Alice's Blog – November 2011 Archive (93)

Heng Swee Lim (aka I Love Doodle) just released a new illustration that's just too cute and clever not to share. Called "I'll Never Lego," it shows two LEGO bricks joined together with one saying, "LEGO!" and the other saying, "No." The print is now available at Etsy.…

What happens when a swanky hotel and an open-minded art gallery come together? You get a permanent outdoor installation that celebrates the art of graffiti. Currently on the wall of Mondrian SoHo are 120 photographs of New York's Lower East Side taken by Sol LeWitt in 1979.

Called On the Walls of the Lower East Side, the outdoor exhibition shows the decayed landscape of the…

One of our very favorite illustrators Alessandro Gottardo (aka SHOUT) just wrote to us to share some very exciting news. A few days ago, the prestigious Society of Illustrators called Gottardo to tell him that he'd won two Gold medals this year, in two separate categories.

Every year, at the end of the year,…

After releasing his Classic Sci-Fi movie poster series this past summer (which included 70s and 80s movies-inspired illustrations from Blade Runner, Alien and…

If you love clever illusions that mess with your mind, then you're going to get a kick out of this new guerrilla advertising for Mercedes-Benz. To launch their new 2012 C-Class Coupe, they worked with BBDO Toronto, Canada to come up with this creative idea. A Benz was parked in front of a motion blurred wall, sidewalk, and billboard that read: “Looks fast. Even in park. The 450hp 2012…

Using nothing but paper, glue, glitter and wire, Japanese artist Katsumi Hayakawa created this curious sculpture called Floating City. Recently shown at 2011 Very Fun Park (an urban contemporary art exhibition) the paper piece is made up of cubes of varying heights that, from afar, look like modular components of a city. You can just tell that a lot of time and effort went into constructing…

“Because starting my day watching the sunrise while I stand alone on a quiet beach is magical, inspiring, uplifting, and really healthy for my soul.” - Jennifer Squires Ross

Ontario, Canada-based photographer Jennifer Squires Ross just wrote to us to tell us about a new…

Jan von Holleben, the photographer known for his whimsical Dreams of Flying series, has just released a new calendar that involves hundreds of kids. Called Black Forest Wonderworld, it was made for Terre des Hommes, an international organization that develops projects designed to improve the…

Now more than ever, our pets have become like part of our family. They're who we turn to for unconditional love or to just brighten up a gloomy day. As a dedicated pet owner, you not only seek products that make sense for your dog or cat, you love finding cool items that speak to your design sensibility. Today, we've rounded up six excellent sites that do just that. So…

In just four days, The Holstee Manifesto: Lifecycle Video made its way around the web, racking up almost 50K views. Why? For those of you who know the name Holstee, you've probably seen their poster before. In fact, earlier this year,…

Have you ever seen such amazing portraits made out of nothing but thread? Though artist Cayce Zavaglia has been creating her embroidered portraits for about 10 years now, it was only until recently that her thread art made its way around the web. Her pieces are usually just under life size and take approximately 6-8 months to create. Astonishingly, the only paint she uses is…

Not since Volkswagen's The Force have I seen a commercial I loved as much as this. It's a new ad for John Lewis (a UK retailer for furniture, fashion, toys, homewares, gifts, etc). Titled The Long Wait, it's a sweet story about a young boy who's impatiently counting down to…

After seeing our post on Threadless' new Muppets Collection, WeLoveFine.com reached out to us to tell us about a similar contest they just wrapped up on their site. Of course, we loved this one called "Your Favorite?" that shows all of the main Muppet characters without…

Hello and welcome to another edition of Creative Links of the Week! A few days ago, we decided to finally change up the way we Twitter. That means we're not only sharing the best links from this site, we're also giving some much deserved attention to other sites that we love and respect. Twitter is also…

Photographer Matt Walford created this creature, he calls Bubo the Owl or (my favorite) Clockwork Owl, from tiny watch parts! "In all of my work I find myself deconstructing nature, whether its a landscape or a flower, or even food," it says on his website. "I then reconstruct these natural things to create my own world, in which things exist in a way that they do not in nature. I think…

Artist Petra Oldengarm reached out to us this morning to tell us about a brand new project she's been working on where she's placed little people in boxes! Don't worry though, they're not sweatin' it. In fact, they're so busy they don't even care. By constructing the frames in wood and by placing photos and little figures inside the art boxes, Oldengarm has created some clever scenes that…

If you're a fan of Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte, you're going to want to make your way to Vienna from now till February 26, 2012. The Albertina museum is currently presenting an exhibition, called "René Magritte. The Pleasure Principle," as a tribute to the great artist. About 150 paintings and paper-based works will be shown as well as original writings, photos and film…

At first glance you might think you're looking at ornate nature paintings. While the images are indeed art, they're actually composed of hundreds of different photographs that were taken individually. Quebec, Canada-born artist Ysabel LeMay not only shoots these photographs, she carefully assembles them together until she gets her desired result. Each work takes her,…