Tag: art
Craft Inspiration: Brain Specimen in a Jar
If you are on the Internet all day like I am, you are probably noticing the same trend as me. Needlefelt is everywhere. I know what you're probably thinking... Needlefelt? It sounds like an old lady craft, like knitting. Well, apparently it isn't. Needlefelt is becoming more and more popular. Needle ...
Periodic Table Of Storytelling: For The Geeky Blogger In You
Warning: Looking at this periodic table will mesmerize you and could cause loss of productivity. If you are at work right now and bored out of your eyeballs, this is just what you are looking for to pass some time. Welcome to the periodic table of storytelling. I cannot even imagine how long this to ...
Latte Art Turns To Darth Vader, Batman & More For Inspiration
I am a huge Latte drinker when I get around to it. I have this fully tricked out machine at home, which I have had for several years, and when the mood strikes me, it's my best friend for several days. I don't like coffee in general, but when it comes to latte, I can drink gallons of it.
I think ...
Unbelievable ASCII Art Created With A Typewriter
I think everyone at some point has come across the awesomeness of ASCII art. It first appeared on the early Commodore 64, if not even earlier. It spread like wildfire, and we have been evolving it ever since. With a computer, it's really simple to achieve good results. If I am not mistaken, there ar ...
Discarded Maps Recycled Into Impressive Human Portraits
It's quite impressive to think that some people out there go out of their way to recycle their old things into new ones. It doesn't really matter what it is, they seem to find a use for it anyway. Sometimes the new use is even better than the old one. It's easy to be amazed by the Steampunk creation ...
Relaxation Shopping: The Customization Of A Shopping Cart
Anyone who has a household to maintain knows that shopping can not only be tedious, but it can also take up your entire evening if you're not careful. The phrase "relaxation shopping" isn't exactly something that is common to most people. Going to the store can be stressful, and usually we have no c ...
Soft & Fuzzy: Creative Felt Designs
I love felt. I don't know what it is about it, but it's a great material. It's got the yin and the yang. It's soft, yet tough. It can be colorful or dull. It's so versatile you can wear it in the form of socks or clean your car with it. I would probably drape myself in felt if it were socially accep ...
Star Wars Vector Art: This Is Pure Brilliance
I am a huge admirer of vector art. Every chance I get, I study its intricate patterns and delve into the millions of tutorials on the web about making realistic portraits and whatnot. I usually work in Photoshop, but I have found Illustrator to be somewhat of a second outlet for me when it comes to ...
Don’t Just Polish Your Nails – Geekify Them
One of the best ways for women and even men to relax is to get their nails manicured a few times each month. In addition to being relaxing, maintaining well groomed and clean fingernails says something about you. Well groomed nails, whether they are polished or not, will tell another person that you ...
Decorative Eastern Eggs: Choose One To Help Japan
Just this week I found out that one of my office mates is really into art. He is one of the account executives who I work with everyday, and I had a blast looking at his creations. He creates each one from memory and paints them with oil and acrylic. It is always inspiring to share designing experie ...
Benjamin Customization: Make Your Own $100 Bill
Are you tired of the same old Benjamin Franklin on your $100 bills? Well, there is not much we can do about that, but you can switch it up a little bit at least. You can imagine that with all the credit cards being thrown around, and the constant initiative where banks send us the same "Get a credit ...
Super Mario Mushroom: Hidden Typography Secrets
Recently I have grown fond of things that come across looking like a regular design, yet they hold a lot more than instantly meets the eye. Creating such art is harder than it looks since you have to plan your design from the get go. Just bundling up a few things hoping someone will perceive it as a ...
Star Wars Characters As Colorful Mexican Day Of The Dead Art
It was a while ago when I wrote an article that celebrated the work of a Mexican designer named Jose Pulido and his way of portraying Star Wars in the form of Mexican Traditional Art. I really thought it was the most wonderful way of combining two different geeky and awesome art forms. But as we all ...
Money Art: The Awesome Nerdery Of Money Folding
If you have a couple of bucks left over after paying bills (not likely in today's economy but keep reading), you might want to venture out into the land of imagination and create something that will not only give you a project to do for the next couple of hours, but also cheer someone else up with t ...
Match Art: The Micro World Of A Matchstick
It seems that "micro" is the new trend when it comes to art in all kinds of formats and styles. I recently wrote an article about the micro builds of a Lego force, but in comparison to some of the amazing micro art that is out there, I would put it quite low on the scale. I think we even wrote an ar ...