Alice's Blog Posts Tagged 'creative' (103)

She couldn't have expected it. You see, for Ida Skivenes it started off simply. She didn't start posting photos on Instagram to gain thousands of followers or to become a widely popular food artist. Rather, in June 2012, she saw a photo on the Internet of two pieces of toast that looked like a bear and a fox and she…

Little Free Library is a creative idea, thought up by Todd Bol and Rick Brooks, that aims to promote literacy and bring communities together by putting up mini libraries in neighborhoods around the world. Started in 2009, it's a nonprofit that seeks to place these small, accessible book exchange boxes right in front of a house or on a street corner. (Take a book, return a book.) You can…

What would it be like if , one day, you woke up to find that your body had mysteriously grown or shrunken in size? While there have been countless movies based on this premise, we haven't quite seen it in photo series, at least, not like this. Enter Paul Armstrong. He's not just the photographer, he's also the one acting out each shot.

Armstrong's self-portraits are believable because he's put himself in ordinary situations, like reading a book on a couch…

While writing about creative pet photographer Serenah, I discovered that we didn't know that much about her. Though she has a superb collection of adorable dog portraits, I was curious about her background. How long has she been shooting for and who are the other…

I thought we'd end the week with a collection of creative family portraits. Though the holidays are now officially over (and there's no more Christmas "photo" cards to be made), you can still take pictures of your family in any number of creative ways. We've rounded up 10 ideas that include everything from simply layering your family's hands to using a small chalkboard as a prop.…

Have you ever heard of a gender reveal party? Apparently they're all the rage. At the doctor's appointment where the parents find out if they're having a boy or a girl, the doctor seals the results and a party planner helps reveal the gender in a creative way. Soon-to-be parents find out what gender their baby is going to be at the party, in front of all of their…

Paris, France-based artist Benoit Jammes wrote to us to tell us about his cute and creative series involving cassette tapes. Before compact discs (or CDs) took over the market in the early 90s, cassettes were all the rage, dominating the way we listened to music throughout the 70s and the 80s. As an homage to those long gone decades, Jammes has created a lighthearted series that shows what…

Last year, we called this adorable recreation of a mini Carl Fredricksen from the movie "Up" the best Halloween costume. This year, that coveted title belongs to…

LG has just released an amusing video that shows what happens when unsuspecting elevator passengers believe that the floor has dropped out on them. As incredibly cruel as this may be, it's also quite genius. To show just how realistic or "lifelike" their new…

With Halloween right around the corner, today we thought it would be fun to put together some of the most popular DIY Halloween ideas we found on Pinterest. For the past few months we've been collecting these pins in our board Cool DIY Projects, which currently has almost 1.5 million followers…

It would be hard to say what other kind of photography fills our hearts more or puts a bigger smile on our face than animal photography. Whether it’s capturing the sweet and subtle moments of our pets or providing us with a wonderful window into the wild animal world, animal photographers make it their life’s mission to make us appreciate the creatures we share this earth with. Today, we’ve…

If you're in some dire need of some creative inspiration you can go to thousands (or even millions) of art sites out there. But what if you want something new, exciting, and even awe-inspiring? Today we've rounded up for you six of the our favorite street art sites you'll want to visit. They're the best of the bunch.

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It's only been a few years since the cake pop trend busted out into the scene. These miniature cakes, created in the form of lollipops, have become so popular, they can now be found just around the corner at your local Starbucks. While we've enjoyed seeing them take on many different forms (who could forget…

At Christian Dior's Autumn/Winter 2012 Couture show, its new creator director, Belgian designer Raf Simons, made his grand debut even before one model walked down the runway. By decorating five grand rooms inside a Parisian mansion with one million real flowers, he was showing how he would bring a fresh and modern approach to the French fashion house. The…

In these beautiful new ads for the British daily national newspaper The Times, Queen Elizabeth II is seen walking with a younger Prince Philip, shaking hands with a dapper Winston Churchill and walking next to an excited crowd of children waving flags. Of course, what makes it all so magical is that the photos are taken from two different eras and have been masterfully merged together. They're a set of creative ads with the perfect accompanying tagline, "The Life.…

They're instantly recognizable artists - Dali, Van Gogh and Picasso - and now their likeness is the inspiration for a new ad campaign for MASP Art School. Like that unfortunate frog you dissected in high school Biology class, these dead artists have been pinned down and are ready for inspection. Look closely and you'll see their insides, only their organs are different than the average person's.…

Still can't decide on what kind of card your giving your loved one today? Why not ditch the idea of a conventional card and give out a gram instead? Amanda Jane Jones from Oh Happy Day is here to help you out. She's created a free pdf printable that's inspired by the game Scrabble! Just print it out, and then use a cutting board, ruler and x-acto knife to cut out the letters…

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I thought this lit sign was appropriate. So sweet, isn't it? Welcome to another edition of Creative Links of the Week! Can you believe we made it to thirty? Yes, I even had doubts that I would or could deliver some inspiring links from around the web,…

How does a large life insurance company show that they offer policies for life's most unexpected surprises? They work with a few ad agencies to come up with some creative ads like this. Called Life's Turns In a Sentence, these six scenarios merge two completely different scenarios together, making you stop and think. Their tagline? "For all life's twists and turns: Flexible…

Isn't this black and white image taken by French photographer Robert Doisneau just so incredibly timeless? Welcome to another edition of Creative Links of the Week! We hope you'll enjoy our roundup of our favorite links around the web and check out some of the most popular posts on My Modern Met.

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