Ever-changing Wall

I came across this one the other day while researching for
a color project. The basic idea is a wall that holds interchangeable

triangular panels with different colors on them. I think it's pretty nifty
as it allows you create your own design within the wall itself. I would
speak more about it but I'm gonna be lazy with this one and let your
eye wonder on the images.

4th dimension?

Alright, the title probably does not relate this at all.
I really just don't understand the concept of it. If anyone
can enlighten me, that'd be pretty gnarly.

Anyways on Youtube, I really have an appreciation
for people who try to use the concept of Youtube in
a creative way. Take below for example.




I enjoy the clever use of the elements of Youtube videos and incorporates
them into the video itself. Annotations, Play/Pause, The community of Youtube
and Youtube itself. Plus the picture in picture thing always seemed
neat to me, which is what made me drawn to it. Plus if you haven't
seen any of BarelPolitical's videos, check them out. They're hilarious.

8-Bit Legos

An ingenious idea. Create interpretations of 8-bit video games of the past
through the blocky nature of legos and the use of stop-motion capture.
Below is a video of a 8-bit games that look uncannily similar to the real
counterpart. Plus you'll find a handful of famous game tokens that are
rendered into 3D Lego structures.

You can stop watching after 2:30 since much of it is the creators
talking about random stuff, which I didn't bother to listen to.
Definitely pretty sweet.

Clever Logo Designs.

Today I retrace my steps back to some Logo Designs. While fumbling on the internet
today, I found a batch of very clever logos.  Some of these I believe are legitimate
businesses and some are just design.

The negative space between the 'i' and 'l' combined
with the positive triangular shape create a pencil.

Not very complex, but interesting how this pattern
is cut up and made to look like a train.

The film reel almost doubles as a 'Scream' mask.

Logo for Food Writers. Unique idea with
using a pen nib and a spoon.

Wires create the shape of a coffee mug.

This one was shown in class the other day. I saw
it and figured since I liked it, I'd post it here.

If you haven't noticed, 'Eight' is completely made out of
chopped up segments of the number '8'

Speaking of numbers, the design cleverly
incorporates the number '18'.

Giraffe is created through the use of 'g'
and features of the animal.

Amazon's logo uses an arrow that looks like a
smile if  viewed at a different aspect

A bar code and a frothy beer are mixed
together to create a interesting visual.

A house on it's side appears as
a side profile of a dog.

Watch me DRAW!

No, sorry not me. I'm not pleased enough with my skills to have you watch me.. yet.
;) No, what I have here is a nifty little site called Sketch Theatre. If you haven't deduce
from my context, this websites shows artists in the process of drawing their masterpieces.
Maybe I shouldn't say masterpieces, it is just a sketch. But then again, everything starts
from somewhere.

 

[EDIT: Ok, apparently this video doesn't like to play sometimes. If it doesn't play visit this link here to see it]

 

I think I have a fetish with gas masks or something because I always tend to run towards
art that contains some element of it. *shrugs* Anyways, these videos can be a great tool
to learn from depending on your drawing ability. An artist as an Intermediate and up may
find this beneficial and in their range to comprehend whats going on. Personally I start with
eyes first, whereas this artist starts with the gas mask. I am bewildered. I guess I haven't
fully grasped the anatomy of the head just yet. Jealous.. Just means I'll have to try that out.


If you wanna check out some other videos from Sketch Theatre you may click here.

Just shuffling around.

Call this my lazy day. It's gloomy and dreary outside, and it's been raining off and on.
What a terrible day. I figured I'd check out the Gnomon Workshop, and to be honest
I am a bit disappointed. I was looking to do another post with the process of design and
concept art. Perhaps I haven't done a thorough enough search. Whatever.

But I did come by some interesting pieces done by Concept Artist Christian Lorenz
Scheurer. His art seemed pretty appealing to me, and I feel he steps a bit out of the
boundaries, as in terms of Character Design.

Fro's with antlers? I dig.

I can honestly say in fantasy-related games, I don't see many African American Characters, especially donning a pretty epic fro' with antlers. I like it. It steps out of the cookie cutter
shape of character cliches and it adds some flavor. I appreciate those who try
to keep things fresh.

Just beautiful. I wish I could post this on my wall. House wall, not Facebook.

This one also appealed to me. The details are just so intricate and just looking at this you
feel the warm tones that are emanating from the piece of art. Not much to say about this
one, but I could just stare at this all day.

I would so be a nomad if meant my house traveled on an underwater sea creature.

I thought this was an interesting piece. The lush home, laboratory, structure adds a bit of
excitement to this with it's earthy green tones. Aside from that, the idea where humans
are living life underwater make this even more appealing. (Appealing is my word of the day)
We get a sense of a nomadic lifestyle where there are families who live in houses that travel
on giant underwater sea creatures. Maybe it's the water equivalent of a trailer. Or maybe it's
a traveling brothel. Hey, I'm just saying. Interpreting this artwork is pretty fun, as you
can tell I'm having.

You can see a few other artworks done by Christian and a small bio here.
And you can check out the Gnomon Workshop right here.
Let me know if you find any design processes. I dig those.

Save your files in style.

I always run across some creative flash drives. Which sucks, cause I usually don't have my
camera on hand to get a picture of it. This post I'll just post some flash drives that seemed
pretty gnarly. They teach you how to make one actually.

Does someone need anger management?

Alright, you got me. I still play with Legos today. What? They're fun.

Seems like a refreshing slice of watermelon..

..USB WOO!

This Flash drive has an air pump inside and it gets bigger with how much you save on it.

Flash Drive bouncy Ball. You can make this one. The Link will be provided at the bottom.

Pressing the A Button will release the USB.

This unfortunately won't heal your chapped lips.

I really dig how it's see through.

I'll probably post up more later when I see some. There's alot of gnarly Flash Drives out
there. Also if you were interested on making that one flash drive, a simple tutorial can
be found here.