Live Portraits
This is cool. Alexa Meade paints portraits on the human body that turn real life people into seemingly 2D works of art.
Tiny Canvas
Artist Andre Levy uses coins as his canvas.
Adorable Naps
This dog, toddler, and baby love to nap together. Jessica Shyba captures these precious moments in unbelievably adorable photographs. I could look at these all day. Here are some recent ones from a huge selection of beautiful photographs.
Frozen Bubbles and Northern Lights
It's always a pleasure to discover an artist who is doing something interesting. Chris Ratzlaff is a photographer who captures images that are quite spectacular. From photos of frozen bubbles to the northern lights, I have been inspired to try some new things.
Laika To Auction Off Puppets and Props
Mark your calendars! February 12, 2015 Laika will auction props from its stop motion films. “The Art of LAIKA” auction to be held by Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hills, California. Here is your chance to own something really cool.
Beer Cans Get Some Love
Paste Magazine has put together a collection of beautifully designed beer cans. I've done a lot of work designing bottles in the alcoholic beverage industry, but I have never had the pleasure of working on a design for a can. These are so inspirational!
Norway's New Passport Design
Now here is something everyone can appreciate – bringing beautiful design to a seemingly mundane everyday item like a passport. Norway's landscapes are used as inspiration for the new minimalist design.
Cheap Camera Challenge
Fashion photographer Lara Jade attempts to take high fashion photos with a 0.3 megapixel toy camera.
The results are beautiful which goes to show that you should never let the limitations of your camera dictate the quality of your photos; it's your vision that matters!
Seven Generations
Photographer and stylist Christine McConnell recreates photographs of seven generations of women in her maternal family, dating back to 1821! Using herself as a model the results are captivating. You can see more here, but below is my favorite
Christine's great-great-grandmother Jane, born 1858
Capturing This Chaos We Call Life
Every year my husband and I try to come up with a fun, creative idea for our Christmas card. Since having our second child in September, our lives have been a little chaotic so he wanted to take a photo that captured said chaos. I vetoed the idea due to lack of time and energy, but this Hoboken based photographer completely nailed it!
Danielle Guenther captured a series of photographs that show the challenges of parenting. These are my two favorites and the ones I identify with the most. See more of her hilarious photos on her website.
Photographs of Oymyakon, Russia
Photographer Amos Chapple visits what is considered to be the coldest inhabited place on earth, the village of Oymyakon, to capture some incredible images. With only 500 residents I can't help but be curious as to how a person ends up living there.
Here are some of his beautiful images. You can see more of his captivating travel photography on his website.
Wedding Photos by a Fire
With a forest fire blazing nearby, this couple had to rush their wedding day in order to get out safely. But first their photographer managed to capture some stunning photos with the fire blazing in the background. i'm sure this was an unusual and unique experience for all involved!
Inspirational Chalk Artwork
Two students at the Columbus College of Art create these beautifully detailed masterpieces out of chalk. They pick an inspirational quote and create their art around it. They are all striking and I can only imagine the amount of time it takes to complete one of these.
Colorful Ants
When his wife noticed that ants turned white after drinking milk, scientist Mohamed Babu had the idea to feed the ants colored liquid sugar. He had the good sense to capture it in photographs :)
The Windows of New York
I love this idea by New York based graphic designer . He creates lovely graphic illustrations of some of the memorable windows he sees around New York City. New York has some beautiful architecture that is sometimes easy to disregard. He makes sure we notice it.
Steve Axford's Striking Fungi Photography
This will take your breath away because it looks like pure magic. You can see more of his work here, but here are some of my favorites.
Zoey + Jasper
A rescue dog and her little boy is an adorable blog featuring photos by photographer Grace Chon of her rescue dog Zoey and her little boy Jasper. The two have become fast friends!
India Song - beautiful images by photographer Karen Knorr
Magnificent Color Book from 1692
271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book
Artist “A. Boogert” wrote this book about mixing watercolors in 1692. He explains how to create certain hues and change the tone by adding water.
This could be considered the original Pantone Color Guide, first published in 1963.