Digital photography: Sumeru March 24, 2012

Digital photography: Sumeru

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Sumeru is a body of work that metaphorically illustrates the mental journey that is undertaken in Zen Buddhist training and practice. A digital photography project by Nick Pedersen an photography illustrator from Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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Around the World with Ana Stroe July 9, 2011

Around the World with Ana Stroe

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Around the world represents a series of illustrations created by the talented designer Ana Stroe. As a child, she enjoyed travelling around different countries, experiencing their culture and the kind emotions that they convey. This series of illustrations embody those emotions, using a few different symbols, stereotypical views; views that people relate to, when thinking

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Negative space in advertising June 19, 2011

Negative space in advertising

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Negative space is the space around and between the subject of an image. The negative space helps to define a subject, helps emphasizing a message. This basic and often overlooked principle of design gives the eye a “place to rest”, increasing the appeal of a composition through subtle means.

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The Last Vampire Astronaut Project June 10, 2011

The Last Vampire Astronaut Project

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Inspired by classic “Sci-Fi B movies”, The Last Vampire Astronaut represents the first personal work, in 2011 , of Jared Nickerson. Jared Nickerson is a professional digital illustrator originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He approached a number of artists to each create a piece based on his Last Vampire Astronaut character. The only stipulation made

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