Another brilliant illustration by Christoph Niemann for Abstract Sunday.
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How Yoga will destroy your Design Career: Christoph Niemann on Happiness, Work and Creativity
In this inspiring, charming and funny talk from the Creative Mornings monthly breakfast lecture series, illustrator Christoph Niemann dances across everything from finding happiness at work to what it takes to have a good idea to the myth of “talent” to how to overcome writer’s block.
See more of Christoph’s brilliant work on his site or his NYT blog Abstract City.
Via Brain Pickings
The Evolution of the Geek
Geography meets Stereotypes: The Geography of Prejudice
Mapping Stereotypes: The Geography of Prejudice is a project by London-based graphic designer, illustrator and photographer Yanko Tsvetkov aka AlphaDesigner. As you should be aware of, a “sense of humor is highly recommended”.
In order of appearance:
– Europe According to The Vatican
– Europe According to USA
– Europe According to Russia
– Europe According to Germany
– Europe According to France
– Europe According to Gay Men
Be sure to view more cool stereotypes at Mapping Stereotypes and order the maps printed on posters, t-shirts, postcards, mousepads or binders at AlphaDesigner’s Zazzle-Shop.
By the way: It is an interesting fact, that the map „Europe According to the Vatican” was co-developed with the devil. Read the full story: Europe. In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Stereotypus Sancti.
Say it on a Post-it
Vancouver-based graphic artist Nick Routley lets his imagination run wild on post-its inspired by things that are in the news or that he is doing at the time. I’ve included some with Nick’s explanations.
There’s been much discussion about “crowdsourcing” over the past few days as a result of Twitter personality and author Guy Kawasaki’s latest book cover design competition. While I’m not a fan of crowdsourcing in the design industry, I do appreciate it in other areas of the creative world. This piece was created using materials I’ve been crowdsourcing over the past couple of weeks.
[ Made using: Various crowdsourced paper products ]
After the volcanic eruption in Iceland shut down all of the UK’s airspace, I was curious just how much CO2 volcanic eruptions release into the atmosphere each year. I did some calculation based on information from the USGS website and found that the United States emits 44 times more CO2 annually than all volcanic eruptions during the same period. Wow.
The protests over the G20 Summit in Toronto turned violent over the weekend as many businesses were vandalised and police cars burned in the heart of the financial district. Most of the people causing problems were wearing bandannas and masks which, to me, seems very cowardly. If you believe strongly enough in your cause, you should be willing to face the consequences of your actions.
Everybody needs a few hours of thoughtful alone time once in awhile. No electronic devices, maybe a beer though…
Sadly, I have no hand-writing skill whatsoever. Somewhere along the way my cap lock key got stuck and I forgot the magic that is cursive writing. I think it was grade 3 when I got nailed in the head with a dodgeball.
Nom nom nom… Actually, I’d set this guy free on my computer desk once a week to kill off my post-it note clutter.
See all of Nick’s post-it creations at Post-it Note Republic.
Why can’t Van Gogh straighten up his bedroom – Ursus Wehrli tidies up art
If you’ve ever wondered why art has to be so messy and if there is no way to improve those untidy paintings of masters such as Van Gogh, Paul Klee, Joan Miró or Jackson Pollock, watch this TED talk of comedian and cabaret artist Ursus Wehrli.
You can buy his English book “Tidying Up Art” at Amazon.com respectively the German original “Kunst aufräumen” at Amazon.de.
Visual Flight Diary by Christoph Niemann
A visual diary documenting a flight from New York to Berlin (with a layover in London) by illustrator Christoph Niemann.
Be sure to visit his blog Abstract City to see more great illustrated stories. Here are my favorites:
Old Spice “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like “
Great ad by Wieden + Kennedy (Portland, USA) and winner of the Film Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions 2010. If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look. And if you have seen it, watch it again!
PIXELS by Patrick Jean
A funny hommage to the early days of computer games.
Written, directed by: Patrick Jean
Director of Photograhy: Matias Boucard
Shot on location in New York.
Facebook in real life II
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Tip: use it/the corresponding “Dislike” stamp on all your business mail.