As the Web becomes increasingly visual and use of mobile apps continues to rise, the demand for sleek, user-friendly interfaces has been steadily growing. Designing a beautiful and functional UI requires a lot of skill and more time than many people might think. Fortunately, there are plenty of great resources out there to help kickstart [...]
Featured image credit: Steve Jurvetson Jason from Frugal Dad has posted a fantastic infographic, which outlines the scope and impact of the 18 January 2012 SOPA/PIPA protests. In Jason’s own words: The Jan. 18th protest was the largest in U.S. history; our new graphic recounts that momentous day for social media users in tweets, emails and calls. We [...]
Featured image credit: “Chobe Elephants” by Mario Moreno As one of the more recently established image hosting websites, 500px still has a lot of room to grow before the community might rival current giant, Flickr. But with its slick interface and steady growth of talented photographers, 500px is certainly one to watch out for in the future. Featured [...]
The past 24 hours on the Web have been a very interesting time to say the least. What began as an announcement on Reddit that the social news website would be blacked out for 12 hours on 18 January, 2012 soon became a full-fledged online protest against the draconian SOPA and PIPA bills. Yesterday, thousands of websites [...]
Are you a Transformers fan with a spare $10,500 lying around? Well, this might just be what you’ve been waiting for. Weighing in at a whopping 500kg and standing 270cm tall, this one-of-a-kind Optimus Prime sculpture can be yours for the price of a small car. Designed and constructed by Kreatworks, the sculpture is made from recycled scrap metal [...]
Featured image credit: Bungie Studios When it comes to concept artists, Craig Mullins is undoubtedly one of the most highly regarded in the business. During his 20-year career, Craig has created matte paintings for a variety of big budget films, as well as illustrations for book covers and Magic: The Gathering cards. Today, I want to [...]
In exciting news for Wes Anderson fans, the trailer for his latest film – called Moonrise Kingdom – has just been released. Featuring custom lettering by Jessica Hische for the titles and credits, typography enthusiasts are sure to get a kick out of this trailer (doubly so if they’re also Wes Anderson fans). Jessica’s work is [...]
Featured image credit: Stefan Beutler The beauty of portraiture is that there is often far more to an image than simple aesthetics. We should get a sense of the subject’s personality, their history and their situation at the time of the photo. On a basic level, the power of portrait photography lies in its ability [...]
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