Design
March 30, 2015

Large-Scale Pavilion Made of Books Offers Free Reading Material to All

This airy pavilion celebrates the power of the printed word by using books as its building blocks. Set to debut at Berkeley's first Bay Area Book Festival in June, Lacuna is both a large-scale public art installation and a “library” of free books that visitors can take home and keep. Renderings of the unique structure show it's comprised of 12 pillars made of stacked books.

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Art
March 27, 2015

Stunning Posters Merge Famous Movie Directors’ With Their Iconic Films

Hamburg-Germany based illustrator Julian Rentzsch has teamed up with Steffen Heidemann and Viktoria Klein at Stellavie, an independent design studio, to create a unique set of posters featuring movie directors merged with their famous films. So far, the team has released three posters – Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese and David Lynch. The prints portray movie directors with their groundbreaking work, within the history of cinematography.

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Photography
March 23, 2015

Improve Your Photography Skills with These 9 Photo Composition Tips by Steve McCurry

Looking to up your photography game? Luckily, the Cooperative of Photography has created a fantastic video on photographic composition using tips and images by legendary photojournalist Steve McCurry. Each of the nine pointers is illustrated with examples from McCurry's stunning portfolio. Read on to learn from the master photographer himself. 1. Rule of Thirds Place points of interest on intersections. Position important elements along the lines. 2.

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Painting
March 21, 2015

Blind Artist Relies on Touch and Texture to Create Stunningly Vivid Paintings

While art has always been a major part of John Bramblitt's life, it wasn't until he completely lost his sight that he tried to paint for the first time. From the age of 11, Bramblitt's vision was gradually stolen from him by epilepsy. By the time he was 30, seizures had rendered him completely blind, sending him into what he calls “the deepest, darkest hole” of depression.

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