Faceout Books is a blog created to showcase the latest in book design. Their latest post details a thesis project from artist Jim Tierney: a really stunning set of Jules Verne book covers. Definintel worth checking out the post at Faceout has done a great job of using the Cargo CMS to cleanly showcase the design as well as a lot of the process behind it.
Pretty neat look/interview up over at Brand New focusing on DJ Neff’s new campaign for Chiquita Bananas. Simple, yet very solidly tied to the original brand.
Friday Awesomeness is back. Thanks to the sun finally showing its face in Oregon, this weeks theme will be: LIGHT. As always, hit the jump for the rest of the awesomeness.
Lumitectura by Barno
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So things on Straw Dog have been a little…slow lately. The reason being: I was in Disney World. A good time was had by all. We tried a little web2.0/social media experiment while we were there linking Twitter with the new (to us) frontiers of Tumblr and Ustream. Anyhow, great trip, super inspiring; the trip will probably affect/inspire posts on here for a while.
And since I feel it would be a wasteful post to bore you the rambling above, hit the jump for some initial impressions of Disney’s Expedition Everest ride (and a video or two).
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Matthew Albanese photographs landscapes. The twist is, all his landscapes are of his own creation. That image to the left? Faux fur, cotton, and tile grout. The landscapes encompass everything from vast mountains to icy tundras and utilize everything from paprika to sugar and Jell-O to pull it off. Albanese expounds on his work:
My work involves the construction of small-scale meticulously detailed models using various materials and objects to create emotive landscapes. Every aspect from the construction to the lighting of the final model is painstakingly pre-planned using methods which force the viewers perspective when photographed from a specific angle. Using a mixture of photographic techniques such as scale, depth of field, white balance and lighting I am able to drastically alter the appearance of my materials.
Be sure to check out the rest of his work, really impressive stuff.
It’s no secret that I love the work of Linzie Hunter. Although, since I have neglected to mention that on the blog before, perhaps it is a secret. It is up to you to decide, loyal reader.
Anyhow, Linzie’s Spam One-Liners project is just crafty enough to be on the likes of The Little Things We Do, but just designy and hilarious enough for the world of Straw Dog. Linzie is crazy awesome @ illustrative work and hand-lettering. She put that skill to good use with the Spam One-Liners project by taking snappy/outlandish sayings from the spam we all see in our mailboxes and turning each one into a separate work. Everything from “Welcome to the world of the slim people” to “One Day the Tooth Fairy May Save Your Child’s Life.” Be sure to check out the whole collection, and if you really love it buy the book (which contains 30 one-liners as individual postcards).
Fallingwater by Cristóbal Vila
Great, idealized recreation of Fallingwater. Check out Cristóbal awesome site for a lot more info.
Hit the jump for Fallingwater in a somewhat unorthodox environment.
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Super annoyed that Discovery apparently refuses to allow embedding of their videos both from their site, and from their YouTube page. Get with the times guys.
So, we’re going to take a step back in time a couple years, and I’m simply going to provide you a link to this awesome video of an awesome space-saving, transforming apartment designed by Gary Chang. Using tracks, wheels, and other great design elements, he is able to get 24 different room combinations out of his 360 sq. foot apartment.
While you’re checking it out, also view some of the other clips. It’s pretty interesting to see some of the innovative design ideas (ground up vinyl records in flooring!) people come up with while building green homes.
How’s THIS for some “business card inspiration?”
Hit the jump for another design by the same creator, as well as instructions for how to create business cards that double as a flashlight and even dial your phone number. Read the rest of this entry »
Only one piece for Friday Awesomeness this week. This video from Alex Roman is apparently 100% CGI. A little odd in that the video is about photographic compositions of architectural spaces. Why not just go shoot this using real locations? I guess that was you couldn’t show off awesome CGI work, but it all works out in the end. Eat your heart out, Avatar.
Straw Dog Design is a hub for designer and blue sky day-dreamer Josiah DePaoli. It contains a blog, and a link to a portfolio and resume (you can find those above under "My Stuff"). It will change your life. For more info about this site, check out my About page.