Where Is This Picture Taken? Discover The World With These 2 Addictive & Challenging Travel Games I love travelling, and if I can get my hands on a good road trip, you won’t hear me asking for anything else. Alas, I live in a tiny country, and I also have a job which does not play well with the Internet-free wilderness or the immense amount of money such a trip would cost, so I usually have no choice but to tame my travel hunger by looking at pictures and reading about far-away places. Another great way to satisfy your itchy feet are travel games. MakeUseOf is not new to the travel-game concept, and two years ago Saikat told you about 7 awesome travel quizzes to improve your travel IQ. There’s even more fun to be had with these 6 Google Earth games that provide a quick frolic around the globe. These two collections include some awesome travel games, with the Traveler IQ Challenge being one of my all-time favorites.
Brand Identity Blog, Creative Direction Blog – Gary Swindell, Aimizm — Gary Swindell is a Creative Director specializing in strategic brand identity. Working in the UK and Scandinavia helping clients deliver through Strategy, Design and Art Direction. Date Item There's a McQeenish vibe to these 'wearable' sculptures by Rien Vollenga. { Comments on this entry are closed }
HOMES & BUILDINGS Apr 9, 2014 The 2014 Smithsonian Photo Contest Finalists Smithsonian has just announced the 60 finalists for their 11th Annual Photo Contest. The winning entries were selected by Smithsonian editors from over 50,000 submissions by photographers from 132 countries around the world. Ten finalists were selected from the following six categories: The Natural World, Travel, People, Americana, Altered Images and Mobile, a new… The Animal Spirits Within: Black and White Tribal Totem Animal Art Posted on March 13, 2011 by Ink Stab in Blog, Design, Image, Tattoo Animal illustrations by Iain Macarthur Tags: blackwork, totem, tribal
50 Illustrator Tutorials Every Designer Should See Adobe Illustrator can be a little tricky to get your head around, particularly after getting used to the workflow of applications such as Photoshop. The differences between layer use and the creation of objects and shapes can be really strange at first hand. Luckily there’s a range of help available for free online in the form of tutorials. Here is my collection of hand-picked articles from various sites that every designer should see, whether you’re a beginner or advanced user, there will be something here for you! Vector Tracing a Photo Scenic Byways of the United States There are wonderful drives all across America including National Scenic Byways, Back Country Byways, and State Scenic Byways. A National Scenic Byway is recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one of the six "intrinsic qualities": archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic. The most scenic byways are designated All-American Roads, which must meet two out of the six intrinsic qualities.
Magazine Born in 1976, French-British photographer Cedric Arnold first picked up a 35mm camera at university, whilst studying linguistics and history in Paris. He quickly turned most of his attention to photography and filmmaking, taking extra credits in printmaking, the history of cinema, and documentary filmmaking. Read More “Gonzaga Manso is a Madrid-based photographer whose elements are very unique and his work is eye-catching beyond belief.
Architecture The Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa designed this “Garden & House” in Tokyo on a very small lot of just 8 x 4 m. It doesn’t really have a facade or walls: vases, planters, concrete benches, plexiglass railings, full-height windows and curtains form the boundary between inside and outside. I’m baffled. Photos by Iwan Baan. Sweet Station Zemer Peled Peled was born and raised in a Kibbutz in the northern part of Israel. After completing a BA (Hons) at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem she graduated with an MA (Hons) from the Royal College of Art. In recent years her work has been featured nationally and internationally in museums and galleries including Sotheby’s and Saatchi Gallery-London, Eretz Israel Museum-Tel Aviv and the Orangerie du Senate, Paris among others. Zemer Peled’s work examines the beauty and brutality of the natural world. Her sculptural language is formed by her surrounding landscapes and nature, engaging with themes of nature and memories, identity and place.
40+ Best Imaginary CG Digital Art Tutorials Digital Art designers always draw imaginary graphics on canvas and some time these kind of arts help in cartoon movie characters too, in this best ever roundup “40+ Best Imaginary CG Digital Art Tutorials” where we listing some famous artists work placed as trainings, which helping to newbies and some beginners digital design inspirations. Each tutorial giving tips and tricks in step by step, character makeup, 3D rendering, lightening effects and many other techniques they sharing with us, hope you respected readers and visitors like these stuff and leave comments. Rihanna Digital Painting Mouse Love The Making of Wonded Ork by dori3d
Have a Virtual Holiday! Ways to Celebrate the Holidays Online on Your Computer posted by Mark on December 23rd, 2009 You spend much of your life on your computer, so why not use it to celebrate the holidays? Here are a dozen or so websites and online tools to let you do just that. Enjoy this holiday season in virtual splendor! And, of course, sit in front of a virtual fireplace: Tags: christmas, holidays, online media, online resources Stripeyhorse Creative June 29th, 2012 We really like the new logo design for British Gymnastics. Using bright bold colourful graphics the swirls track the motion of a gymnast. Mozilla Firefox One of Buckhead’s most iconic pieces of real estate is back on the market at $7 million. Built in 1926 by famed Atlanta architects Neel Reid and Philip Schutze, the 3.5 acre home was modeled after an 18th-Century Venetian Chapel, thus the Italian, Baroque-style features. The 16,000…Read The Full Post Haute-lister and N.E.R.D. front man Pharrell Williams is looking for a change of scenery.