Archive for October, 2008
Shigeo Fukuda
Posted by: Timothy K.
After Raine had posted about shadow pictures, it reminded me of another artist/designer from Japan named Shigeo Fukuda. I guess they like their shadows.
This last image is a bunch of junk that at the right angle, looks like a piano in a window!
Shigeo Fukuda is also known for his poster designs that [...]
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Tags: Illusion, japan
obama-rama
Posted by: Raine
I’m going to jump onto the Obama craze because he is a) much more exciting than Harper and/or any of the other Canadian prime minesterial (is that a word) candidates of this past election and b) because there is an amazing paper-toy in his honour that you can print out, cut, fold, and [...]
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Tags: cartoons, obama, paper toys, politics
shadow pictures
Posted by: Raine (Sorry for the lack of posts, we really got lost in schoolwork this past week!)
Check out this remarkable installation by Kumi Yamashita from Japan.
This blew my mind a little. Check out some of her other work, too. She does some great portraits made with rubbings (remember when you used to do that [...]
Filed under: Art, Street Art | 1 Comment
Tags: installations, international, japan, public art, shadows
Word of the day: Mandate
Mandate
1: an authoritative command ; especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one
2: an authorization to act given to a representative <accepted the mandate of the people
3 a: an order or commission granted by the League of Nations to a member nation for the establishment of a responsible government over a former German colony or other conquered territory
4: [...]
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Tags: dictionary, Word of the day
i like this.
Posted by: Raine
What would I like to do before I die… this is an intriguing thought and I have to admit I was loving people’s responses AND the fact that they were written on polariods! Check it out.
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Tags: ideas, people, polaroids, thoughts
origami this!
Posted by: Raine
I have no words. more work here
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Tags: dinosaur, origami
Good Canadian Tunes.
Posted by: Nae
After experiencing the pure excellence that was Hey Ocean! last night, I felt that I should pay some homage to the great sounds we get here in Canada. Hey Ocean! blew my mind last night. They are great performers, with great stage presence and they are super energetic! Their music is super funky [...]
Filed under: Dance, Music | 1 Comment
Tags: Canadian, Funk, Indie, Music
Posted by Nae:
Here is a revolutionary way in experiencing comics. Yes. Not just reading; experiencing. Nawlz is referred to as an experiment in interactive story-telling. It is sick and definitely worthy of several watches.
You have to go to the website nawlz.com to watch. Have a wonderful evening and turn your speakers up.
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Tags: Design, Illustration, Video
D&AD Awards 2008 Winners
Posted By: Nae
This year was the first year a design team from outside the UK won the D&AD awards. Reinald Chee Weng Pin and Jason Feng Jiesheng from Temasek School of Design in Singapore submitted to a brief for MTV. From my understanding, they had to promote the MTV brand and depict it as a [...]
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Tags: D&AD Awards, Design, Film, MTV
i am pumpkin man
Posted by: Raine
Hooray! Halloween! Pumpkins!
Maybe this year I should be ambitious and attempt pumpkin sculpting instead of regular old pumpkin carving, like the pumpkin gutter, Scott Cummins. I love the Iron Man pumpkin! Although now I’ll have the Iron Man song stuck in my head for the rest of the week.
Who am I kidding. I’ll [...]
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Tags: halloween, pumpkins
