Going Green?

Ed Chew is quite inventive. Ed created the TetraBox lamp. The lamp is made of discarded drink packets. The design is achieved by unfolding the packets and refolding them into shapes and sectioning them off to form the desired shape. Wow… :-O

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Reality Invasion

No matter how professional we have become, we all had that childhood game (or dream) to have things we draw – be it a cute animal, a character, or a console we wish to have for Christmas – come to life. After all, that’s the time when we could exercise our imagination and express our expectations without any limitations. Some of us never let that phase pass, which is a good thing, because then the rest of us could watch these drawings come to life – with some help from graphic editors! Read the whole post

Am I Too Old to Want This?

Student Work – Yunyeen Yong

Designed by Yunyeen Yong | Country: Australia

“Jooze is a fictional company that manufactures fresh fruit juices, catered especially to kindergarten and primary school students. It is a company that believes that healthy eating habits should begin at a very young age.

The shape of the logo is inspired by the shape of a sliced fruit, and the handwritten typeface used is to portray a sense of fun, hands-on personality and characteristic that appeals to kids and toddlers.

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The Troll

I know this is old but I came across it today and wanted to share it. There isn’t much info on it so I’m giving you what I have.
The Troll: 12 Foot Tall Sculpture Built With Completely Non Toxic Materials

The Troll is a huge 12 foot sculpture built by Kim Graham and volunteers. The entire sculpture is built with non-toxic materials and was completed in 2006. 
For the months of August and September 2006 he was shown at the Vidya Gallery, 619 Western Ave.
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Photo Manipulation

I’m feeling some photo manipulation today… This is an art in itself.  These are Photoshop experts expressing themselves.

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Artist Makes Creepy Self-Portraits Using His Own Frozen Blood

This article is pretty weird but quite unique so I had to share it.

Many years ago British artist Marc Quinn started an art project where he created cast self-portraits using his own frozen blood. On one hand, it’s incredibly creepy and unsettling. But on the other, how many artists’ can turn to their creations during a medical emergency?

Starting as far back as 1991, Marc has been creating these self-portraits every five years or so, with each one requiring about four and a half liters of blood extracted over a five-month period. Read the whole post

DIY “Blanks”

My coworker decided to go on vacation this weekend so, he left work Wednesday afternoon. Another coworker and I decided to make a small replica of his family and put it on his desk for when he came back. I took him and his wife and my coworker took the two children. I will take a picture of the whole “family” on his desk tomorrow so you can see how the kids turned out also. This will be a step by step to show you how to make your own. Read the whole post