Amazing Photography of Yan Yongliang
These photos by Yan Yongliang absolutely blow me away. I love how he has mixed traditional techniques with modern photography to create these haunting, powerfully, moving series of images.
The image above come from a series based on Shan shui paintings. These type of paintings stem from a history that goes back more than 1,500 years ago and the images often depict scenes of natural landscapes and beautiful scenery. It’s a tradition that demands a rigorous set of requirements in the hopes of creating the perfect combination of balance, composition, and form.
Yang Yongliang’s work takes these requirements and then turns them on their head – tranquil surroundings become chaotic landscapes as old trees become large skyscrapers and gentle mists become billowing smoke. The finished result creates powerful and contemporary images that speak of the modern world and the concerns of our time.
View more examples on The Fox is Black
Infographic thinking doesn’t let designers to interpret a narrative visually; it lets them invite the viewer join in the process of interpretation, too. It’s what makes infographic design a language, not a formula or a fad.
Visualising Relationships in The Phantom Tollbooth
A gorgeous set of graphics by Jan Avendano, that depicts character relationships, classifications, location shifts, pace and narrative flow in the children’s book, The Phantom Tollbooth. Beautifully visualised.
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The Complete History of Tokyo
Japanese graphic designer, Bunpei Yorifuji of Bunpei Ginza, has created these delightful illustrations capturing in an instant the complete history of Tokyo.
In 10 frames, Yorifuji captures the most defining moments that built up to modern day Tokyo—from the birth of life, through to modern day.
Evolution and dinosaurs
Feudal era and the impact of religion
The makings of a metropolis, and its demise
View full article and the other panels on Design Taxi
Cartophile
I found this lovely blog today, call Cartophile, which takes a look at all things map orientated (see what I did there?!?). There are too many examples to post, but here are some wonderful pieces that caught my eye this afternoon.
Map in your coffee
A beautiful and fun DIY project, perhaps?
A map made out of moustaches? Why not?
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I love that anything is interesting if you look at it closely enough
Beautiful Table Layouts by Carl Kleiner for Ikea
Now, I like things to be neat and tidy, but these table layouts by Carl Kleiner for Ikea are something else! Meticulously and accurately presented, they are delightful works of art!
If I had enough time, every surface in my house would look like this! Wonderful!
(via thingsorganizedneatly)
Google Doodle: Nicolas Steno’s 374th Birthday
Look how adorable the Google Doodle is today! It’s in celebration of Nicolas Steno’s 374th birthday (why 374th?). Nicolas Steno was a pioneer in anatomy and geology.
Fittingly, today’s green-topped logo is rendered as rock strata with embedded fossils — reflecting twin ideas for which Steno is best known. The strata illustrate Steno’s “principle of original horizonality,” which essentially says that rock layers form horizontally — and only appear differently if later disturbances cause the deviation. And the fossils in the lower stratified rock help illustrate Steno’s “law of superposition,” which — simply put — says that the oldest rock layers are sequentially deposited on the bottom unless otherwise disturbed. (text via Washington Post)
One Year in One Image
Eirik Solheim took 3888 images over the span of a year and combined them into this amazing photo. What a clever idea!
Just look how short Spring and Autumn are!
(via sirmitchell)
These amazing book sculptures by Guy Laramee absolutely blow my mind. Look at the intricate detail that he has somehow carved from a book! An absolutely stunning project.
Now, to find a way of acquiring one for my shelf…
View the entire “Great Wall” project
