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It was 40 years ago today, that the United States’s Apollo 11 mission was the first manned spacecraft to land on the Moon. To celebrate, NASA have restored videos from the Moonwalk and created a photographic presentation of the event, through the eyes of the astronauts.
You wont be hearing much from me over the next 9 days as I am on vacation, taking in the sights and sounds of Egypt. Have a great week, wherever you may be.
Photography by RJ Shaughnessy
The latest short film by Terri Timely explores Synesthesia; a neurologically based phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. A very visually interesting and surreal work.
There are a number of very interesting updates on the website of super talented sculptor Xavier Veilhan. One such update is a giant version of his work titled Sophie, which was created for the restaurant Le Germain. The work is so large to the extent that it exists on two floors of the building. Very impressive.
Last night saw the launch of the sixth edition of GF Smith’s hugely successful Naturalis paper range right here in sunny Edinburgh. As usual they did not disappoint. After collaborating with such names as Peter Saville and Wim Crouwel on previous editions of Naturalis, this time saw the turn of SEA/GF Smith regular and internationally renowned photographer John Ross.
This latest series of work is a range of figures that are created through a process involving a large tank, various naked models and a whole lot of pizza flour. The resulting effect is a kind of mysterious beauty that is enhanced by the expressive poses of the models. I’m sure you will be seeing more of these images being fired around the net soon.
Sound design mentalist (one half of Monlake & (co)founder of Ableton) Robert Henke created this performance using a matrix of 64 gas balloons, lights, and sound. More images and info here
Not sure exactly how this one slipped through the net, but Toronto based designer Alex McLeod got in touch a while back. His 3D renderings resemble a glorious plastic wonderland.
There are hundreds of picture blogs online but by far my favourite is M O O D, and as it suggest images are posted in relation to their mood and feel. Perfect RSS reader fodder.
Don’t know anything about the author etc, but I do know its not always safe for work.
Muti Randolph has created some beautiful light and topographic-like installations.
Hubert Blanz creates the kind of aerial landscapes that every city planner dreads – a concrete massacre. However, I do find their warped nature strangely beautiful.
I woke up to a lovely surprise yesterday. It came from Brazil in the form of this beautiful vacuum packed typography game.
Many thanks to the nice people at ps.2.
At Human Resources we support the promotion of top creative talent globally. In particular, we love giving unknown accomplished creatives the much needed exposure they deserve. As such, we are delighted to announce any opportunities that we come across that we feel could be worth while entering. Swatch MTV Playground is one such opening, as they are currently searching for the next generation of creative talent. Check out their website for more details and to get involved.
Reuben Margolin is a Bay Area visionary and longtime maker, who creates totally singular techno-kinetic wave sculptures. Using everything from wood to cardboard to found and salvaged objects, Reuben’s artwork is diverse, with sculptures ranging from tiny to looming, and the motorised to the hand-cranked.
There is a great insight in to the life and works of Reuben in an interview by Make, which you can view below.
Those familiar with our Flickr stream may already have seen this, but it’s great to see that Mark Weaver has stuck to his word and made something cool everyday.