THE NOTWIST ///

Someone at work just turned me on to the German group The Notwist. Apparently they’ve been around for a while, guess I’m a little late to the party. Better late then never, go check them out.

KANYE ON COMPLEX ///

The work that went into the cover of the newest issue of Complex Magazine’s cover is outstanding. Photographer Chris Milk did a hi-res 3D scan of Kanye West’s face and body in order to create a CG Kanye model that could be digitally manipulated. Talk about pushing boundaries…see the video here.

Via Hypebeast

AGE MAPS ///

Came across these really cool “age maps” by photographer Bobby Neel Adams.

Via Accidental Mysteries

DESIGN SMOKE ///

Design Smoke is a fantastic site that has video interviews with leaders and innovators in the fields of design, culture and invention. Interviews include Steven Heller, Jon Forss and Mike Cina.

NEW FAILE WEBSITE ///

Artist FAILE got a new website which features a huge range of his amazing work. Be sure to check out the wood section.

LIBRARY MURAL ///

Kudos to Rafael Esquer (Alfalfa Studio) on the unveiling of his new mural for the library at P.S. 196 in the Bronx! Rafael was part of a project called The Library Initiative (identity by Michael Beirut), which included murals by Maira Kalman, Christoph Niemann, Stefan Sagmeister and Yuko Shimizu, and Charles Wilkin.

For more pictures go to Alfalfa Studio then click on Work>Dimensional>Library Mural. Thanks to Rafael for the update!

URBAN CAMOUFLAGE ///

I don’t know why, but I really love these Urban Camouflage videos.

LIVESTRONG x FAIREY ///

Shepard Fairey has recently completed some new work for Lance Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG campaign in LA.

Via PSFK

STEVEN HARRINGTON x ARKITIP x INCASE ///

Original artwork from Los Angeles artist Steven Harrington is featured in the third installment of the Curated by Arkitip series. Available are a Sleeve for MacBook Pro 15″ and an iPhone 3G Sider Case.

We Love Our Work

We Love Our Work is dedicated to the collaboration between director/writer Lernert Engelberts & Sander Plug, a graphic designer and artist. The two collaborate on a variety of amazing projects for music videos, children’s television and even some performance video. They are based in the Netherlands.