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Anamorphic Illusions by Felice Varini

Bored Panda — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:39:24 +0000

If you’re one of those pandas who read our magazine daily, you probably remember Anamorphic Medusa Inside a Factory by Truly Design or Anamorphic Typography by Joseph Egan we’ve talked about earlier. Well, it appears that these guys are not the only ones experimenting with this technique.

Swiss artist Felice Varini has been creating illusions of flat graphics superimposed on three dimensional spaces since 1979 using the same eye-deceiving technique called anamorphosis. The complete shapes can only be seen when viewed at certain angles, otherwise the viewer will only see some random broken pieces.

Over the course of 30+ years, Varini has created many great optical illusions, however the most remarkable work is probably “Cercle et suite d’éclats” where the artist took on the challenge of working at the scale of the village, superimposing perfect circles on the town of Vercorin in the Swiss Alps. You’ll find it at the end of the article.

Website: www.varini.org | Facebook: Felice-Varini

Anamorphic Illusions by Felice Varini originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 6, 2012.

Moon Games by Laurent Laveder

Bored Panda — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:31:23 +0000

You may have already seen some of these cute images from ‘Moon Games’ project before, but we just couldn’t resist sharing some more. The author of this project is a French landscape astrophotographer and astronomy journalist Laurent Laveder who shows how some simple props and a bit of imagination can turn the moon into anything you like.

Moon Games has also been published as a small book in France:

“We have asked 19 authors to choose a picture each among a selection of photos. Then they had to write a short text in the style they wanted. Finally, Sabine (my grilfriend with who I conceive these Moon games, and the woman in the pictures), who is a graphic artist, has transformed the texts to calligrams. The different profiles of each author have leaded to a great variety for each picture, sometime funny, touching, poetic, sensual, etc.”

Website: pixheaven.net/galerie…

Moon Games by Laurent Laveder originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 2, 2012.

People Flying Over New York City

Bored Panda — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:46:01 +0000

If you saw some people flying over New Your City lately, don’t worry, you are not crazy! To promote their new movie Chronicle, 20th Century Fox hired viral marketing agency Thinkmodo which flew three human shaped RC planes around Manhattan creating the illusion of people flying.

Michael Krivicka from Thinkmodo explains:

“Since the three main characters of the movie have the ability to fly, we came up with the idea of staging a few “flying people” sightings around New York City. We achieved that illusion by having 3 custom-made aircraft (which were shaped like human beings) fly above designated areas in NYC and NJ.”

I’m not sure how the people of NYC who saw the flying people actually felt, but judging from the video, it must have been pretty awesome. What do you think?

People Flying Over New York City originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 1, 2012.

36 More Clever Logos With Hidden Symbolism

Bored Panda — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:42:26 +0000

If you are a graphic designer looking for some logo ideas and inspiration, then it’s your lucky day because we handpicked another list of Clever Logos With Hidden Symbolism. And if this is not enough, there’s 100+ more creative logos in our previous posts: see part I, part II and part III.

However, if you are a mere mortal and not a designer, you can still view these cool logos and try to find the hidden symbols. Oh, and if you wanna have a good laugh, don’t forget to check out the Top 15 Worst Logo FAILS Ever and Honest Logos by Viktor Hertz. If you are more into history, then you might wanna take a look at 21 Logo Evolutions of the World’s Well Known Logo Designs.

Now, enough will all the old post promotion stuff, let’s jump to the pictures! However, note that part of the logos are still only proposals waiting to be acquired by some lucky company.

1. Diamond Bookstore

2. Attack

Designer: unknown

3. Cork

Logo for a champagne bar. (Designed by Tømme)

4. Ass

5. Art & Home

6. PlayGround

7. Infinity Crime Studio

8. Sharky

9. Helium

10. Spoon

11. Fishy Production

12. Corporate Bowling

13. BeeBooks

14. Green One

15. Umbrella Prints

16. Wave

17. The Color Cure

18. Tyme

19. 3D Rocket

20. Cyber Cafe

21. Linha Mountain

22. MonKey

23. Rehabilitation Hospitals of America

The company’s tag line is “We rebuild lives, step by step by step.” (Designed by John Langdon)

24. Tidy Tom’s Cleaning Company

25. Curious

26. Artfarm

27. Newcastle Food & Wine Festival

28. Sleep Records

29. Rock Night Club

30. Poker Hills

Logo for the poker-themed mobile game for Kitmaker, Spain (prev. Poker Hills). (Designed by Type08)

31. Dig

32. Michael Jackson Tribute Logo

33. Martin Newcombe Property Maintenance

34. Piano

35. Dog Care Veterinary

36. The Installers. Doors & More

Designer: unknown

Creative Logos With Hidden Symbolism PART I

Creative Logos With Hidden Symbolism PART II

Creative Logos With Hidden Symbolism PART III

36 More Clever Logos With Hidden Symbolism originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 31, 2012.

Breathtaking 3D Goldfish Paintings by R. Fukahori

Bored Panda — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:47:56 +0000

It’s hard to believe, but these lively goldfish swimming in the bowls are not real at all! A Japanese artist named Riusuke Fukahori is painting these incredibly realistic three-dimensional goldfish using acrylic paint layered over clear resin. Just like 3D printer^[1], the artists paints the fish layer by layer, with the sandwiched slices revealing slight more about each creature.

“When struggling with artistic vision, Fukahori’s pet goldfish became his inspiration and ever since his passion and lifelong theme. His unique style of painting uses acrylic on clear resin which is poured into containers, resulting in a three-dimensional appearance and lifelike vitality. This exhibition features twenty new painting works by this leading Japanese contemporary artist.”^[2]

Riusuke Fukahori’s exhibition called “Goldfish Salvation” was recently on show at the ICN Gallery in London.

Website: goldfishing.info

Photos by: Dominic

Breathtaking 3D Goldfish Paintings by R. Fukahori originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 27, 2012.

Harmless Weapons by Kyle Bean

Bored Panda — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:58:56 +0000

While the name of the artist may sound unfamiliar to many, I’m sure most of you have already seen Kyle’s amazing collection of Pencil Shaving Portraits or the famous Chicken made from eggshells. This time, Brighton-based designer Kyle Bean created a collection of harmless weapons for an article in CUT Magazine centered around the topic of ‘Guerrilla Gardening’ and ‘Yarn Bombing’.

Personally, my favorite one is the feather knife as the feather perfectly matches the size and the shape of the knife while at the same time being completely harmless. Other weapons are also great, and you just can’t not love the minimalism and clever selection of the background colors!

Kyle Specializes in hand crafted models, set design and art direction, and since graduating in 2009, he has worked across a variety of platforms including installations, window displays, editorial and advertising.

Website: kylebean.co.uk

Photos by: Sam Hofman

Harmless Weapons by Kyle Bean originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 26, 2012.

Incredible Shadow Paintings by Rashad Alakbarov

Bored Panda — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:31:45 +0000

Azerbaijani artist Rashad Alakbarov uses various everyday objects and some back light to create his jaw-dropping shadow paintings. The best part is that you can easily create something similar at home – all you need is one or two lamps and some items from your desk.

P.S.: if any of you guys do something similar, I would love see it! Just leave a comment with a picture.

Incredible Shadow Paintings by Rashad Alakbarov originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 25, 2012.

Creative Balloon Lamps by Estiluz

Bored Panda — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:53:39 +0000

If you’re looking for some unique lighting ideas for your kid’s room, you’re in luck (or in trouble) because Spanish decorative lighting manufacturers Estiluz offers a really cool set of balloon lamps that are both elegant and fun. Why in trouble? Well, it’s a bit pricey, so better don’t let your kids see them. (Available at: platinlux.com for 262,33 EUR)

Creative Balloon Lamps by Estiluz originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 25, 2012.

Back to The Future with Irina Werning (Part II)

Bored Panda — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:36:03 +0000

Do you remember Irina Werning and her cool project called “Back to The Future” we’ve posted earlier? Well, it appears that Irina hasn’t stopped there and released the part II of her series.

A photographer born in Buenos Aires takes someone’s old photo and recreates the same old scene with the same person many years later. While it might not sound too complicated, she is unbelievably accurate – it seems that she just found some old and young look-alikes and shot two pictures on the same day.

“I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… A few months ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future..by the way, this project made me realize I’m a bit obsessive…” says the artist.

Website: irinawerning.com

Diego in 1970 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Christoph in 1990 & 2011, Berlin Wall

Fer in 1981 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Andy in 1964 & 2011, Los Angeles

Evan in 1957 & 2011, NY

Giorgio in 1982 & 2011, Paris

Jackie in 1990 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Johannes in 1994 & 2011, Hambourg

Lea B in 1980 & 2011, Paris

Lea T in 1995 & 2011, Paris

Maartje in 1990 & 2011, Amsterdam

Maria Jose in 1983 & 2011, Buenos Aires

May in 1985 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Marcela in 1970 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Patrick in 1986 & 2011, Paris

Patrick B in 1982 & 2011, Berlin

Carli in 1990 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Puna in 2003 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Riff Raff in 1976 & 2011, London

Sarah and Jim in 1989 & 2011, Boston

Seba in 1986 & 2011, Patagonia

Sole in 1988 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Sonia and Laurita in 1998 & 2011, Buenos Aires

The Zurbanos in 1999 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Campbell Twins in 1976 & 2011, London

Violeta in 1981 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Daphne in 1986 & 2011, Paris

Continue to Back to The Future (Part I)

Back to The Future with Irina Werning (Part II) originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 23, 2012.

Giant Mirrored Building Facade Turns Visitors Into Spiderman

Bored Panda — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:01:25 +0000

If you happen to be in France right now, you can finally make your old dream come true! A giant mirrored building facade by artist Leandro Erlich will instantly turn you into a Spiderman. The installation is called Bâtiment (Building) and is currently on display at Le 104 in Paris as part of their In_Perceptions exhibition.

As we talked before, Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich is known for installations that seem to defy the basic laws of physics and befuddle the viewer. Be sure to also check out his incredible Fake Swimming Pool we featured earlier (if you haven’t done that yet.)

This awesome optical illusion is on display through March 2012, so don’t miss an excellent opportunity to climb a wall like Spiderman!

Website: leandroerlich.com.ar

Giant Mirrored Building Facade Turns Visitors Into Spiderman originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 21, 2012.