“It’s not you, it’s me.” How many times have you heard that? Not too many, one would hope… Portugal-based graphic designer Wasted Rita created a collection of breakup letters. Despite the seemingly cruel messages, the humour and quirky typography is something to be admired. She is self-described as "a natural born agent provocateur, sarcastic as needed and a full-time thinker who must write about . . .
Fruity Bears
The creative team at Haribo must be falling over themselves right now - they just got outshone by a pair of students at the advertising school, HAW Hamburg. As part of a class, students were asked to create a print campaign for the new delicious Haribo gummy bears with 25% more fruit juice. Aspiring Graphic Designers Valentin René Tillian and Michael Wilde came up with this simple and quite . . .
Animal Faces
Photographer Lukas Holas throws away the colour to create these amazing black & white portraits of his favourite creatures. These photos capture all the details and shine every expression, texture and feather in a clearer light, creating a kind of magic to each shot. via Indulgd . . .
Flower Petal Explosions
Was just talking about how advertising has reached yet another level after seeing a group of people mix & drink Robinsons juices in zero gravity with the help of Framestore, the Oscar winning VFX team behind Gravity - check it out. Then I saw this... 8 million vibrantly-coloured flower petals erupted through a small village in Costa Rica just the other day. Need further evidence? No, it's . . .
Penny Drawings
How would you like to put the Wild West in your pocket? San Diego-based artist Sam Larson makes that possible with his tiny illustrations that depict scenes inspired by the American West, no bigger than a penny. Larson’s illustrations feature cowboys, mountain ranges, forest scenes, wildlife, and more - posted on his Instagram feed every night. How does one even draw that in that . . .
Strange Fruits
Call me crazy, but sometimes when you walk past things - do you see little faces? Whether it's a bend in the handrail, the foam of your coffee, or pucker in a lemon. Sometimes it's nice to look down on a Monday morning and find something smiling at you. Sarah Illenberger creates her own experiences and makes her food into rainbows, diamonds and disco balls. The Berlin-based art director and . . .
Junkyard Spotting
A great photo of tyres about to be burned in a cement factory, by aerial photographer Klaus Leidorf: Check out the high-res on his Flickr. . . .
Dancing with Flour
So you imagine a little toddler who found an open drawer (bad idea), pulls out the bag of flour, proceeds to throw it around, and shuffles around in it a little. Dancing with flour. But no. As adorable as that might sound, French photographer Ludovic Florent trumps it with his photographic series titled Poussière d’étoiles. Dancers are shown in their full glory by adding flour to showcase the . . .
Strike One
If only matchboxes always looked like this... The "Strike" Collection: Designers Clara von Zweigbergk and Shane Schneck teamed up with Danish design house HAY to transform one of the most mundane of items into something colourful and eye-catching. The striking area which is usually just functional, was turned into a part of the matchbox's design with a stroke of creativity. via . . .
Beauty in Feathers
Feathers and plumage used in fashion are being celebrated at an exhibition in Antwerp's Mode Museum, showcasing garments from designers such as Ann Demeulemeester, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Thierry Mugler. From haute couture to mixed media art by Kate McGuire, this exhibition definitely looks like one to visit. It will be on till 24 August 2014. "Ever since I was a child I have . . .
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