Throughout the ages, the paintings of artists like Vincent van Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci have captivated our thoughts and minds. Now with the advent of powerful photo manipulation tools like Photoshop, a new era of art has emerged that looks to modernize classical paintings and stimulate even more creative discussion by turning these classic… Continue reading Classic Paintings Get Recreated With Sesame Street Characters
Tag: Graphic Design
Graphic design tips and inspiration including resources for Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and more
These Playful Instagrams Combine Simple Illustrations with Everyday Objects for Unusual Effects
If there’s any artist you should be following on Instagram, it’s Web and graphic designer Javier Pérez Estrella. There he posts photographs combining playful illustrations with real world objects like paperclips and pliers, creating an element of surprise. Below you’ll find some of my favorites of his work: Find more of Pérez’s illustrations on Instagram.… Continue reading These Playful Instagrams Combine Simple Illustrations with Everyday Objects for Unusual Effects
17 Psychedelic City Skylines and Watercolor Maps of the World
What do you think the world would look like to Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead? Perhaps if he ever documented and mapped his travels, it would look similar to these tie-dyed watercolor cityscapes and map diagrams by BOX21. Based in Sorbonne, Paris, Tom of BOX21 enjoys creating contemporary watercolor and oil paintings. He wrote… Continue reading 17 Psychedelic City Skylines and Watercolor Maps of the World
Visualize Your Designs on Real Surfaces in Real-Time Using New Illustrator Plugin by Apple Veteran
Creating believable prototypes of graphic designs in their real world context can be one of the most time consuming parts of the design process. To simplify this process and help give designers a more accurate feel for how their work would look on real surfaces, Apple design veteran Joshua Distler has created Context, a Mac… Continue reading Visualize Your Designs on Real Surfaces in Real-Time Using New Illustrator Plugin by Apple Veteran
Introducing Designer Burst: A New Blog About Creative Art, Design and Photography
Part of our mission at DashBurst is to inspire you with awesome new designs and to help creatives share their artwork with the world. So I’m excited today to announce the launch of Designer Burst – a blog dedicated to new art, culture, photography, architecture and video! Designer Burst will embody our effort to appeal… Continue reading Introducing Designer Burst: A New Blog About Creative Art, Design and Photography
Lose Yourself to Dance Planet [GIFs]
Are you ready to get thrown for a loop and lose yourself to dance once again? Neil Sanders is an Austalian illustrator and part of LoopdeLoop, a bi-monthly animation challenge for designers. The theme for this month is hallucinations, and after you check out Sanders’ Dance Planet series, below, you might feel like you’re tripping,… Continue reading Lose Yourself to Dance Planet [GIFs]
Behance Updates with @Reply Messaging and a Redesigned Activity Feed
Are you looking for a more collaborative way to follow other artists online and discuss creative work? Behance has announced a few new features that make collaboration between creatives easier, including @reply messaging within project comments. The update includes: A redesigned Activity Feed gives you easier access to what matters to you. The new Feed… Continue reading Behance Updates with @Reply Messaging and a Redesigned Activity Feed
Causes: The History of Activism
One of the best ways we can begin to understand and solve the challenges of tomorrow is to reflect on our history and apply what was learned. If we don’t learn from our mistakes, history is bound to repeat itself. To help in this realm, Causes, one of the largest online campaigning platforms, introduced a… Continue reading Causes: The History of Activism
