Art Flash!

The History of the Internet

"History of the Internet" is an animated documentary explaining the inventions from time-sharing to filesharing, from Arpanet to Internet. The history is told using the PICOL (Pictorial Communication Language) icons by picol.org.
Via core77.

Signs of the Time

Some signs of our time.

DISORIENTATION/CONFUSION:

Paul McCarthy - Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement

CONSUMPTION/GREED/WASTE:

Anthony Gormley - Waste Man

COURAGE:

Alexandra Mir - Plane Landing

HOPE:

Barack Obama's Inauguration Photos

Ritual

The ritual of a wedding is a strange one. You might say in some sense it is wildly unnecessary....but everyone wants their day don't they?

Ostraciform Air Ship

Air Art from flip on Vimeo.

Ostraciform: "A type of undulatory locomotion in which the body is inflexible and only the tail undulates".

This robotic creature was filmed at the Airship Regatta in Friedrichshafen, Germany on October 10th, 2008.

*ALERT! - Cupcake Junkies

Lately it seems like cupcakes are everywhere. There are so many little speciality cupcake baking shops popping up and the gluttonous cupcake addicts (i.e. Dan) are gorging themselves on these delicious delicacies. Call it the Sex and the City effect or blame it on the economy but it really has created a new industry. This is good news for some workers including packaging designers who couldn't resist the temptation to create a little box designed to hold a single cupcake. Its so cute it might just make you sick!


PERSONAL PROJECT! - Print, cut and glue together your own single cupcake holder!

***As a bonus, for the florists. Fancy!

Random-at-Best - KOOPA TROOPA

Will you be lead or will you be the leader?

The Observer vs. The Thinker

Socialism is the new black.

Download this remix of Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Custo Special Blend Mix)

Vittorio Fiorucci

Recently I purchased a few original signed posters by the late Vittorio Fiorucci (pictures 1-3). He was best known for his ‘Just for Laughs’ devil caricature (pictures 7-9). “The little green man that became the symbol of the Montreal International Comedy Festival was, he said, autobiographical, a self-caricature that evolved over 40 years.” (The Gazette, 2008) Canada’s most acclaimed poster artists his works were second to none. The vivid colours and striking designs are absolutely mesmerizing, especially when seen in person. Vittorio was an eccentric character and his unconventional attitude was often reflected in his work. "When I do a job in English they are always worried I am going to slip some subliminal obscene thing into the design," he once told The Gazette, "The French don't care." (The Gazette, 2008)



"He was a song-and-dance man," said his friend, Mr. Flomen. "He could bury everyone at the evening events and would invariably end up dancing with the cat or a pot. And when he was leaving, he'd sing in a great, big Broadway style his thank-you to the hosts for a wonderful evening, ending with a big crescendo and a dramatic good night." (Globe and Mail, 2008)

Banana Wall

Graphic Designer, Stefan Sagmeister.
7200 stacked bananas on display in New York City, at 76 Grand Street.

Gold Bar

389 Broome Street NYC
GOLDBAR

CLUB 21.

I'm always looking for interesting digital retouching techniques.. these shots for Club 21 are fierce.