An Interactive Moon Sculpture with Light Bulbs

The piece features 5,500 bulbs turned into a glowing orb that hangs from an arched structure over a wooden circle. As the piece is meant to represent the moon, the public are able to manually change the phases of this globular body, turning a wheel so the piece becomes an exploration of "the whimsical and alluring nature of our nearest celestial body," explain the artists.

"The sculpture draws on the universal familiarity of moonlight to all people," they continue. Like previous examples in their sculpture series, including Cloud and Solar Flare, the sculpture makes tangible the supernal bodies that hang in the sky above us, bringing them closer while maintaining their stately allure. "While the brightness of the sculpture is enchanting, for us as artists, the real epiphany of working on this sculpture came from recognizing the incredible value of darkness in relation to a work characterized by light," they explain.

Artist is Trapping Flowers in Blocks of Ice

After sending incredible flower arrangements on a wild ride to the edges of space last year, artist Azuma Makota is anchoring his works on Earth—in giant blocks of ice, to be exact—for his latest series, Iced Flowers. The series, describes Makoto on his website, "observes the changing life of flowers that are locked in ice." Like his previous work, he is continuing to investigate the "expression" of flowers in different environments. Makoto invites his viewers to "Please enjoy how flowers and ice change themselves over time in the ruins far from human’s existence—it is an inorganic space that makes a vivid contrast with flowers.”

Adobe MAX 2014 Opening Video

For the 2014 Adobe Max Creativity Conference, the design and execution team, led by Jeremy Nichols of Pix Productions, with projection mapping provided by WorldStage. The scenic plays on two periaktoi, one of the oldest known staging techniques to change a scene and utilizing motion projection mapping to display video. This was intended to bring together the oldest scenic technology with the newest projection technology to create something altogether new.

What Makes A Great Creative Director?

California-based The 3% Conference roped in various creative directors to share their thoughts on the role in the following short. From being “the punching bag and lighthouse” to hiring individuals who are more talented than themselves, find out about the characteristics a great creative director should possess. The video, by Pitch Agency, also promotes the upcoming 3% Conference CD Bootcamp happening tomorrow. 

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Fish Lamps Installation

Back in January of this year architect and artist Frank Gehry unveiled this striking series of fish lamps atGagosian Beverly Hills and later in Paris. The glowing fish are constructed from jagged scales of ColorCore formica mounted on a wireframe and are an extension of a series of similar lights first built between 1984 and 1986. The story goes that while working on a commission for Formica back in the 80s Gehry dropped a piece of ColorCore which shattered, inspiring the idea of fish scales. You can see more views over at Gagosian and onFlickr. (via Dezeen)

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/10/fish-lamps-by-frank-gehry/

Layers of Glass Added to Stones and Books

Born in Tokyo, Dusseldorf-based artist Ramon Todo creates beautiful textural juxtapositions using layers of glass in unexpected places. Starting with various stones, volcanic rock, fragments of the Berlin wall, and even books, the artist inserts perfectly cut glass fragments that seem to slice through the object resulting in segments of translucence where you would least expect it. You can see more of his work over on Art Front Gallery, andhere. (via My Amp Goes to 11)

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Sketchbook. BlackLetter was used throughout Europe from about 1150 until the end of the 17th century. One of my current preoccupations is developing a set of modern BlackLetter capitals that are highly legible, in BlackLetter terms, and yet retain the richness and beauty inherent in this ancient category of letterform.

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