Bubblegum is the first word that came to mind when I look upon the series “Strange Beauties” by Jen Mann. These beautiful portrait paintings are indeed coloured with strange palettes that plays with your taste. What surprises me the most is the effect of these strange colours on the viewers. Almost solely because of the use of these unique colour combinations, these paintings steps on the line which separates the real from the surreal.

For more of her work, check out

Website

Here is quite an interesting take on digital artwork by Atelier Olschinsky. Atelier Olschinsky is an illustrator from Vienna, Austria. He has worked on several art projects.

These are quite some unique artworks that have an abstract and vivid look to them. If you wish to check more his artwork, I’d advise to check his portfolio on:

Behance

Cities

Ghost City

Hallucination

Organic

Plants

Scaffolding

Temple

Here are some wonderful and humor (in a way) oil paintings done by Taiwanese artist Lee Chen Dao. I quite love the colors that Lee uses, as well the level of details in his images. I am quite amazed by the “Girl with the Mask” illustrations of them all.

There are a lot of illustrations on Lee Chen Dao, which I feel are unsuitable for the website (haha). Go check him out:

Personal Website

Cat Fight II

Cat Fight III

Cat Fight IV

Girl with Junkfood

Girl with the Mask

Not the Hero Type I

Not the Hero Type II

Play Solo

Queen’s Karaoke

Taiwan Style Girl

Valentine II

This is the second time I get to feature Justin Maller’s work on CrispMe. The first one being a wallpaper. And he has also been featured a few couple of times as a result of the amazing artworks produced from his wonderful initiative website [Depthcore].

This time is something colorful. Vivid and abstract. Justin Maller posts an abstract piece every day, and will do for 365 days. One image per day.

Here are just a few of the images. Check the others out on:

Facet Website

This is a guest post by Katherine Flowers.

Brand logos are essential in most marketing campaigns, helping to create awareness of a business to numerous audiences. Successful companies have utilised their brand to help them stand out among other similar businesses who offer the same services or products. It is important to be unique and engaging. Below are some elements to create an unforgettable brand logo.

Identifiable

What helps make brand logos memorable is how they are able to properly convey what the company is about. They are also made to be relevant to the company’s products or services they offer to a targeted audience. A computer company, for example, can use a monitor or a CPU tower as part of their brand logo, which helps to tell people what products they are selling. Another example could utilise a notebook and a pencil to identify a school supply manufacturing company.

Making the logo identifiable to your business helps build brand awareness to a wide group of people. This allows consumers to remember the company’s products and services should they have need of it. For example, a cola with a known brand logo will be sold more than other soda drinks available. Anyone who is looking for a new automobile part will have more chance of purchasing it from a manufacturer with a logo they are familiar with than to any other company.

Design

The most common misconception when coming up with logos is the need for exceptional artistic talent to come up with a complicated design. However, recognisable brand logos are often those which are simple in design. Complicated design might be able to capture a wide range of audiences, but it runs a risk of becoming indistinguishable to most people, which can lessen the company’s awareness. A good logo will be simple and is able to stick in someone’s mind when they see it.

Colour scheme

Colours are a good way to convey emotions and to evoke a response from the viewers. There are different ways of using the right colour scheme in a logo to help show what the company’s services and products can provide.

Here are some examples of colours and what different colours typically mean:

• Blue – This colour represents the ocean and the sky. It conveys a feeling of tranquillity and calmness. When used in an advertisement, it shows a sense of intelligence and wisdom. Companies who sell mineral water or air conditioners can make use of this colour scheme for their logo.
• Red – Red signifies energy and intense power. It conveys a feeling of passion and love. Companies who make energy drinks or automobiles often make use of the colour red in their logos. They can also be used by sports related businesses if red is significant to their services.
• Yellow – Yellow is able to convey a feeling of happiness and a positive environment. This colour is also associated with food as it conveys a sense of satisfaction. Most restaurants and fast food chains use a yellow colour scheme in their logo to create a promise of fullness to its viewers.
• Green – This colour symbolises nature and conveys a sense of harmony and freshness. Green is able to symbolise healing which makes it suitable to company logos who sell medicinal drugs. Businesses who provide other types of treatments or therapy to promote help can take advantage of this colour scheme in their logos.

Remember to be mindful of what your audience expects to see and to follow the things to consider mentioned above in order to build a memorable brand logo.

Check out some of the finest brand logos we compiled earlier:

1. Collection of Great Logo Designs by Josip Kelava
2. Roundup: 30 Gorgeous Logos for Inspiration
3. 12 Stunning Nike Logo Advertisements
4. 20 Amazing Logotype Designs

Joshua Zaragoza is a web designer and graphic artist from the Philippine islands. He is also very much interested in doing illustrations and photo-manipulations.

A little ‘Bio’:

I am a professional web and graphic designer with a great experience in making unique digital artworks, websites and graphic designs. I have been in design industry since 2008. My experience as a designer came from different areas and expertise. I have been through making simple artworks to complicated yet creative website designs. I also do motion graphics and consider good at making typography artworks.

If you wish to see more of his work or even contact him, feel free to do so on:

Shadowness – Behance – Twitter

I was casually browsing across deviantART, and checking out a gallery of a fellow photographer when I saw this “You were featured in…” and for the sake of discovering new art, I checked the Journal out. The theme was: Smoking (cigarette, smoke, and all that stuff).

I loved it a lot and decided to pick out the best ones from it and feature them here. A shot-out to the Ivana Rastislava Blaskova – the girl who did all the hard-work and compiled that journal! Thanks a lot Ivana!

Be sure to check the artists out. You might find more awesome stuff in their gallery.

smoke by SlevinAaron

kx 35 by metindemiralay

you ask why by zenibyfajnie

Smoke Ghost by anderton

arctic fox by zenibyfajnie

Bradley James – 2 by nrprtm

It’s Killing Me I by LinaDomina

___o by nenmayk

Alex by brusnika-girl

Close your eyes to see by Bloddroppe

I’ll Try Anything Once by LinaDomina

One warm night in Paris II by skeev

cigarette stories I by the35mmstudio

Volutes bleues. by Sirxlem

Natal by Nastasie

Wrong Line by MartinStranka

mf1.3 by brian873

this is for last by agonyangel

as i am. by Lord-Kevinz

infection by monstermagnet

Involuntary by iNeedChemicalX

aga4 by bubble-gum-heart

Snapshot. by Feelslikecrashing

Sohui by larafairie

Ann He is a 18-yr-old fashion photographer from Dallax, Texas. Aside from the visual collection that is presented to its viewers, the production process of putting together a body of work like this is by no means a simple feat. Items of consideration range from drawing the storyboard for the project to finding the MUA, and from location scouting to model release. I have come to appreciate He’s emerging creativity despite all of these challenges. The one thing that attracted me to He’s work is the variety of angles and perspectives taken based on the same concept. Indeed, an 18 year old photographer is truly impressie

For more of her work, check out He’s Website

I recently came across about the new NoMad hotel located in New York. The designer of the hotel, Jacques Garcia, is best known for his contemporary interiors for Paris’ hotels and restaurants including the well-known Hôtel Costes, as well and The Château du Champ-de-Bataille with its amazing gardens (If you are travelling to Paris, definitely make a quick trip to those places).

In addition to such stunning architecture, however, Benoit Linerot, the photographer in charge of photographing the NoMad hotel, has done a fantastic job in capturing the Parisian essence of its architecture. Architectural photography is far from simple, though I claim not to have a deep understanding on this specific genre as a portrait photographer, the lines in which Linerot composes in his photographs fabricates a successful photoshoot.

Simply pay attention to from the four corners of each photograph to its center and one will often time the perfect leading lines guiding the viewer’s eyes from one place to another logically. The beauty in these photographs is that out of chaotic environment of furnitures, curtains, and windows, it requires a skilled eye to create a logical flow through a designed photographical compositions.

To check out NoMad, here is their website.

Alena Krupetskova is yet another fantastic fashion, beauty, editorial and model photographer from the big land of Russia. Her photographs have been honored to be represented by one of the world’s most famous agency Art + Commerce, the project PhotoVogue. In Russia, Alena is known for its numerous works of the stars of show business, collaboration with the magazines Playboy, Fashion Collection, Night Style, Top Beauty, Flowers and other.

In 2012, photographer Alena Krupetskova received the award at an international competition Prix de la Photographie

If you wish to see more of her award-winning photography, check out:

Personal Website