Design Milk: Art, Architecture & Design
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Friday, July 31, 2009
I heart Design Milk.
Many, many thanks to Jaime D. for letting me guest blog over in the ubercool designy lounge that is Design Milk. (Yup, that's me with my Nerdbot.) It's one of my absolute fave, I'd-insist-on-taking-it-with me-if-I was-stranded-on-a-desert-island design blogs, so couldn't be happier. If you haven't been to Design Milk, you need to check it out. Right now. Go, go.
Design Milk: Art, Architecture & Design
p.s. You can also follow Design Milk on twitter.
Design Milk: Art, Architecture & Design
p.s. You can also follow Design Milk on twitter.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sneeze Magazine #5 - Valentina Zelyaeva, Photo: Robert Nethery
Sneeze Magazine Issue #5
Model: Valentina Zelyaeva
Photographer: Robert Nethery
Stylist: James Tinnelly
Hair: Jordan M
Makeup: Sara Glick
Model: Valentina Zelyaeva
Photographer: Robert Nethery
Stylist: James Tinnelly
Hair: Jordan M
Makeup: Sara Glick
Video: 1930’s Futuristic Fashion Predictions.
Worth watching just for the voiceover. The fashion is gravy.
Flavorwire :: Video: 1930’s Futuristic Fashion Predictions
Flavorwire :: Video: 1930’s Futuristic Fashion Predictions
Gucci fall 2009 campaign preview: Jamie Bochert and Natasha Poly, Photo: Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographed Jamie Bochert and Natasha Poly for the fall 2009 Gucci campaign on April 7-10, 2009 with stylist Emmanuelle Alt.
Fall 2009 Gucci campaign
Models: Jamie Bochert, Natasha Poly
Photographers: Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Stylist: Emmanuelle Alt
Hair: Luigi Murenu
Makeup: Tom Pecheux
The Architecture of Parking
in a world in which the need for more parking space is booming fast, we would appreciate a few utilitarian parking that merges with aesthetic structure. Simon Henley's The Architecture of Parking is a treat
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Gucci fall 2009 campaign preview: Natasha Poly, Photo: Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographed Natasha Poly for the fall 2009 Gucci campaign on April 7-10, 2009 with stylist Emmanuelle Alt.
Fall 2009 Gucci campaign
Model: Natasha Poly
Photographers: Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Stylist: Emmanuelle Alt
Hair: Luigi Murenu
Makeup: Tom Pecheux
Fall 2009 Gucci campaign
Model: Natasha Poly
Photographers: Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Stylist: Emmanuelle Alt
Hair: Luigi Murenu
Makeup: Tom Pecheux
Susan and Joan's wedding blessing and their sons' christening at St Cuthbert's church, Ackworth and Rogerthorpe Manor - 19 July 2009
Today we had the pleasure of being the photographers for Susan and Joan's celebrations. This was a very special day for the family, as Susan and Joan who live in Dubai and married there in February last year, had a blessing of their marriage at St Cuthbert's church in Ackworth, followed by the christening of their two baby sons, Sebastian James and Lucas Mateo. Susan looked stunning, it has to be said! The ceremony was conducted by the lovely, friendly Jenny, who allowed us to photograph everything that was happening to capture some beautiful and priceless memories, not only for the couple, but for their sons to enjoy in the future as they grow up. After the ceremony, it was off to Rogerthorpe Manor in Badsworth. After dinner, Joan told everyone how the couple met in a fabulous speech which was both hilarious and extremely moving. The couple's devotion to each other and to their sons is obvious, and we hope that we managed to capture some of this passion in their photographs. Joan has now returned to Dubai but we look forward to seeing him and Susan again very soon when he returns to join his family who are staying with Susan's parents in Ackworth. A sincere thank you to you for allowing us the privilege of sharing your very special day. Claire and Adriaan's wedding at St John's church, Warley and the Holiday Inn, Clifton - 18 July 2009
Today Claire and Adriaan married at St John's church in Warley, Halifax. Their ceremony was made all the more special as Claire's dad, Stephen is a vicar and it was his privilege to marry his beautiful daughter, Claire to her lovely groom, Ady. Claire's mum, Susan accompanied her to the church and then handed over to dad, Stephen to do the honours. To share this day was very special for us too, as we photographed Ady's brother Stevan's wedding just over two years ago. It was great to see some familiar faces! We are privileged to be asked to share a wedding day but to be asked to share a sibling's wedding too is very humbling. After completing the family group photographs inside the church, we left for the Holiday Inn in Clifton near Brighouse for the reception. After dinner and a hilarious speech from Ady's other brother, Kristiaan, who flew over from the United States to share the best man's responsibilities with Stevan, it was outside for some fun shots with Claire, Ady and their attendants who were great fun and really up for a laugh. We followed these with some romantic shots of the couple together. We would like to thank you both for inviting us to share your special day and we hope that you are enjoying a fabulous honeymoon.
"We both just want to reiterate how beautiful our pictures are. You have both done an absolutely amazing job and so many people have complimented you both this week, having seen our lovely photos. You came to us highly recommended and we would like you to know that should we ever need any photography in the future, we will definitely come to you. We will (and currently have been doing) recommend you to our friends/family etc. You worked so hard before, during and after our wedding day to give us some amazing pictures that really capture such a wonderful day....THANK YOU." CLAIRE & ADRIAAN RHODES
Lahdesmaki's Robots
robot series from Finnish photographer, Markku Lahdesmaki.
available for purchase at Canvas’s web gallery, starting at $1850.00.
available for purchase at Canvas’s web gallery, starting at $1850.00.
Monday, July 27, 2009
BoingBoing Video: "The People Tree," David Byrne / NASA Project
Great song. Great animation. Great video. I like.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Sharon & Kelvin's wedding at the King's Croft Hotel - 17 July 2009
Sharon and Kelvin married at the King's Croft Hotel in Pontefract on a very rainy Friday. However, the weather didn't dampen anyone's spirits and although we were forced to stay indoors for most of the day, everyone had a fantastic time. After the ceremony, the couple celebrated with their family and friends and following the wedding breakfast and speeches, we spent some time in the bridal suite taking a few romantic photographs of Sharon and Kelvin together. In the evening, Sharon surprised Kelvin with a casino which went down a treat with the adult guests. Thank you Sharon and Kelvin for inviting us to share your special day.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Dustin and Kelly's Lexington Wedding Photos
July 18 is a great day to get married. After all, someone I deeply love married me on July 18 (ten years ago)! This July 18 (2009) was a particularly good day to get married -- how often can you enjoy temperatures in the 70s for a summer wedding in Kentucky?
Not only was the weather lovely, but so was this wedding. Kelly chose some of the prettiest places in Lexington for her wedding! And she also gave me lots of time for portraits before the ceremony so we could take advantage of the beautiful venues. We got some fun portraits and bridal party shots outdoors and more beautiful portraits indoors. I know you want to just look at the photos, so here's just a sampling...
Aren't these the loveliest bridesmaid bouquets? Then check out these programs! Aren't they beautiful? I love the simplicity and elegance -- it's anything but plain.
Not only was the weather lovely, but so was this wedding. Kelly chose some of the prettiest places in Lexington for her wedding! And she also gave me lots of time for portraits before the ceremony so we could take advantage of the beautiful venues. We got some fun portraits and bridal party shots outdoors and more beautiful portraits indoors. I know you want to just look at the photos, so here's just a sampling...
Aren't these the loveliest bridesmaid bouquets? Then check out these programs! Aren't they beautiful? I love the simplicity and elegance -- it's anything but plain.
Take my word for it that it was a wonderful day from beginning to end. Thank you, Dustin and Kelly, for allowing me to take part in it! Enjoy Cabo!
Here's some of the individuals that contributed:
Catering: Lundy's (their hot brown tarts melted in your mouth -- yum!)
DJ: Brian Williams
Florals: Kim Ross
Attire: Casablanca (Kelly's gown), White House Black Market (bridesmaids' dresses)
Hair: Shelley Johns
Make-up: Tabitha Crabtree
Venues: The Carrick House & Central Christian Church
Wedding Photographer: Cydil Waggoner Photography Thursday, July 23, 2009
Ink Posters.
Yum.
A one-colour screen print with the famous Charlie Mingus Quote:
”Anyone can make the simple complicated, creativity is making the
complicated simple.”
A one colour screen print showing different cuts of pork
Ink Posters | Products
(via the gorgeous Twenty First Century Retro)
A one-colour screen print with the famous Charlie Mingus Quote:
”Anyone can make the simple complicated, creativity is making the
complicated simple.”
A one colour screen print showing different cuts of pork
Ink Posters | Products
(via the gorgeous Twenty First Century Retro)
Create a newspaper page
This tutorial will show you how to create an image that will look like a scanned newspaper page.
Step 1. Create a new document, size 630x900 and fill it with it a light, warm gray (color code #e4e4e4).
Step 2. To make the final result make more realistic, it’s necessary to mimic the way you can see the writing on the back page on a real newspaper.
To achieve this effect, open an image of a newspaper page you can find on the Internet (I chose this one), go to Image-> Rotate Canvas -> Flip Canvas Horizontal and then copy/paste it over the new document you just created. Set its opacity to 5%, so that the writing is only a bit visible.
Step 3. Newspaper articles often contain pictures, so I opened this one and resized it to 35%, and I placed it on the left like this:
Step 4. To convert the image to black and white, the best method is to go to Image -> Adjustments -> Channel Mixer… tick Monochrome and leave all the other settings as default.
Step 5. In order to create the headlines, I used Century Old Style Std, Italic, size 40pt and 24pt respectively. You may use any other font that is very legible and simple.
Step 6. To create the subtitles, I used Century Old Style Std, Bold, size 18pt. I left some space between them and the picture, and the headlines, in order to achieve an elegant, uncluttered look.
Don’t worry if the text you’ve done until now is not properly aligned. You can easily fix that later.
Step 7. Now it’s time to create the content of the news article. You need to create a text box: using the Type Tool, click on the desired starting point of the text box and drag down to create a rectangle.
Though it’s not visible in the screenshot above, the text box doesn’t go all the way to the bottom of the page. I’ve left a blank edge on the bottom of the page, because we’re later going to add the date and day of the week there, just like on genuine newspapers.
Step 8. Paste some text of your choice into the text box you’ve created (my source was Wikipedia). The font I used is Century Old Style Std, Regular, 14pt.
Notice that I’ve used a Sans Serif font. Because of their high legibility, most magazines and newspaper articles use Sans Serif fonts for the main body of text.
Step 9. Create a second text box as shown at step 7 and paste some text, using the font at step 8.
Step 10. The final step is to create a text box and add some text in the lower part of the page. I used the font Century Old Style Std, Regular, 12pt.
In order to verify and align the way the text and pictures fit on the page, go to View -> Show -> Grid. To change the position of a certain element, use the left and right arrow keys, or the Move Tool.
The final result:
Step 1. Create a new document, size 630x900 and fill it with it a light, warm gray (color code #e4e4e4).
Step 2. To make the final result make more realistic, it’s necessary to mimic the way you can see the writing on the back page on a real newspaper.
To achieve this effect, open an image of a newspaper page you can find on the Internet (I chose this one), go to Image-> Rotate Canvas -> Flip Canvas Horizontal and then copy/paste it over the new document you just created. Set its opacity to 5%, so that the writing is only a bit visible.
Step 3. Newspaper articles often contain pictures, so I opened this one and resized it to 35%, and I placed it on the left like this:
Step 4. To convert the image to black and white, the best method is to go to Image -> Adjustments -> Channel Mixer… tick Monochrome and leave all the other settings as default.
Step 5. In order to create the headlines, I used Century Old Style Std, Italic, size 40pt and 24pt respectively. You may use any other font that is very legible and simple.
Step 6. To create the subtitles, I used Century Old Style Std, Bold, size 18pt. I left some space between them and the picture, and the headlines, in order to achieve an elegant, uncluttered look.
Don’t worry if the text you’ve done until now is not properly aligned. You can easily fix that later.
Step 7. Now it’s time to create the content of the news article. You need to create a text box: using the Type Tool, click on the desired starting point of the text box and drag down to create a rectangle.
Though it’s not visible in the screenshot above, the text box doesn’t go all the way to the bottom of the page. I’ve left a blank edge on the bottom of the page, because we’re later going to add the date and day of the week there, just like on genuine newspapers.
Step 8. Paste some text of your choice into the text box you’ve created (my source was Wikipedia). The font I used is Century Old Style Std, Regular, 14pt.
Notice that I’ve used a Sans Serif font. Because of their high legibility, most magazines and newspaper articles use Sans Serif fonts for the main body of text.
Step 9. Create a second text box as shown at step 7 and paste some text, using the font at step 8.
Step 10. The final step is to create a text box and add some text in the lower part of the page. I used the font Century Old Style Std, Regular, 12pt.
In order to verify and align the way the text and pictures fit on the page, go to View -> Show -> Grid. To change the position of a certain element, use the left and right arrow keys, or the Move Tool.
The final result:
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