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Whether we like it or not, the paint splatter is one of the most frequently used effects in modern graphic design and Photoshop splatter brushes are more popular than ever. With this in mind, we thought we’d take a look back at the founding fathers of the paint splatter, people like Jackson Pollock (of course), Cy Twombly and Sam Francis. Many ...
Building wraps have been used for decades to hide construction work and other eyesores from public view, but only recently have admen noticed the enormous potential of these giant pieces of fabric. What better way to promote products and services than with huge pieces of advertising, printed onto gigantic canvases of up to 15,000 square feet (in the case of ...
Invented by Bernard Silver in 1948, the barcode went on to become one of the greatest success stories of the late 20th century, adorning most commercially available products around the world. Its omnipresence in modern society makes the barcode particularly appealing to artists, many of whom have featured it in their works. As well as the power of the barcode as ...
The Spanish Civil War was an extremely complex conflict that ravaged the country from 1936 to 1939. The war started when the Spanish Army staged a military coup to overthrow the Second Spanish Republic. The attempt would prove successful, with the eventual installation of a dictatorship led by General Francisco Franco in 1939. Before his victory, Franco’s forces met the ...
Woodblock printing emerged in China in 220 as a method for printing onto textiles and later paper. The method is simple, but highly effective. An image is carved into a wooden block ‘in reverse’: areas that appear white in the print are cut away and those that appear black, or a particular colour, are left at surface level. The wooden ...
Making art from folded paper is by no means a new idea. Origami has been an established art form in Japan since the early Heian period, which began in the year 794. In recent decades however, artists have really explored paper’s potential as an artistic medium, creating beautiful and often very intricate sculptures and installations from this natural substance. Working with ...
We’ve delved into the archives to bring you 45 of the most colourful and endearing old school travel print ads out there. In the ads below you’ll find sexy air hostesses, exotic people from far-flung corners of the earth and lots of catchy straplines, some of which would definitely be considered sexist and xenophobic by today’s standards. Travel ads of the ...
Pictures printed in books published before the development of chemical photography, in the 1820s, were so much more significant than those printed today. In these pre-photographical times, pictures were essential for the recording and sharing of knowledge, whether scientific, geographical or cultural. Unlike the camera, which (as the old saying goes) 'never lies', humans frequently embellish the truth and more ...
The recent clamour for Seattle based artist Excape Artist's work has introduced to the world his series of Dinosaurs v Robots prints, and sci-fi fans all over the world are doing the utmost to have their very own copy on the mantelpiece. The concept is not too dissimilar to 'Alien vs. Predator', but just on a grander scale. And actually ...
The immense size and mesmerising beauty of the universe has captivated imaginations for centuries. Some look up and try to fathom their place in the unfolding galaxy above, while many study the skies in the pursuit of knowledge and others still, beguiled by such a rich cosmic tapestry, use ink to create stunning, realistic visual representations of space. Some within the ...