Illustrations by Byroglyphics (Russ Mills)

October 26th, 2010

It’s time for another blog showcasing the work of an amazing illustrator. Today’s illustrator is Russ Mills (aka Byroglyphics). Hailing from the UK, Mills work is a clash of styles from classical to pop surrealism, focusing predominantly on the human form, though also abstracting elements from nature and the animal kingdom. He studied Graphic Art and Design at Leeds Met University and is currently pursuing the more traditional gallery/exhibition path with solo shows in London and Bristol and group exhibits in the U.S. His distinctive style immediately caught my eye.

Russ Mills

 

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Holden Efijy Concept Car

October 19th, 2010

My good buddy and auto enthusiast @mcpeak sent me a link to this article on autoblog.com featuring this masterpiece. Holden, GM’s Australian subsidiary, debuted the Efigy in 2005, but Chief Designer Richard Ferlazzo first sketched the car back in 1989. Ferlazzo’s aim was to combine the raw might and appeal of glory days hot rods with the technology available today. Proximity sensors open the doors as you approach. In addition to a push-button transmission, there’s a drop-down touchscreen LCD that controls the air suspension, sat-nav, radio, and other functions. The retro stereo graphic that appears onscreen controls a 2000-watt system with a hard drive for audio and video. The instrument cluster is electronic. The floor is hardwood: maple timber veneer with aluminum bands. Dual filament LED’s inside can provide different colored mood lighting. LED’s do illumination duty outside front and rear, with the LED headlamps cooled by fans. This is one sweet ride.

Holden Efijy

 

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Chinese Paintings by Lou Dahua

October 14th, 2010

I’ve got a lot of things going on this week and haven’t had the time to write a proper post, but I did run across these amazing paintings by Chinese artist Lou Dahua. Lou studied art at the Beijing and Shanghai Universities and has been engaged in the meticulous brushwork of birds and flowers for several decades. His paintings are a rare blend of traditional Chinese and Western painting methods and have been on exhibition throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. Each painting is a one-of-a-kind hand painted original.

Lou Dahua

 

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Zombies!

October 7th, 2010

One of the best things about having a personal blog is that one day you can blog about something silly and trivial like programming tips and the next day blog about something serious like zombies. Despite all the warnings about the impending zombie apocalypse, there is still too little being done to educate people. Thank goodness the good folks at AMC have stepped up to produce some quality zombie apocalypse programming. This is not the usual zombie tripe filled with conjecture and hearsay. This is based on research by professional zombieologist Robert Kirkman. AMC has greenlit The Walking Dead as a six-episode series which began filming back in June. The special 90-minute premiere airs on Halloween, Sunday Oct. 31 at 10/9c.

Needless to say, the zombie apocalypse community is quite excited. A tweet from fellow zombie enthusiast @k_to_the_t drew my attention to this magnificent piece. Daniel Kanemoto from Ex Mortis Films has created his own interpretation of the series opening using The Walking Dead artwork by Charlie Adlard & Tony Moore.

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Illustrations by Stuntkid (Jason Levesque)

October 1st, 2010

If you’ve been following my random blog posts at all, you’d know I’m a huge fan of hand-drawn illustrations. Today I’m featuring the unique stylings of Jason Levesque AKA Stuntkid. His works are colorful, imaginative, always evocative, sometimes a little morbid, and sometimes downright twisted. You almost think you should look away but can’t quite bring yourself to do it. They certainly grab your attention or at least they did mine. You can check out the rest of his illustration portfolio here. Some of them contain nudity for those of you who might be squeamish about such things.

Jason Levesque

 

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Seabird – Mobile Phone Concept

September 27th, 2010

I’ve never been one to get overly excited about a mobile phone. In fact, to be entirely honest with you, I’ve never really even liked phones. Until now. Meet the Seabird, a community-driven mobile phone concept for Mozilla Labs by Billy May. The styling is gorgeous and the projected keyboard interface looks amazing. It even comes with a detachable Bluetooth mouse/headset combo. This is the mobile phone no one has but everyone wants. Be sure to check out the YouTube video as well.

Seabird

 

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Handroid Riding Gloves from Knox Lab

September 23rd, 2010

I didn’t have a category for a blog post on riding gloves, but these are so cool I just had to post photos – so I renamed my “Computers & Hardware” category “Gadgets & Gear”. To call them “riding gloves” actually does them a disservice. Knox Lab calls them “Hand Armour”. The Handroid is designed with sliding systems on all sides so in the event of an accident, the majority of contact with the ground is to the sliders and not the leather. They also sport an exoskeleton system for knuckle protection on the fingers and thumbs.

Knox Handroid

 

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