For most digital designers Photoshop is the boss of bosses. It is an industry standard and provides a virtual endless array of features. However, some find it’s cost hard to justify and others may not need all that it can do. As an alternative, the Affinity suite of creative programs is often brought into the […]
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The deadline to apply to this competitive NYC-based program is Monday, October 21, 11:59 PM ET. Are you an immigrant artist working in the Visual or Multidisciplinary Arts? Do you live in New York City or within commuting distance of the New York City Metropolitan area? If yes, consider joining New York Foundation for the […]
B&H Photo, well known for it’s massive NYC media production superstore, has always been very supportive and proactive at developing and fostering the local creative community. This video is a good reminder for people that are always looking for ways to invest in their own personal creative growth.
The concept behind Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Squid Game Is pretty simple. People, down on their luck, compete to the death for a fortune. It’s been done a gazillion times already yet it never gets old. Part of the reason viewers stay interested in stories with this troupe is that there always comes a storyteller that can […]
The Jardin des Plantes de Paris is the main botanical garden in France, part of their Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) and dates back to the 1600’s. “The entire garden and its contained buildings, archives, libraries, greenhouses, ménagerie (a zoo), works of art, and specimens’ collection are classified as a national historical landmark since 1993”. They are currently […]
Wearing a mask in public, once seen as a phenomena of cities with high pollution, are now a global norm. The pervasive and ever transforming corona virus pandemic has made protective breathing devices common place for most populated areas. This very well may be part of the new normal, but at the very least, we […]
When it comes to photo manipulation, Photoshop has been the undisputed leader of the pack for decades. Like Kleenex, Xerox and Velcro, by virtue of it’s name alone it is the de facto tool for almost all digital image alterations. It’s well earned exalted status however, does not mean it is the best option for […]
Russian artist Pokras Lampas is internationally recognized as one of the best creatives in modern calligraphy. The classic art form now influenced by graffiti and street art, has been labelled “Calligraffiti”. But Pokras has a unique take which includes hints of Cyrillic, African, Asian and Latin styles. Pokras refers to his interpretation as “Calligrafuturism”. Collaborations […]
Turkey based Gökalp Gönen, directed and animated the high end visuals for Ilhan Ersahin’s heavy new track “Hurri-Mitanni”. Ersahin runs the band Istanbul Sessions, a music/events production project he started in 2008. “We wanted to take instrumental music to a stand up dancing audience basically , without doing that through electronics but with just real […]
Tomás Barceló Castelá, of Spain, has been honing his craft since childhood. Now he creates futuristic, steampunk masks with ancient appeal.
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