New Books from Actar

Posted on April 2, 2008 Under Books

We know from past experience that Barcelona-based Actar Publishing puts out some of the best books around on cutting edge design and architecture. That's why we're super psyched for two of their most recent releases that celebrate the most compelling…

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Peter Kozma: Denver's Enlightenment

Posted on April 1, 2008 Under Art

New York is the city that never sleeps, Los Angeles is the City of Angels, and Paris is known as the City of Lights...but Peter Kozma may beg to differ on that last one. You see, any city where the…

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Behance Inspiration: Art Direction for International Red Cross

Posted on March 31, 2008 Under Art

Art Directors Pier Madonia (UK) and Stuart Macmillan (Montreal) teamed up with photographer Roger Stayte and created a rather captivating print campaign for the International Red Cross. Prescribing the values of "awareness," "compassion," and "tolerance" was achieved through some pretty…

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POVeditions

Posted on March 31, 2008 Under Art

Maybe you're not exactly a starving artist, but a rather malnourished one with all of the top ramen you inhale on a daily basis. The fact of the matter is, being an artist is a tough gig and the money…

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Speartalks: Grant Hamilton

Posted on March 28, 2008 Under Art

You have heard by now that Polaroid film is dying. Rightfully, no, but inevitably, yes, and we have few words to appropriately state our reaction (of the few we have, the following do share company: appalled, mystified, f*cking pissed). Of…

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Dave Eggers + Apex Art: Lots of Things Like This

Posted on March 28, 2008 Under Art

Dave Eggers is a modern day renaissance man. Not only is he responsible for founding McSweeney's, but he's got a few impressive books under his belt and also runs a writing program for underprivileged kids amongst other things. Eggers continues…

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Save Yourself From Cylons

Posted on March 26, 2008 Under Art

Has your Battlestar Galactica obsession taken over your life to the point where you're unsure if you can trust any of your friends for fear they might be Cylons? When you wake up are you afraid to get about of…

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Cosh

Posted on March 26, 2008 Under Art

Using the digital printing process, known to the French as Giclée, UK-based gallery Cosh offers a fairly low-cost (about $200-$300...more than poster, but less than hanging plasma TVs everywhere) art alternative, and some wicked good artists. Among their stable are…

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Everything by Scott Rench

Posted on March 25, 2008 Under Design

Site mainstay Scott Rench (aka Yosoh) was one of the proud winners of the UNKL UniPo-By-You contest, and his piece is finally for sale. The Chicago-based ceramic artist and illustrator was chosen from more than 400 entries. He would like…

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Jordan Domont

Posted on March 25, 2008 Under Art

Domont loves DuPont. Not so much the prominent American industrialist family, but the producers of plastic film Mylar. Artist Jordan Domont uses the translucent son-of-Dacron(TM) to produce these multi-layered images using color drawing ink on 18" x 24" sheets. The…

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