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JORGE OSWALDO X PEPSI PARTY RECAP

JORGE OSWALDO X PEPSI PARTY RECAP

1 May ’12 10:54 am / Art, Artist, Blog / no comments

Here are some pics from the party at the  De La Barracuda space for JORGE OSWALDO x PEPSI. The event was super rad, tons of people came out to support, and I got a chance to flex my signature muscles. I’m usually not the guy who loves to be in the [...]

 
Pattern Making Made Easy

Pattern Making Made Easy

23 Apr ’12 4:29 pm / Technology / no comments

All those years of learning how to create difficult patterns are suddenly erased and made easier in one update.

 
London’s largest mural by Agents of Change

London’s largest mural by Agents of Change

30 Mar ’12 1:10 am / Architecture, Art, Blog, Designs / no comments

With the sun shining and scaffolding removed, wraps have come off London’s largest graffiti mural, covering two sides of a six-storey building in King’s Cross. Members of the Agents of Change crew with London based Remi/Rough, Edinburgh’s Steve More, LX.One from Paris, LA-basedAugustine Kofie, and David Shillinglaw created this colourful geometrical artwork using 160 litres of spray paint. [...]

 
JORGE OSWALDO x PEPSI MURAL

JORGE OSWALDO x PEPSI MURAL

24 Mar ’12 3:20 pm / Art, Artist, Blog / 2 comments

This Mural was commissioned by SA Studios for Pepsi on the famed De La Barracuda wall. Artist Jorge Oswaldo paid homage to historic Pepsi-Cola logos by deconstructing them and rearranging them to create a subtle white backdrop. The foreground which resembles half of a “globe” centers around a more exuberant [...]

 
Damien Hirst Website Launched

Damien Hirst Website Launched

23 Mar ’12 11:53 am / Art, Artist / no comments

After getting news that he had plans for opening his own art gallery, Damien Hirst has continued his media blitz with the unveiling of his own website. The site itself showcases over 250 works that spans the last 31 years of his artistic blossoming. Head over to Damienhirst.com to see a live-feed of [...]

 
Berndnaut Smilde merges Art and Science

Berndnaut Smilde merges Art and Science

21 Mar ’12 12:35 pm / Art, Artist, Photography, Science, Technology / no comments

I love clouds and installations and art. This dude’s stuff is pretty rad. That’s not photoshop; that’s an actual cloud hovering inside an actual room. Artist Berndnaut Smilde merges art and science to create small man-made clouds that exist — albeit for just a moment — indoors. Smilde uses a [...]

 
Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings

Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings

15 Mar ’12 11:48 am / Art / 1 comment

I’ve often look at Ellsworth Kelly for inspiration on color and shape. His minimal aesthetics and mastery of clean surfaces makes him one of my art heroes. The fact that he is still creating some really great art and remains active in the art world sets such a high standard [...]

 
Coca-Cola x Pepsi-Cola

Coca-Cola x Pepsi-Cola

28 Feb ’12 12:28 am / Art, Artist, Blog, Designs / no comments

Here’s a repeat pattern of two of my favorite soda brands. These two soda mega giants paved the way and continue to reinvent the way we consume sugar and water. Funny how the original logos resemble one another. Even crazier how Pepsi has radically changed its logo over the years [...]

 
Wrap Your Mini – 3D Mapping Billboard

Wrap Your Mini – 3D Mapping Billboard

22 Dec ’11 5:31 pm / Art, Designs, Technology / no comments

Some of my art is in this video…See if you can spot it. Can’t wait to see what coolhunter.com does with this project.  

 
Tempest Freerunning Academy

Tempest Freerunning Academy

22 Dec ’11 5:23 pm / Sports / no comments

Thanks to @brianbantog for the find on this crazy parkour / freerunning video. “FreerunningTraining.com Tempest Freerunning Academy’s grand opening is April 2, 2011. Watch this epic video show casing some of the obstacles and areas found at The Academy. Tempest Freerunning Academy is California’s first indoor training facility solely dedicated [...]

 
GRAPHIC DESIGN RUINED MY LIFE

GRAPHIC DESIGN RUINED MY LIFE

21 Dec ’11 4:34 pm / Designs / 1 comment

Found this on Brad VandenBerg “I love graphic design and owe a lot of my life to it, however sometimes I wish I could gaze upon the world without having to visually deconstruct it. After formally learning about graphic design it became near impossible to unsee what lies beneath all [...]

 
Steve Jobs – Billion Dollar Hippy (BBC Documentary)

Steve Jobs – Billion Dollar Hippy (BBC Documentary)

20 Dec ’11 12:12 pm / Technology / no comments

Steve Jobs Biography: Broadly considered a brand that inspires fervour and defines cool consumerism, Apple has become one of the biggest corporations in the world, fuelled by game-changing products that tap into modern desires. Its leader, Steve Jobs, was a long-haired college dropout with infinite ambition, and an inspirational perfectionist [...]

 
The Lytro Camera

The Lytro Camera

13 Dec ’11 11:54 pm / Technology / no comments
 
Identity is Everything

Identity is Everything

6 Oct ’11 9:37 pm / Art, Artist, Blog / no comments

I was recently asked to answer some questions for Skinit regarding my creative career. It was my pleasure to be able to reflect on my life a bit and see how far I’ve come. Shoutouts to the crew at Skinit for making it happen. What has been your biggest challenge [...]

 
Unravelling the tale behind the Apple logo

Unravelling the tale behind the Apple logo

6 Oct ’11 8:24 pm / Art, Artist, Blog, Designs, Technology / no comments

Editor’s note: Holden Frith is Deputy Editor, Online, of The Sunday Times. (CNN) – If beauty is indeed truth, as John Keats claimed, then this story ought to be true: the logo on the back of your iPhone or Mac is a tribute to Alan Turing, the man who laid the foundations [...]

 
How I Made A Facebook “F” Logo Sculpture

How I Made A Facebook “F” Logo Sculpture

22 Sep ’11 2:40 am / Art, Artist, Designs, Sculpture, Technology / no comments

Here are some pics from my latest creation. Built from wood, sweat, dust and paint. A wooden structure that was built over a period of 2 weeks and logged a little over 40 hours to complete. Standing at 9 feet tall, it measures just one inch taller than the tallest [...]

 
The Air Mag is finally here.

The Air Mag is finally here.

9 Sep ’11 1:03 am / Blog, Designs, Fashion, Sports, Technology / no comments

The Air Mag is the first rechargeable footwear from Nike were designed as an identical replica to the originals seen in the Back to the Future II movie. Some of the constant elements include the upper contours, the glowing LED panel and the electroluminescent Nike logo in the strap. The [...]

 
Final Call at Live Auction of Air Mag Nike Shoes

Final Call at Live Auction of Air Mag Nike Shoes

9 Sep ’11 12:51 am / Blog, Fashion, Sports, Technology / no comments

A few moments ago, Nike officially unveiled the Nike Air Mag AKA “Marty McFly” shoe. As stated earlier, Nike announced that 1500 pairs of this shoe will be auctioned on eBay, nikemag.eBay.com, with all net proceeds going directly to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. The auction will begin tonight at [...]

 
Nike Taking Us “Back to the Future”

Nike Taking Us “Back to the Future”

8 Sep ’11 9:14 am / Designs, Fashion, Sports, Technology / no comments

Here are some hints for the big announcement that Nike is making at the Montalban Theatre today. “Welcome to Los Angeles. If my calculations are correct, over the next 24 hours you are about to see some SERIOUS SH*T!” Inside the box was an invite from to “IT’S ABOUT TIME…an [...]

 
Back to the Future Nike Air Mag Shoes Unveiled

Back to the Future Nike Air Mag Shoes Unveiled

7 Sep ’11 11:10 pm / Art, Designs, Sports, Technology / no comments

What’s this? Nike is rounding up shoe-nerds (and Back to the Future fans) to taunt them with futuristic metal shield glasses, 1980s candy, and a personal messages from Doc Brown? Could this shoe-filled YouTube tease (uploaded by DocEmmettBrown88) mean that Nike is bringing nerdom’s coolest kicks back from the future? [...]

 
Hyesoo You

Hyesoo You

5 Sep ’11 9:28 pm / Art, Artist, Blog, Sculpture / no comments

Came across this artist from the UK the other day on Saatchi Online. I really loved the mixture of materiality, color, and most importantly shape. Lately I’ve been on sculpture kick, so I’ve been on the hunt for some new talent. Hyesoo You‘s work is not only refreshing but inspirational [...]

 
Branded Self Portrait

Branded Self Portrait

15 Jul ’11 12:03 am / Art, Artist, Blog, Designs / no comments

Here’s my latest creation and the beginning of a new direction for my work. I decided to create an abstract self portrait using the logos to represent the brands I drink, wear, and use on daily basis. The bright colors and composition are heavily influenced by Frank Stella, Murakami, and [...]

 
NBA Skinit Historic Blast Designs

NBA Skinit Historic Blast Designs

23 Mar ’11 11:49 pm / Designs, Sports, Technology / no comments

With the 2012 season is right around the corner, here are some fresh designs to spruce up your tech products. Skinit has teamed up with the NBA to produce some really intricate designs using each NBA team’s historic logos. Additionally, the individual designs also feature a central bold team logo. These [...]

 
Chiptune Music – Starscream

Chiptune Music – Starscream

23 Mar ’11 10:04 pm / Music / no comments

Came across this band the other day on the BBC. Being a child from the 80′s I have a deep affinity for anything creative that takes inspiration from something old. So it’s no surprise that I instantly fell in love with this band. In short they make music using analog [...]

 
Why would you buy a watch that you can’t tell the time easily on?

Why would you buy a watch that you can’t tell the time easily on?

16 Jan ’11 12:04 am / Art, Designs, Fashion, Technology / no comments

Good question. If you’re looking for a watch that simply tells the time, then our watches are probably not for you. We design wearable art, many people don’t appreciate art but many people do. If your sole reason for buying a watch is to tell the time, I would recommend purchasing [...]