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Crowdsourcing Creativity for Inspirational Marketers, Tortured Artists & Researchers

Crowdsourcing Creativity for Inspirational Marketers, Tortured Artists & Researchers

Image by Paul Roget

How often do you find yourself seeking inspiration from crowdsourcing?

If you haven't heard, crowdsourcing is happening all over the web. It's the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent and outsourcing it to a 'crowd,' usually an undefined, large group of people in the form of an open call. Using the Internet's vast reach has become the gateway for crowdsourcing.

It's easy enough on Twitter to crowdsource ideas. Get a group of followers to use a common hashtag and seek out ideas for anything you're working ...

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Miracle Mile Art Walk Studio and Gallery Tour!

Miracle Mile Art Walk Studio and Gallery Tour!

The Miracle Mile “Art Walk” Gallery & Studio Tour (MMAWGST) is a FREE self-guided art tour taking place within the culturally diverse gallery districts and neighborhoods of the Miracle Mile/Mid City section of Los Angeles.  This “art walk” spans approximately 10 square miles and is home to significant galleries, all independently owned and operated, representing and exhibiting world renowned artists, who create works of art that attract collectors from all over the globe; blue chip to low-brow; in addition to artist, print and photography studios.

Check out the Galleries - http://tinyurl.com/8z94lzn

Check the Kickstarter page, and they appreciate ...

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Total Recall (2012): Finally a Fresh Sci-Fi Vision

Thanks to Jeffrey Morris for this great article.
Jeffrey is a very successfull writer / designer and owner of FutureDude.com. He currently has a great Kickstarter project for a new sci-fi graphic novel in the works. Click here to check it out and show your support

Kate Beckinsale hides behind her evil robots in ...

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The Evolution of Batman


Image courtesy of :http://www.screendaily.com/


The Dark Knight Rises hits theaters today. We thought it would be cool to offer a quick rewind of how the film and its characters evolved over the years with their imaginative costumes and make-up, starting in 1989 with Tim Burton's vision untill today with Christopher Nolan's realistic execution. Lets us know which film and "Batman" you liked the most and why.

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 

Christian Bale as Batman  


Image courtesy of : http://www.guardian.co.uk/

Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle


Image courtesy of : http://www.lostinthemultiplex.com ...

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Featured Artist: Pete Harrison

Today we feature Pete Harrison and his work. Take a break, pour yourself an espresso, top off your coffee, crack open another Red Bull or break out the china and sip on high tea... & let's see what Pete has to say to all y'all (just saw the Hatfields and McCoys)

Enjoy!

FF: How would you describe your art and design style?

Pete:
My design style I guess at the moment you could say it was photo manipulation with lighting effects, I use similar elements and the way I work that now people recognise a piece and can put ...

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Featured Blog: China Design Hub

Our friends at China Design Hub (CDH) have been covering original design and art from China for a few months now and have shared with us a couple of inspiring new artists. The blog, that features art from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, has been showcasing different creative industries from industrial and architecture to interior and fashion. Their goal is simply to shake off the negative light and biased view toward Chinese Design. Here are 3 talented artists that caught our attention.

Sally Zou
Sally is a Shanghainese born in 1986 and started picking up art, design and advertising after ...

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Featured Artist:Fede Ponce

Fede Ponce is a 2D-3D artist from California, hailing from Mexico via Canada with scholastic roots from Pasadena's Art Center. His work came to our attention and we had the opportunity of asking him some questions. Take a look at his latest montage of work and what he had to say when we spoke with him.

Click here to see the breakdown.

When someone asks you what do you do, what is your "canned" answer?

A: It's tough to pinpoint what I do, and even harder to describe it exactly because of the nature of the work. It ...

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Featured Artist of the Week: Sam Chiver

Today we feature a UK artist whose geometric & surreal illustrstion have been brought to our attention.

Sam Chiver is a UK based Illustrator and print maker. Working with both digital and handmade materials his work often explores themes of a universal nature. He produces limited edition prints, some of which are available [at his online gallery.]

Take a look at his blog for more insight into the mind of Sam Chiver.

From a young age he was inspired by mountainous landscape found during trips to France and also a love of comics. He similarly takes much inspiration from the realms ...

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Colorful SPARK!

I never really considered myself an illustrator, even though my first foray into the art world was drawing. I even came close to posting some of my pseudo-anime pencil sketches from "back in the day" to prove my point. Sure I have tons of coffeeshop cartoons and down-time doodles but an illustrator, I am not. When inspiration strikes however, I am always prepared. Professor Brown's habit of always carrying a Pilot Rolling Ball (Precise) V5 has come in handy while waiting for friends and my never-on-time younger brother. I even started carrying what my colleague calls an  "idea book ...

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Internal SPARK!

We are proud to have world renowned Polish designer Tomasz Opasinski featured on our homepage this week. He is well known for his unique design approach to abstract digital art and is currently offering a free tutorial on Filter Foundry that shows how he used Mudbox to design the background featured on our homepage. Click here to check it out.

Here are a couple abstract works from Tomasz:

 

Marko Vuckovic's Grass Lamp
The grass lamp is an innovative concept that i designed to enhance the décor of a home interior with natural elements, aiming to bring warmth and ...

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