Zoom In and Out of New York

Alfonso Zubi­aga takes you over New York’s busy streets and through its most rec­og­niz­able land­marks. By zoom­ing in and out of every­thing from its iconic sky­scrap­ers to its trade­mark yel­low taxi cabs, he takes us on a wild ride.

The series was shot in 2008 and that the photos were taken from the Rockefeller Center, Empire State Building as well as all around Manhattan over the course of 10 days. Using a single image, he reconstructed it digitally by successive layering and by centering the image in the places that piqued his interest the most.

"I wanted to evoke the feeling of vertigo in the city," he tells us. "New York is probably the most photographed city in the world, and my intention is to portray it in a different way than what has been done so far."

Street Art - Inflatable Sculptures

I'm a fan of any form of art, but the ones that I take a particular liking too is the art in its simplistic form. The gift of art can be appealing to anyone. In this video, we see the work of street artist Joshua Allen Harris. Have you ever considered the artistic possibilities of subway exhaust? Using only tape and garbage bags, Harris creates giant inflatable animals that become animated when fastened to a sidewalk grate in the city of New York.




Thanks to Creative Juice.

Now don't get this confused with the most beautiful thing ever filmed.

Honor Your Content

I was reading an article in the National Post the other day regarding the TypeCon 2008 Conference. To parapharse, the author discussed among designers: "If you were stuck on a desert island and only had 10 fonts..."
This was there list:
• Janson
• Gill Sans
• Didot/Bodoni
• Joanna
• Myriad
• Helvetica Neue Light
• Walker
• Century Schoolbook Condensed Light
• Trebuchet
• Meta

Good typography is important to any medium as it is to use images and shiny objects. The fact that you may skim articles and headlines, it should still be pleasing to look at and easy to read.

In every situation where type is used - in television, signage, packaging - the designer has to adapt his techniques to suit the medium.

So I figured i would just google things on typography and wouldn't you know I came a cross this website, NYCtype by designer Jason Powers.

Jason goes around New York City photographing street typography.
I was intrigued by it because I always wanted to go around the Gem City and just photograph signs and different types. Here, Jason takes that idea and uploads to his blog.

Although he doesn't critique the styles of typography, any graphic designer who is looking for a new style to try, this gives you the visual record in the public terrain. Check out NYCtype to find a font that might be suitable for your next medium.