Artist: Horacio Salinas

Some fantastic creative photos by New Yorker Horacio Salinas:






(via Fubiz)

Typography Maps of Cities

Jenny Beorkrem is the mastermind and designer behind Ork Posters. She has created this series of prints using typography to map out the neighbourhoods in various cities. Toronto is on the list.


As is NYC.


As is the brain.

Visit her website OrkPosters.com to see if your city has been created yet.

Walking The High Line

It's official! New York is the super coolest.







Welcome to the High Line, a raised park in the sky! Built on an old freight train track constructed in Manhattan in the 1930's, the High Line opened on June 8th, 2009. For more info, click here.


All images courtesy of the High Line Blog.

Watch: Mad Avenue Blues

For all those feeling the effects of the Wall Street Meltdown, here's the Mad Avenue Blues for you. It's even 9 minutes in length for those who have time to kill, wee! Happy Monday!

Earth 2100: Civilization at Crossroads

It's a rarity to actually see a program nowadays and be stunned by both the context and the aesthetic quality of the production. [Except for The Hills. That gets me everytime.] Earth 2100 is a 2 hour documentary that aired on ABC last night. Examining climate control, it poses the question if this is the last century for civilization as we know it.

Says Alexa Daner, a writer for ABC News, "In order to plan for the worst, we must anticipate it." Following this thought process, a sub plot of Earth 2100 is narrated by Lucy, a fictional character who was "born" on the evening of June 2, 2009. Earth 2100 follows Lucy through her life span based on predictions and imagined environmental catastrophes from real life scientists, environmentalists, and anthropologists.

Apart from the program being incredibly poignant, it's beautifully executed. Lucy's sub plot is animated in such a way that it would make all your Graphic Novels get together and weep with envy.


If you missed this program on ABC last night, fear not. Watch it here:
Earth 2100: Civilization at Crossroads

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To read more on Earth 2100, click here.

Artist: Jen Stark

This is a mesmerizing animation done by Jen Stark. I'm going to try and make some time to check out her solo exhibition going on in New York right now.

"The Beginning of the End"
Jen Stark's solo exhibition

Opening reception: Saturday, May 16 from 6-9 pm
May 16 - June 21, 2009

LMAK projects
139 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
212-255-9707 www.lmakprojects.com
Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 11-6 pm; Sundays 12-6 pm and by appointment

Music Video: Matt and Kim

Brooklyn duo Matt and Kim have come out with a new video where they embrace their inner nudists in Times Square. They are the cutest couple/band ever.

Dust La Rock

Dust La Rock is known for his album cover work for Fool's Gold Records which includes Kid Sister, Kid Cudi, The Cool Kids, and A-Trak. He's art director for Fool's Gold Records, Syintific Skateboards, and also designer-in-residence at Studio B. This Thursday, April 23rd, he'll be showcasing some of his work in a show sponsored by Red Stripe and Fool's Gold. There'll be live DJ sets by Dave1 of Chromeo.




Here's the info:

Doors open at 8pm
Christopher Henry Gallery
127 Elizabeth Street
New York, NY 10013

http://dustlarock.com/

Portfolio Night 7

Y&R Toronto have announced they'll be hosting this year's Portfolio Night 7 in the T Dot, woot! Designers, get them portfolios all shiny! The fun kicks off on June 11th, 2009. For those of you who've never heard of Portfolio Night, it's the brainchild of our friends over at ihaveanidea; an evening where aspiring Art Directors or Copywriters [i.e. students] are given the opportunity to show their portfolios to 3 different Creative Directors. Each student spends roughly 20 minutes with each of their 3 CD's. This is a great opportunity to get some feedback on your work, and for potential recruiters to see what's out there, so please try to check it out.

Not in Toronto? Don't worry. Portfolio Night is happening all over the world. For more information, click here.

Artist: Jim Lambie

Jim Lambie is a contemporary visual artist from Glasgow, Scotland. He installs colourful patterns on floors using strips of vinyl. The concentric rectangles which mimic the architecture of the room result in a really astounding visual. Another fun fact that I just learned He once played in the band The Boy Hairdressers, which went on to become Teenage Fanclub. Fun Fact!


via It's Nice That

Check out the time lapse video of the installation that he did at MOMA in NYC last year: