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Josh Dysart of Unknown Soldier

Reid — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:21:59 +0000

Comic book writer Joshua Dysart from Marketplace on Vimeo.

This is a super interesting and inspringing short film about the comic creation process. Listen to the way that he talks about the light and color of equatorial africa.

If I could paint, I would paint like this guy

Reid — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:59:09 +0000

These are incredible. There’s a ton of variety in line and tone. The dude’s name is Simon Goinard Phelipot, and that’s all I know about him because the type on his website is so tiny. If anyone takes the time to try and read it, let me know what you learn. Maat on the Behance Network.

Shep Fairey actually can paint.

Reid — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:43:05 +0000

Shepard Fairey from Arkitip on Vimeo.

Say what you will about the appropriation of imagery – the dude can paint. He can create. It’s not all stolen scans, and co-opted revolutionary art. The dude got his start cutting out stencils, and throwing up stickers. It’s apparent that all the fame, and the massive aesthetic apparatus that he’s built hasn’t watered down his ability to create some beautiful and unique imagery.

Inspiration: Robert Mars Americana

Reid — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:08:38 +0000

I spend all day every day looking at super glossy digital bullshit. This is where it’s really at. Check out these organic, beautiful, multimedia collages done by Robert Mars. He says his work is a chronicle of America. If you look through his portfolio you’ll see an interesting hodgepodge of 60’s and 70’s ephemera worked into the layers of his paintings. Each painting has a pretty limited palette, but as a whole they’re lively and colorful. I’m definitely going to look for opportunities to bring this kind of feeling into my own work.

Dvein Titles for F5Fest will kick you in the face softly.

Reid — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:38:22 +0000

Dvein: F5 Titles from F5 on Vimeo.

Check out these amazing titles that spanish design firm Dvein created for the F5 conference in New York City. The lineup includes design firms of incredibly broad backgrounds, but the titles do an incredible job of tying it all together into a cohesive whole.

Their description of the work

“We asked each speaker to name five objects that inspire them or has something to do with their work. We received all kinds of answers—really interesting objects that gave us a great starting point: wind turbines, microscopes, lights, smoke, lamb rib cage, French bulldog…”

The fest itself also looks amazing. Where else could you see Rachel Maddow and Psyop in the same day? I believe it’s sponsored by Motionographer.com which is a fantastic blog (and where I first saw these titles).

From the conference description

We believe that true insight and lasting inspiration are born from creative collisions, from unexpected encounters, from exploring outside your area of expertise.

What a fantastic outlook – I’m going to go collide with something right now.

Tavis Coburn

Reid — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:07:25 +0000

I’m all about these retro-styled prints from Tavis Coburn. Don’t know anything else about him, but I’m sure they’d make great Christmas presents.Found via Drawn.

mn8

Reid — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:14:10 +0000

If you’re into motion graphics at all, you’re surely familiar with the work of Jake Sargent. From Digital Kitchen, to Motion Theory, this guys has been defining the edge of motion graphics for years now. He’s got a new site up that’s definitely worth a look.

http://www.mn8studio.com/00_new_mn8_site/index.html

Black Day To Freedom

Reid — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:30:04 +0000

Please Watch this film. It’s a fictional piece about displaced peoples. It’s beautiful. It’s one-of-a-kind. I’m gushing, I apologize. I guarantee you’ve never seen anything quite like this. I also guarantee that it’ll effect you. Please watch it. Made by motion graphics guru The Ronin.

The finest illustrator alive today is…

Reid — Fri, 25 May 2007 00:45:09 +0000

I can’t seem to get too far from brazil. My absolute favorite illustrator Adhemas Batista just updated his website with some new work. Nobody paints on top of photography better than Adhemas. These are full on illustrations. He doesn’t skimp on the color. If you’re looking for subtle, look elsewhere because these illustrations are luxurious.

Can you guess what this is?

Reid — Thu, 24 May 2007 06:07:49 +0000

How ’bout now?

What about now?

It’s 2.3 million folded prison uniforms, equal to the number of Americans incarcerated in 2005. It’s also an example of Chris Jordan’a photography. It takes a sharp look at American culture by using statistics and everyday objects. The images themselves end up with simple beauty. They vaguely reference old color field paintings, but on closer look…