Yes, you read the headline correctly. We’ve long been fans of New York-based graphic designer Nicholas Felton, so we thought we’d share some of his work with you. Each year Felton produces a personal annual report tracking information about the past year. The finished pieces (available in hard copy for purchase) display the minutiae of [...]
We came across this great video today from Hold Your Horses! featuring classic paintings. We love the homemade quality of the different works of art, but also how they really evoke the brilliant pieces they are copying. Plus there’s a lot of great costume ideas in there! 70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from [...]
We’ve never been to Japan. But we came across these images from the 1880s by Italian photographer Adolfo Farsari and we were amazed. Farsari was one of very few if any Europeans allowed access to the Japanese interior in the 1800s. He shot numerous photos (painstakingly hand-tinted) of rural life. The images are astounding and [...]
We have a fascination with creepy old industrial places here at Creative & Sons. Something about their energy puts us on edge and gets our adrenaline pumping. So today we really hit the jackpot when we came across this great interactive panoramic photo of a control room from the Czech Republic. Talk about steampunk…it’s actually [...]
We needed some color in our lives today! Jen Stark is an artist who turns practically two-dimensional paper into three-dimensional works of art. Her explosions of color and shape bursting from mundane stacks of paper is beautiful and intriguing. Take a look at her site for more amazing examples of her work. Above is Coriolis [...]
Nuit Blanche by Spy Films is a beautiful short about a fleeting encounter in Paris. Rendered in 1940s-noir style, the movie is both beautiful and visually stunning with surprising slow-motion moments. We won’t ruin the story, just watch. (And if you’re more interested in the innovation than the illusion, view the making of.) Nuit Blanche [...]
Inspiration comes in all forms, non? We don’t remember how or when we first came across artist Terry Border’s Bent Objects, but we’re a big fan. Terry takes mundane objects and gives them new life with bits of wire and clever sets, styling, and stories. His images are beautifully photographed and typically (and sometimes twistedly) [...]
For those of us in Texas, the above photo would be cause for alarm, or if we weren’t actually fleeing from destruction, a moment of awe for nature’s power. But actually, it’s even more amazing than that. Artist Matthew Albanese creates tiny detailed models from various materials. Through the use of various photographic techniques and [...]
They say revenge is sweet…and that it is a dish best served cold…(all these food references this week!) But we never knew it could also be so hauntingly beautiful. This series of shorts by Dutch artists Lernert Engelberts and Sander Plug were made for a 2-hour documentary on revenge and we can’t take our eyes [...]