Surreal Saturday – Surreal Watercolor Paintings by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

Posted on March 9, 2013 by admin

It’s Surreal Saturday once again! This time, we will be featuring another traditional artist whose works are beautiful interpretations of dreamy scenes, surreal landscapes and magical worlds in canvases using watercolors.

Surreal Saturday - Surreal Watercolor Zodiac Paintings by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

Meet Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, a US based traditional artist whose watercolor paintings are characterized by swirling magical branches, stained oak leaves, and the endless soft and dreamy palettes of skies. Most of her subjects are based from folktales, mythology and legends. She started creating art since childhood but her professional artistic career began in 1998 after graduating from a program of Computer Science. She worked as a programmer for a software company for three years by day until she left the world of typed logic to pursue her career in painting surreal and magical world of dreams.

One of her most applauded project was the zodiac series of paintings for Llewellyn’s 2011 Astrological Calendar. Her interpretation of the 12 zodiac signs are simply breathtaking where each was magically interpreted with the sacred ambiance and continuous movement.

“Aries” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Capricorn" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Capricorn” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Sagittarius" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Sagittarius” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Taurus" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Taurus” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Virgo" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Virgo” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Cancer" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Cancer” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Leo" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Leo” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Gemini" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Gemini” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Pisces" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Pisces” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Libra" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Libra” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Scorpio" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Scorpio” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

"Aquarius" | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

“Aquarius” | © Stephanie Law | Llewellyn Astrological Calendar 2011

Most of Stephanie’s works are created for various game and publishing clients like Wizards of the Coast, HarperCollins, Tachyon Books and more. She has authored and illustrated some books and illustrated the best-selling tarot deck, the Shadowscapes Tarot for Llewellyn Worldwide. Her work also regularly appears in Realms of Fantasy Magazine.

Check out more of Stephanie’s awesome artworks in her website or visit her DeviantArt gallery for more info.

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You! Be Inspired! — The Amazing Illustration of Jon Reinfurt

Posted on March 9, 2013 by admin

The success of a story or article doesn’t just only rely on how well it is written. At times, an equally amazing illustration is also much needed to pique the interest of the readers and reel them in. Other than reeling the readers in, an illustration also contributes in helping the viewer to further visualize or at least get the gist of what the article is about.

Today we are going to take a look at the amazing illustration of Jon Reinfurt. A graduate of illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and a recipient of numerous illustration awards and recognition from known publications such as Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts and American Illustrators. His inspiring illustrations and paintings also graced a number of publications and galleries around the country. His clients range from publications such as Reader’s Digest Asia, Runner’s World, READ Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Apart from creating beautiful illustrations, Jon also teaches an illustration course at UArts.

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Creative Advertising Ideas – 003

Posted on March 6, 2013 by admin

Creative advertising ideas is not just about having which advertisement is the boldest, loudest and eye-popping visual effects. Sometimes for an advertisement to be creative it has to step out of the norms and push boundaries. Before the modern times the most creative an advertisement can get is by employing the use of witty words and entertaining images in order to catch people’s attention.

In this week’s edition of Creative Advertising Ideas we will go and sit in extremely cold cinema to prove a point, change a key to escape, bring back someone we loved and build a quirky machine just so we can have the best parts of a sweet treat.

FiftyFifty

Havas Worldwide advertising agency was tasked to create a campaign that would help launch a donation campaign. This campaign spearheaded by FiftyFifty is to help the homeless and to educate the people of how it is like to be homeless and sleep in the icy streets of Germany. What Havas Worldwide did is they turned down the heating system of the UFA Cinema Center in Dusseldorf . They handed out blankets with QR codes printed on them to the audience while showing a live video with the homeless being interviewed on what is happening on the theater.

Playstation, FinalFantasy and MetalGear

FinalFantasy and MetalGear are celebrating its 25 years of awesome gaming experience. Using the idea of Bento which is a traditional Japanesed boxed lunch, Hakuhodo Tokya made a stunningly accurate replicas of in game characters using edible ingredients to make the “Character Bento”. The agency asked the fans of the game on who are the most lovable characters of the two great games on social media site. The Character Bento is given as a surprise gift and as sign of gratitude to the makers of FinalFantasy and MetalGear.

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Land Rover

Being stuck inside the cubicle or being tied down in front of the computer all day can be exhausting and escaping once in awhile is the only solution. This is what Land Rover’s newest campaign is all about. By sending out batches of 800 pieces a specially designed ESC key replacement to remind people working in the office that there is away to escape the daily grind of work. These special keys are sent out to prospective customers inviting them to test drive the latest Land Rover LR4 as an escape. The campaign was so successful that the sign-ups for the test drives increased by 208% percent.

Galaxy

Harnessing the power of CGI, AMV BBDO brought the charming Audrey Hepburn back on screen. The lovely actress stared in the newest TV Spot for chocolate maker Galaxy. Fans of Audrey Hepburn are delighted to see their favorite actress back on screen again creating an online buzz in Twitter. Despite the overwhelming support for the ad there still those who find the ad to be of bad taste but despite the on-going online debate, we here at YTD thinks that this advertisement of Galaxy made a really good use of CGI technology.

Oreo

Last week we featured David Neevel’s quirky machine used to take out the cream of the Oreo cookie. This time David isn’t the only one working on clandestine projects in order to build a contraption to pick out parts of the Oreo cookie. Meet Barry Kudrowitz and Bill Fienup, Fienup likes cream while Kudrowitz loves the cookie part. Together they built a machine that separates the cream and the cookie parts for their satisfaction. This is the 2nd installment of Oreo’s Cookie vs. Cream web film campaign made by Wieden + Kennedy Portland.

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You! Be Inspired! – Hyperrealistic Paintings by Pedro Campos

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

If realism made you speechless, wait until you encounter hyperrealism. It is a genre of painting and sculpting involving an intricate resemblance of a high resolution photograph. The themes and subjects of most hyperrealistic paintings are portraits, still lifes, landscapes and narrative scenes. The term hyperrealism is primarily coined with an independent art movement and art style that has developed since the early 2000s in the US and Europe.

One amazingly talented hyperrealist is Madrid based painter Pedro Campos. Most of his subjects like Coke cans, glass bottles and jars, and fruits wrapped in plastic sheets are painted with exact pictorial details. Huffington Post describes his work as having “an aura of glossy, and sanctified perfection about them”.

Hyperrealist Pedro Campos

Pedro Campos working an a piece. | Source

Like any other artist, Campos grew his talent at a young age by working on different creative projects like decorating restaurants and as an illustrator in different creative agencies. He studied art restoration in Madrid and began focusing on oil painting at the age of 30. All of his works are truly etraordinary, lets take a closer look at some of them below and be blown away by the precision of each piece.

oil on canvas 195 x 97 cm (c) Pedro Campos

Hyperrealistic Painting by Pedro Campos

oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm (c) Pedro Campos

Hyperrealistic Paintings of Pedro Campos

oil on canvas 150 x 150 cm (c) Pedro Campos

Hyperrealistic Paintings of Pedro Campos

oil on canvas 162 x 114 cm (c) Pedro Campos

Hyperrealistic Paintings of Pedro Campos

oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm (c) Pedro Campos

Hyperrealistic Painting by Pedro Campos

oil on canvas 150 x 150 cm (c) Pedro Campos

Hyperrealistic Paintingby Pedro Campos

oil on canvas 162 x 97 cm (c) Pedro Campos

Hyperrealistic Painting by Pedro Campos

oil on canvas 130 x 130 cm (c) Pedro Campos

Pedro Campos and his artworks are represented by Plus One Gallery, London. Check out his official website for more of his hyperrealistic paintings.

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Minimalist Monday – Minimalist Posters of Bands and Music Icons

Posted on March 4, 2013 by admin

Hey creatives! It’s Minimalist Monday once again! Today we will showcase a nice collection of minimalist posters featuring some of the most iconic bands and singers in music history.

Minimalist Monday – Minimalist Posters of Bands and Music Icons

We’ve seen a lot of minimalist posters around, from movie posters and print ads to pictograms and typography. But the set of music posters of Bizhan Khodabandeh has a different feel and executed in a unique style. Bizhan, an illustrator and graphic designer from United States has created this collection as a present for his wife’s 30th birthday. The theme was Karaoke, so the featured musicians in the posters are mostly his wife’s favorites. Check out some of them below:

Which among the posters is your most favorite? Tell us your thoughts as well us your suggestions for our next feature on Minimalist Monday by commenting below.

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Snapshot Sunday – Shooting Portraits of Strangers

Posted on March 3, 2013 by admin

Street photography is one of the most common variations in the world of photography. You will most probably see street photographs in various projects in the portfolio of a usual photographer either a professional or just a hobbyist. Likewise, taking human portraits is also one of the most common subjects in photography. However, one amazing photographer based in Singapore have come up with the idea of using his love of street photography in capturing portraits of strangers on their most natural state.

Snapshot Sunday - Shooting Portraits of Strangers

Danny Santos II, a graphic designer and a freelance photographer started taking pictures of strangers few years ago in the streets of Singapore every weekend. His series called “Portraits of Strangers” wherein he took more than a hundred photographs of strangers had gone viral because of it’s unique concept. Aside from having fun in the process, Danny’s goal is to convey the overall image of the beauty and natural energy of Orchard Road through the different characters found in this busy street of Singapore.

“The one thing I wanted to capture with every portrait was that ‘unguarded’ natural look… that look that moved me in the first place when I spotted them in the street… the look that can give even just a little bit of honest yet mysterious sneak peek to who they are without actually knowing them.” - Danny Santos II

Photographer Danny Santos II | Photo taken by photography hobbyist Paulo Legaspi

Photographer Danny Santos II | Photo taken by photography hobbyist Paulo Legaspi | Source

Each of the portraits are truly mesmerizing. Each has a unique look that somehow tells the story behind each character. Here are some of our favorites from the series:

Stranger #94 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #94

Stranger #87 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #87

Stranger #65 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #65

Stranger #67 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #67

Stranger #7 | Photography by Danny Santos

Stranger #7

Stranger #3 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #3

Stranger #17 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #17

Stranger #25 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #25

Stranger #47 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #47

Stranger #34 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #34

Stranger #45 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #45

Stranger #57 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #57

Stranger #56 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #56

Stranger #76 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #76

Stranger #72 | Photography by Danny Santos II

Stranger #72

Check out Danny’s Flickr page for the entire collection of the portraits and his website for more info about his amazing projects.

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Surreal Saturday – Surreal and Cryptic works of Joao Ruas

Posted on March 2, 2013 by admin

The intricate lines, beautiful play of colors, surreal and cryptic imagery are what best describes the work of Sao Paulo visual artist Joao Ruas. Fans of DC’s Vertigo Fables would easily remember his work since Joao was commissioned to do stunning covers. Apart from Fables Joao’s stunning work is also showcased in art shows and in top publications like Wired, Sunday Times and Playboy. He has also successfully published his very own art book entitled: “Yore”.

The enigmatic imagery of his works is a must see for everyone and that is why we are featuring Joao Ruas’ ethereal work on this edition of Surreal Saturday.

Surreal-and-Cryptic-Joao-Ruas

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Fan Art Friday – 20 Illuminating Artworks Featuring Jennifer Lawrence

Posted on March 2, 2013 by admin

“It girls” come and go, but there’s something about Jennifer Lawrence that separates her from the rest. The current toast of Tinseltown who won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Actress in the film “Silver Linings Playbook,” Lawrence combines ever-improving acting chops with a charmingly down-to-earth attitude.

Fan Art Friday – 20 Illuminating Artworks Featuring Jennifer Lawrence

She came into prominence for her head-turning role in “Winter’s Bone,” a 2010 indie film that scored her first Academy nomination for Best Supporting Actress. However, her star rose to ridiculously new heights when she played Katniss Everdeen in the book-to-film adaptation of “The Hunger Games.”

Actress Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” (left), as Tiffany Maxwell in “Silver Linings Playbook” (center) and during the 85th Academy Awards (right).

While her performances on film have received universally praised, her awkward and self-deprecating personality has gained equal buzz. She owned the night at the Oscars, from tripping down the stairs on her way to receive the Best Actress award to flipping the bird on her post-Oscars interview. How can you not like this girl?

In tribute to her young, stellar career, we’ve compiled 20 of the best artworks made by the most talented people on the Internet that show the luminous beauty of this sex symbol.

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss by ~MShah123

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss by MShah123 | Source

Jennifer Lawrence #GoldenGlobes2013 by dankershaw

Jennifer Lawrence #GoldenGlobes2013 by dankershaw | Source

Katniss by themockingmirror

Katniss by themockingmirror | Source

THE GAMES by Katie Sanvick

THE GAMES by Katie Sanvick | Source

Jennifer Lawrence 2 by thewholehorizon

Jennifer Lawrence 2 by thewholehorizon | Source

Jennifer Lawrence - Heroes of Alexandria Series by Nina Zivkovic

Jennifer Lawrence – Heroes of Alexandria Series by Nina Zivkovic | Source

Jennifer Lawrence portrait by MShah123

Jennifer Lawrence portrait by MShah123 | Source

Jennifer Lawrence Digital Painting by Maartje van Hoorn

Jennifer Lawrence Digital Painting by Maartje van Hoorn | Source

Jennifer Lawrence by firmacomdesign

Jennifer Lawrence by firmacomdesign | Source

Katniss Everdeen: the Mockingjay by Aida-Art

Katniss Everdeen: the Mockingjay by Aida-Art | Source

Katniss by alicexz

Katniss by alicexz | Source

Katniss by Geofffffff

Katniss by Geofffffff | Source

The Girl on Fire by hanain3

The Girl on Fire by hanain3 | Source

Jennifer Lawrence by FromPencil2Paper

Jennifer Lawrence by FromPencil2Paper | Source

Jennifer Lawrence by zgirl3210

Jennifer Lawrence by zgirl3210 | Source

Katniss Everdeen by ThreshTheSky

Katniss Everdeen by ThreshTheSky | Source

Katniss by WeaponXIX

Katniss by WeaponXIX | Source

Jennifer Lawrence by Sidonnia

Jennifer Lawrence by Sidonnia | Source

Katniss by Serena-Kenobi

Katniss by Serena-Kenobi | Source

Katniss Everdeen by Patsie

Katniss Everdeen by Patsie | Source

What’ are the best images of Jennifer Lawrence featured above? Let us know by commenting below or posting about it on our Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and Pinterest. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to our blog for the latest design inspirations, stories and freebies. Speaking of freebies, check out our free print templates page where you can download templates for calendars, brochures, business cards and more! Stay awesome everyone!

Fan Art Friday – 20 Illuminating Artworks Featuring Jennifer Lawrence

Posted on March 2, 2013 by admin

Fan Art Friday – 20 Illuminating Artworks Featuring Jennifer Lawrence

Actress Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” (left), as Tiffany Maxwell in “Silver Linings Playbook” (center) and during the 85th Academy Awards (right).

In tribute to her young, stellar career, we’ve compiled 20 of the best artworks made by the most talented people on the Internet that show the luminous beauty of this sex symbol.

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss by ~MShah123

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss by MShah123 | Source

Jennifer Lawrence #GoldenGlobes2013 by dankershaw

Jennifer Lawrence #GoldenGlobes2013 by dankershaw | Source

Katniss by themockingmirror

Katniss by themockingmirror | Source

THE GAMES by Katie Sanvick

THE GAMES by Katie Sanvick | Source

Jennifer Lawrence 2 by thewholehorizon

Jennifer Lawrence 2 by thewholehorizon | Source

Jennifer Lawrence - Heroes of Alexandria Series by Nina Zivkovic

Jennifer Lawrence – Heroes of Alexandria Series by Nina Zivkovic | Source

Jennifer Lawrence portrait by MShah123

Jennifer Lawrence portrait by MShah123 | Source

Jennifer Lawrence Digital Painting by Maartje van Hoorn

Jennifer Lawrence Digital Painting by Maartje van Hoorn | Source

Jennifer Lawrence by firmacomdesign

Jennifer Lawrence by firmacomdesign | Source

Katniss Everdeen: the Mockingjay by Aida-Art

Katniss Everdeen: the Mockingjay by Aida-Art | Source

Katniss by alicexz

Katniss by alicexz | Source

Katniss by Geofffffff

Katniss by Geofffffff | Source

The Girl on Fire by hanain3

The Girl on Fire by hanain3 | Source

Jennifer Lawrence by FromPencil2Paper

Jennifer Lawrence by FromPencil2Paper | Source

Jennifer Lawrence by zgirl3210

Jennifer Lawrence by zgirl3210 | Source

Katniss Everdeen by ThreshTheSky

Katniss Everdeen by ThreshTheSky | Source

Katniss by WeaponXIX

Katniss by WeaponXIX | Source

Jennifer Lawrence by Sidonnia

Jennifer Lawrence by Sidonnia | Source

Katniss by Serena-Kenobi

Katniss by Serena-Kenobi | Source

Katniss Everdeen by Patsie

Katniss Everdeen by Patsie | Source

Creative Advertising Ideas – 002

Posted on February 28, 2013 by admin

Last week we have featured some amazing creative advertising ideas like UTEC’s water-generating billboard and our personal favorite is the awesome arcade game named Last Barfighter for Big Boss Brewing Company. For this week we are featuring some interesting advertisement like the making of crazy contraption just to take out the cream of a cookie.

1. Qualcomm

Qualcomm takes away the pain in waiting at bus stops with a crazy advertising stunt using simple poster, a URL and an array of quirky and cool ways of transportation. What is nice about the stunt is that it enforces the idea of being mobile and above all the idea of kicking the boredom away by just using the mobile phone.

2. Oreo

Some people like cream while some people don’t and that is what Oreo’s Cream vs. Cookie campaign is all about. This new TV spot features David Neevel a physicist and a copywriter who doesn’t likes the Oreo cream and he decided to build himself a machine that not only separates the Oreo cookie but also gets rid of the cream.

3. Game of Thrones

With season 3 being a month away HBO’s Game of Thrones invaded the Monday edition of the New York Times to remind everyone that the award winning show is going to be back on air. The amazing reminder comes in a bunch of fake articles and extremely convincing shadow of a dragon. Looks like Daenaerys is going to finally have a good season.

If you haven’t seen the latest trailer yet better check it out now.

4. Audi

Renowned car maker Audi showed that their latest creation is something that you’d wish to drive someday and they did that with a paintball duel. The duel is comprised of the latest Audi RS 4 Avant with a mounted paintball gun and driven by UK’s top stuntmen.

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Surreal Saturday – Surreal Watercolor Paintings by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

You! Be Inspired! — The Amazing Illustration of Jon Reinfurt

Creative Advertising Ideas – 003

FiftyFifty

Playstation, FinalFantasy and MetalGear

Land Rover

Galaxy

Oreo

You! Be Inspired! – Hyperrealistic Paintings by Pedro Campos

Minimalist Monday – Minimalist Posters of Bands and Music Icons

Snapshot Sunday – Shooting Portraits of Strangers

Surreal Saturday – Surreal and Cryptic works of Joao Ruas

Fan Art Friday – 20 Illuminating Artworks Featuring Jennifer Lawrence

Fan Art Friday – 20 Illuminating Artworks Featuring Jennifer Lawrence

Creative Advertising Ideas – 002