urban taster » illustration http://urbantaster.com a quick (almost daily) taste of the urban landscape Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:07:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 guise by craig & karlhttp://urbantaster.com/2012/01/20/guise-by-craig-karl/ http://urbantaster.com/2012/01/20/guise-by-craig-karl/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:01:09 +0000 bjorn http://urbantaster.com/?p=12944

Illustrated portraits of global and local pop culture icons by New York based Craig Redman and Sydney based Karl Maier collaborating as Craig & Karl.

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]]> http://urbantaster.com/2011/12/28/12754/feed/ 0 charles and ray eames explain the information machinehttp://urbantaster.com/2011/12/21/charles-and-ray-eames-explain-the-information-machine/ http://urbantaster.com/2011/12/21/charles-and-ray-eames-explain-the-information-machine/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:02:54 +0000 bjorn http://urbantaster.com/?p=12719 A delightfully ‘low-tech’ way to explain the very much high-tech, done in classic Eames clarity.

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]]> http://urbantaster.com/2011/11/09/angles-with-dirty-faces/feed/ 0 the birds & the birdshttp://urbantaster.com/2011/11/06/the-birds-the-birds/ http://urbantaster.com/2011/11/06/the-birds-the-birds/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:40:09 +0000 bjorn http://urbantaster.com/?p=12258 Nigel Payne is obsessed with birds, drawing one every weekday. Aren’t we glad he kept it up?

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Math

Pole-bear

Chain-smoker

Book Jackets

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]]> http://urbantaster.com/2011/10/21/jim-houser/feed/ 0 hu lulu hong longlong hua lalahttp://urbantaster.com/2011/10/20/hu-lulu-hong-longlong-hua-lala/ http://urbantaster.com/2011/10/20/hu-lulu-hong-longlong-hua-lala/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:28:45 +0000 bjorn http://urbantaster.com/?p=12030 Getting the name from the sounds of wind, thunder and rain, the wonderfully immaginative and brightly coloured world of animator and illustrator Ray (Lei Lei).

The story is about a small village. One day, the heavy rain disrupts the people’s peaceful life, and a brave child swims across the Universe to save the world.

“Hu Lulu”, Oh! My hat flew off!
“Hong longlong” Cover your ears!
“Hua Lala” Let’s dance together.
“Ah yaya” Is the sewer blocked ?
“La lala” Singing on the rainbow.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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]]> http://urbantaster.com/2011/10/19/sanna-annukka/feed/ 0 chris labrooyhttp://urbantaster.com/2011/10/18/chris-labrooy/ http://urbantaster.com/2011/10/18/chris-labrooy/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:18:29 +0000 bjorn http://urbantaster.com/?p=12021 UK-based digital artist Chris Labrooy does amazingly intricate and detailed designs with 3D graphics that makes you do a double take… Real? or fake? May favourite is the shrink wrap series, with all the bright, happy colours anyone would ever need!

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]]> http://urbantaster.com/2011/10/09/tang-yau-hoong/feed/ 0 vello vinnhttp://urbantaster.com/2011/09/26/vello-vinn/ http://urbantaster.com/2011/09/26/vello-vinn/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:27:41 +0000 bjorn http://urbantaster.com/?p=11783 Amazingly detailed etchings by Estonian illustrator Vello Vinn. via 50watts

]]> http://urbantaster.com/2011/09/26/vello-vinn/feed/ 0 tom frenchhttp://urbantaster.com/2011/09/22/tom-french/ http://urbantaster.com/2011/09/22/tom-french/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:03:56 +0000 bjorn http://urbantaster.com/?p=11697 English illustrator Tom French captures the wild movements of a cowboy in action with crazy brush strokes and ink splatters.

]]> http://urbantaster.com/2011/09/22/tom-french/feed/ 0 joe fentonhttp://urbantaster.com/2011/09/19/joe-fenton/ http://urbantaster.com/2011/09/19/joe-fenton/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:54:39 +0000 bjorn http://urbantaster.com/?p=11691 Using mostly a mechanical pencil, artist Joe Fenton brings to life an alternate dimension of  fairies and monsters and winged elephants.

]]> http://urbantaster.com/2011/09/19/joe-fenton/feed/ 0 stbhttp://urbantaster.com/2011/09/05/stb/ http://urbantaster.com/2011/09/05/stb/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:03:47 +0000 bjorn http://urbantaster.com/?p=11634 Handdrawn ink on paper but smooth, flowing and architectural. by Peter Jellitsch.

STB means Streambody, this series is based on a motion algorithm that is used in architectural practice to simulate wind directions and the force of air that arrives at highrise buildings. I have experimented with this program, and the outcome was solid bubbles which I have then redrawn with the directions that they had. The degree denotation that my title has (for example: STB/S02/90°) is explaining the turn of the wind-force hitting the object.

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