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fine grain

american artist bryan nash is very much involved with wood as a material, his latest project has been bundled into a book called woodcut which simply focuses on the inherent beauty of trees

the book is deceptively simple in its premise despite the laborious process involved in the creation of these raw black impressions of tree cross sections

(once again my gratitude to the barking mad, linkmeister ‘jean louis’ for this wooden tip)

m / 20-06-2012 09:35 - tags: , , ,  

happy days

two random ‘quality of life’ design projects for the sunday afternoon: the better life index and a funky ‘bubblegum dispenser’ live infographic from sagmeisters recent ‘happiness’ show in philadelphia

m / 17-06-2012 13:03 - tags: , ,  

infogymnastics

it’s possibly one of the healthiest ways to practice graphic design and apparently even an aspiring olympic sport… one of the latest figures is the statue of liberty and much like any other trend figure running even has its own ‘app’

m / 10-06-2012 16:04 - tags: , , , , ,  

forms (excerpt)

wow… when you have seen that one, shown here below is the explanatory ‘process’ film and… possibly an even more fascinating visual experience to watch than the excerpt from the finished piece above…

(excellent tip via mister ‘uwe’)

m / 10-06-2012 12:20 - tags: , , , ,  

deep blue sea

interesting idea for a ‘greenpeace’ global warming print campaign, employing national flags to convey the message

m / 06-06-2012 07:55 - tags: , , ,