5oup

Our U.K. based buddy Tom Judd (who is a very talented designer/animator/illustrator in his own right) has just launched a new version of 5oup, an online collective of art and design students from around the world. While the previous version was impressive in an of itself, the new version — courtesy of 5oup member James Chambers — is a spruced-up redesign of the old. The power behind 5oup lies in its ability to potentially showcase works from all art students in the world. With innovative features like always-accessible portfolio updating and 5oup member communication forums, the sky is the limit for 5oup. Always striving to raise the bar, Tom and his crew hand pick a fresh talent each day, and also showcase a feature artist each week. We at JoshSpear.com love to see projects like 5oup–ventures that achieve power through the ‘collective’ framework.