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Alice's Blog – April 2010 Archive (80)

Win This Highly Coveted Logo Book



We told you awhile back that we'd be redesigning My Modern Met. In fact, you've probably already started to see some changes on this site like the all white background. Well there's much more in store for you including a new logo that we're getting made by professional logo designer Graham Smith (from…

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Added by alice on April 23, 2010 at 10:30am — 5 Comments

Beach Beauty by Stephan Würth for Vogue Mexico (7 pics)



Dressed in all white with only the turquoise sea as her background, model Dewi Driegen looks absolutely stunning in this editorial for Vogue Mexico. Photographer Stephan Würth beautifully captures the essence of summer and evokes the carefree spirit of being on vacation. Lovely!…

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Added by alice on April 23, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Ready for Some Giveaways?

One of the biggest perks about working on a website is that you get really cool presents. Case in point, most of these items you see here were given to us. So how exactly are you going to win these?



Caption contest? Nah, done that.

Quiz? No, boring.



How about just some pure, rapid-fire fun?



Over the next two weeks, I'll spontaneously… Continue

Added by alice on April 21, 2010 at 5:00pm — 21 Comments

Greg Gossel's Multi-Layered Pop Pieces (12 total)



After watching Exit Through the Gift Shop, you may have a hard time looking at pop art and seeing it as a true movement. We even had a discussion right here on theMET whether comic books were a true form of art. Today, I thought I would introduce an artist named Greg Gossel, an artist…

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Added by alice on April 21, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

New High-Tech $100 Bill (with video)

Goodbye 1996 $100 bill, it was nice knowin' ya. The updated $100 bills will begin circulating in February 2011. New high-tech feature? A 3-D blue security ribbon on the front contains images of bells that change to 100s as you tilt the note. Tilt the note back and forth and the images will move side to side. Tilt the note side to side and the images will move up and… Continue

Added by alice on April 21, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

21 Beautiful Modern Vintage Art and Illustrations

Julien Pacaud



Perhaps one of the most interesting things an artist or illustrator can do is make something that appears timeless. You're not quite exactly sure in which decade it was created in. These modern vintage pieces have a nostalgic feel to them through the use of colors, typography or…

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Added by alice on April 21, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Pic of the Day: Let's Play Cars

What a wonderful illusion. Via 9Gag.

Added by alice on April 20, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Gorgeous Illustrations by Garance Doré (12 total)



For those of you who are fans of Scott Schuman's famous Sartorialist blog, meet Garance Doré. Rumor has it that the two are dating and judging by Doré's fabulous, Schuman-style fashion photos, 'tis probably true. In fact, the fashion powerhouse couple is even getting ready for their…

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Added by alice on April 20, 2010 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

PressPausePlay: The New Creative Landscape



This morning I watched this really interesting teaser for the upcoming movie PressPausePlay. It's a film about the change in production, distribution and consumption of creative works. More than just showing us how far we've come, this film is interesting because it shows us how the creative landscape is evolving into something that we, as a society, have never experienced before.



A new… Continue

Added by alice on April 20, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Nike Grid: London's Your Gameboard



With Foursquare (Gowalla and MyTown) getting a lot of press these days, I thought it was interesting to see Nike getting into the location based social networking game with Nike Grid. Using London telephone box to track a runner's progress at designated Nike branded locations, players run between two phoneboxes and punch in their unique user id number at each, logging their run and earning them… Continue

Added by alice on April 20, 2010 at 9:06am — 1 Comment

Cool iPad App for Pop Culture Junkies: EW's Must List

As a person who loves to be on top of pop culture, I'm super excited about Entertainment Weekly's iPad app. What's so special about it? Well, first Entertainment Weekly decided to only reproduce one part of its print experience, the weekly Must List. The Must List is the 10 things… Continue

Added by alice on April 19, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Amazing Water Display Delivers Ominous Message



Chances are that if you saw this water display on the street, you'd stand there mesmerized. This commercial for Water Solidarites uses AquaScript technology to deliver an ominous message. AquaScript works by utilizing magnet-valves which expel single drops of water on demand; proprietary software syncs the valves into a "freely definable bitmap-muster" which produces blocks of images with the falling liquid. Amazing! (Skip to :41 to start the… Continue

Added by alice on April 19, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Linnea Strid's Unbelievable Water Paintings (Not photos)

Gasp



Chances are you've never seen an artist who can paint like Linnea Strid. Her unbelievable water paintings are so realistic they make you want to reach out and feel the cool drops splash onto your skin. Representing everything from change, routines, life, salvation, death, and rebirth, water takes on different meanings depending on the context.



I was able to catch up…

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Added by alice on April 19, 2010 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

ban.do's Gorgeous Black Label

I've been a fan of ban.do's beautiful hair pieces for quite awhile now. There's a whimsical nature to them. It's like you know if Alice in Wonderland were to exist today, she'd rock these in a heartbeat. If fact, I think… Continue

Added by alice on April 19, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Bond Girl (10 photos)



Bond Girl in Love by Azim Haidaryan is a visual treat. The editorial was created for Velvet magazine's May 2010 issue and features Russian model Valentina Zalyaeva as your stereotypical bombshell.…

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Added by alice on April 18, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Burton x Batman Mashup (2 posters)

From the talented artist who brought us those beautiful retro-modern Hitchock posters, comes a new series called Re-Envisioning. In the spirit of Tim Burton, artist Laz Marquez will create eight posters, two per movie, that captures "fan-favorite aspects of the films." What this means… Continue

Added by alice on April 18, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Forever Young by Nate Frizzell (12 total)



Nate Frizzell is a Californian born and raised artist who's emotionally charged art will remind you of your childhood. He uses masks to tell stories that leave room for interpretation. I particularly enjoy the way he paints insecurity and despair.



"I tend to focus on youth in a lot of my paintings. I think this is mostly due to my unwillingness to grow…

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Added by alice on April 18, 2010 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

LA Street Art and Banksy's New Movie (5 pics)



On Friday, the My Modern Met team headed to ArcLight in Hollywood to see Banksy's new film Exit Through the Gift Shop. Not knowing exactly what to expect from the illusive artist, we came with few expectations and left with quite a few surprises.



Eugene, Annie and I decided to make a few stops before our movie. Since…

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Added by alice on April 18, 2010 at 12:00am — 5 Comments

Retro Glamorous by Simona Smrckova (4 photos)





Simona Smrckova is a Czech-based photographer who knows how to take a retro look and make it modern. Even though she takes us through past decades with her careful styling, we're never left wondering which decade we're really in. Of course, the bedazzled brow does give us a hint.…

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Added by alice on April 16, 2010 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Coachella's Kick-Ass Crane



If you're planning on heading out to the desert this weekend for the Coachella Music and Arts festival, say hello to Jay-Z, Tiesto and Imogen Heap for me (you lucky bastard), then check out this giant art installation called Ascension. Created by…

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Added by alice on April 16, 2010 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

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