more than daily inspiration. Posted on 29th December ‘10 Translators: Vanessa Michal Dziekan — иллюстратор, дизайнер персонажей, аниматор и режиссер польского происхождения. В настоящее время живет и работает в Варшаве. Его работы впечатляют и в тоже время выглядят устрашающе. Michal Dziekan — illustrator, character designer, animator and director of Polish origin. Desktop Fun: Starscape Theme Wallpapers - the How-To Geek Are you longing for celestial views for your desktop? Then sit back, relax, and enjoy the view with the first in our series of Starscapes Wallpaper collections. Starscapes Series 1 If the image links fail for some reason you can download the entire set as a zipped file here. Note: Click on the picture to see the full-size image—these wallpapers vary in size so you may need to crop, stretch, or place them on a colored background in order to best match them to your screen’s resolution. More Sci-Fi Scenery Goodness for Your Desktop Desktop Fun: Starscapes Wallpaper Collection Series 2 Desktop Fun: Awesome Planetary Orbits Wallpaper Collection Series 1 Desktop Fun: Awesome Planetary Orbits Wallpaper Collection Series 2 Desktop Fun: Sci-Fi Cities Wallpaper Collection Series 1 Desktop Fun: Sci-Fi Cities Wallpaper Collection Series 2 For more great wallpapers make sure to look through our terrific collections in the Desktop Fun section.
Purple Website Showcase #2 Purple Website Showcase #2 It’s about time that we give you another purple showcase. There’s some really beautiful use of purple to be found in this showcase and I hope it can provide you with some excellent inspiration. Which sites do you think use purple best? Brice Lechatellier Mystic Club Culinary Culture Noomia Cadbury Creme Egg Tapmates Light Is Light Olive Crush Wizard Slicing PE Themes Die Fantastischen Zwei Uzzz Jonathan Moore Work At Play Celestial Grace Shout Appear Toffeenut Design Time 2 Project If you like this post you may also want to look at: Green Website Showcase #2 Blue Website Showcase #2
30 Very Funny Books--Seriously It's a dreary day, so I thought I'd indulge myself and come up with a list of my favorite comedies. A caveat, however: this is not a fancy English-professor-y list of the finest, most exquisitely crafted, most erudite or intellectually sophisticated works on paper in the language. This is a list of the books that make me laugh until my mascara starts to run. These are books to read over your first cup of coffee or just before you go to sleep . Remember: a day you've laughed is day you haven't wasted--even if you didn't get out of bed. Some days you need a jump-start to get to the funny parts of life. You've probably heard of most of these titles, and maybe you've already read several of them. You ready? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. And of course this is just the beginning.
3D Paintings on Panes of Glass Using multiple layers of clear glass, Canada based David Spriggs and Chinese born Xia Xiaowan, transform flat artwork into 3D sculptures. Viewers are treated to different shifting perspectives of the works based on where they stand in the art space. Spriggs work revolves around powerful explosive imagery, often resembling storms, cosmic blasts or firework like explosions. Xiawan’s “spatial paintings,” which often feature distorted figures, are drawn individually using colored pencil on tinted glass. Only when these pieces are combined on their floor racks do the images create the whole hologram like effect. See Also INCREDIBLE 3D ILLUSTRATIONS JUMP OUT OF THE SKETCHBOOK For more on David Spriggs see his beautiful website at davidspriggs.com or for more on Xia Xiaowan see Wikipedia Above and Below: Xia Xiaowan’s distorted 3D figures Artist: Xia Xiaowan Below: David Spriggs beautiful paintings fill the room with stormy emotion. Artist: David Spriggs
untitled Best Buy may have found its gamer geek squad. A new Missouri-based company called Gamer Lounge has been working with a local Best Buy store to begin hosting a series of player tournaments, offering customer purchase help, and midnight launch parties in a trial that's expected to run through April. Other services offered include live demos, allowing customers to try games before they buy, and fitness nights using Wii Fit and EA Sports Active. The game section of the store has been decked out in black with comfy-looking chairs and impressive entertainment setups. A life-sized ODST drop pod complete with a working hatch door is also on display. "Our goal with this entire endeavor is to provide gamers with services that we believe they will enjoy and to do it completely free of charge, said Gamer Lounge owner Robert Lutostanski in an e-mail. "We would like to see a Gamer Lounge in every Best Buy but only time will tell where this trial goes."
Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » new: spring 2010 umbrellas from pare it’s raining cats and dogs here in brooklyn today so i couldn’t think of a more perfect time to share some of pare umbrella’s new spring designs. i’ve owned one of satoko’s patterned umbrellas for over 3 years now and it’s yet to break (though i may indulge in a new one for spring) so her designs became an instant favorite for me. her new spring designs have beautiful floral prints and details like wooden handles and lace + crochet trims, so if you’re looking for something to keep you dry during this rainy season, i highly recommend checking out her new line. all of pare’s umbrellas are available for $65 right here- be sure to check out the “dots” and “hello gorgeous”, those are my favorites- they’re so ladylike but still cool. thanks, satoko!
60 Highly Clever Minimal Logo Designs Depending on the flavor of your business, your logo may appear big and flashy, bold and colorful or just plain simple and clever. In this roundup, I’ve turned the spotlight towards the more simple and clever logo styles that leave a strong impression. As simplistic as they may appear, there is genius behind these 60 highly clever minimal logo designs. OneFund Filmaps Folder back Bipolar Backspace Stairs Fence v.2 Walk Unarmed Frankenstein Films Thinktank Pelican eveva Love Clip SewPerfect Wave Pendulum Sex Lovers City Direct FishLine Up Straight UP elefont Rocket Golf Illusion Circus of Magazines CodeFish Zip Mummy Foot Missing Helium Killed Productions Bird Giraffe minimum Catch 5 ascus HandsUp Pencil James Forbes Plumbing Wine Searcher Ed’s Electric LocKey Handmade Pictures upside down productions More Wine Kingdom brand Twins Horror Films Ross Poultry Half Crown Jump Atack Tulipart Have a Favorite? When putting a showcase of inspiration together, I often find myself picking a couple of favorites out of the bunch. Written by Shawn Ramsey
Designers Spin Spidey-Worthy Webs From Packing Tape Packing tape has gotten MacGyver out of many a jam, but he never managed to make an entire home out of the stuff. So he could probably learn something from Viennese/Croatian design collective For Use/Numen. The team uses nothing but packing tape to create huge, self-supporting cocoons that visitors could climb inside and explore. Installed three times in the past year, the next deployment will be next week from June 9–13 at DMY Berlin's International Design Fair, which is now in its 8th year. The installations, which look like the work of horrifyingly large arachnids, grew in scale and scope as the year progressed, first deployed inside a small Croatian gallery, then an abandoned attic during October’s Vienna Design Week. At the last installation inside Odeon, a former stock exchange building in Vienna, the group used nearly 117,000 feet and 100 pounds of tape.
10 easy guides to making music on your PC If you've ever wondered about making music on your computer, look no further. Our colleagues over at MusicRadar have gathered together 10 top tutorials to help you along the way. Whether you want to learn more about the basics, find out about virtual instruments or create the perfect intro, here's a guide to help you. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Now read How to mix live music with your laptop Sign up for the free weekly TechRadar newsletterGet tech news delivered straight to your inbox.