‘creativity’ Archives
Démocratie Créative : Street Art for the People to »
This project has everything we love about street art. It's engaging, original, spontaneous, and here's the difference...the call to action is immediate : taking back the streets for play. Created by the French collective, Démocratie Créative, Spielplatz is a street art project which turns the streets into a playground. In their [...]
Pixar’s Austin Madison : Persist on Telling Your »
This came to us through an artist who persists on telling his story, reminding us, not to give up: no matter what. Transcript PIXAR May 17, 2011 To Whom it May Inspire, I, like many of you artists out there, constantly shift between two states. The first (and far more preferable of the two) is white-hot, "in the zone" [...]
Anthony Lister : Street Art in Berlin »
Anthony Lister is an Australian artist living in New York. Working as a street artist on projects that are sometimes "uncommissioned", Lister has a style that is engaging and immediate. See the video by Pindarodge which documents a recent trip to Berlin, where Lister was invited to create a show with one week to prepare. Lister [...]
Get Cake Homie »
Somehow this just seems a good way to send best wishes for a happy 4th of July weekend to all our peeps worldwide. Enjoy! via
Kerry Howley : Attracts & Repels with Hair »
During the mid-nineteenth century hair work became a popular drawing-room occupation as the Victorians used hair in jewelry. But modernity gave way to a different aesthetic, so that the work from Kerry Howley's graduate project at Middlesex University makes us pause for the very reasons she decided to do the series: My concept is a [...]
Reuse Project of the Day : Judith Klausner : Oreo »
A simply lovely use for Oreos by Judith Klausner.
Tobias Wong : Candle that Burns the Scent of New York »
When we saw this idea by conceptual designer Tobias Wong, who died too young at 35 last year, we immediately wanted one. His work, always smart, gorgeous and ironic, often turned our ideas upside down. So it doesn't surprise that this limited-edition run of 1000 scented candles sold out immediately. The work considers the death of [...]
Video of the Day : Be Africa by Bibi Tanga & the »
Post-production props go to the French animation duo Soandsau for this homage to feel goodness from Bibi Tanga and the Selenites. Be Africa just lets the good stuff happen in a joyful aural and visual feast. Found this via @helenwalters, whose wonderful blog thoughtyoushouldseethis.com is a plethora of daily inspiration. Thank you [...]
Paper Cut Project : The Simple Material of Paper »
Perhaps you've seen the work of Paper Cut Project, though a recent collaboration on a micro-collection of wigs (above) with luxury brand Cartier, is a slight departure from the pairs's exclusive use of white paper. The work rides the line between art, papercraft and fashion, but we'll let Amy Flurry and Nikki Salk, partners in the venture [...]
Charley Harper’s Graphical Nature on View in »
My friend Michele Lott, who designed the mixing reality logo, introduced me to Charley Harper's iconic work. An American modernist, Harper's influence on graphic design is profound. Cincinnati-based, Harper lived from August 4, 1922 - June 10, 2007, and maintained a studio there for over 40 years. Charley Harper said of his art : When [...]
