This website is about any and everything that sparks the creative genius in all of us. By profession I am a Graphic Designer, and enjoy all aspects of design. From traditional to urban from resin to vinyl, these are all great mediums and deserve to be explored. On top of that everything from music to movies from guns to graffiti.
This is the "MAD AGENT" Series 5 Dunny design I did for Kidrobot. I'm offering up my samples to collectors with a special MYSTERY Giclee print. There are several different prints created and one will be inserted into the envelope and sealed.... and NO I won't show you the prints. As you can see on the envelope the prints may have something to do with an upcoming "Toy Secret" I have in the works. The figure is about 3.5" tall, and the prints are about 4.5" x 6.5" and limited to only this sale. The figure comes signed on the back by me, and the print is also signed and numbered. Set comes packed in sturdy box with plenty of padding to help protect in transit. Figure is in original package and the print is sealed in the envelope with an acid free backer card for protection from bending. As always I'll throw in some extra stickers of mine too. One figure per customer please... if you order more than one I'll cancel them both and refund your money.
If you hurry you can still get one of these limited S5 Dunny's signed and numbered, don't sleep on this though, his products tend to go really fast, and for $35 you really can't beat it...GO GO GO!
You have just got to love MythBusters. I had no idea inhaling gas could be so awesome!!!! Kids do not try this at home...because it will make your parents think you are possessed by the devil!
This is probably one of the most interesting ideas that I’ve seen in a short while. Basically, a man by the name of Robbie snapped over3 Days - 3,038 Photos 3,000 pictures on his Canon 5D SLR of his life in Boston over 3 days. This includes his rides on the T, visits work and school, etc. After that was all done, he converted the pictures into a short film by playing them rapidly in the order they were taken. This is what he got. The music is “Dry Lips” by Lightspeed Champion.
In our continued efforts to promote the development and appreciation of unique and original art, myplasticheart and Poketo invite you to submit your designs to the "my plastic wallet" Poketo wallet design competition. This is an open-theme competition, so here's your chance to flex your creative muscles and get your design juices flowing. The only requirement is that it must say "myplasticheart" somewhere in the front of the wallet design. The winning entry will have their design produced as a limited edition Poketo wallet and sold exclusively through myplasticheart online and retail stores. The competition ends on October 5th, 2008. Check out some existing wallet designs here! 1. Download the template file or create (2) 8.5" x 3.75" graphics files (outer wallet and inner wallet) with .25" bleed in 300dpi and 4 color CMYK. Here is an example. 2. Complete your designs and send your work to walletcomp@myplasticheart.com by October 5th 2008.
3. Check myplasticheart after the end of the competition to see if you won! Winners will be announced October 13, 2008.
In case you didn't catch the info from this morning's Let's Rock! event, here's the hot news:
Apple released new iPod Nano's with fresh colors and a widescreen format that benefits from an accelerometer. The iPod Touch has also been updated with a sleeker design and a built-in speaker (It's about time!). iTunes has been refreshed with a new "grid" format, HD shows, Genius playlists and sidebar, and much more. There were small updates like new Shuffle colors, a new 120GB iPod Classic, 2.1 software for the iPod Touch/iPhone, and new In-Ear Headphones coming soon, too. Head over to Apple.com for all the info. P.S. I love the ad on the main page with the new Nano colors. I like how the color drips over some of the other parts of the site. I know, I've seen "drippy" stuff before in design too, but this is like "clean drippy." Ha ha...
Design for Salt The Wound. Manga Studio EX, Photoshop, Wacom tablet.
I work for a small design studio in San Diego, as well as some freelance. Some of my clients include: Zero, Mystery, Fallen, Birdhouse, Anti Hero, Element, Grenade, Sprung Monkey, Salt The Wound, Annotations Of An Autopsy... Email me for prices and availability. Check Brandon out on his deviantART page.
Well it looks like Mattel and Munky King are teaming up for a charity event involving Mattel's ever evolving Funkey. There is going to be a custom art show featuring an XL version of Mattel's Funkey. I wish I had a size comparison photo, but the new XL version for this show looks to be about 2" -3" taller than their large dock model. The show kicks off on Friday September 26th, stay tuned for more updates as they are announced!
This is for a very noble cause, so if you get the chance to go...do it! More companies need to do this, and it really seems like the vinyl community is all about helping other out!(except for those jerks on the skullbrain forum...j/k)
Join us for Funkeys: Custom Art Show & Charity Event. In conjunction with the Mattel Childrens Foundations and The Art of Elysium, we will be showcasing a variety of artist's works and inspirations behind the Funkeys platform, as well as a silent charity auction that evening. More details coming soon...!
This vinyl platform has always been appealing to me, and on such a large scale, and the talent that Munky King usually pulls, I can almost guarentee this show to be amazing. The question is...how can I get in on this show, I got some great ideas swirling in my head!
Limited Edition Darth Vader Bronze Statue by Lawrence Noble
This is an exclusive special order item. Once your order is placed a member of the StarWarsShop.com team will contact you to complete the order and make special shipping arrangements.
A few months ago, employees entering the lobby of Lucasfilm's Building A at the Presidio were greeted by a new member of the campus' growing family of bronze statues -- Darth Vader. While the Dark Lord may come from Yoda's corner of the galaxy (one of the first bronzes to be installed atop the fountain at the main entrance), Vader actually joins a set of historical figure bronzes already making a home at the Presidio, all courtesy of artist Lawrence Noble.
This beast can be yours for a mere $18,000, but for you die hard Star Was fans that is just a drop in the bucket! Post original found on GeekAlerts.com, and primary info for this article was found on StarWarsShop.com. Noble, a lifelong Star Wars fan and accomplished artist, actually began his sculpting career with a diminutive Yoda bronze he'd created after seeing The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. He has since followed with scores of publicly-commissioned bronzes that include peace officers, firefighters, historical figures, and other American icons installed throughout the country's parks, memorials, and town centers
Like the now famous Yoda bronze adorning the Presidio fountain as well as Big Rock Ranch's garden court entrance, the half-scale Darth Vader bronze is also being made available to the public in extremely limited quantities--30--exclusively through StarWarsShop.
The inspiration for this Vader bronze, which was modeled after the Dark Lord's appearance in The Empire Strikes Back, ironically came from a source usually associated with the Star Wars prequels -- the planet Coruscant. "For me, the idea was to do the kind of statue we would see in honor and tribute to Lord Vader on the planet of Coruscant," says Noble. "So if you were walking around the city on Coruscant and saw a statue of Darth Vader, it would hopefully be something along the lines of what we produced."
Noble admits that the greatest challenge to sculpting figures in costume is capturing the essence of the personality without the benefit of an individual's most expressive feature -- the face. In Vader's case, Noble had to find other means to transmit the character of the Star Wars saga's central figure. "I tried to show a bit of the inner man, which was difficult because the inner man is behind a mask," he explains, suggesting Vader's character would need to be expressed through pose alone. "He's got a particular attitude -- he's got one foot raised on a little precipice which tells the story of where he might end up. There are cracks in the precipice, and he's taking a step towards his own destiny.
"Also, while the mask is static, the hands are not," he continues. "The hands are set in an anticipation of potential movement, to be detrimental or positive." Noble explains that the hands and positioning of the feet form a vague loop, leading the eye from one to the other. From this, the viewer might discern a bit of who Vader is and where he is going. "What I tried to do was lead the viewer on a little bit of an inner journey about the man," he says.
Each Vader bronze, which stands nearly four feet tall and weighs a whopping 150 pounds, was forged and assembled at a foundry close to Lucasfilm's Presidio campus, the same foundry responsible for producing several of the other bronzes adorning the parkland property the company occupies. Each bronze also received an individualized patina, making each piece a unique work of art unlike any other.
Somehow the first question that pops into my head is: What band is this guy in? Or is he a fan? He seems put upon. Perhaps you can explain? Or offer him advice? If you have a moment, please weigh in and...
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