Caleb Charland - Physics meets Art
Sep 7, 2010 - by Dawn
Sometimes we can come across something surreal that hasn't been created using Photoshop that makes us stop and look. These stunning images of labour and experimentation are a case in point.
Footprints with Matches
Caleb Charland combines his love of physics and mathematics with photography. He uses household objects such as matches, lighters, hand-held mirrors to create original and random pieces.
Sun with Face Mirror
Circle with Matches
Moon with Face Mirror
Posted in Play with Light, Photography, Experimental images, Caleb Charland
Surprise Finds
Jul 22, 2010 - by Dawn
Here at Scapegoat Design we frequently have an intern in the studio gaining some insight into the secret world of a Design Studio.
Thanks to one such visiting designer Margarita I added www.ffffound.com to my list of sites of interest to peruse over lunch or to get a bit of design inspiration from. This kind of site is great for little adventures in discovery as I found (excuse the pun). Only on the site a few minutes I spot some interesting Illustrations produced by Charley Harper for Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two from the 1950's .
Wanting to find more work by the Illustrator Charley Harper I find a link to some more recent beautiful screenprints and gauge on art board paintings. Take a look to check out the photo of him in his home studio, "out of chaos come order and beauty".
Blue Jay Breakfast, 1954
Snowy Egret, 1958
From Charley Harper's own site I also came across another Illustrator's work which features here, Eleanor Grosch. I particularly like the below silk screen "Wolf in Sheeps Clothing".
It just shows over a 10 minute web trail you never quite know what you might find.
Posted in Untagged
It's all in the Tone
Jun 23, 2010 - by Dawn
For all you type lovers out there I'd recommend a look through the site Village. You'll find an eclectic mix of type design along with traditional design. The style of the site is a little more casual than the norm. Visiting this site I feel like a child in a candy shop, there's an option to grab and move panels around the screen on the homepage.
And if you're a real nerd (nerds are cool these days, it's ok) you could even buy yourself a bag screen printed with metallic silver and fluorescent orange.
Who wouldn't be inspired!
If I had to pick a favourite, today it would be Stag Stencil.
Stag Stencil Bold was commissioned for Esquire Magazine, and Light was commissioned by Formula One. Both clients required a masculine font with obvious constructed elements.
But with this selection available my favourite is liable to change.
Posted in Village, Typography, New Font Collections, Graphic Design, Contemporary Type
Offshoot Night - Thursday 13th May
May 18, 2010 - by Dawn
I was very glad to have gone along to the second Offshoot night, held in the Sugar Club last Thursday night. Not only for the free posters given out by Red Dog - "we love a bit of free print stuff", but also for the opportunity to get a casual insight into a selection of design work by Unthink, Red Dog and Studio Output. Offshoot are now promoting the next 3 day creative event to be held this autumn. Paper & pencils were handed out on Thursday night, the best drawing of a dog could win a ticket for this weekend, so I'm crossing my fingers..
Posted in Unthink, Studio Output, Red Dog, Offshoot, Graphic Design agencies
Nature on your desktop
May 5, 2010 - by Dawn
Brighten up your desktop or screensaver. Click on
Desktopography to get a free wallpaper download and choose your favourite surrealist scene.
These are just two that caught my eye....
Posted in Surrealist Nature, Photoshop, Desktopography, Desktop Wallpaper, Computer Screen
