Artist Spotlight | Christian Faur

Untitled 6500 by Christian Faur

Part of what makes art so powerful is the very scale of what we consider art to be. If you ever want to get embroiled in a discussion, ask someone what art is. Philosophy aside, I find these crayon portraits by Christian Faur to be very amazing. They are colorful, they are unique, and they are detailed. This certainly makes me want to get a lot of crayons.

(via Design Milk)

Pac-Man-ia

It's my fault

I often get addicted to Nitrome's little casual games. If you ever have time, you should check out their full library. However, I wanted to give Fault Line a little spotlight today. I played through all 30 levels and did fairly terribly, but it was fun to figure out how to proceed. Basically, you have to fold the level at certain points to proceed through the games. Overall, controls aren't bad. There are moments when you'll become upset when you can't reach a fold section, but that happened to me towards the end. It's a good game, so give it a try if you're bored.

Design Studio | Mike and Maaike

Often, I look to other blogs and sources to find out what other designers are making. Share Some Candy is a great way to see work from various industries from graphic design to textiles. While I did not study industrial design, I am often quite attracted to the results created. Mike & Maaike is a San Francisco-based industrial design studio that creates many innovative works. Please, visit their website and read more about them. I am very taken by the execution of their projects. You will recognize many of their clients, including: Google, Belkin, XBOX, and BlankBlank. If you are looking for some inspiration, you might find it at Mike & Maaike.

All images belong to Mike&Maaike

Imagine seeing this...

Battle of Branchage from seeper on Vimeo.

Way to make life interesting

Image via Fork Party

Artist Spotlight | Will Varner

Thanks to StumbleUpon, I now have another illustrator to admire and that inspires me. It is always a treat when an artist tells a great story between their work and the title of their piece. Will Varner does it with style and pizazz. He describes his work best:

By blending elements of my adult angst and childhood fantasies I seek unique visions, bizarre creatures, and warped cityscapes. By looking through the eyes of society's outsiders I see that we are unified by those very feelings of isolation. An empty field. The blue glow of a computer monitor. The cold of outer space. I draw from a lonely place but find connection in the making process and humor along the lonely road.

Hopefully, you are inspired by his work as well. He also has a rather nice sketchbook on his site. Please, let me know what your opinion of his work is in the comments. Hit the jump for a few more of his works that caught my eye.

Images are copyright of Will Varner

Augmented Shadow

Augmented Shadow_document from Joon Y Moon on Vimeo.

PIXEL-icious

Awesome video. Check it out (if you haven't already).


via DocteurPipi

The city of my dreams

Ah, Paris! How I miss you. Since I live so far away, I can feel close through this awesome panorama. Check it out! It's by gillesvidal.

Snow kidding

Snow sculptures are definitely very gorgeous and put most snowmen to shame. Check out some images from worldwide Snow Sculptures on Woman's Day.

Mailtime!

You know what I don't get much of anymore? Well, the answer is obviously mail. It's true, though. I rarely get any personal mail nowadays with the internet. I wonder if I would get more if I had a really cool mailbox. No, I'd probably just get funny looks, but hit the jump for these creative mailboxes.

images found all over the internet

Marc & Melanie Chartrand

If you have a few minutes in your down time today, check out Marc & Melanie Chartrand's portfolio. Their work is very amazing and I like the fact that a couple has a company together. So, definitely bookmark and check the images out, the one above is just a taste of what you will be seeing.

Image Marc & Melanie Chartrand

DIY | Book with stab binding

Completed Cover, originally uploaded by kate e. did.

I love book arts. Bookmaking has become quite lucrative and popular over the years. If you would like to create a custom gift, consider making books for friends and family. You can follow the tutorial from kate e. did on flickr.

Refreshing thoughtfulness

I'm sure that your recipients would be surprised if this came in the mail. Read more on Packaging of the World.

Foodscapes tasty enough to eat

Carl Warner's "foodscapes" are delightful images created using food and imagination. Visit his site for more.

The artistic lunch

Japanese culture is rich. It is often the inspiration for paintings, designs, architecture, product design and more. One of the best Japanese items is the bento (lunch box). Now, don't think this is like your average lunch box. These are masterpieces.




All images via Adventures in Bentomaking. Check out the blog for more information.

2D Beauty

Um, 2D Sleeping Beauty that is. Check out the video below. Very creative and extremely entertaining.

Beauty in monogram

This is a nice animation that I saw last year sometime. I just want to show this to anyone who hasn't seen this before. Doesn't it make you think of Fringe?

Dvein for Tocame
by sabotage

This should make you laugh.

Did that image bring back memories?

via StumbleUpon