Cool Hunting
When Van Gogh dreamed of a utopian community of artists in the south of France, he probably wasn't thinking of the online possibilities. Fortunately for us (over 100 years after the painter's vision), there's Veer Ideas, a social networking site where creatives and design lovers can create original content and connect with each other. It's a creative playground defined by each participant as they visually realize their own unique imagination.
The site levels the playing field—whether professional designers or aspiring artists, each user can comment on each other's portfolios and connect through the collaborative creation of unique digital environments, as well as share inspirations on a communal blog.
We love Veer Ideas for opening up the creative potential of the web in a way that doesn't happen nearly often enough.
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Distinctly and wonderfully Brazilian, Calu Fontes' painted, one-of-a-kind porcelain accessories are influenced by the lively Bahia region in northern Brazil, from where her family hails. The mix of colors with patterns — on trays, teapots, vases, plates, tiered platters, carafes and cups — reflects the cultural heart of the country. Each handmade piece is the result of a method that involves burning the painted...
As we continue to fiddle with our own business cards, it was nice to come across a comprehensive list of 70 original and clever designs. The site features a range of different shapes, sizes and forms, but my favorites are ones that have some sort of interactive or playful feature, like the pull-tab (above left) and scratch-off (below left). Obviously, the most important objective...
One of the hardest working typographers we know, Mike Perry is currently working on his second book. Check out the Brooklyn-based designer's first book, "Hand Job: A Catalog of Type," which is a great collection of hand-drawn type out out by Princeton Architectural press. It's hard to look at this site and not be motivated to get working too!...
Onesidezero is a designer and illustrator from Leicester, U.K. Of his work he says: "I love to include flowing vibrant colors, bold images and strange creatures in my work, I usually sketch my initial concepts whilst listening to music, which helps me think. An early sketch usually starts off with a few basic shapes, I'll sometimes re-draw an idea a number of times changing...
The International Illustrated, a magazine made up of unique original art created around a rather loose central theme, just released their third issue. The brainchild of two Brazilian designers, Julio and Vitor, the duo carefully select contributing artists based on their portfolios. After accepting an invitation to participate, artists receive a "label" (the theme of the issue) ranging from "Do What You Want and...
Shooting fashion spreads, art directing international marketing campaigns and designing tees, 24 year-old Kiwi Paul Darragh (aka Bemodern or Darragh-G) creates work that fuels inspiration. Leaving his homeland in 2003, Darragh moved to Melbourne, Australia where he was offered the position of Art Director for a publishing house responsible for marketing campaigns across Australasia with the likes of Lee, Wrangler, Mooks, Sass & Bide,...
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