WeTheUrban has added a second edition to their Natural Palettes set. What makes these sets so awesome is that 1) They’re taken from nature 2) They’re nature gifs.
Yay!
new blog
Installation piece, Into the Heart of Lightness, by Doug Wheeler seen at the David Zwirmer Gallery.
“We have first-hand experiences, and those are the ones we don’t forget. They stay with us and hopefully they’re meaningful enough that they’re with you the rest of your life. That’s pretty much what I’ve always been after. I’ve always tried to do that stuff that has an effect on you that you never forget the first time.”
Some well known and not so well known Jeff Wall photographs. It’s so important to show more than just the popular works-kind of like listening to the whole album versus listening to only the single. There is so much more to a photographer than just a few good photographs.
Simple and modern infograph by Swedish designer Sarah Colobong.
Ben Nunery and his daughter, Olivia, recreate the wedding photos of her father and deceased mother, Ali. There’s not a lot I can say about them-I might start crying.
Check out the Buzzfeed article and see the photographer’s (Ali’s sister) blog. Maybe have some tissues on hand.
I love photography and I love outer space, and I love photographer Lincoln Harrison's Nightscapes portfolio.
View the Milky Way like you’ve never seen it before, right here.
Gangsta Grandparents: a hilarious, yet eye-opening photo series by Linda Dajana Kruger, aka Dai Lyn Power. Kruger had the genius idea of dressing up our elders in ‘gangsta’ outfits. Yes, these old folks look ridiculous, but the series can lend us perspective on how they view us and our ridiculous fashions.
Dai Lyn Power has some other amazing works. Check 'em out!
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Wowza, talk about colorful. I found this awesome tumblr dedicated to creating color palettes from nature photographs. I especially like the gifs-seems to really bring the color to life.
Check out Natural Palettes for your viewing pleasure!
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Betype is one of my favorite typography blogs! Lots of interesting design pieces and font suggestions, like this one. I love some cheeky communication elements.
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I found this beautiful photo series Strangers by photographer Shane Connaughton. There’s something so quiet and serene about them, the way they’re grainy and ambiguous in subject. The series is shot in a photo journalistic way, but leans more towards conceptual and abstract; less focused on subject and more so on the comprehensiveness of daily life. That is exactly what makes it unique-it’s journalism and art at the same time, which is not an easy feat.
See more beautiful images at Connaughton’s Flickr.
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Seen it yet? After months of sneak peeks, Nikon pulled the curtain on its retro-inspired DSLR.
The Df packs a modern 16 megapixel sensor along with classic features like manual shutter speed and ISO control.
Nikon Unwraps Its Latest Retro Beauty
via Reddit
Be An Artist, Right Now!
“Art is the ultimate goal. It saves our souls and makes us live happily.”
I’d love to share this amazing and inspirational TED Talk with all you artists and non-artists out there. Korean author Young-ha Kim discusses why we stop creating and how we can start creating again.
This can perhaps help you kick start the motivation you need to keep up your artistic endeavors. We all need it sometimes. I lost my artistic ambitions after graduating art school and it took me a year or so to get it back. I wish I had found this video at the time-it makes me sad to know I wasted a year of potential.
Be an Artist, Right Now
-Young-ha Kim