by beejay on September 28, 2008
THE SCHTOCK SCHTICK LASTED EIGHT DAYS AND soon after, the schtick hit the fan.
This past summer, Boston designer Ben Pieratt conceived an idea for a viral campaign that was clever and fun and to some, a bit risky. He created a fictional character, a desk-jockey named Schtock, who would break the monotony of his job at a stock photo agency by putzing around with the images when his boss wasn’t looking.
Schtock.com was a collection of Schtock’s creations: As an amateur designer, I occasionally can’t help but play around with the images I see floating across my desk on a daily basis. This site contains the results, Schtock announced on the site.
Pieratt composed a variety of images and launched Schtock to acclaim from dozens of design sites and blogs—most of whom did not know Schtock was fake. Eight days later, Pieratt announced that Schtock was a ploy—a successful one—with the “intention of getting the Corbis name in front of as many members of their target audience as possible on a limited budget.”
Quite a few people were furious. And they let Pieratt know.
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by admin on September 27, 2008
by admin on September 27, 2008
by admin on September 24, 2008
Wayne Martin Belger makes pinhole cameras using a variety of materials including precious stones, metals, human organs, and bone. This piece, titled Third Eye, features many of these materials, all constructed around the 150 year-old skull of a 13 year-old girl. The film is exposed to light through titular ocular cavity making a Polaroid memento mori. The photos taken with this camera stay with the theme, their blurriness and patina making them look as if they were snatched from the memories of the dead. - via ectomo.com
by admin on September 24, 2008
This is an outstanding collection of Cultural-Revolution era imagery and propaganda, made available with thanks to Webster University (for use of their scanning station) and Flickr. Translations will be added over time.
HERE
by admin on September 24, 2008
Mike Essl and Robb Irrgang have created a site that let’s you write a slogan for Microsoft’s much-maligned I’m a PC campaign.
by admin on September 24, 2008
Phil Selby doesn’t draw cartoons with his feet, and he’s tired of being asked that! See his work, The Rut
by admin on September 24, 2008
Pietari Posti is an artist working from Barcelona, Spain. He has a beautiful series called Giants and lots of other intriguing work.
by admin on September 24, 2008
Silas Dilworth of the boutique foundry TypeTrust has released a heavy hitter, Facebuster. Includes OpenType Small Caps. $24.
