Morten Andersen

Posted on December 17, 2007 Under Art

We can thank our buds at joyengine for introducing us to Morten Andersen, a Denmark-based urban artist whose brightly abstract paintings are finally starting to pop up in U.S. galleries. Working from an intense obsession with color, Morten's acrylic paintings…

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SpearTalks: Joshua Davis

Posted on December 14, 2007 Under Design

If you consider yourself a graphic designer, you've probably heard of Joshua Davis. As one of the first adopters of Flash, a significant new media artist, an author, and one of the design world's weightiest members, Joshua Davis is a…

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FeatureThis 2.0

Posted on December 5, 2007 Under Design

Eric Hollings has been a busy little bee on the West Coast of late, mostly evident in his newly-rehauled portfolio site, FeatureThis. He's kept the same kitschy, retro feel of his old site, but repackaged it up in clean, chocolatey,…

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Holger Pooten

Posted on December 3, 2007 Under Art

Since seeing Peter, Samir, and Michael Bolton open up a can of whoop ass on their least favorite office appliance in the 1999 film, Office Space, you've probably fantasized about taking an axe to that pesky office fax machine that…

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Jill Malek: Frequencies

Posted on November 30, 2007 Under Design

To many people, wallpaper is just paper you put on your wall to make it look like you possess some flair for interior decoration. However, if those same people were to take one look at Frequencies, the latest line of…

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Spring Into Action (Figures)

Posted on November 28, 2007 Under Art

Some of us never quite got over our childhood obsessions. Admit it, you still have a box of G.I. Joe's that you like to take out every once in awhile and stage epic battles with. Don't be embarrassed there's nothing…

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Tiziana Haug

Posted on November 28, 2007 Under Design

This morning's travels led me to In The Habit, the web home of designer Tiziana Haug. At first glance, it's a little overwhelming -- she's done a LOT of work. So I started where I usually do: with the person.…

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Mark Story

Posted on November 26, 2007 Under Art

Mark Story's photographs are chilling at first glance; his subjects look almost like mummies or something from a museum. In fact, most are people -- still alive -- who have lived during three different centuries. Mark started his photographic journey…

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Tavis Coburn

Posted on November 21, 2007 Under Art

Everyone wants a piece of Tavis Coburn. Clients like Nike, Time Magazine, the NFL, Discovery Channel, and GQ, amongst others have coughed up the big bucks for the privilege of having this Toronto-based master draftsman create authentic images for their…

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Takashi Okada

Posted on November 20, 2007 Under Design

Typography is one of those intensely underappreciated areas of web design that, used correctly, it can make your site jump off the screen and embed itself in your viewers long after they've departed -- in fact, I just read a…

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