The seemingly infinite number of vintage record jackets that convey their message with only simple shapes and typography never cease to amaze me.
The artwork featured here was collected, scanned, and archived by the owner of Jive Time Records, a Seattle-based store specializing in used vinyl. Visit my other record related galleries.
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WEE PLANETS SERIES:
What am I looking at?
All these pictures are 360°x180° panoramas projected to look like small planets using a projection called stereographic projection.
What is a 360°x180° panorama?
Turn around and look all around you. You can see 360° horizontally.
We should also consider the vertical dimension: if looking straight ahead (horizontally) is 0°, you can look upward up to 90° (the sky) and downward to -90° (the ground). That covers 180° vertically from the zenith (the point in the sky right above you) to the nadir (the point on the ground right below you).
Now imagine that you are at the center of sphere, and the image of the world you see around you is in fact just a picture on that sphere. Everywhere you look (the whole 360° horizontally and the whole 180° vertically), the sphere shows you a picture if what you should normally see in that direction.
A 360°x180° panorama is exactly this sphere. Making a 360°x180° panorama means that you have to shoot pictures for all direction, including sky and ground, in order to be able to reconstruct that sphere.
What is a projection?
Because we look at picture on a flat screen, or on paper, we need a way to project this 3-dimensional sphere to something flat, in 2 dimensions.
Imagine for a moment that the spherical picture works like a slide for image
projecting. There is a light at the center of the spheres, the light passes through the sphere and finally hit a nearby screen. What happens is that a part (the portion visible on the screen) of the sphere has been projected on the screen. This projection is called qnomonic projection or rectilinear projection, it is the projection used when viewing interactive panomas. It is also the projection used by any regular camera when taking a picture (indeed: cameras take a picture of a part of the viewable sphere and project it flat). The obvious problem with the gnomonic projection is that you cannot project the entire sphere. Even if you had an infinitely large screen, you could only project one half of the sphere: the area that is between the screen and the center of the sphere.
Other projection exists, each with pros and cons. There is however one thing that is common to all the projections: you cannot project the sphere on a flat surface without distorting the image in some way. Think of trying to flatten an orange peel without tearing it...
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These are amazing, Photographer from France talking about his processs of these photos of world cities.
These are pretty cool, these little guys remind me of the ghosts from Pacman. What you think? Check them out:Topper
STYLIST:
VALERIE DE
LEON
Valerie De Leon is a young stylist and fashion go-to girl from Miami. She has a great blog that feature her flamboyant designs and expression. Here's some of her work, and in her own words.
(Left) Vintage Annie Reva for Bugatchi blazer (originally a solid orange color), vintage gold gloves, 50s cateyes
Vintage Gottex 50s style bikini, 60s checkered sunglasses from C. Madeleine's, antenna embedded into beehive from radioshack
vintage 80s top, vintage bangles, vintage striped hat, vintage stripe earrings
"Shot these back in February for little miss Tokoy Diiva. I had been meaning to shoot the first picture for over year. I dreamt this shoot concept up last March while staring out into space and wondering about how people derive their interests/personalities from what's shown in the media, especially the TV. I thought it was kind of pathetic how, obviously i'm generalizing here, masses of men and women have resorted to using logos and brand names to enhance their image and boost their status in society. " - V.D.L
Classic! Vintage Pabst Blue Ribbon advertisement. As the slogan goes "What'll you have?" Yes yes. I want some fish with my Pabst thank you very much.
ON LIFE:
"Isn't life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?" – Andy Warhol
“Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there -- I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television.” – Andy Warhol
“Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer.” – Andy Warhol
ON FAME:
In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” – Andy Warhol
I've decided something: Commercial things really do stink. As soon as it becomes commercial for a mass market it really stinks. – Andy Warhol
ON MONEY:
“A lady friend of mine asked me,"Well, what do you love most?" That's how I started painting money.” – Andy Warhol
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” – Andy Warhol
ANDY WARHOL
QUOTES TO LIVE BY. ON LIFE, ON FAME AND ON MONEY.
Biter, looks like Peewee's bike. Poser.
HAPPY LOVERS TOWN!
Born in Pistoia, Italy, Jonathan Calugi is an illustrator based in Italy and it is from his self-proclaimed chaotic workspace, that he creates his clean illustration and pattern works. Each piece is a take on his quirky child-like doodles with clean minimal lines and simple, uncomplicated colours.
And it is through these simple visual works, that Jonathan draws in viewers to a basic stand and cultivates appreciation the very epitome of the common phrase of "Less is more". A very good nudge away from what can be a messy and rather perplexing world at times.
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Some of the latest project include artist limited series for delonghi uniqlo and fubon art gallery. Client include nike europe, sony uk, gold, noodlepark, we form, 9volt, faro giocattoli, apple, tres tinatas, nikita, imgs, electunes, feltrinelli etc...
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Nominated as the New Visual Artist 2010 by Print Magazine
PRINT has featured an annual issue called the New Visual Artists Review, which introduces and profiles 20 of the promising rising talents in graphics and design all under the age of 30. Yes me one of those YEP.
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Check out more of their work:Happy Lovers Town!
Amazing type work by Saraha King
I love her art/design work. I know you will do. Please check out more of her great stuff at her site.
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Vivienne Westwood Fall and Spring Collections. Red Label, Ready to Wear.
Guns don't kill people...but my farts do.
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