Tag: inspiration

  • Inspiration: Digital creations from our friends at CG Society

    Inspiration: Digital creations from our friends at CG Society

    If you love digital art as much as I do then I’ve got the perfect fix for you, I’ve compiled a few uber cool pieces from the masters over at CGSociety and the best thing about it is I’ve only uncovered the tip of the proverbial iceberg. The CGSociety is the most respected and accessible…

  • Inspiration: Caricature art designs of celebrities

    Inspiration: Caricature art designs of celebrities

    A caricature is an artform that resembles a portrait in a very distorted fashion. It exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person, animal or object to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. It can be insulting or complimentary and can serve a political purpose or be drawn solely for entertainment. Caricatures of politicians are…

  • Movie Posters : Jeremy Saunders Key Art

    Movie Posters : Jeremy Saunders Key Art

    I saw Jeremy Saunders while he was talking about the design concept behind the “Burning Man” movie poster at the Adobe Design for Impact Live Virtual Event last October 2011. The image below is a composite no surprise there, but the cool thing about it was the main image used in this poster (which is…

  • Inspirational vision of Disney Characters by Jirka Väätäinen

    Inspirational vision of Disney Characters by Jirka Väätäinen

    Today we have the pleasure of featuring the works of Jirka Väätäinen he call “Envisioning Disney Characters in Real Life” which he did sporadically throughout 2011 beginning with “Ursula the Sea Witch”. Jirka is a Finnish graphic design student based in Bournemouth, UK. continue reading

  • Remembering Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

    Remembering Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

    I was never an “Apple” fan, frankly they’re too expensive for me. Owning one of their products is a status symbol where I’m from. But we can’t just ignore the genius behind it all, Steve Jobs was a visionary on a class all his own. He is a digital innovator that shaped the way we…

  • Captain America in 30 graphic inspirations

    Captain America in 30 graphic inspirations

    Captain America first appeared in March 1941, created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Steve Rogers, was a sickly military recruit enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum to aid the United States war effort against the “Axis” powers in World War II. continue reading

  • Green Lantern in 30 graphic inspirations

    Green Lantern in 30 graphic inspirations

    While I slowly simmer in procrastination to write a new tutorial I’ve decided to make another graphic illustration roundup, this time from the DC universe and another summer blockbuster for 2011 (Please don’t let it be a disappointment). “The Green Lantern” is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2011 in 3D. In a universe…

  • Thor – The god of thunder in 30 graphic inspirations

    Who doesn’t like mythology? How about a mythological character turned into a comic book super hero? And what if the comic book super hero was given a life on the BIG screen? This summer we will be seeing more than one comic book super hero turn to live action, starting with “Thor”, god of thunder…

  • Fancy baby photography by Anne Geddes and more

    My wife Grax and I have been waiting everyday for our first baby to arrive. Ever since our doctor informed us that D-day (delivery day) should be anytime soon. And with all the excitement surrounding the preparations we did for Iñigo’s arrival my regular posting had to suffer and be put aside. But as we…

  • Inspiration: Fish House by Guz Architects, Singapore

    Whenever design meets functionality the result can always be a mixture of jaw dropping sensation with a mind boggling experience, strictly in that order. I saw this posted on Abduzeedo about a month ago and I just couldn’t keep my eyes off of it. The geniuses behind this structural phenomenon are the team from Guz…