It’s common to see paintings so realistic they don’t look like paintings (which I never see the point of), but in this case it’s the opposite – this is a real photo that looks like a painting. Alexa Meade painted a model and submerged her in a pool of milk, taking photos as the paint ran. Stunning.
More images (including behind the scenes) here.
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KOMBOH did this awesome Avengers poster…
…which Marvel made him take down (side note: if Marvel’s going to go around taking down design-y posters using their superheroes, they have a long, long road ahead of them). So in response KOMBOH changed the poster to this:
A bigger version here lets you read the names they came up with to replace the Marvel trademarks.
The Guardian launches US advertising campaign featuring illustrations from Catch favourite Noma Bar.
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“A seemingly endless series of drive-by shootings punctuated by the occasional lynch mob, conducted by anonymous people with the depth of barroom philosophers and the attention span of fruit flies.” —
Michae; Bierut on Graphic Design Criticism as a Spectator Sport. Such a great article.
“We know it is only an album cover with a white square on it but often in design it can be a long journey to get at something quite simple which works and that simplicity can work on many levels – often the most simple ideas can be the most radical.”
Jonathan Barnbrook – who I saw speak at We Can Create late last year and was really impressed by – explains the thinking behind David Bowie’s new record cover. I kinda love it.