5oup

Posted on October 11, 2006 Under Design

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…

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Adhemas Batista: Graphic Goodness

Posted on October 11, 2006 Under Design

I can't tell you much about Brazilian based graphic designer and illustrator Adhemas Batista, but I love everything I see. He juxtaposes real life figures with fantasy-scribbles, bright colors and pop-culture icons. Jokingly, his portfolio site declares he's 'selling colors',…

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Album Cover Madness

Posted on October 6, 2006 Under Music

I'm not entirely sure how to explain this clip, but if you watch this without recognizing at least five record covers-- we'd wonder about your childhood music exposure. Maybe it's our morbid Friday sense of humor, or maybe we're just…

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Mekanism vs Space Invader

Posted on October 5, 2006 Under Design

When it comes to customized and limited-edition skateboards, Mekanism runs the block. We've seen some amazing deck-collaborations with the likes of Katharina Grosse, Zevs, John Maeda, and others. In their latest effort, Mekanism joined forces with the elusive Invader. This…

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SWINJ #6

Posted on October 4, 2006 Under Books

SWINJ is an artist collective based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. I know what you all are thinking: 'ohhh man, Utah?' But these artists have some real talent, and they just pressed their sixth publication. SWINJ #6 features the…

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Chris Milk’s Music Videos

Posted on October 2, 2006 Under Music

Chris Milk sure knows how to turn out music videos--he has directed videos for an eclectic entourage of musical groups: from Kanye West, to Modest Mouse, to Courtney Love. For Kanye West's 'Jesus Walks' video, Chris ingeniously blended religious symbolism…

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Design Charts

Posted on September 28, 2006 Under Design

Music's Billboard Top 40 meets web design with Design Charts' new weekly rankings site. Design Charts bases its results on the opinions of three other sites: Dope Awards, Website Design Awards, and Designaside--the three of which are in the business…

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Kaza Razat: Control Arms

Posted on September 27, 2006 Under Design

Kaza Razat, senior interactive art director and overall motion graphics genius did this great video as a donation to Amnesty International and the ControlArms campaign. Uncontrolled Arms End Up On The Streets. I hate to get all political here, but…

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Nik Ainley: Shiny Binary

Posted on September 27, 2006 Under Art

UK Based graphic designer Nik Ainley has an interesting philosophy about digital media: He wont stop trying to further his expertise until he has mastered all the tools he needs to fully realize his designs. He taught himself Photoshop in…

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Lisa Solberg

Posted on September 26, 2006 Under Art

Lisa Solberg, local Artist and JoshSpear.com friend is having a show at the Aspen Art Museum October 13-29th. After graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Lisa is now a full-time traveling artist. Inspired by fashion, travel, freaks, fortune,…

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