Iain MacArthur

MacArthur is a really prolific english illustrator.. i really identify with his work because it is illustrative and very detailed, but there is artistic depth to everything.. using mostly pencil, watercolour and ink pens he embellishes his subjects with patterns and shapes.. really interesting work. http://iainmacarthur.carbonmade.com/

Gluko and Lennon

Gluko & Lennon ENG from Gluko & Lennon on Vimeo.

hahaha.. reminds me of a super smacked out spongebob squarepants

-Matt Pyke / Universal Everything- MTV Hits video

MTV Hits / Pop x 1000% Idents from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

Darwin Deez- Radar Detector

Darwin Deez - Radar Detector from Lucky Number Music on Vimeo.

:D

Peter Garfield

this is from a photographic series by Garfield called 'Mobile Homes'.. at first glance they appear to be real houses being thrown from the skies but they're actually very detailed scaled replica models hung in the air with invisible wire by helicopters..


there's more info about it here.. http://vcuseniorportfolio.blogspot.com/2009/02/monday-entry-peter-garfield.html
and garfield's site is at http://www.petergarfield.net/index.shtml

Kotori Kawashima

awesome awesome aweomse!!
Photographs from Kawashima's book of photography 'Mirai-Chan'.. Mirai is her daughter and makes the best photographic subject i've seen in a long while.
http://www.kawashimakotori.com/

Hiroshi Yoshii

crazy sweet characters created by japanese illustrator/graphic designer Hiroshi Yoshii.. he recently started to create his characters into 3D. they are really well made and very unique.. like! http://www.yoshii.com/

holy crap!

these are awesome after this blog post i'm going to buy the entire shop!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SouZouCreations

Lazerbreak- Dream Team

Lazerbeak "Dream Team" from Isaac Gale on Vimeo.

awesome video.. under the sea:)

Augustine Kofie installation

San Francisco: Retrofitted Solo @ White Walls Gallery Install Time lapse from Augustine Kofie on Vimeo.

nice stop motion video of Kofie's installation at White Walls gallery in San Fran.. shows the process of putting together a show. really loving his works!

Berlin graffiti by El Mac and Kofie

Sebastien Tellier- Look *maybe nsfw.. depending..

Sébastien Tellier - Look from Record Makers on Vimeo.

simple yet stylish video for Tellier's single. one can't not.. look.

Ok Go- White Knuckles

lol

Joe Sorren

great paintings and sculptural work by american artist Joe Sorren... his subjects are whimsical and each possess individual character. http://www.joesorren.com/

Cloud Cult music video by Eric Power

Cloud Cult - Running with the Wolves from Eric Power on Vimeo.

a really lovely music video for Cloud Cult's single Running with the Wolves by short film/animator Eric Power.. it's all cut paper and stop motion.. really intricate and beautiful
more of his stuff at http://www.ericpowerup.net/

Patrick Hruby

really well crafted, minimal typographic compositions and illustrations by artist Patrick Hruby.. love the use of colours. http://www.patrickdrawsthings.com/index.html

Dare

This is Dare. Are you? from thisisdare on Vimeo.

i came across this promotional video for grad applications for the british marketing agency Dare. i think it's a really funny and self-reflective but modern piece... it talks about infographics... using infographics!

also it's very relevant to our projects using after effects.

Martin de Thurrah

EXPO bicycle city from martin de thurah on Vimeo.

when i visited the Shanghai World Expo this july one of the pavilions i most enjoyed was the danish one.. the best thing about the expo is that it aims to educate and increase understanding about the unique culture that each country possesses.. each pavilion packs in what they feel best represents them under one roof, either socially, artistically, historically, or technologically... the danish pavilion was great because it encapsulated the everyday-ness of the danish way of life.

part of the pavilion included a video wall that showed short films shot by danish director Martin de Thurrah, representing parts of danish life that were very prevalent and probably understated in everyday life, like water, and in this video, bicycles. really filmic and softly spoken but seems to tell so much about how important bikes are to danish culture.

Greg 'Craola' Simkins

love his work! originally a graffiti artist, from the states, got into more illustrative work and now does mostly acrylic paintings... really intricate and creative meshing of subject matter.. visually provocative.. bewildering talent.. http://www.imscared.com/

Jonny Wan

just a slice of the amazing work from brit illustrator Jonny Wan... he incorporates type, or type-like structure and hierarchy in his works... they end up looking like awesome illustrated monoliths of colour and pattern.. cool stuff.. http://www.jonnywan.com/

stationary for the sick-minded

the german design agency Jung von Matt created a stationary set and identity design for a crime and horror tv channel... it incorporates gore and humour, strategically placing zombie heads on an envelope or letter head. really cool! http://www.behance.net/gallery/13th-Street-Stationery-of-Horror-%28Design%29/440850