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Crowdsourcing Creativity for Inspirational Marketers, Tortured Artists & Researchers

Crowdsourcing Creativity for Inspirational Marketers, Tortured Artists & Researchers

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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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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


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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  


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Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle


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I know you are but what am I?

Filter Foundry had the pleasure of being the official social partner for Beauty Is Embarrassing, the Neil Berkeley documentary of emmy award winning artist Wayne White. Premiering at the SXSW Festival this year, this documentary has drawn accolades from the film, music and interactive communities. Take a read at what Joshua Brunsting had to say about the film and then go out and watch it. ~MAC

How does one become a multi-time Emmy award winning artist from such humble beginnings as being born in the mountains of Tennessee? Well, just ask beloved cartoonist/set designer/sculptor/voice actor/painter Wayne ...

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SPARK! Issue #10

Who's your favorite character of all time... which version.. by what artist? I know mine: Bob Kane's Batman by Alex Ross. I like to think of Alex's style as the best of both worlds, it's 2D that looks like it was rendered in 3D. This week I've pulled a few characters from both the pop-culture and the obscure pile. Share yours with us by posting it below.

1. The Batman (rough sketch phase) by Alex Ross

2. Gollum by WETA Digital

instantShift - Amazing Character Designs

3. Bettie Page by Bambinomonkey

4. Octo-Owl by 64Colors

 

5. Belly Dancer by Carlos ...

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The 8 Worst Fonts In The World

The 8 Worst Fonts In The World

In "Just My Type," Simon Garfield counts down his least favorite typefaces. And Comic Sans isn't among them.

We’d need another book, of course, to do this justice. And where would one start?

Fonts are like cars on the street--we notice only the most beautiful or ugly, the funniest or the flashiest. The vast majority roll on regardless. There may be many reasons why we dislike or distrust certain fonts, and overuse and misuse are only starting points. Fonts may trigger memory as pungently as perfume: Gill Sans can summon up ...

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