Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Atlas of Wildlife



Sure a fox and the state bird of Ohio, the cardinal just look like prints, but looking closer, these are curious collages of beasts created by recasting old maps into quaintly colorful still-lifes. Birds, deers, rabbits, butterflies, and other animals come to life in this series: The Atlas Is Painless

From the artist:
"I digitally manipulate cartographic materials to create fauna, mostly birds, in poses reminiscent of field guides from a similarly early era of publication. The patterns of forests and shores often become an animal's feathers or fur, while the rings of topography often trace out wings or antlers."





You can purchase a number of his birds and fauna here. LaFerrera

Via Illusions 360

Friday, August 6, 2010

Rubik's Cube Head

Bed head always gets my head twisted around.



In this case, a seriously mixed up head uses Drench to sort out his cube head, and gets himself back together.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Moss Graffiti

I love wall murals and graffiti. So much that it makes for the best urban art. Here's a look at both on a "greener" side of graffiti via German artist DTagno.




Via Beautiful Decay

Thursday, July 22, 2010

World's Strongest Beer Now With More Dead Animal!

A brewery in the UK has created what it says is the world’s strongest beer, at 110 proof: The End Of History. That’s not the weird part. It's all about the product packaging!

Only 12 bottles have been made and each comes with its own certificate and is presented in a stuffed stoat or grey squirrel. The striking packaging was created by a very talented taxidermist and all the animals used were road kill.

You can get a bottle here, but be prepared to spend a pretty penny.

The End of History from BrewDog on Vimeo.

Urban Woods


One tree and four mirrors will give you an entire forest!

'Unlimited Urban Woods' is part of 'Liefde in de Stad' and can be visited (for free)

One tree in a mirror pavilion reflects into an endless forest. A forest to flee the city, in the middle of town.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Is it your destiny?

Nice spot from Argentine advertising agency Ponce. Winner of a Bronze Lion at this years Cannes Advertising Festival.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Seeking Amnesty

Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization. Its stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."

Amazing photo manipulation to change an iconic image and advertise an iconic meaning.



See more shocking advertisements from Amnesty.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Hairy Situation

Such a perfect buildup. Reminds me of the days of hot summer days with the wind blowing through my hair. Clever, creative, and well executed.

Hair Conditioner from Jonathan Gurvit on Vimeo.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Revenge of the Pixels

This brilliant, fun music video from France perfectly captures my love for video games and brings us to question, what would happen if the big block pixels of our Nintendo and Atari systems came back and took revenge?