Michael Phelps Strips Down for Louis Vuitton
Michael Phelps is back in the water, sort of. The Speedo-clad superhero of the U.S. Olympic swim team is taking the world’s fanciest bath in a new Louis Vuitton ad. In a new ad for Louis Vuitton, Phelps can be seen partially submersed in a tub while wearing a suit and a pair of goggles with a duffle bag from the French fashion house sits conveniently beside him on a towel. The campaign was reportedly shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz. Continue reading »
Digital Loveliness
Video games have come a long way. From black and white blocks and balls over a pixelated plumber with aversions against turtles to Spartan generals, who slaughter whole families and gods. In Japan and the United States games established themselves as an integral part of pop culture and also in Europe they are slowly released from the stuffy image of socially excluded basement children, mentally unstable egocentrics and shady arcades.
How much beauty, grace and artistic aspects of games may have, show these pictures of the almost four years old “Fallout 3″, a role playing game about the nuclear end of the world and many Americans who still haven’t noticed that. A tale of isolation, destruction and the eternal will to not give up, but to see and exploit opportunities. Continue reading »
Kate Moss for Mango, Fall 2012
Supermodel Kate Moss in photo session for the Spanish fashion brand Mango, Fall 2012. Continue reading »
Landscape Dinner Set
The Landscape Dinner Set is a food and drink safe melamine set for kids strarting from 1 year old, inspired in the typical children´s drawings. It will help you teach your kid how to eat properly using cutlery, while playing. Moreover it helps you give them a healthy dinner, separating all the food they need in a tidy and cheerful way. Continue reading »
Turntable
Turntable concept designed by Ahmad Bittar for Porsche. Continue reading »
Shades Of Change
An informational installation created by Marin Dearie to highlight the various color changes that occur in nature, popular culture, and elsewhere. Continue reading »
Creative Advertisements by Asile Studio
Asile is a creative studio composed of Photo retouchers and 3D graphic designers working on the realization of visual for advertising or associations such as Amnesty International. This year they won two Gold Lions at Cannes in the category Press France for their campaign for Ray Ban 75 years and that of the Surfrider Foundation. On their list of customers is added brands such as Orange, Oasis, Renault, Rowenta, Perrier, Milka and many more. Continue reading »
Hands Shadows by Lara Mendes
Lara Mendes: “Since a few years ago, I’ve been learning (by myself) tattooing. It’s a long journey but I’m giving a shot. Lately I’ve been working with an appointment system in a Tattoo Shop so, I’ve been creating original designs to call my customers. These are the last ones. Hand-shadows. Now i wanna get one in myself!!!” Continue reading »
Filippa K by BVD
In the fast-moving retail environment, clarity, consistency and simplicity are essential. Filippa K branding project by BVD, Sweden based agency. Continue reading »
Beauty is in the Details
So, step inside and see images from brand new advertising campaign of Hasso, a Colombian based manufacturer of cool acessories, bags and backpacks. Continue reading »
The Copycats: Cats Imitating Famous Works Of Art
Who needs Rembrandt when you’ve got a saucy little tabby? In the Renaissance, you needed to have years of formal training in painting or sculpting to be considered one of the masters. Now, all you need is a cat, a camera and a decent internet connection. Here’s a collection of pretty remarkable recreations of cats as famous works of art. More than anything, this just makes me want to go pull my old Far Side: Wiener Dog Art book of the shelf.
Salvador Dali, “Woman At The Window” (1925) Continue reading »
Advertisements of Sea Shepherd Organization
“Sea Shepherd – Until they can defend themselves, we will do it for them.”
Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. Their mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. Continue reading »
Toast Messenger by Sasha Tseng
Toast messenger – to create a pleasing dining for a beautiful morning, the toast is not only a food also a interesting enjoyment by messages. Having interactive messages and making a toast for your better half. It could improve a better relationship. For a hurry breakfast person, a schedule toast can remind the job contents. For kids, the cute comic on the toast is the best way to make them like to have a energetic breakfast. A beautiful morning begins in eating the message. Continue reading »
Make Something Cool Every Day
Mark Weaver is a graphic designer and an illustrator from Atlanta who is currently living and working in New York City. You can view a variety of his work over on his Flickr page here, or view his profile on the Behance Network here. Continue reading »
LEGO Colosseum by Ryan McNaught
There’s nothing we love more than a finely crafted LEGO project, and that’s exactly what we have here from Ryan McNaught, one of the best certified LEGO builders in the game.
McNaught has built the world’s first Colosseum built entirely from LEGOs. The project took nearly 200,000 LEGO bricks to put together, and is currently on display at the Nicholson Museum in Melbourne, Australia until January 2013. The project is displayed in a half and half form, showcasing the Colosseum in its present day form on one side along with Rome’s original Colosseum circa 80 AD on the other half. Continue reading »
England’s Longest Zip Wire Opens At The Eden Project
Gaynor Coley, Eden Project’s Chief Executive, waves as she tries out the SkyWire, the new zip wire attraction which opens to the public this week at The Eden Project on July 17, 2012 in St Austell, England. The new 740m zip wire, currently the longest in England, allows the public a bird’s eye view of the iconic Rainforest and Mediterranean Biome structures as well as the Cornish attractions outdoor gardens. The Eden Project – which opened in 2001 and has attracted over one million visitors – showcases 100,000 plants from around the world in two giant transparent domes, one of which is the world’s largest greenhouse, each recreating different climate conditions. (Photo by Matt Cardy) Continue reading »
Concept Wine: Pink Glasses
This packaging give new meaning to the phrase ‘seeing the world through rose colored glasses.’ Concept of a label for a pink wine from California. Continue reading »
Good Fucking Design Advice
Good Fucking Design Advice aims to serve the needs of the greater design community for the common good.
Good Fucking Design Advice is a collaborative project between designers/educators Brian Buirge and Jason Bacher. The site originally started as a humorous side project while in graduate school and has since taken off to garner international attention. During its first year GFDA released a series of products designed to inspire the masses including shirts, posters, coffee mugs and buttons. Continue reading »
Funny Artistic Pins
Funny and cute artistic pins by Molas & Co. Continue reading »
For Men With Balls
A guerilla advertising campaign targeted at 16-20 year old males, to help raise awareness about testicular cancer and to encourage self checking. Continue reading »
No Games for Smokers
You don’t have to be a smoker to know by now that cigarette packages come with plenty of health warnings, some more graphic than others. But this is the first time we’ve seen cigarettes with video game life meters printed on their paper.
These images are part of a non-commercial conceptual design project created by German Ljutaev, who wanted to incorporate the “well known games element as a warning for smokers.” Continue reading »
Air Clicker
“Air Clicker” is a camera concept by Yeon Su Kim. This bluetooth-enabled device is designed to connect with smartphone. Once the photo or footage is taken, it can be instantly saved on your smartphone. The forefinger module senses whether your finger is straight, bent, or bent with the rest of your fingers. If you bend only the one finger, the other piece of the puzzle takes a photo. If you bend several fingers, you’ll begin to take a video. The thumb module has only a camera lens and an on/off button visible and is responsible for both collecting the media and transporting the resulting files to your smartphone. From there you can do whatever you want with the files as they sit on your smartphone while the Air Clicker remains free and clear. Continue reading »
Universal Wrapping Paper
This Universal Wrapping Paper isn’t just attractive, it contains a fantastic idea. Using the concept of a word puzzle, it allows the user to customize the paper for any required holiday. Such a brilliant idea by Fabio Milito and Francesca Guidotti. Continue reading »
Rihanna for Harper’s Bazaar US, August 2012
Rihanna for Harper’s Bazaar US in photographs by Camilla Akrans. Continue reading »
Artist Jason McKean
Jason McKean is an art director and photographer. He lives in Chicago. Continue reading »
