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Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:15:46 +0100

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Portrait Made From 3.2 Million Dots

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:03:15 +0100

Hero from Miguel Endara on Vimeo.

Time Lapse video of pointillism from artist Miguel Endara.

Adobe Deblurring Tool

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:39:20 +0100

Blurry photos vanish with the new Adobe deblurring tool.

Giant Sculptures from Lottery Tickets

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:22:34 +0100

A full-sized Hummer built from discarded lottery tickets, two icons of waste.

A full sized luxury home art installation made of lotto tickets. View the entire gallery on Wired.

Art by Ghost of a Dream.

Design the beautiful, Build the impossible

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:43:46 +0100

“And that's really what it comes down to … we want to design the beautiful and build the impossible.

And a lot of people think of design, when they hear the word design as visual, something that looks pretty.

Design is not just visual, design is efficiency. Design is making something simple. Design is epic.
Design is making it easy for a user to get from point A to point B.”-jack dorsey, cofounder of Twitter.

Jack Dorsey comparing design to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bowers Museum Highlights

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:58:35 +0100

Highlights from the Bowers Museum:

The museum featured a mini sculture garden.

Oceanic Canoe

"Papau New Guinea: Stick Money". Rings made from giant clam shells used for trade. The height of the stick money represents wealth.

The Papua New Guinea Spirits & Headhunters exhibit featured a unique collection of tribal masks and warrior necklaces. This one is made of whale teeth. The art of this region is rarely shown and remined me of a mix between Aboriginal and Native American art.

Japanese silk screen golden peacock circa the Edo Period (18th Century). What makes this artwork special is the fact that is was developed during a period of seclusion when Japan was cut off from all external influence. Hence, the paintings from this period are very unique and mostly focus on nature and animal symbolism. Another interesting point is that the Japanese created all their own pigments from minerals and plants, except for white which is the bare canvas.

Splitscreen

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:23:13 +0100

"Splitscreen: A Love Story" is an art film using film editing to tell a story.

Splitscreen: A Love Story from JW Griffiths on Vimeo.

Painting with Light

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:14:18 +0100

What do you get when you mix one fast car, an empty parking lot, and long exposure cameras? A light painting!

The VW Canadian "Driving Can Be Beautiful" ad campaign was created entirely from the light of the car's headlights. Using the long exposure camera technique and beam splittering, the car was able to "paint" the logo of the VW from the light trails that glow against the dark parking lot. The result looks much like the BMW Z4 campaign, and proves once again that you don't need a paintbrush to create a masterpiece.

Behind the Scenes:

Here's how you can make your own light trail paintings.

Next Big Thing in Photography

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:07:59 +0100

Lytro.com is a early stage startup offering one of the biggest breakthroughs in photography: shoot first, focus later. The technology uses a "light field camera" that has a special sensor designed to capture additional data on each photo. This means you can get much more out of one photo. With one click, a blurred background can become the center focus of a picture.

CLICK THE PHOTO TO REFOCUS THE IMAGE

This is a cross-post from Benzinga.com

I may just have to stash away my DSLR and reserve a lytro camera to see it in action.

Make It Beautiful

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:07:00 +0100

"Make It Beautiful" video uses origami and stop motion animation to create an interactive iPad magazine cover.

(Source: Flickr / theindigobunting)