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Timeless Photography By Milan Josipovic

Nikola Lazarevic — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:35:17 +0000

Milan Josipovic was born in Serbia in 1964. He has been mastering the art of photography for over 15 years. From personal portraits, advertising campaigns, to magazine layouts and fine art work, each picture is timeless.
His international experience has attracted clients such as Elle, Max, Inside, Klick, Alk Bank Hellenic, Ministry of Culture…

Here are some selected photographs from his portfolio:

I don’t have to remind you to visit Milan Josipovic website and enjoy in his fabulous work!

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Black and White Photo Manipulations by Denis Olivier

Zoran Stosic — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:13 +0000

Denis Olivier is a French photographer who was born 1969. in Royan, France, currently living in Bordeaux. He is known to most as the founder of “Art limited Net ” and as an author who successfully merges digital and analogue techniques.

Take a look at some of his amazing and very stylish work

If You like what you see, head over to Denis Olivier website for more!

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DesignrNews: Minty Fresh News About Design And Web Development

Nikola Lazarevic — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:20:28 +0000

Writing a good article is not enough, especially if your blog is small, and no so much popular. When I complete new article for webexpedition18, I always submit my article to several sites, with community news, which helps me promote my article a lot.
In this post I will present you new service for promoting your articles: DesignrNews!

DesignrNews is a completely new and fresh service for submitting your articles to.

Submit your news, article or resource and tip

Insert some basic information about you and about your news (please do search news, just to check if the news is not already listed).
After that we will check and approve or disapprove your submission as soon as possible according to content you have send to us. At this point we list news that points to english language sites.

After approval your article will be automatically tweeted!

I strongly recommend You to try this new news service – DesignrNews!

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20 Incredibly Cool Movie Posters

Tom Walker — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:20 +0000

Throughout the history of cinema, posters have existed to promote movies, supporting material that has evolved into an art in its own right. The best posters reflect the content of the film and the art and design of the times. This post brings together 20 examples of cool cinematic posters, a personal selection set out chronologically to represent the evolution of the form.

1. Metropolis (1927)

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Fritz Lang’s silent movie of 1927 is a classic science fiction and an exploration of contemporary social themes. The film itself is full of Modernist and Art Deco design, and the accompanying promotional material features beautiful, iconic graphics. Russian-born designer Boris Bilinsky produced a variety of posters for the film, including this design that inventively blends typography and architecture.

2. Doctor X (1932)

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Doctor X is a Technicolor production following the story of a New York news reporter’s investigation into a series of cannibalistic murders.

3. King Kong (1933)

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The original, and many would say best, appearance of King Kong was the groundbreaking stop-motion monster of 1933. This theatrical poster shows the film’s dramatic final scene, with the giant ape on the Empire State Building, holding the heroine and under attack from military aircraft.

4. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

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Orson Welles directed and starred alongside Rita Hayworth in this noir tale involving a complex murder plot.

5. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

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In The Day the Earth Stood Still, an alien craft lands in America and tells the people of Earth that humanity must live in peace or face destruction. A nervous soldier accidentally shoots the messenger, getting mankind’s extra-terrestrial relations off to a poor start.

6. Pickpocket (1959)

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French illustrator Christian Broutin crafted this sublime poster for Robert Bresson’s influential tale of thievery and morality.

7. The Hustler (1961)

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This stylish poster is for The Hustler, which follows the story of Paul Newman’s ‘Fast Eddie’ and his attempts to become the best pool player in America. The film is recognized as a modern classic, exploring the fundamental challenges of human fulfilment, played out in the context of pool hall competitions.

8. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

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Russ Meyer’s film features three strippers who take off in three fast cars to go on a murder rampage. The movie’s scandalous thrill seeking is reflected in the poster’s graphic montage.

9. Le Samourai (1967)

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This minimalist poster design is for Le Samourai, an equally minimalist French thriller starring Alan Delon as a perfectionist free-agent hitman. The film’s style, plot and characterisation have been highly influential on subsequent crime cinema.

10. Easy Rider (1969)

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Easy Rider is the classic counterculture road movie, following two bikers, played by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, as they ride through the American South searching for freedom.

11. Solaris (1972)

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Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris is a psychological science fiction film based on a novel by Stanislaw Lem. The story follows a scientist who is sent to investigate the fate of the crew of a mission to the Solaris Ocean. Designer Bertrandt Andrzej produced this beautiful poster for the film’s Polish release. In 2002, Steven Soderbergh remade the movie with George Clooney in the lead role.

12. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

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This poster is for Werner Herzog’s version of Nosferatu, with Klaus Kinski as Dracula stalking 19th Century Transylvania and Germany, bringing plague and death in his wake.

13. Altered States (1980)

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William Hurt stars in Altered States as a psychologist submitting himself to experiments as part of his investigations into human consciousness. Director Ken Russell created a baroque psychedelic vision, often verging on the ridiculous.

14. A View to a Kill (1985)

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Roger Moore brought his own touch to his portrayal of Bond; this poster reflects mid-Eighties design and glamour, with Grace Jones’ baddie May Day threatening the British agent.

15. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

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‘While the rest of us were just thinking about it…Ferris borrowed a Ferrari and did it…all in a day’. In John Hughes’ film, archetypal Eighties high school wise guy Ferris Bueller is determined to take the day off and have some fun in downtown Chicago.

16. Empire of the Sun (1987)

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Empire of the Sun, based on JG Ballard’s semi-autobiographical novel, follows a British boy’s coming-of-age in Shanghai and surviving a Japanese World War Two prisoner of war camp.

17. My Left Foot (1989)

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This unusual painterly poster is for My Life Foot, in which Daniel Day-Lewis delivers an astonishing performance as a severely disabled man who paints with the only limb he has available: his left foot. The film is based on the autobiography of the same name by Irish author, painter and poet Christy Brown.

18. Fargo (1996)

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This is another inventive poster design, created for the Cohen Brother’s thriller Fargo. The artwork has the appearance of a cross-stitched sampler, reflecting the ‘homespun’ feel of the American murder mystery plot.

19. The Cooler (2003)

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This striking neon-themed poster is for The Cooler, a film following the life of Bernie Lootz, the unluckiest man in Las Vegas.

20. Death Proof (2007)

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Death Proof is Quentin Tarantino’s homage to the grindhouse cinema of the 1960s and 70s. In keeping with the theme, the posters publicising the film’s theatrical release reflected the graphic design of the genre.

Self-referential, aware of its past and skilfully created, the Death Proof poster represents best in movie poster design, a constantly evolving and cutting edge art form.

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Awesome And Unique Artworks By Anna Anjos

Nikola Lazarevic — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:39:21 +0000

Anna Anjos mixing stylish shapes, she extracts elements from childhood to incorporate them into her creation reality, uncommon and surreal making us enter into an original space where colors play with shapes without letting behind the entail with the real world in which is inspired on her deeply herself.

This creative mix shows us a very special production: pure characters which reflect innocence on their bodies, however revealing the toughness of their personalities and of their emotions, through her well defined lines, amazing us with the birth of a style which makes of Anna Anjos an unforgettable artist already with her patent inside our contemporary artistic universe.

Anna Anjos was born in march 1985, in São Paulo, Brazil. Since her early days she preferred pencils and papers than conventional toys. Her first work was at age 10 where she had the opportunity to create the internal drawings of her mother’s book.
In 2006, graduated as a designer at Belas Artes de São Paulo. Her interest towards cinema developed yet at her academic period. Became researcher of Scientific Initiation Project in Cinematography Language and Video Design in 2005, which has allowed the development of a more critical look towards audio-visual media.
Nowadays she works as an illustrator and a freelance graphic designer working for editorial and advertisement markets.

Let’s dive into Anna’s unique and very stylish artworks!

I highly recommend you to visit Anna Anjos website and see more of her awesome artwork.

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Most Important Design Conferences In 2010

José Pacheco — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:01 +0000

A designer is supposed to be always on the top of any professional new wave and that’s why these conferences are supposed to have importance for all of us. These conferences join the best members of our profession to argue about their professional experience – they might be available at some workshops as well, so different processes and techniques may become very useful and exciting when you’re trying to do what the “Master” is trying to teach You.

It’s never too late to go back to the student chair. From time to time we need to refresh our knowledge and get some new insights about the designers’ profession. That’s why I made this list and why I truly recommend You participate in some of these events.

This list will show You some of the best Design Conferences around the world, where it will be discussed on the content of higher level regarding our profession.

MIX 10 – The Future Of The Web And User Experience

* Event website – http://live.visitmix.com/
* March 15-17, 2010

An Event Apart – The Design Conference For People Who Make Websites

* Event website – http://aneventapart.com/
* April 5-7, 2010

The Future Of The Web – London 2010

* Event website – http://futureofwebdesign.com/
* May 17-19, 2010

WebVisions – Be The Future

* Event website – http://www.webvisionsevent.com/
* May 19-21, 2010

The Web Industry Conference

* Event website – http://atmedia.webdirections.org/
* June 8-11, 2010

Voices That Matter – Web Design Conferences

* Event website – http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/
* June 28-29, 2010
* Voices That Matter Conference series gives should give voice to the most important leaders brainstorming on technology, design and business today. You may also to take a look at iPhone Developers Conference that is on from 24-25 of April.

Adobe MAX 2010

* Event website – http://max.adobe.com/
* October 24-27, 2010

Game Developers Conference

* Event website – http://www.gdconf.com/
* March 9-13, 2010
* You may find other dates and conferences in other counties

Graphic Design, Web Design & Marketing Conferences

* Event website – http://www.designdump.com/graphicdesignconferences.aspx
* June 17-19, 2010

Front-End Design Conference

* Event website – http://frontenddesignconference.com/
* July 23, 2010

Form Function & Class 2010 Philippine Web Design Conference

* Event website – http://formfunctionclass.com/
* July 2010 – date not specified!

Possible Conferences (not defined yet)

* Web Developers Conference

Final notes

Would You attend some of these or would rather go to some other not listed here? Let me know so I may make this list more useful! Thank You!

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33 Marvelous And Inspiring Nature Wallpapers

Bane — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:38:36 +0000

In this post you will see rocks, clouds, trees, water, mountains … in the form of what nature made them, we can only be left to admiration and pleasure… If you want to download these wallpapers, click on the title or the image itself, select the resolution you want, and start download…
So, have a seat and enjoy the view!

A Peaceful Scottish Evening

Ageeba

Autumn Mill

Blue Lake Jetty

Bow Lake, Icefields Parkway

Byway 9

Cliffs Of Moher

Fahnestock Foliage

Fallen Leaf

Gazed upon by Angels in Their Flight

Golden Tree

Have A Seat, Enjoy The View

Hunua Falls

Kinderdijk Sunset

Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico

Lonely Old Tree Sunset

Lower Falls, Yellowstone

Morning Light

Muriwai Gannet Colony

Ponta Do Sol

Powerful

Rabacal 25 Waterfalls

Romantic Cottage

Seeing Desertas Islands

Sparrow Resting

Stand Alone

Steppe Empire

The Cliffs

The Name of the Rose

The Rock

Tranquility

Unforgettable Bryce

War of the Worlds

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30 Kick Ass Official Web Sites Of Rock And Pop Musicians

Zoran Stosic — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:08:55 +0000

In this post you will find 30 kick ass web page designs of popular rock and pop performers.
See how the web designers realized their ideas in creating a web site for individual music artists.

THE MARS VOLTA

Very imaginative drawing in the header and well-selected colors for the background.

SLAYER

Iconography of the skulls is a common theme in the visual presentation of heavy metal bands (covers, posters, etc.). Pay attention to the animated effect in header.

WOLFMOTHER

Design for the cover of their last musical release with animated effects was used for the front page.

BECK

A beautiful example of creative typographic design.

EROS RAMAZZOTTI

Good web presentation. Flash.

DEPECHE MODE

Black background which directs attention to the text on the front page.

ALANIS MORISSETTE

Well-chosen background with slider in the middle of the page that carries the content of the presentation.

CARLOS SANTANA

Web design inspired by motives from “Supernatural” album cover .

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

Good idea and realization with photo effects and editor.

DAVID BOWIE

Minimal design for web presentation of well-known artist.

MARILYN MANSON

Another example of flash.

INCUBUS

Beautiful illustrations and not much different colors (good choice) on the page .

LENNY KRAVITZ

Very good design of background with black and white effects.

MOBY

Home page with a simple, beautiful illustration. Nice work!

THE CLASH

Another example with typography designed background.

PINK MARTINI

Many, many precise details that attracting the attention of observer. Well done job.

CHEVELLE

Another example of where the album art was the inspiration for the web site.

FILTER

Good inspiration for designing the background that is very imaginatively done.

MANIC STREET PREACHERS

Color artistic design.

ARCTIC MONKEYS

Black and white typography.

NELLY FURTADO

Great idea that shows a tour of the famous artist.

THE KILLERS

Nice landscape selected for background and effective animated details.

GREEN DAY

Well realized graffiti letters.

THE JET

I’m not sure whether this is a photo montage or… In any case a good photo in the background.

GENESIS

First page without much detail, but very good introduction for the rest of contents.

THORNLEY

Is it possible to do with all that baggage?!

HURT

I like the idea for the navigation bar.

BENNY BENASSI

Good and simple effects with flash animation.

KATY PERRY

Another animated presentation.

GARBAGE

Simple old-fashioned look of the background.

Any favorites?

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20 Clean And Modern Free Fonts

Peter Olexa — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:41:48 +0000

Business design usually requires clean fonts to be used. Clean doesn’t necessarily mean boring. We may always bring fresh air to business designs with clean modern fonts.
Take a look at my collection of 20 clean modern, and what’s really important FREE fonts. Download and enjoy!

Decker

Fertigo

Harabara

Juice

Birdman

Daville

Camellia

Grouser

Installer

Photonica

Diavlobook

Mager

176mksdal

Geometry Soft

Days

Picoblackal

Dekers

Caviar Dreams

Sansation

Albertino

Resources: FONTS2U
I suggest you to head over to fonts2u website and take a look. You won’t regret!
You can also find them on twitter and facebook.

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Remembering Vinyl… Retro LP Records Cover Art

Bane — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:42:16 +0000

For years ago, gramophone vinyl records held supremacy and were the main source of sound for millions of listeners … Then came cassettes and discs …
Somewhere in the 50’s begin the golden age of LP’s and this is an opportunity to show you part of the retrospective cover art. It is interesting to see how the design of LP records developed through time. Also you will see that some of the looks and trends are still modern, and many designers still use the old retro and vintage lines today in modern design and make them beautiful and live again… Hope you like it,enjoy!

Buddy Holly

Buzzcocks

Captain Beefheart

Dillinger

Eddie Palmieri

Elvis Presley

Freddie Roach

Grateful Dead

Herbie Hancock

Intaferon

Jimi Hendrix

Lamont Dozier

Marvin Gaye

Nancy Sinatra

Neil Young

Nick Ingman

Peter Sellers

Pink Floyd

Roland Kirk

Sex Pistols

Stanley Crouch

The Beatles

The Exploited

The Impressions

The Jam

The Rolling Stones

The Who

The Wild One

T-Rex

Victor Feldman

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