I thought I was a clever child but this baby who solves the Rubik’s cube just kills anything I have ever achieved.

Philipp Lenssen is giving away over 700 fantasy-themed avatar images for free under a Creative Commons license. They were designed for a game which did not actually become a game so its a great idea for Philipp not to let these go to waste. [via Drawn]

Avatar, Creative Commons, Pixel Art

I could not believe this when I saw it. Some nutcase went sking down the longest underground escalator in Europe in the middle of the day with a camera strapped to his helmet. This escalator is at Angel station which is coincidently the station i used everyday while I was at university. Having been there so many times I can insure you that the escalator is very long and so I have to give it to the guy as he was very brave indeed.

Artist Name: The Little Friends of Printmaking

Website: www.thelittlefriendsofprintmaking.com

Bio: The Little Friends of Printmaking are J W & Melissa Buchanan, a husband-and-wife team of designers & illustrators whose clients include Nike, STRANGEco, and Harmonix. First-and-best-known for their silkscreened concert posters, they quickly branched out into further fields, designing fancy junk for whoever would pay them money. The Little Friends were recently profiled in the new book New Masters of Poster Design (Rockport); their work can also be seen in Beasts! (Fantagraphics), The Darkening Garden (Payseur & Schmidt), and Two Faced: The Changing Face of Portraiture (IdN). Now living in Milwaukee, they are currently working with Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin to develop a new Print & Publishing lab.

There’s always more to see at www.thelittlefriendsofprintmaking.com

Art Category / Medium: Digital, Illustration, Printmaking

Corporate advertisement and street art in public spaces. What is the relationship? This cool video explores that relationship. Here is a qoute about this short film from the director LorcanFinnegan;

“A man, trapped in the confines of a corporate poster, tries to escape and become part of the street art on the opposite wall. Although the street art is free, it is condemned and usually destroyed to make way for advertising, a risk he is willing to take to be with the stencilled girl on the other side.”

The concept of home created stop motion animations is superb and it great to see people using it to create animations featuring things we all can relate to. This time its our favourite plumber, Mario, and a toy that will never die, LEGO. Both animations use LEGO in different ways but they are both super sweet. [video below via Neatorama]

Animation, Lego, Mario, Nintendo, Retro Toys, Retro Video Games, Stop Motion, Videos

Taking vintage typewriters and turning them into sculptures without out using an kind of glue, welding or soldering may sound impossible but not for Jeremy Mayer who has created these amazing typewriter sculptures by using cold assembly methods. [via Neatorama]

I adore these retro illustrations by Frank Soltesz created in the late 1940s for Armstrong’s Industrial Insulations. The detail is impeccable and you can really get immersed in to what is happening in the scenes. You can see more of the illustrations with a closer look at the Frank Soltesz Flickr set. If you like these then check out the illustrations by Graham Bleathman featured previously. [via Today’s Inspiration]

Everyone has a dream to be in a video game. But what if you bring a video to life instead… well that’s just what these crazy fellas done and boy am I jealous. The main reason for my jealousy is because they have bought Mario Kart to life which has been the most fun multiplayer racing game bar none in my opinion. I know what I want to do this summer, anyone want to join in the fun??

Some more progress pictures of PhuEk’s upcoming P-77 Toy

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