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Lexus Recycled Fashion

On a quest to promote recycling, Lexus has challenged a few of today’s most innovative designers to turn hybrid car parts into haute couture. See more of the unique transformations after the jump.

6 Ways to Improve your Creativity

Photo source: vi.sualize.us

Every Fashion illustrator or designer needs to be creative in order to develop some original designs. Tony Buzan, leading expert on the brain and learning and the inventor of the revolutionary mind mapping technique strongly believes that hat everyone can be creative.

Little Printer

Little Printer is a gadget that caught my attention through it’s story.

Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from your friends. You can set up subscriptions by using your smartphone and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper.

Where to find the perfect labels for your garments?

I believe that a good label is one of the most important things for a garment because it represents the first impression of your brand. If the label is well done it shares professionalism and quality for your brand to stands from the rest.

Fashion Photography as inspiration for Fashion Illustrations - Portray Moods

Model: Anne-Marie van Dijk for Avantgarde Magazine
Photogrpher: Klaas Jan Kliphuis

Sometimes when we draw a fashion illustration, moods can have an impressive impact in our drawings. I always use the eyes and the mouth to show simple emotions, because my style of drawing is quite simple. 

See What You Print - Fast and Easy to Use

Dear friends,

How do you print your illustrations | photos | graphic designs | portfolios ? 

If you want to live a new experience I’m introducing you this incredible tool: SWYP (See What You Print), a concept which brings the printer to the 21st century, by stripping it down of its cumbersomeness. I simply love it’s design and the simplicity of how it can be used: just dragging the screen to print and then seeing the file ‘becoming’ a print. 

Nobody Tells People Who Are Beginners …

Do a lot of work! You’ll figure it out. Fight your way through that! If you need a little bit of motivation :) I recommend you to watch the video below:

Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

What are the essential differences between a graphic designer and an illustrator?

Source: Fashion Illustrator Naja Conrad Hansen

Someone emailed me recently and asked me about an aspect “Does Graphic Designers and  Illustrators have the same job?”

I believe that it’s essential for any illustrator to know the answer of this question so for those who are still confused I’ve made some research and decided to write a quick clarification. It will help you to promote your work better when you’re searching for freelance projects. Enjoy!

Design and the Elastic Mind

Source: TED

Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, spread her appreciation of design — in all shapes and forms — around the world.

In this video she previews the groundbreaking show “Design and the Elastic Mind” and designs that reflect the way we think now.  A really interesting concept. Enjoy!

Art and Design Mind Map

Source: Mindmapart

The Art and Design Mind Map will help you to understand the use of imagination as a resource in developing creative thought. The Mind Map breaks down the influences of knowledge, education and experience, the use of the senses and the relationship and effect of health, culture and social issues in art and design.

You will discover all this and more within the Art and Design Mind Map.

A Device that Converts Hand-Drawn Sketches to Vector Images

I’ve been searching for something like this for a while and now it’s here..

Inkling is a device by Wacom  a digital sketch pen that captures a digital likeness of your work while you sketch with its ballpoint tip on any sketchbook or standard piece of paper. 

How important is to be passionate?

I follow Delivering Happiness Facebook Page for a while. It charges me with positive attitude every day. Today they shared a video on how important is to be passionate and live what you love. I find it very powerful and I’ll share it with you.

The Difference Between Art and Design

Many times I’ve been thinking of what separates art and design and what exactly is the difference between art and design? I’ll share with you some images I’ve found the most powerful explaining the core principles of each craft.

30 Scandinavian Home Desks That Encourage Work Creativity

Have a look at these lovely home desks designed in a faultless Scandinavian style! For today Freshhome thought of gathering a collection of 30 less conventional home offices that could make work less rigid and more inviting. With a splash of color here and there, colorful wallpapers and chairs, appealing picture frames or intriguing looking lamps, each and anyone of you can turn your home desk into a welcoming working space.

What book are you?

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Funny illustrated chart. I love charts with stories. Enjoy it!

Full story at Nalia’s World.