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2 October 2008

The Superest


I’ve been meaning to write about this one for a long time. The Superest is an ongoing drawing game between Kevin Cornell and Matthew Sutter. Kevin once drew a superhero called The Unopposinator, and Matthew responded with Someone. (Someone: He’s Not No one)

Kevin drew a hero to defeat Someone, and the madness has continued ever since. There are now dozen upon dozens of heroes. Visit, get the feed, and enjoy.

8 August 2008

In, Out, Up, Down

Axel Peemoeller's brilliant signageAxel Peemoeller's brilliant signageMelbourne's Eureka TowerMelbourne's Eureka Tower

Much applause goes to Axel Peemoeller, who design this painted signage for the parking garage in Melbourne’s Eureka Tower. Trompe l’oeil, indeed!

7 August 2008

Golden Auto

Gold leafed Porsche Boxster

The second post in my car exterior-themed series is this: a Porsche covered in gold leaf. A gold-plated car would be cool, but gold leafing is an old world craft I enjoy practicing and reading about.

Gold leaf is only a few microns thick, so a little goes a long way. One booklet of 100 sheets of 3.5″ x 3.5″ gold leaf (23 carat) currently costs about $50, and a pack of 20 books is around $600. Assuming it takes 100 sheets to coat one fender, and assuming one fender equals approximately 10% of the surface area of the car, it may have taken no more than $1000 to finish this car surface with gold leaf.

Of course the edges are visible, as with any flat surface gilding.

7 August 2008

Color Change via Wrap

Okay, the main reason I haven’t posted in some time is that restoring my ‘63 Falcon takes lots of time. But it’s currently at the body shop for paint, so I have some free time again. Now for a couple of car paint-themed posts.

Vehicle wrap, plain white

First, I thought this was pretty neat: someone had a full vehicle wrap done on their BMW 3-series; not completely unheard of, except that the wrap contains no graphics. That’s right, this was done simply to change the car’s color. Brilliant, until you factor in the 2-4k cost of such a labor-intensive job. I still think it’s a neat idea, and could lead the way to instant color changes for your car.

Found on cardomain.com.

28 May 2008

Mural Animation

This is holy amazing. The imagery is pretty disturbing, but anything that takes as long to produce as this must’ve is worth a peek. I’m floored.


MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

22 May 2008

Alphabet Pop-up Book in Action

From designer Marion Bataille comes this fantastic alphabet pop-up book that belongs in your library. Young children need to be exposed to this book!

Buy your copy today on amazon.com.

15 May 2008

Yeondoo Jung, Art Interpreter

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

Yeondoo Jung is a Korean artist who reinterprets childrens’ crayon drawings as live-action tableaus, then photographs them. His website is currently down, so I’ve compiled some of his work here for your enjoyment.

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

Yeondoo Jung, art interpreter

15 May 2008

Fusion Man



Jet-powered wings! This is just beautiful.

8 May 2008

Rally Stripes

This was fun- I installed some decals on my dream bike, a Vespa Rally 200. Snazzy!

Vespa Rally stripe

Vespa Rally stripe

10 March 2008

The Making of Starship HBO

starship HBO, HBO in space

Finally, an excuse to blog about the beloved 80s-era intro: Starship HBO. If watching the extended version wasn’t enough of a magical experience for you, try this mini-documentary - a 1982 behind-the-scenes look at making HBO’s miniature model city. Apparently they fabricated tiny bums and hookers to ease the boredom of the 3-month project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Et_LsxlX8Y

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