sculptures. That's clear the process cannot rely only on hands and an eye. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W3SIEt37FjI

For the anamorphic pieces its an algorithmic thing, distorting the original sculptures in 3D space using 2πr or πr3 (cubed). Much of it is mathematical, relying on processing power. There is also a lot of hand manipulation to make it all work properly too as spacial transformation have a subtle sweet spot which can only be found by eye. Generally I will 3D scan my subject in a lab and then work the model using Mathematica or a range of 3D software tools. I think the π factor is really important in these pieces. We all know about this irrational number but the anamorphic pieces really are a distortion of a “normal” sculpture onto an imaginary sphere with its centre at the heart of the cylinder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3hAojDjNhA&feature=player_embedded&list=UUsJTahxI36FEd4dKjOdZdpQ

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3D UV Thread Installations by Jeongmoon Choi

Berlin-based Korean artist Jeongmoon Choi redefines a space with her incredibly eye-catching light and thread installations. All of Choi's spacial constructs allow audiences to roam within the rooms illuminated by spectacular UV lights. Many of the artist's works project abstract forms, creating an illusionary geometric matrix of woven string that stretch across the expanse of the exhibition site. The installations create a visual playground filled with colors, shapes, and an immeasurable liveliness for visitors to get lost in. A collection of Choi's work is currently showing as part of her solo exhibition titled Dialogue Lineaire in Paris at Galerie Laurent Mueller through January 26, 2013.

via My Modern Net

Motion Graphics: Inspiration Set 10

While scanning the internet for great motion graphics we tend to find huge amounts of amazing videos which we’ve chosen to present in our “Motion Graphics Inspiration” section. Take a first row and enjoy the latest gems! And follow Motioncollector.com for more inspiration

Real Life Exp. on Nowness.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5upJQpUFXI&list=PL6uqON-thyraDG9IP8QQIMkEKv_1TuRC4&index=3

http://vimeo.com/57358679

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Mustafa Soydan fashion illustrations

Istanbul based fashion illustrator Mustafa Soydan shows off his skills

The theme in my works is totally complicated. It changes with my mood; it contains my past, my wishes for the future, pictures of the moment, and daily pleasures. My passion is to put my love for living into my work and make a mark on life.

Rein Vollenga's Sculptural Wearables

Dutch-born sculptor Rein Vollenga's work has been displayed in worldwide galleries and touted by the likes of Lady Gaga. Vollenga regularly transgresses the traditional boundaries of sculpture by producing tangible and wearable pieces for a whole host of fashion brands - Mugler, New Power Studio and Cassette Playa - as well as magazines, including Dazed & Confused.

IDENTITY by Jeffrey Wang

"This is a chronicle progression of a woman. A woman who morphs from innocence to struggles, and back to innocence. From a state of purity, when there is no good and bad, to sophistication, which comes with seduction, greed, debauchery amongst all other evils that dominate the world. On the verge of decadence she struggles, for individuality, for virtue, for her own soul. In the end amidst all chaos, she unites with peace of mind, living with a sober fact that she is just one of them, and she can’t hide. That is her IDENTITY, whether she likes it or not." Fashion photographer Jeffrey Wang speaks for himself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDjpOfZ5Cw&feature=youtu.be

Facebook for designers

If you ask good user interface designer to come up with perfect layout for social network he will bury you under the tons of paper research and can eventually kill the idea. But if you ask bright UI designer to do the task he will get back to you with the Facebook he dreamed about for years. That what happened to Fred Nerby from Brisbane. He presents a conceptional and systematic design approach encouraging user behaviour and a greater control of data within a responsive grid.If this guy won't work for Facebook in a month than Zuckerberg does not exist.

http://vimeo.com/56488043

View full presentation on Behance

Drawings by James Mylne

"British artist James Mylne makes photo-realistic images using essentially a ballpoint pen, and sometimes he mixes other materials such as ink, marker, and spray paint. His drawings demand a great deal of concentration because one wrong stroke, can spoil the whole portrait." via Illusion Scene 360

Thomas Barbey illusion art

"In every location Thomas Barbey has traveled to, he has taken photographs. He uses the pictures to create artistic montages of a imaginary concepts, which are technically made with a combination of negatives, pre-planned double exposures, and/or other methods. His work is heavily inspired by his travels, everyday life, and art by Rene Magritte, M.C. Escher, and Roger Dean." via Illusion Scene360