A Cut Above
We all mastered cutting paper with scissors at an early age, but Colombian artist Diana Beltran Herrera clearly has a penchant for it, taking it to a whole new level with these great works of art. Her attention to detail is striking, and we love her use of colors. Via ppiinnee.com
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Jordan 365 Ads by Character
These ads for Jordan 365 (Nike) by Character are simple, sophisticated and dynamic. I love the black and white, and how the star athletes are housed in the logo but breaking out of it at the same time. It’s like stepping out of the shadow of MJ but still paying respect to the legend. Check…
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Banister of Bricks
Continuing with the Lego theme (see past posts In honor of President’s Day…, Lego Minimalism, Go With The Flow, recent photos of this ridiculous (in a good way) Lego banister in a Manhattan apartment caught our eye. So many questions remain, such as sturdiness and how long it took to build. Still, we are taken…
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Waka, Waka, Waka
You’ve probably seen Dutch surrealist artist Leon Keer’s work online, or maybe you’ve even seen it in person (in which case we’d be jealous). His latest masterpiece, painted on a sidewalk in Venlo, The Netherlands pays homage to video game classic Pac-Man. Keer has been designing and painting large murals for the past 15 years,…
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Superbugs
With the summer movie season heating up, the popularity of The Avengers and anticipation of some other big names (Spider-Man, Batman), superheroes are more popular than ever. Italian artist Matt Cowan has a unique take on the subject that caught our eye. How cool are these? Via deviantart.com
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Dirty Work
Okay, so this is not necessarily fine art or design, per se, but we’re intrigued nonetheless. We’ve all seen “Wash me!” etched into layers of dirt on filthy vehicles, but Texas artist Scott Wade has taken it to the next level. Wade, a formally trained artist, uses an array of brushes and his hands to…
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Nike Athletes by Gabz
Polish illustrator/designer Grzegorz Domaradzki has some serious drawing chops. His distinct, graphic style almost looks like it could come to life in animation. This Nike campaign is a great example of his “remastering” technique, where the work starts off as a traditional pencil drawing, then brought into Photoshop. Incredible work. Via iamgabz.com
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Stately Sandwiches
Anyone who knows Barbour Design as a group knows we have a collective love of food. So this fun, mouthwatering project by Chicago design graduate student Kelly Pratt is close to our hearts (and stomachs). Pratt is in the process of preparing an authentic sandwich for each state, then photographing and designing a poster of…
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Bits and Pieces
Australian artist Sean Avery repurposes CDs into intricately sculpted animals, most notably birds. Avery literally layers fragments of broken CDs to form feathers… undoubtedly a painstaking process. His work is apparently in galleries around the world, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not has recently purchased some sculptures for display in their Baltimore and Hollywood museums.…
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