Thursday, September 24th, 2009
This is a great article about what some of the most influential artists of the past would create if they were working in today’s digital landscape. The part I found especially interesting, is where it talks about the motive of financial gain that is almost always present when great art is created. Today’s websites and print ads are mostly created for the purpose of selling a product and in turn paying the creator. I never thought about the fact that even great artists like Michelangelo were driven, in part, by the same financial gains. One of the main reasons the Sistine Chapel commissioned Michelangeloto paint Scenes from Genesis was to bring in more people and collect more tithes. That reminds me that art and technology will always be changing, but some things will remain consistent for all generations.
If Famous Graphic Artists Were Web Designers…
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
This guy did a great job re-imagining some movie posters and other iconic imagery.
Beautiful Modern Vintage Illustrations by Tom Whalen
I wonder sometimes how I might have stacked up to some of the amazing graphic designers and illustrators out there if I would have fully pursued graphic design. In the end I know I made the right choice focusing on web programming. You have to have a certain vision to be a truly unique and successful designer and to be perfectly honest I don’t think I have it.
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