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May 25, 2018

How to Create Your Own Masterpiece on a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

Given that it’s typically used to crunch numbers, it’s no surprise that some creatives might avoid Microsoft Excel at all costs. However, some are using the spreadsheet software as a drawing tool to make amazing digital art. Compared to expensive imaging software such as Photoshop, Excel (or Google Sheets or a number of other spreadsheet applications)

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Photo Contest

May 25, 2018

Early Highlights of the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Whether an animal is the hunter or the hunted, surviving in the wild is serious business.

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Photography

May 25, 2018

Photoshop Expert Visualizes a World Where Giant Animals Roam the Land

While many would have only heard tales of human giants from folklore, Toronto-based photographer and Photoshop artist Mani visualizes a...

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Art

May 25, 2018

Japanese Artist Spends Years Completing Enormous, Intricate Pen and Ink Drawings

Working with infinite patience, Japanese artist Manabu Ikeda spends years creating large-scale pen and ink drawings. His elaborate masterpieces, which are churned out one at a time, are a visual treasure hunt for viewers. It's possible to spend hours gazing at every inch of Ikeda's pen and ink pieces, with new details emerging over time.

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Travel

May 25, 2018

Top 5 Van Conversion Companies Making It Easy to Hit the Open Road

As it becomes easier to live and work anywhere, #vanlife is becoming an increasingly popular choice for those with a...

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Street Photography

May 24, 2018

Street Photographer Captures Candid Photos of New York From 1969 to 2006

Since the late 1960s, native New Yorker Jeff Rothstein has been documenting his hometown.

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Landscape Photography

May 24, 2018

Stunning Photos Capture the Dreamy “Heaven on Earth” Landscapes of Patagonia

Vienna-based software engineer Lukas Furlan honed his passion for landscape photography during a recent trip to Patagonia. Fueled by wanderlust, Furlan is an avid traveler who photographs diverse locations, from Vietnam to Iceland. For a little over two weeks, the self-taught photographer soaked in the world famous Patagonian landscape, bringing home a camera filled with memories.

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Resources

May 24, 2018

25+ Imaginative Sketching Prompts to Help You Beat Creative Block

Have you ever opened your sketchbook with every intent to draw… but then you can’t think of what to sketch?

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Painting

May 24, 2018

Interview: Millennial Artist Creates Beautiful Oil Paintings Inspired by Old Masters

Brooklyn-based Russian oil painter Maria Kreyn‘s Old World sensibilities seep through her paintings.

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Installation

May 23, 2018

Artist Visualizes the Lengthy “Terms of Service” Agreements of Popular Social Media Apps

You may have noticed a recent upsurge in social media policy changes as a result of newly introduced data protection regulations. And while many of us feel it’s important to know how our online information is being used, it’s unlikely that every social media user actually spends the time needed to read every word of the small print in an app’s terms and conditions. Designer Dima Yarovinsky visualizes these lengthy (and often overwhelming)

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