Category archives: Product Design

Crowdsourcing Creativity for Inspirational Marketers, Tortured Artists & Researchers

Written by on Oct. 17, 2012 in Advertising , Animation, Brands, Concept Art, Digital Art, Graphic-design, Illustration, Marketing, Movies, Photography, Portfolio, Product Design, Technology, Tips and Tricks.

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 ...

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

Written by on July 28, 2012 in Concept Art, Digital Art, Featured Artist , FF Members, Movies, Product Design, Set Design.

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 ...

Turning Your Graphic Design Hobby Into A Career

Written by JamesJones on July 19, 2012 in Advertising , Animation, Art Shows, Digital Art, Illustration, Interior Design, Photography, Portfolio, Product Design, School, Tips and Tricks, Typography.

Do you enjoy using your creativity to come up with unique designs? If so, you might want to consider turning your hobby into a successful career. This can be accomplished by enrolling in one of dozens of amazing graduate programs for graphic design. Under the instruction of talented and knowledgeable professors, you will learn how to create an impressive portfolio and land amazing clients.

If you are considering a career in graphic design, you may currently be at a loss for how to get started. It's a large field and choosing a direction can be tough. The following suggestions ...

The Evolution of Batman

Written by on July 18, 2012 in Concept Art, Gaming, Movies, Product Design, Set Design.

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 ...

Featured Design Company: Astro Studios

Written by on Jan. 31, 2012 in Advertising , Brands, Graphic-design, Hardware, Marketing, Product Design, Technology, Tradeshow.

Filter Foundry caught up with Silicon Valley veteran Brett Lovelady, Founder/CEO of Astro Studios in San Francisco, and picked the juicy parts of his brain. Pull up a chair and lets start with his title: “Chief Instigator.”

Brett: I’ve been a classic fire starter, someone who gets big ideas quickly, rallies a lot of people, gets them all talking, cross connecting, gets all the big ideas out, formulates it, and gets out of the way. I’m not really into tending fires, I’m better at starting them …just sort of felt like the right title compared to ...

Album Art

Written by on Nov. 29, 2011 in Fine Art, Graphic-design, Photography, Product Design, Typography.

When I was in high school, I in inherited the old family hi-fi. We had upgraded the sitting room's entertainment center and in the middle of it was a state-of-the-art Sony component system that included a CD-player, a turntable, an equalizer, an amp, a stereo tuner, and a dual cassette deck. Back then vinyl was king and portables (like the yellow sports Walkman in my school bag) were gaining ground quickly. My local Record Store was walking distance and it was my happiest place on earth.

We all have our favorite songs, our favorite albums, but I also had ...

Internal SPARK!

Written by on Nov. 4, 2011 in Concept Art, Digital Art, FF Members, Fine Art, Illustration, Product Design.

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 ...

Innovative Minimalistic Product Design

Written by on Oct. 5, 2011 in Brands, Concept Art, Digital Art, Illustration, Marketing, Product Design.

Here's a little mental exercise I did when I first saw this young man's work. I asked myself how many green people do I know. Here is what I came up with:

I know at least 3 people who now drive electric vehicles. One who skateboard's to work. One who bikes. One who is planning on buying a golf cart.

Most of my friends (not including the roommate) recycle.

My neighborhood located in the "hipster" part of LA has a 3 TrashMasters that patrol our streets all week long, a green one, a blue one and a ...