Visual Overdose Selection of June/July

Challenged to complete the Visual Overdose video started for our June selections and extended it till the end with July's images. I've tried to synchronise French lyrics with visual flow as much as it was possible. Watch it below.

http://vimeo.com/103580203

Music by: Benjamin Biolay & Jeanne Cherhal Brandt Rhapsodie itunes.apple.com/us/album/la-superbe-deluxe-version/id376648766

Full song: youtube.com/watch?v=fHB7hDDI-2k

Lyrics: lyricstranslate.com/en/brandt-rhapsodie-brandt-rapsody.html

The best inspiration images from Designcollector Official Tumblr: daily.designcollector.net

Bus Stop.. Literally

“BUS” is a permanent art project supported by Creative Alliance and Southeast Community Development Corporation as part of the TRANSIT initiative, Creative Placemaking with Europe in Baltimore. The sculpture was created by Spanish artist collective mmmm… — it stands 14 feet tall and seven feet wide, and is made with wood and steel that would be able to accommodate two to four people within each letter. via

Kung Fury

The most awesome trailer I've watched so far. Kung Fury is an over-the-top action comedy that has it's foundation in 80s cop movies. Written & Directed by David Sandberg and baked by thousands on Kickstarter this January.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72RqpItxd8M

Marble Surfboards by Alexander Wang x Haydenshapes

When fashion meets sport aesthetics there is a field for contemporary art. The latest Cage installation at Alexander Wang’s Soho flagship store features five marble print surfboards, exclusively created by Haydenshapes for this installation.

http://vimeo.com/102095900

Interactive Fashion by The Unseen

"The air is made up of many different components that are products of our environment, including pollution, moisture, and more. London-based artist Lauren Bowker and her material exploration studio THE UNSEEN have developed a form of ink that’s reactive to the different fluctuations in the wind as well as our own body. It’s demonstrated in a couture capsule collection entitled Air, which was designed for Swarovski and presented during London’s Fashion Week 2014." via

http://vimeo.com/87674795

Carissa Gallo Photography

With her latest series entitles "Color Studies: Pink" Carissa Gallo aims to study – as its name implies – the color pink, and the things, both natural and unnatural, that we see in that shade

The Gentleman's Wager

This is an ad, damn good ad as famous music video maker Jake Scott can do starring Jude Law and Giancarlo Giannini. The story of a man on a quest for a rare experience; "The Gentleman’s Wager" tells the story of a wager between two men which results in a truly rare experience as part of their quest for personal progress. Filmed in the British Virgin Islands and London, the beautifully shot film sees Law in the role of a man who, despite having it all, proposes a wager as an opportunity to challenge himself to create an original performance in order to win a money-can’t-buy experience. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ7kWpTrtJw&feature=youtu.be

Urban City Bike

Levis Commuter recently teamed up with independent creative catalyst Oregon Manifest to present the "Bike Design Project" – a pioneering design/build competition providing a platform for craftsmen to innovate the ultimate urban utility bike. Check the winners below

Winner: TEAGUE x SIZEMORE BICYCLE

http://vimeo.com/101360481

Check other 4 shortlisted concept on http://oregonmanifest.com/vote/

Six & Five

Buenos Aires based design studio Six & Five founded by Andy Reisinger and Ezequiel Pini has a great number of sleek works mainly 3d Graphics under their sleeves. Check out their latest typography project based on Abelina typefacen initially designed by Yanina Arabena.

Dreamscapes by Reuben Wu

"Cross Country" is ongoing series of stunning dreamscapes out of natural sceneries shot by Reuben Wu (who is also known as a part of awesome Ladytron electronic band). His dreamy landscapes are something to dig and dive into after a long working day

Art of James Roper

Manchester-based artist and illustrator James Roper uses crayons, pencil, and paper for the series of illustrations that create the narrative of "The Inscending Spiral"

Herbarium of Heraldry

Russian illustrator Ivan Belikov rethinks leading countries coats of arms in a brutal, predator way. Meet his Herbarium on Behance - volume one and two

New Photography Paintings by Flora Borsi

Hungarian photographer and graphic designer Flora Borsi has recently launched her new series called "IRÉEL", featuring mix of photographic elements with painting techniques. Last photo below is a behind the scene frame to see how she produced the final work.

A hyperrealist painter aims to achieve a result which looks like a real photographic picture. A pictorialist photographer's desired result is visually equivalent to a painting. The photographs are real, I've just applied some color/toning effects, adjusted the contrast and a few skin retouch.

A Momentary Lapse of London

Italian photographer based in London Davide Roveri created a beautiful visual ode to the city he felt in love

http://vimeo.com/28736654

Urban Cage

Taipei based designer Yi-Ting Chen , illustrator Ya Shin and photographer Chang Chieh created an awesome project where Asian aesthetics meets technology."In nowadays, urban living gradually can not live without technologies and automobiles, which accompany people for 24 hours just like two soul mates or pets. People hope to interact with others closer via Internet, however, the convenience of technology condenses the genuineness and cares from humans. "

In the past, there are two purpose of having The Cage, one is for admiring-use, to show the elegant movements and the sound of birds; the other is the symbol of society, representing the social level by having a delicate Cage. Deep inside their mind is their reliable consistency. Urbancage tries to represent the past innocent imagination of the society by comparing the phenomenon of over-using mobile phone in nowadays and the behavior of raising birds in the past.

To unite the cage and the mobile phone by penetrating the action of holding and placing the cage, so we can metaphor the automobiles to the birds in cage. Therefore, to connect the electronical bird with humanbeing via the technology of the application, creating a new life style and hbit by that

http://vimeo.com/72813231

Scarves by Slow Factory

This decade is definitely facing a juxtaposition of science and fashion, here is another great example of this trend. "We believe in creating timeless pieces with the world in mind. Our sustainable essentials are handcrafted and consciously made with craftspeople all around the world. Slow Factory is the link between our world and galaxies whose distance reaches places beyond our imagination. Today, we are here, and we are all inherently connected."

Seascapes by Antti Viitala

"Seascapes" is an extensive study of the ocean as the tides move in and out and waves crash against the shore. Created by Helsinki-based photographer Antti Viitala, every composition follows the same structure where overcast skies and deep blue water blend together at a straight horizon line, which cuts directly across the center.

Hyper Realistic Drawings by Monica Lee

“I like to challenge myself with complex portraits especially people with freckles or beard,” says Monica Lee, who often works from photographic portraits to create seemingly identical drawings. Surprisingly, Lee worked in the digital world for 12 years before making the jump to illustration. But it certainly doesn’t show. She now spends 3-4 weeks on a single drawing. The artist attributes her love for hyperrealism to her father, who worked in the field of photography.

Wake up with a fresh cup of coffee

British designer Joshua Renouf made dreams come true - coffee scent as a morning alarm, what else to add? The coffee maker "Barisieur" heats the water with induction elements and brews the coffee all by itself – all you have to do is load it up the night before. Interestingly, Renouf points out that this preparation process may actually help users fall asleep at night; “It encourages a ritual before going to sleep, signalling to the body and mind that it is time to unwind and relax,” he writes on his website.

Lettering by Ian Barnard

United Kingdom-based logo designer and hand letterer Ian Barnard creates beautiful typography lettering by hand. Taking quotes of famous personalities, encouraging phrases, words of wisdom and more, he creates beautiful art that will put a smile to your face.

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