Design | Actual Colors May Vary {ACMV}

Most Beautiful Books Australia & New Zealand (MBBANZ)

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Most Beautiful Books Australia & New Zealand | Call for entries 2013

The Most Beautiful Books Australia & New Zealand (‘MBBANZ’) award program has been established to recognise innovation and excellence in book design and publishing in Australia and New Zealand. This biennial award program welcomes entries of all types, but the program seeks to emphasise the most innovative contemporary book design and publishing activity in Australia and New Zealand, including titles from independent and small press publishers. Importantly, the program seeks to minimise barriers to entry: there are no entry fees, and books may be nominated for consideration not only by designers and publishers, but also by readers and collectors. Continue Reading →

David Hockney, A Bigger Splash, 1967. Acryl on canvas, 96 x 96 © David Hockney, Collection: Tate Gallery, London, 2011

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Pacific Standard Time | Art in Los Angeles 1950–1980

15 March – 10 June 2012
Martin-Gropius-Bau
Niederkirchnerstraße 7, 10963 Berlin

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Neonchocolate Gallery | .Compressed

Berlin’s Neonchocolate Gallery is celebrating 2 years & 100 exhibitions with a special group exhibition & auction: .COMPRESSED
(Urban Art / Painting / Photography / Illustration / Collage / Design)

Preview and Exhibition: March 5–8, 2012, daily 7 pm – midnight
Live auction: March 8, 2012 at 7 pm
at .HBC Berlin, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 9.

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disappear | leather handcrafts from Sicily

Whenever Pietro Motisi takes a short break from his photography projects, he is working on the most beautiful leather handcrafts. Under the brand name “disappear” he offers a variety of gorgeous handmade leather goods such as laptop bags, notebook skins (e.g. Moleskine second skin), portfolios, pocket wallets, keychains – not to forget smart accessories for bicycles (handlebar leather grips, pocket frame bike bags etc.). Continue Reading →

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Farbwerte Berlin

Farbwerte – Das Projektbüro für schwarz-rot-goldene Angelegenheiten fordert seit 2009 weltweit Designer und Künstler auf, sich inhaltlich und gestalterisch mit der schwarz-rot-goldenen Flagge auseinanderzusetzen. Continue Reading →

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Philip Hodges | Colours in Culture

Philip Hodges’ beautiful interactive adaptation of David McCandless‘ iconic data visualisation “Colours in Culture“, illustrating cultural differences between feelings and colors associated with them.
Happiness comes in many colors after all… Continue Reading →

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The Avant/Garde Diaries

An interesting new project initiated by Mercedes-Benz:
“The Avant/Garde Diaries is a digital portrait magazine that documents personal views on the avant-garde.  Rather than labeling people avant-garde, we try to see through the eyes of people, who we admire for what they do. For each article we ask contributors from the creative field to introduce someone or something they consider to be ahead of time and explain why.

The result will be a compendium of various, very personal perspectives that disclose new ways of thinking and spread inspiration. Continue Reading →

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The Polyphonic Spree – Bullseye (iPad/iPhone App)

The Polyphonic Spree – “Bullseye” from Good Records Recordings on Vimeo.

A sneak peek at Moonbot Studios next app. An interactive music video featuring the song from Dallas based band The Polyphonic Spree.You can listen to the full song here.

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seamless transitions

…thinking about redecorating?
Be sure to have a good look at TapetenAgentur’s amazing wallpapers then.
International shipping is available as well, hurray. Continue Reading →

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Geoffrey Mann

Geoffrey Mann is a Scottish artist and designer tries to “capture an essence of the absolute through materialising the ephemerality of time and motion” with his incredible artworks. He’s using 3D Software and Rapid Prototyping to materialize almost impossible objects of art. Continue Reading →