Posted by Kareen on 14 October, 2009
Polaroid is back!
Mike was the bearer of fantastic news this morning in the studio! The polaroid is back! The Impossible Project inspires Polaroid to relaunch instant cameras! Read the link for the news!
Posted by Kareen on 14 October, 2009
Studio Party Pics and Thank yous.
It is almost a month since our studio party! how time flies! We have some well overdue thank yous…to Ary from Coopers (for sponsoring the event). Janine from The Black Dog Project who made a trip across the nullabor, ($1,100 in cash was raised for this worthy cause, so thank you for those who dipped into their wallets), Mike for his work on both The Black Dog Project and The Print Directory (which is now up and running!) and a thank you to Mike’s friend Anthony for the photography. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Kareen on 12 October, 2009
The Print Directory
The Print Directory is open! We have been very busy here at Beyond the Pixels with this project, and we are happy to say that it is off to a fantastic start. A big thank you to Mike at Shaking Paper Web for the wonderful coding. Enjoy!
Posted by Che on 7 October, 2009
Dead fly art
Dead fly art. I cannot stop laughing, that is all.
this is amazing - gotta pass it on!
Posted by Che on 4 October, 2009
Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off
Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali. Now if only I could do the same… maybe the Caribbean is calling… See Sagmeister’s TED talk here
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Posted by Che on 4 October, 2009
Daily Drop Cap
The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische. Each day (or at least each WORK day), a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap is posted. Lovely Jessica, keep up the good work.
Posted by Che on 23 September, 2009
Destino, by Salvador Dali and Walt Disney
I have thought a lot about the Dali exhibition since going just over a week ago now… It is amazing how vividly the imagery has stayed with me. I still cannot fathom how one man could have produced such am immense amount of masterpieces. From a beating heart crafted from rubies (see earlier post) to my personal highlight, Destino—which, Dali and Walt Disney began collaborating on in 1946. Their creation was finally completed in 2003. This evening I came across a you tube video of the what appears to be the full and hopefully legit film see it here.
Posted by Che on 22 September, 2009
You look like the right type
You look like the right type is a neat little blog by Mark Addison Smith living in Chicago. Each day, he writes down dialogue overheard spoken around him from “honest-to-gosh real people”. At the end of the day, he turns this jot-list into a stack of tiny sketches. Posting one a day. Twenty four hours later, a new collection begins. Love it! keep up the good work Mark. Mark’s blog
Posted by Kareen on 15 September, 2009
Studio Party
Thank you Coopers for supplying us with the beverages for our studio party. We are launching The Print Directory and also holding a fundraiser for The Black Dog Project (see previous blog entry below). A night it will be, full of fun, friends and frivolity…
REOW!!
Posted by Kareen on 14 September, 2009
Dali exhibition a must see
On Sunday we had a studio visit to the Dali exhibition at NGV. There is nothing more to say other than if you haven’t already gone, then you must go! A personal highlight was the short animation Destino, a collaboration with Walt Disney. Read the rest of this entry »