Posts by Annie Kim

Art
September 11, 2015

New in the Shop: The Magical Stories of Still-Life Photographer Dina Belenko

Self-taught Russian photographer Dina Belenko creates captivating scenes that magically bring life to everyday objects. Using creative arrangements, skillful photography and lighting, and surprisingly little photo manipulation–Belenko successfully brings movement and emotion to each of her imaginative photo illustrations. According to the photographer, “Every object contains a kind of ‘folded story' inside it.

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Art
August 21, 2015

New in the Shop: Typographic Posters to Help Us Better Understand Dyslexia by Daniel Britton

Did you know that Thomas Edison, Stephen Spielberg, and F. Scott Fitzgerald are just a few highly influential individuals who've struggled with dyslexia? It's been said that as many as 15-20% of the population as a whole exhibit symptoms of the disorder, which include: mixing up similar words, slow or inaccurate reading, and issues with spelling and writing.

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Art
June 23, 2015

New in My Modern Shop: Seasonal Beauties by Alon Avissar

Summer is officially here – and what better way to celebrate the new season than with a new My Modern Shop artist! Alon Avissar is an art director and graphic artist based in Washington DC. Inspired by the changing seasons, Alon developed this grid of double-exposure portraits entitled Seasonal Beauties. Four silhouettes are the foundation for the digital creations that merge soft feminine features with blossoming flowers, pine cones, and snow-covered branches.

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