Fascinating collage work by Nicolas Malinowsky. It is part of an exhibit entitled “Death and the Afterlife” which juxtaposes culture and symbolism with a surrealist twist.
01:54 PM | Tags: surrealism, design, art, collage, symbolism08:03 AM | Tags: rss, reading, web“The act of creation is almost always self-affirming, and the act of consumption so rarely is.”
This short film by the duo Terri Timely explores the neurological phenomenon of synesthesia. Synesthetes experience the cross-stimulation of different senses. For some people, numbers may seem inherently colored, for others spoken words appear to have a flavor.
08:13 AM | Tags: music, video, film, short, science, synesthesiaAfter Danger’s April release, compatriot and co-conspirator DatA releases the album Skywriter (available on iTunes). Four of the tracks had been released under DatA’s various EPs but the full album delivers a great listen from start to finish with few lapses in quality. Benjamin Diamond of Stardust fame and Sebastien Grainger feature in two songs each, giving performances with a familiar French touch twist.
03:47 PM | Tags: reviews, music, data, electro, frenchLove this poster by Tyler Stout for Flight of the Conchord’s concert in Portland. The rest of his stuff is just as impressive.
03:35 PM | Tags: graphic, design, flight of the conchords, posterAbsolutely love this set of infographics from GOOD magazine.
02:03 PM | Tags: graphic, design, infographic, typographySecond video from the French band Phoenix on their new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Simple idea but beautifully executed.
07:10 AM | Tags: music, phoenix, videoFantastic series of science-fiction book covers by Sanda Zahirovic made very simply with A4 paper and a good eye for photography.
05:21 PM | Tags: graphic, design, typography, booksI’ve updated my Studio Blog with pictures from an exciting project I worked on over the past few months: designing flat-packaged furniture without using any glue or screws. You can go straight to the result with this PDF version (2.2MB) of my presentation, or check out the whole process.
01:55 AM | Tags: product, design, furnitureFrench electro artist Danger released a new EP titled 09/16 2007 which I’ve been listening to religiously for the past few weeks. After his exceptional first effort, this new EP bodes well for the album due to be released later this year.
The new EP is available for just a few bucks on Amazon and iTunes, or for free on Spotify. For your instant gratification here’s a preview of the indubitable highlight, the track “88:88”.
08:01 AM | Tags: reviews, music, danger, electro, frenchPart origami, part infographics. Great little book from Gretchen Nash.
02:34 PM | Tags: gretchen nash, infographics, designVideo for the song “Lisztomania” from Phoenix’s great new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.
06:09 PM | Tags: music, phoenix, videoStrange and interesting photograph from The Big Picture’s sister site.
08:05 PM | Tags: photography, natureI’ve been on a Nightmares on Wax kick lately. Carboot Soul is a great album.
06:09 PM | Tags: music, nightmares on wax