The print technology that Landa plans to unveil in May is expected to do for printers what HD did for TV screens: Landa developed an ink made of particles which are smaller than a germ and a printhead that can use the micro-droplets to print on virtually any material, producing sharp and rich images unparalleled by any manmade machine. Read full story here.
To view the above 2D illustration by Jenya Tkach check out this page
FILE – This undated file picture provided by Christie’s showing Snowy Owls is from a rare first edition set of John James Audubon’s “The Birds of America,” which sold at auction Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, for $7.9 million. Considered a masterpiece of ornithology art, the four-volume set contains more than 400 engraved hand-colored plates of all the North American species known to Audubon in the early 19th century. The volumes stand 3 1/2-feet high because of Audubon’s desire to depict the birds in their actual size and natural habitat. Photo: Christie’s / AP
Start practicing for your sweetheart some latte art. The World Latte Art Championship is some serious business. Eighteen pages of Rules and Regulations and one must become certified to be a judge of latte art. Judge Certification Workshops in Italy.
Fonts are like cars on the street–we notice only the most beautiful or ugly, the funniest or the flashiest. The vast majority roll on regardless. There may be many reasons why we dislike or distrust certain fonts, and overuse and misuse are only starting points. Fonts may trigger memory as pungently as perfume: Gill Sans can summon up exam papers. read more here…
Trajan font, as seen on three Russell Crowe movies, seems to be the movie font.
The Great Wall and Biblios are projects by Guy Laramee, in which books are delicately carved and illustrated to create transfixing sculptures and scenes.
“We are currently told that the paper book is bound to die. The library, as a place, is finished.” –Guy Laramee
For over a decade, Angel Sarkela-Saur and Andrew Saur, have pioneered an art movement by creating fine art using coffee as the medium, Coffee Art®. Together, they developed a process and technique of painting with coffee. People have been using coffee as washes for sketches and other shading for some time, but this is one of the first times where a process is used to gain very dark hues. They concentrate on creating fine art and the communication of their works using this new medium. This artwork has been displayed in both traditional and nontraditional exhibitions. Their artwork has also been employed for special events and product launches for corporations large and small such as Alakef Coffee Roasters, Starbucks and Hershey’s.
Reindeer Crossing print available here. Check out the Coffee Art® Gallery
LONDON – An stamp error has been discovered by auctioneers at Stanley Gibbons. A sheet of 20 1982 British Motor Cars 19 1/2 pence featuring a previously unrecorded ‘double gray’ printing error sold for £10,925 ($16,900).
The sheet of 20, which has 12 examples affected by the double printing error, was described as “a stunning visual error” by Stanley Gibbons auctioneer Ryan Epps.
Read more: Auction Central News
Enric Rovira building eggs video.
An excerpt from Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations during the Spain episode where a chocolatier has redesigned the chocolate egg. Sunlight, airbrush, and a matte finish for clean, modern works of art.
“Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.” Pantone CMYK 0/82/80/0
USA California Community Foundation Fellow: Elena Manferdini
“United States Artists has just announced the recipients of its annual grants: 50 artists (or artist teams), each receiving no-strings-attached grants of $50,000.” –latimesblogs.com bigger dot was privileged to print the program booklet for USA Fellows Celebration 2011, designed by DISTINC.
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