August 22, 2008 PauloGabriel's blog

Amazing Gutter Art

Most of us would never think that a gutter could be a piece of art. Here in Brazil, some people

January 31, 2008

Mid Century Modern Art Inspiration

Vintage stuff is always a good source of inspiration. Posters, ads, stamps... but how about matchboxes? While surfing on Flickr, I

Featured Tutorial

Case Study: Black Fly by Jotapê Pax
Case Study: Black Fly by Jotapê Pax
Today we're going to do our first graffiti Case study, so for this occasion I had the pleasure to hang out with one of the most notable graffiti artists from Brazil, Jotapê Pax. For more than 10 years Jotapê has being doing graffiti thru the home town from the Abduzeedo team (Porto Alegre), one thing I always noted was his signature drawing, I little black fly. Well, to be more specific let me show you some of the artworks where these fly appears:

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #78 - Into 1
Wallpaper of the Week #78 - Into1
The wallpaper of this week is a beautiful design created by Tim & Bram Vanhaeren. They are both graphic designers based in Kapellen, Belgium and they run a design studio called Into 1. They also run Wallpaperart.org, a blog constantly in search for the most incredible wallpaper art for your desktop. Wallpaperart aims to bring the art closer to the user by involving the artists through interviews, tutorials, contests and a lot more.

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: The Art of the LP: Classic Album Covers 1955-1995
Book Suggestion: The Art of the LP: Classic Album Covers 1955-1995
The book suggestion of this week is very inspiring, especially for those out there fans of LPs. The book is called The Art of the LP: Classic Album Covers 1955-1995 and it has a great variety of cover design styles from punk rock to pop all divided by thematic chapters.