Marco Puccini not only embraces his dark side, he draws inspiration from it. His delightful characters have a certain innocence to them, even as they engage in dark activities like cannibalism, sexuality, impeding demise, zombism, or just plain loneliness and isolation. His anthromorphic figures have a retro / vintage vibe that also manages to feel applicable to popular culture, in an of-the-moment way.
Read moreMash: Design in Good Taste
When I think of Mash Design, I think of gorgeous wine labels, their magazine "Chef's Special", clever collages, and great collateral design work.
Read moreLissy Elle: Documenting the World of Imagination
Lissy Elle Laricchia
Read moreChipotle: Scarecrow
Chipotle's "Scarecrow" takes my breath away with it's stunning animation. Bravo to Chipotle for investing in this striking spot.
Sent by Randy Crisp.
David Maisel: The Lake Project
David Maisel's "Lake Project" series is so otherworldly, the images might have been shot on another planet. But these surreal aerial shots are from outside Los Angeles - the result of years of diverting water to the ever-growing west coast city, "generating a thriving agricultural industry and an environmental disaster in the process". In these images beauty combines with destruction with interresting results.
Read moreJosef Schulz: Reality within Unreality
Josef Schulz's images may sometimes have a computer game screen-like quality to them, but they combine real, photographic elements with into surreal scenes that at once can feel familiar, and slightly disturbing in their "perfected" state.
Read moreRuben Ireland: Beauty and Power
He is a writer who tells his stories without words - each image will draw you deeper into the plot, as your mind fills in details about each character, circumstance, and - before you know it - all the possibilities of what might happen next.
Read moreKumi Yamashita: Working in the Media of Light
More words will go here talking about Kumi's work.
Read moreMichael Johansson: The Art of the Perfect Fit.
I love the meticulous but playful nature of Michael Johansson's fine art sculptures - they always leave me wondering what I might find next, if only I could open a drawer.
Read moreHollywood and Vines: the first vine short.
"Hollywood & Vines" is the first film directed via Twitter and shot entirely on Vine. For four days, people around the world worked with the director to share in the creation of a single story about travel, adventure and finding your place in the world.
Links:
http://www.hollywoodandvines.com
Zag
Shahir Zag is the Chief Creative Officer at the advertising agency Young & Rubicam in Dubai. Working in advertising myself, I think these Zag-isms are the essence of what good advertising is all about - succinct, to-the-point messages that marry words with the visual approach.
Read moreDavid Maisel: Sublime Apocalypse
From the "Terminal Mirage" series
David Maisel's series of photographs on mining recall the minimalism of Rothko, with subtle details sure to entrance you.
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