The original Mandelbrot is an amazing object that has captured the public’s imagination for 30 years with its cascading patterns and hypnotically colourful detail. It’s known as a ‘fractal’ – a type of shape that yields (sometimes elaborate) detail forever, no matter how far you ‘zoom’ into it. Now there is a potential 3D version of the same fractals. Via
Obviously inspired by ‘This is now’. Beautifully designed ‘The Dashboard‘ for Grey Goose.
David A Smith is a name that has become synonymous in Sign-Writing and Glass gilding circles, with high quality, hand crafted reverse glass signs and decorative silvered and gilded mirrors. In this short documentary, we reveal behind the scenes work, techniques and visions that Dave uses when carrying out his passion as a glass embosser – One of the few remaining traditional UK glass artists. A Film by Danny Cooke. Via
A compendium and leading web resource of film and television title design from around the world. The site honors the artists who design excellent title sequences.
The Munt region owes its name to the Munt, the museum where the coins were minted. The area is a hidden treasure full of opportunities for a special park in Utrecht. Autobahn designed this first publication with a scratch coating on the cover. The title page has a little envelope with an old guilder to reveal the hidden landscape on the cover.
Chill Space is Daniel Leyva his contribution to JstChillin. Caitlin Denny & Parker Ito started JstChillin as a collaborative curatorial project. Every two weeks an artist will take over jstchillin.org with all new work that pertains to the interests of chillin.
When you visit Chill Space, you’ll be asked to fill in your name and your URL. Then you’re asked to click on the checkboxes and radiobuttons, to use the dropdowns and even to write in the textfields. It all doesn’t make much sense till you press “GO” at the bottom of the page. All your input then defines the your ultimate chill space. Via
“Human Hair Nets” in all colors and varieties. Via PopKulture.
Designed by by Atypyk: ‘Show your inner beauty’.
Warm messages are set behind curtains, by D-Bros. Via
Graffiti body art on girls. Via
Very weird: a big hand replaces the normal cursor.
This book presents an extraordinary exploration through the fascinating beauty and inventive possibilities of hair as a medium for artistic expression in contemporary art and design. It documents this palpable trend into a visual sourcebook that presents a captivating collection of hairy works in graphic design, photography, illustration and art as well as interior design, fashion and jewelry design.
Love the site for the 2009 activity report of this global communication group.
