German artist Julius Popp has created a machine that can create letters and words with falling water. It’s pretty freaking amazing. I love how the words stretch out as the water falls faster. Great visual. Check out the video.
Category: Art
Atari Game Manuals
Check out this Flickr set of this sweet collection of Atari game manuals. Some real gems in there.
QuickComic
My buddy Alex and some of his friends got together and created QuickComic.com, a site where you can create your own comic and share it with the world. Pretty freakin’ sweet! Best of all my pal created all the illustrations for the comics. Check it out!
Jim Phillips
If you grew up skatin’ then you know who I’m talking about. For those of you who don’t, Google the name and get with it already! He’s one of the most important and influential artists in the skate community. From his legandary “Screaming Hand” to his psychedelic typography, Jim Phillips has always created superb work.
My buddy Brian Romero (who is an awesome illustrator himself) has posted some recent work that Phillips has done for Pocket Pistol Skates. Sweet Stuff.
Prada Marfa
I came across this site this morning and found it to be very interesting. Local artists have built a mini Prada boutique on an isolated road in western Texas which acts more like a scuplture than an actual retail store. Apparently the door is sealed. Very interesting marketing idea and I love the contrast between the modern design of the building and the high-fashion of the shoes against the rural uncivilized landscape. Not sure how much of a positive affect this will have on their brand since no one passes down that road. Very interesting and creepy at the same time.
Graphic design as a strategic business tool
The Gap, Herman Miller, Morningstar, and others that use graphic design as a strategic business tool, take advantage of an obvious, but nonetheless often ignored fact. Things that people see affect them.
It still amazes me that so many large companies (and small) ignore the visual aspects of their business. It almost seems like they just don’t care or think that it’s not important. Unknowingly to them, it is.
Great article over at Aiga.org.