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FYI Monday: Geometric Grunge by Niklas Lundberg

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:14:54 +0000

Niklas Lundberg is a 22-year old freelance graphic designer & illustrator based in the northern region of Sweden. His style is a mixture of geometric grunge art combined with eclectic compositions. Niklas uses strong, yet not overpowering colour schemes. Follow him on Twitter and visit his online showcase at Diftype.com for more inspiration.

FYI Monday: Vibrant Illustrations by Perttu Murto

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:13:12 +0000

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Perttu Murto is a 24-year-old graphic designer / art director / illustrator from Finland. He has been involved in graphics for almost 8 years and was also selected as the Young Advertisement Designer of the Year for 2007 in Northern Finland. Perttu’s style mixes vibrant colours with classic illustrations. For more inspiration visit his portfolio or follow him on Twitter.

FYI Monday: Josh Cochran

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:54:20 +0000

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Josh Cochran is a Brooklyn based illustrator who grew up in California and Taiwan. His drawings have a certain old school vibe to them. For more inspiration make sure to visit Josh’s portfolio at joshcochran.net. I just wish I could draw like that.

FYI Monday: Justin M. Maller

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:21:29 +0000

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Justin M. Maller is a freelance illustrator and art director based in Melbourne, Australia. He has been creating digital art for over eight years, and has produced professionally in both a private and studio based capacity for the last three. Justin is also the Creative Director of depthCORE, an international modern art collective established in June 2002. Find a small selection of Justin’s work below. Visit his portfolio for more inspiration.

FYI Monday: Rik Oostenbroek aka NKeo

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:00:34 +0000

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Rik Oostenbroek, aka NKeo, is a 19 year old graphic designer from the Netherlands who’s been working in the field for over 4 years now. I would describe Rik’s style as random geometric grunge art though he also masters the ever popular lightning effects. Mixing vibrant colours with awesome compositions is what he does best. Below is a selection of 10 pieces, but make sure to visit his portfolio and deviantArt profile for more plenty more inspiration.

FYI Monday: Brian D. Smith

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:04:29 +0000

Tarantino Graphic Movie Poster Series

Franz Jeitz — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:08:31 +0000

I love these Quentin Tarantino Graphic Movie Posters by Ibraheem Youssef. There’s a total of 7 posters in the series. They’re clever and well executed. See them all in Ibraheem’s Flickr Stream. You can buy them in the shop.

FYI Monday: Theo Aartsma aka Sumeco

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:11:26 +0000

Theo Aartsma aka Sumeco, 27 year old designer/illustrator, from Holland will be the first artist to be featured in the FYI Monday article series. Here’s just a small collection of his typographic and vibrant art. Make sure to visit his different portfolio sites at the end of the post.

Theo Aartsma aka Sumeco on the Web:

http://sumeco.net/
http://www.behance.net/sumeco
http://twitter.com/sumeco72

Featured Artist: Chad Hagen

Franz Jeitz — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:36:48 +0000

Chad Hagen is an artist and designer living in Minneapolis, MN. His abstract geometric style caught my eye right away and I had to share it with you. I’m particularly fond of his infographics series. For more inspiration make sure to visit his portfolio and Flickr.

24 Astoundingly Beautiful HDR Images of Wildlife

Tom Walker — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:56:07 +0000

HDR stands for high dynamic range imaging. The HDR method basically involves making up an image from several different photographs of the same thing, all taken with different exposures. Photoshop or similar image editing software is then used to combine the photos to form one image, creating a greater dynamic range of luminances, which means starker contrasts between light and dark and much more vibrant colours.

HDR enhances natural colours and light levels, so it’s often hard for the viewer to tell that the HDR method has been employed. Some photographers, however, push things further to create completely distorted visual realities. It’s clear from the 24 photos below that HDR and wildlife photography is a winning combination, as the technique is capable of doing justice to the spectacular array of colours found in nature.

1. Tree Frog

Tree frogs are among the most colourful animals in the world. HDR only acts to enhance the brilliant green colour of this particular specimen.

2. Screech-Owl

Each whiskery feather is visible in this wonderful HDR photo of a screech-owl, taken in Florida. There are 21 known species of screech-owl and new ones are being discovered all the time.

3. Cow

This rather bedraggled looking cow was photographed in Malham, Yorkshire, England. The hair on the animal’s face is particularly defined.

4. Baby Monkey

A gorgeous baby monkey devours a snack. The gold colour of its eyes and the hairs on top of its head are particularly stunning. Each individual fold on its wrinkly face is visible.

5. Caiman Lizard

A red-faced caiman lizard smiles for the camera.

6. Wild Horse

This wild beast can be found roaming around the fjords of Iceland. The photographer got in really close and used a wide-angled lens to make the animal’s head as large and cute-looking as possible.

7. Heron

A tricolored heron stands on a small island in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. This image is a perfect example of how HDR photography can be used to create an oil painting-like effect.

8. Lizard

HDR brings out the rainbow colours of this lizard’s facial scales. This shot was taken in Mexico with a Nikon D80 camera and a 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lens. It was processed with Photomatix and Lightroom.

9. Bison

A bison grazes in Gibbon Meadow, Yellowstone National Park.

10. Elk

Another shot from Yellowstone National Park. This time it’s an elk traversing a vibrant landscape.

11. Iguana

Otherwise dull, the intensity of this reptile’s eye, made up of volcanic yellow and red tones, is truly stunning.

12. Spider Monkey

This playful, inquisitive spider monkey was spotted outside the Batu caves near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

13. Deer

Sunlight shines through the trees, casting a shadow on the back of a wild deer and illuminating its beady eye.

14. Horses

A horse and its foal pose for the camera in an overcast English field.

15. Robin

A solitary, red-breasted and very round robin perches on a branch.

16. Mallards

A male and female mallard take a stroll along the dock at Lake Tahoe. This HDR image was captured in March 2007 with a Nikon D200 camera.

17. Stag

A fallow stag is spotted in Dyrham Park, South Gloucestershire, England. This photo was shot from a quarter of a mile away.

18. Squirrel

Ever alert, this squirrel spots the camera at just the right moment.

19. Mute Swans

A graceful pair of mute swans look absolutely stunning against this glowing, orangey, evening sky.

20. Deer

This charismatic animal seems just as interested in the photographer as the photographer is of it. HDR brings out the orange-brown colour of its face and adds clarity to its hairy ears.

21. Heron

The colours in this shot are so intense. The photographer post-processed the image using Tiffen DFX.

22. Chameleon

What better animal to demonstrate the colour capabilities of HDR than the vibrant chameleon. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 500D and edited with Photomatix.

23. Rainbow Boa

This rainbow boa, so-called for obvious reasons, displays a wide spectrum of colours along its length. Again, Photomatix was used to process this image.

24. Monkey

What a fantastic portrait! This monkey was photographed while ‘hanging out’ near Ban Saen, just outside of Bangkok, Thailand. The bright blue background complements its light tones perfectly.