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Pattern Extravaganza (Design)
Posted in Visual, Design, Illustration on September 21st, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Detail of “Imperial Fans” by Amy Butler]
We see patterns while we eat, while we stare at the ocean or even while we walk the sidewalks of our town. Our eyes are used to graphic patterns, to that indefinite and continuous repetition of shapes and color combinations. (more…)
Playful Objects (Photography)
Posted in Visual, Art, Photography on September 13th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Detail of “Petit Coup de Pouce” by Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle]
Taking pictures of playful objects can turn in a photo-stock picture style, if the final image has nothing new to say about how the picture was taken. (more…)
Through the Viewfinder (Photography)
Posted in Visual, Art, Photography on August 30th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Detail of “Fuschia“, from Russ Morris]
History has witnessed how we humans can’t never get enough of experimenting with the images we perceive, creating new ones. (more…)
Mamoru Kano (Animation)
Posted in Visual, Animation, Illustration, Video on August 24th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
Mamoru Kano is a Visual Art Director at WOW, a Japanese creative production agency known for it’s high-quality TV commercials. (more…)
Wires, boards, moleskines and studios
Posted in Visual, Art, Design, Illustration, Photography, Typography on August 16th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
This week we’d like to present to you the inspiration wires and boards, the creative studios and sketch moleskines of some of our favorite artists and designers.
Take your time and dive into the creative world of others. (more…)
When Turquoise meets Yellow (Color trend)
Posted in Visual, Design, Photography on August 9th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Palette by Vipanchi for COLOURlovers]
We’ve seen it everywhere in the last months, but we now believe it can start to be considered a real trend: the turquoise and yellow combo. (more…)
The Tilt-Shift Phenomenon (Photography)
Posted in Visual, Photography, Video on July 28th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Detail of “I live in a dollhouse”, by Himitsu]
Last week we focused on diptychs and how they can help our images get closer to reality (to the reality of perception). This week, we’ll center on how tilt-shifting can make reality look unreal (more…)
The Dipthyc Effect (Photography)
Posted in Visual, Photography on July 20th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Detail of “Looking Out”, from Ana Santos]
The creation of an image is always about picturing a concept, even if that was not our intention (interpretation is in the eye of the beholder). (more…)
Catching the light fantastic (Photography)
Posted in Visual, Photography on July 13th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Detail of 童真, from Billy Law]
MCH has been featuring several unique profiles that we believe to be very inspiring, from the moment their work has such a powerful impact than can be considered nearly a trend in itself. (more…)
Michael Hughes (Photography)
Posted in Visual, Art, Photography on July 5th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
Michael Hughes is a photographer from London that one day came up with something new: capturing different layers of reality. (more…)