The works of art below were created by a group of artists for the Heartwork Project – a project designed to raise money for art supplies for the art room at Target House, a long-term treatment facility for children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The theme this year was Hope. This is such a heartwarming project, especially in a world where artists and designers are increasingly concerned with Facebook likes and website...
Read More
A friend of mine sent me a link to Tom Whalen’s deviantART page yesterday, and I was an immediate fan. His sense of color and contrast is incredibly inspiring, and his work has a sense of both elegance and whimsy. They’re created in a way that almost makes them seem as if they’re moving. Mr. Whalen is one of those artists that humbles me when I see just how much work he has put out – and how good it all is. What you...
Read More
Your weekly reminder that less is more – an amazing minimalist film poster series. There is not a whole lot to say about these, they sort of speak for themselves. But I will say, sometimes the most obvious design is the hardest to come up with. These are good examples of designers who understand that concept and put it into...
Read More
These song-inspired pictographs were created by an amazing designer named Viktor Hertz. Viktor did a series titled Honest Corporate Logos that became an internet sensation a few months ago, and this series is just as good. Leonardo Da Vinci said that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, and this is a concept that Viktor Hertz understands and has...
Read More
I’m going to try to make my last post of the week be something thought-provoking, something that might offer a different perspective on life. I’m sure it will just end up annoying people, but I’m going to give it a shot anyway. This week, a series of posters with famous quotes meant to make you think. Part of the reason I love art so much is because it allows me a glimpse into the artist’s mind, and usually, in some...
Read More
I wish I would’ve thought of this concept, though admittedly I couldn’t have pulled it off as well as this: ad agency Young & Rubicam re-created these iconic film posters from different vantage points in order to promote surround-sound speakers from LG. If you’ve never actually experience quality surround sound, you should put that on your to-do list. As a videographer, I’m used to focusing on the visuals in film...
Read More
