“Sashimi’s Revenge” by Serge Birault, created in Photoshop and influenced by Hajime Sorayama’s techniques. Reference of Scarlett Johansson was used for the face, more details here. (via Matt Allen)
“1960” by Mark Weaver. (via Peter Nidzgorski)
A spread from Mash director Dom Roberts’ wedding invitation booklet, depicting he and bride Helena as they age into the future. The concept, execution and typography are perfect. (via Nick Fracture)
Think more, design less. Many desperate acts of design (including gradients, drop shadows, and the gratuitous use of transparency) are perpetrated in the absence of a strong concept. A good idea provides a framework for design decisions, guiding the work.
— This quote from Ellen Lupton is dead on, although when used with the right degree of subtlety, the gradients and shadows she mentions will enhance rather than hinder your design. Dan Rubin advocated this same approach in his keynote at Web09: dial back such effects until they almost disappear, until they present the feel of a real-world object instead of the look of an applied filter. (via Frank Chimero)
Fake film poster from Worth 1000’s “One Letter Off” contest.
Paranoid wallpaper in six shades by Kon. (via Prettify)
“Pagoda and Royal” from The Royal Tenenbaums, illustrated by Blake Loosli. I ffffound this a while back and could have sworn I tumbled it, but perhaps I was thinking of this. (via Ckck)
The photography of August Bradley (via Seriously Though):
I grew up in my mother’s photography studio, I was her lighting assistant from an early age, moving her lights around since I was five years old. I virtually lived in the darkroom in high-school and part of college. I was really obsessive about photography.
