Category Archives: art

A Modern Designer’s Canvas | Smashing Magazine

Posted on March 28, 2014 by diarmaidcollins

A Modern Designer’s Canvas | Smashing Magazine: “A Modern Designer’s Canvas By Andrew Clarke March 25th, 2014 Community, Creativity, Inspiration When I gave this talk a title, I called it ‘A Modern Designer’s Canvas,’ because originally I was going to … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist

Posted on February 6, 2014 by diarmaidcollins

Highlights from the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist: “ That’s dance. © Hasan Baglar, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Lightsnake. © Holger Schmidtke, 2014 Sony World Photography Awards In your youth, nothing can stop you from enjoying time with … Continue reading →

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RECYCLED ART BY JANE PERKIN

Posted on February 4, 2014 by diarmaidcollins

This is Mental… RECYCLED ART BY JANE PERKINS Art · Feb 03, 2014 UK-based artist Jane Perkins obtains her inspiration in found objects. She uses anything from toys, shells, buttons, beads, jewelry etc. as material for her re-interpreted contemporary art. Perkins states that … Continue reading →

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27 Surreal Places To Visit Before You Die

Posted on February 4, 2014 by diarmaidcollins

27 Surreal Places To Visit Before You Die.

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n+1: Pussy Riot Closing Statements

Posted on August 19, 2012 by diarmaidcollins

powerful stuff… n+1: Pussy Riot Closing Statements.

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Design By Kico

Posted on May 14, 2012 by diarmaidcollins

Design By Kico. The joint business venture between myself and the beautiful and creative Melanie King!

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The Art of Hand-Lettering: Simon Ålander

Posted on July 27, 2011 by diarmaidcollins

I really admire the folks who go to all the trouble of creating stuff. From scratch. Painstakingly. When there seem to be easier methods available to create a similar effect. Similar, but in no way as satisfyingly distinct as handcrafted … Continue reading →

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The Craft Behind Cerebus: An Interview with Gerhard A great…

Posted on February 24, 2011 by diarmaidcollins

Cerebus is one of THE great graphic literary efforts of the 20th Century. Or any century for that matter. Still in the record books as one of the longest sustained narratives in human history, this is an interesting read by … Continue reading →

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EILIS MCDONALD / Opening the Chakras… 2009

Posted on February 21, 2011 by diarmaidcollins

this is a pretty damned cool, clever and beautifully simple bit of tech-art, imho. EILIS MCDONALD / Opening the Chakras… 2009: ” eilis mcdonald – ‘Opening The Chakras’ (7 quicktime players playing 1 windows startup sound & 1 found image … Continue reading →

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