Alex McLeod

New stunning works from artist Alex McLeod (posted before @Shotspot), exhibited at Pulse NYC.

© Alex McLeod

Dionisio González

Dionisio González is an artist educated at different universities in Spain. In his most recent works, the artist takes a critical stance on the architecture and social culture of the favelas in the Brazilian megalópolis of São Paulo. He inserts new building structures into his photographs of the favelas via computer.
But Dionisio González is not only interested in the aesthetic aspect; his works also have a social facet. The artist is involved in a continuous discourse with the mayors' offices in the various favelas surrounding São Paulo, to find ways to transform some of the building structures he has designed into reality. (Text and more images: fiedler taubert contemporary)
via Ron Orp
© Dionisio González

ED-Awards 2009: Gold for Formdusche

The four book-journals for 'project 68/89' from Berlin-based design office Formdusche were awarded Gold in the category book layout at the European Design Awards festival 2009 in Zürich.

Further Gold winners 2009:
Vidale-Gloesener Sarl, Lava grafisch ontwerpers, Bleed, Fuenfwerken Design AG, a part, Dietwee, Vier für Texas, Jäger & Jäger, Studio Laucke, Creative Inc, Sole 24 ore Spa, Moving Brands, Nomint Motion Design, Punchcard, Aer visual studio, Remo Caminada graphic design, Edenspiekermann, Designbolaget, Thijs Verbeek grafisch ontwerp, Enric Jardí disseny gràfic, KMS TEAM GmbH, Susanne Stahl & André Gottschalk, Suitcase Type Foundry, Graphic design studio by Yurko Gutsulyak, Ando bv, Bendita Gloria, bauer konzept & gestaltung gmbh, Adrian Frutiger

Alex McLeod

Alex McLeod from Toronto combines professional 3D renderings with freaky fantasy landscapes. At first glance the scenery seems to be real, looking closer you feel like dreaming a strange dream.
via LOUdreams
© Alex McLeod

Things I have learned in my life so far

Sagmeister Inc. is a graphic design company in New York City. Stefan Sagmeister started a project based on a list in his diary where he wrote down things he has learned in his life so far. For example, after running a charity project for homeless in NYC for three years, Sagmeister learned "Starting a charity is surprisingly easy, running a charity is surprisingly hard". There is also a book published, consisting of 15 unbound signatures in a laser-cut slipcase. For this project, Sagmeister won the Leadaward 2008.

via thriving too

Huaxi City Centre

MAD is a Beijing-based architectural design studio dedicated to creating innovative projects. MAD recently organised a collaborative masterplanning project in South West China. 11 young international architects were invited to carry out an urban experiment: to design the city centre of Huaxi. The architects invited by MAD included: Atelier Manferdini, BIG, Dieguez Fridman, Emergent/Tom Wiscombe, Houliang Architecture, JDS, MAD, Mass Studies, Rojkind Arquitectos, Serie, Sou Fujimoto architects. The masterplan was developed by Shanghai Tongji urban planning and design institute, Studio 6, together with MAD. The following visualisation of one of the proposed buildings is a design of argentinian architect Dieguez Fridman.



via designboom

form follows funk

a project on materializing music.
http://www.formfollowsfunk.com/