to live in history.
Someone should invent glasses that let you see into the past!
In the meantime, Sergey Lerenkov’s photos do a good job. Here’s photos of Paris in the 1940s blended into photos of modern-day Paris.
Old Photos Blended into New Photos
via Reddit
this is a great piece of flair for my bookspring campaign this semester. we’re going for the simple look and hopefully using paper like this will get our creative point across. i love how the minimalism draws the viewers eye towards the center and the slight shadow brings the image to life. for our campaign, we want to show kids who are confused because they are missing out on classic childhood books. and the background would be classic children book covers but the titles of the books would be headlines signifying the kids’ confusion. this piece of art, along with other posters similar to this are part of our brainstorming process. it’s getting closer and closer to critique day and so we’re hoping to start solidifying these ideas!
Series of Poster Designs by Lowe-SSP3 made by using elements of famous characters.
headlines
more asians on national television! YAY! sad that it’s still a rarity. but this honda commercial is particularly funny because, as an asian american, i know that it is so true. honda made a smart move, because whenever anything in pop culture, from cars to jeremy lin, is directed to asians in america—they just soak it all up. because for so many years, asians have been neglected by the advertising world and now when they receive anything they can relate to, it’s a rare gem to cherish and laugh at as well. this commercial is captivating, because its so unexpected, but mostly hilarious because it holds an asian american human truth—most asian american kids have heard their parents speak (often loudly) in their native language while in public assuming that no one else around them will understand. slightly embarrassing, yes. but inevitable. been there, done that!
this “before i die” public art project is created on an abandoned house in new orleans. i love the idea of anonymous people writing what’s on their hearts displayed for the world to read.
german advertising agency jung von matt creates minimalist print ads for lego. its pretty amazing how the simplicity of these ads still get their point across. their campaign is “imagine” and building those legos really brings you back to old tv favorites. america easily recognizes those characters with just a glance. it’s a great ad because it gives the audience something to figure out. once you get it, everything makes sense and you feel like you earned something. cultural references make consumers feel like they are included and smart.
Take This Lollipop
a real life horror story and you are the victim. jason zada created a project to raise concern about sharing personal information online. he uses the content on your facebook and creates a creepy video of a serial killer stalking your every post. we watched this video in my class today and it was definitely not what i was expecting at 8am in the morning. but regardless of the increased blood pressure, this project is viral marketing at its best. raising awareness in a intriguing way—definitely makes me think twice before i click “OK” to sharing my facebook life.
“Just do it” : experimental lettering by Marcelo Schultz. Want to see more ? You should take a look to his website.
this article from Fast Company is interesting. i agree that you have to step out of the bubble in order to get some good inspiration. and maybe, it’s because it’s only been about a little over a year that i’ve been working intentionally on “creative” work, but i still haven’t really found my spot—that place that works for me, where i can crank out ideas like that there’s no tomorrow. i have a couple different places that i think work, but nothing that works every time. maybe there isn’t really that special place that works all the time for people and maybe that’s just a made-up ideal. sometimes i like to sit in my closet and just plug in my head-phones and let my thoughts churn. i find that stepping away from the computer helps sometimes because it makes my brain go numb more often than not—too much goes on at the same time with facebook, twitter, tumblr, pinterest, email, blogs, recipes, etc. i hope that as i grow more creatively mature and become a more seasoned creative, i’ll be able to find my little nook. because even over the past semester, i’ve seen progress in my creative thinking. there’s hope!
Realized: For every crazy idea you come up with, there exists a video on the internet, of a Japanese person who has already done it.
this is a funny statement, but it is often so true! why do people in Asia always seem to be one step ahead of the world? they are the ones constantly coming up with the next big thing. from cars to mobile apps, the East Asian countries like South Korea and Japan are pushing forward more and more cutting-edge technology.
