The Inspiration Blog

Yellow Belly Cute: Pikachu Pixel Art

Raheli — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:22:52 +0000

There have been many artistic incarnations of Pokemon’s yellow, cuddly, cat-like character, Pikachu, from the people dyeing their cat’s fur yellow and photographing it, to less extreme creations in the form of nail art. Pikachu is among the nominees for the “Most Popular Cute Character” award, battling it out with Hello Kitty among others. Here we have Pikachu in pixel art form, with occasional appearances by his buddies Ash Ketchum and Jigglypuff, with materials from the art store and beyond.

Artist Showcase: Latin Inspired Illustration Art by Alberto Cerriteño

Caris — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:50:07 +0000

Mexican designer and illustrator Alberto Cerriteño certainly knows how to draw attention with his vibrant, humorous and festive creations. His works are comprised with lively, doll characters, usually emphasized with big smiles, round eyes, and stumpy bodies, all evoking different kinds of emotions which will make onlookers gaze and wonder with curiosity. Developing his own style and technique, he draws inspiration from his roots—a great love for his Mexican heritage which is clearly depicted in each of his illustrations.

Federica Iaccio | Just Imagine – Daily Dose of Creativity

The Design Community — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:12:25 +0000

When you find an artist as amazing as Federica Iaccio, saying anything would just spoil the joy. We think it’s best to let the art speak for itself. We contacted Federica and asked her to tell us something about her, something that will help us get to know her better. This is what she said:

10 Excellent Examples of Typography Portraits

The Design Community — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:08:47 +0000

We have heard these memorable sayings like “A good sketch is better than a long speech” or “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Sometime, the most complicated issue and matter can be simplified and expressed over a single image, but today I want to show you something different, a hybrid of both.

15 Logos Using Human Body Expressions

The Design Community — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:21:21 +0000

Logo designing has definitely reached to a new heights of creativity. From simple lines to complex objects the highly skilled logo artists make logos very creatively.

Words as Images

The Design Community — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:11:53 +0000

New York based artist Ji Lee creates creative illustrations giving expressions to the words. He has great vision of seeing letters beyond their dull, practical functionality.

Beautiful Ramadan Wallpapers

The Design Community — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:37:28 +0000

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Every day during this month, Muslims around the world spend the daylight hours in a complete fast.

Computational Re-photography of World War 2 Photos

The Design Community — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:04:00 +0000

Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov took some old photographs from World War II and combined them with new perspective-matching photos. This technique is called perspective-matching photography or computational re-photography.

Creative T-Shirt Designs from Inkefx – PLUS 15% Off Coupon!

Jason Shaw — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:32:01 +0000

Since about 2010, Jake Mize had been playing with the idea of starting a small t-shirt company. His main goal, just like most other small t-shirt brands, is to provide a high quality product at a very reasonable price and to make sure that the overall customer experience is as enjoyable as possible. Jake had originally started outsourcing the designs to a couple of illustrators to help grow the brand and bring exposure to artists that were maybe not so well known. But, being a designer himself, Jake's own designs quickly became his preferred creative outlet.

Sheep Sculptures Made From Rotary Telephones

The Design Community — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:59:44 +0000

Jean Luc’s sheep were constructed of older model rotary telephones and their accompanying cords wrapped around sheep formed under structures. The phone on the cradle strikingly resembles a head in this context with the melted and bent hand piece creating hooves.