The Small Stakes is a independent design studio run by Jason Munn. For the most part, I think all the pieces in the portfolio are excellent. I am a big fan on simplicity done right, mainly because I love how you can still get such a big message out of something simple or small, and The Small Stakes definitely hit the nail on the head with that. Which, I have to add, is pretty difficult. The ‘Less is more’ approach isn’t as simple as most think.
eBoy is an amazing pixel design studio. I have been following their work for years now and their creations simply blow my mind. Pixel design is something that takes a lot of patience, practice, and pure skill; and seeing these projects they have worked on is really inspiring. One of their latest products they have up in their shop is a really excellent LA Poster. It’s not easy to sit down and build a city pixel by pixel!
Erik Nordeneakar decided to get in touch with DHL to create the “biggest drawing in the world” and it is massive. Shipping a suitcase with a GPS device allowed Erik to plot it’s location and direct where the suitcase is shipped, allowing him to draw the route shaping into a self portrait. Pretty neat and creative.
A few days ago, FWA brings us a new site called, FWA Theater. Using a sleek video browser, they manage to bring all kind of video work to your finger tips. From motion reels, viral videos, animation, short films, and more. If you are looking to be inspired, it is definitely worth your time.
On Monday, May 12th, Robert Rauschenberg died from heart failure at age 82. Rauschenberg was a wildly innovative artist showing his talent through various mediums. Rauschenberg was a sculpture, painter, photographer, print maker, stage performer, and more. He is most known and remembered for his combine art, which is a mix various art mediums, such as sculpture combined with paintings.
Though I never completely understood his art, he was a true inspiration to me throughout the years and his outlook on art taught me to open my eyes and create work that I believe in.
Photo by: Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
Via: New York Times
For quite some time now, FWIS has been creating the great paper cut outs that you can print out on any printer and build. Recently they created these very cool and colorful paper cameras for Corbis. I have yet to print one out, but I definitely plan on it!
This is something I would like on the wall next to me. Song Structure by Christopher David Ryan strikes a chord with me. I love the contrast, absolutely love the halftones, and you can’t really go wrong with Avant.
For those of you that don’t know me as well as others, music is something I cannot live without. I’ve played all sorts of instruments and there aren’t many time where you will see me somewhere without music playing. A background in music or not, I think you’d still like the aesthetics of the print.
Be sure to check out the other products in his shoppe too! Really great stuff.
Now this is an idea I like. Quite simply, you can purchase these cards, place them around or just hand them to people as a more unique way of saying, “Thank You.”
One of the things that makes this so appealing to me is that Hugo & Joachim of www.othersideofsilence.org & www.anothercompany.org took the time to put together this project. If I had a set of these cards at hand, I’d mail one over to them.
At first, this video seemed a bit weird to me, but once the colors and great illustrations came in, my mind changed. I love the way it looks like the splashed of color are influenced by the music and where the character goes.
