All Blog Posts Tagged 'year' (8)

The dictionary defines a breakthrough as any significant or sudden advance, development, achievement, or increase. (Yes, that sounds about right.) In listing this year's top breakthrough artists of the year, we not thought about their incredibly creative artistic achievements, we turned to our reports to see which posts all of you loved or appreciated the most. From…

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As millions celebrate the lunar New Year this weekend, I thought this tea packaging was really fitting. Designed by Aesthetic Apparatus, the bright tin has hand printed labels and includes a sticker that celebrates the year of the Tiger. The tea comes from the province of Yunnan and promises to be "strong and smooth, spicy and sweet, rich and earthy." Only 50 of these… Continue

HelloMilo's 2008 calendar mixes together the seasons and the months in a beautiful blend of gradient colour:

Here's an excerpt from Mail Online's story on Kieron Williamson: "A street scene from the paintbrush of a child usually involves triangle-topped boxes for houses. And often an unnaturally large dog. But Kieron Williamson's attempts are so beautifully rendered that artists ten times his age will be filled with envy.

Experts have said that the six-year-old's atmospheric paintings, which began with harbour scenes and expanded to include rural vistas, animal portraits…

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One of the best things about running this site is that we get to find and share some of the most incredible art across the world. Today, this mission takes us to Tokyo where we find Wataru Itou, a young student of a major art university, who's created this wonderful paper craft art installation called Umi no Ue no Oshiro or A Castle On the Ocean. The installation is… Continue

Is it too late for a countdown? Because I've got a good one. This charming video compilation by Alonso Mosley counts down from 100 to 1 using clips from films old and not so old. Count down with me, if you've got the…

Tomorrow (Wednesday, Dec. 17) TIME Magazine will reveal its selection for this year's "Person of the Year". Editors and civilians alike have been submitting their votes on TIME's website. The cover will feature a man, woman, or idea that "for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year."



Ultimately, TIME editor Rick Stengel will make the… Continue

Who doesn't remember the Olympics because of Michael Phelps? He kept us glued to our TVs night after night as we watched in disbelief, history being made. As a fellow swimmer, I came to appreciate Phelps not because he is an American hero but because of the journey it took for him to get there.… Continue