Posts Tagged "Art"

Daily Inspiration #404 January 12, 2010 This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. via Daily Inspiration #404 | Abduzeedo | Graphic Design Inspiration and Photoshop Tutorials.

Conceptual Art and Installations by Michael Johansson January 01, 2010 Michael Johansson definitely has a very distinctive style that's apparent in the majority of his works. I discovered him on Booooooom a few days ago, and knew this was something I had to share with you guys. I love the crazy amount of thinking that must go into making these fairly simple pieces. He makes it seem so easy with his clever concepts. Johansson was born in Trollhättan 1975, took his MA at the Art Academy in Malmö 2005, where he still lives and works. In his playful installations and sculptures Michael Johansson puts the qualities from daily life objects in opposition to their field of application. By repetition, displacement of scale, and new function, he questions the receivers interpretations of the unique. via Conceptual Art and Installations by Michael Johansson | Abduzeedo | Graphic Design Inspiration and Photoshop Tutorials.

30 Artistic and Creative Photoshop Poster Tutorials November 13, 2009 Graphic Design, Photoshop, Tutorial Although posters as a concept have been used for many centuries, in traditional art years, poster design is a relatively new. It has only been in the last 100 years that poster design has been elevated and recognized as an art-form, and has gained the kind of popularity that no other design category can rival. Below we have rounded-up the our favorite Photoshop Poster Design Tutorials, ranging from, movie posters, adverts and events in a variety of styles. via 30 Artistic and Creative Photoshop Poster Tutorials : Speckyboy Design Magazine.

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6 Reasons Why You Should Do Personal Design Projects

December 18th, 2009 by Isaac Gube There’s a misconception that creativity is always on: that either you have it or you don’t, or that if you produce great work once, you’ll always be able to produce great work. Now if only that were true, right? The truth – and I think most creatives will agree – is that the creative juices that lubricate and facilitate the flow of unique and effective ideas sometimes dries up and you need, from time to time, to refill and ferment those juices before it’s once again ready for public consumption. via 6 Reasons Why You Should Do Personal Design Projects.

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