Category archives: Alternative

Creating a Digital Photography Workflow That Protects Your Work

Written by on Sept. 25, 2012 in Ads, Advertising , Alternative, Animation, Architecture, Art History, Art Installation, Art Installments, Art school.

Whether you take photographs professionally or you simply take pictures as a hobby, editing digital photographs can become tedious and time consuming. In order to help you manage the task better and finish editing your photos quicker, consider developing a digital workflow plan. This article will provide you with a step-by-step guide to edit and store your photographs, allowing you to move through the process easier and quicker.

Steps To An Efficient Digital Workflow

Begin by copying, renaming and backing up your photographs. Creating a backup is a critical first step in your digital workflow. Consider getting a software program ...

Featured Artist: Bogaert

Written by on Jan. 12, 2012 in Alternative, Fine Art.

I met Bogaert many summers ago in Hollywood while visiting a friend. At the time Bogie was working on his Music Series. His flat was a bare bones bohemian art loft with only the essentials: every color imaginable in tube form, canvases, brushes, cigarettes, an amazing coffee maker that looked like it came from outer-space, and a 'fridge made for one. With The New Latinaires in the background I got to see how "the magic" happened. Bogie is no longer in Los Angeles, once the wind changed he blew with it but he continues to paint and shares some of ...

Industrial SPARK!

Written by on Nov. 11, 2011 in Ads, Advertising , Alternative, Animation, Architecture.

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Thanks to Staples, and a half dozen other mega-stores, that song will always remind me of holiday shopping. And when I think of shopping for gifts, be it for loved ones, office mates or myself (insert smile here) I think of all the wonderfully unique products I have seen my fellow designers create. Some of the more creative contrivances unfortunately are not for sale :( as was the case with Design Inc.'s dumbbell sports bottle and Andrew Kim's green designs.

So with credit card in hand (I'm getting those ...

SPARK! Halloween Edition

Written by on Oct. 28, 2011 in Alternative, Concept Art, Digital Art, Fashion, Fine Art, Illustration, Photography.

Whether you celebrate Halloween (All Hallows Eve, Samhain, All Souls Day, the Festival of the Dead or Dia de Los Muertos) or not, you have to admit the Season of the Witch brings with it an intangible quality.

“And when I looked in my window
So many different people to be
It's strange… sure is strange”

The trees begin to fall, the air becomes colder, the brightness of summer gives way to earthier tones, and best of all, imaginations are allowed that usually are dormant - run wild for one night.

To paraphrase Donovan: When I look out my window ...

Calling forth its SPARK!

Written by on Sept. 30, 2011 in Ads, Advertising , Alternative, Concept Art, Fine Art, Graphic-design, Illustration, Marketing, Photography, Poster Art.

I thought I would add an inspirational quote this week at the end of the artwork to tie together issue #3's theme: People in art, people as art. We all have art in us, we just need to tap into it and allow it to flow. Have a great weekend and enjoy. ~M.

"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark"
~ Henri Frederic Amiel