tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464253203810332472024-03-12T21:48:05.251-04:00Stumbling Through WebsJust a little place for me to remember cool links I find on the net.Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-85167440698026120342022-05-04T22:39:00.001-04:002022-05-04T22:39:15.335-04:00Design Studios, and their accessories... I really enjoyed this article from Creative Bloom and wanted to share. As I’m moving the office to a new location, this article is inspiring. Thanks -Russ!The office of Russ McIntosh of Vision Idea Design. Image courtesy of the artist.10 decorative accessories that we always see in every graphic design agencyWRITTEN BY: KATY COWAN 3 MAY 2022One of the things we enjoy most is visiting Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-74157176075347425162012-01-24T10:55:00.002-05:002012-01-24T10:58:13.760-05:00Give yourself a heart attack!This is a great video from a motor bike rider's POV cruising over some mountain ridges in Colorado!DEFINITELY WATCH IN FULL SCREEN!Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-48040641575713698312011-10-26T14:41:00.003-04:002011-10-26T14:48:14.707-04:00Kids drawings turned into stuffed animalsThese are freaking great!!Child's Own Studio has a great Website and Blog that takes children's drawings and turns them into stuffed animals. I've seen this before, but this artist really nails the kids renderings.Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-40639952331889282842011-10-26T14:02:00.004-04:002011-10-26T14:11:07.896-04:00Cool "Realistic" Disney CharactersI just came across Jirka's blog, and he has an assortment of great designs. But what really caught my eye was these Disney character's.Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre-DamePrincess Jasmine from AladdinPocahontasMulanAurora the Sleeping BeautyMegara from HerculesBelle from Beauty & The BeastAriela The Little MermaidUrsula from The Little MermaidRuss McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-91067384541569786372011-08-26T09:22:00.004-04:002011-08-26T09:43:32.110-04:00The Petty ProjectBritt Dietz has been recreating the classic George Petty pin-ups utilizing photographs. You can view the website for the project HERE, as well as check out the Facebook Album and Britt's FB page.
"George Petty was a wonderful Pin-Up artist for Esquire magazine during the late 30s and the 40s. Especially during World War 2, his art was the most famous of the time. Painted on the noses of aircraft Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-78014386482575626872011-08-25T10:01:00.005-04:002011-08-25T10:04:56.036-04:00World Championship of Sand SculptingI just came across some amazing sand sculptures! These are just some of the works of art created at the World Championship. Via
Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-15166539591554785902011-06-30T10:49:00.001-04:002011-06-30T10:52:36.393-04:00At first glance these wooden letters appear to be nothing more than a few blocks organized on a table to create a standard alphabet. However the letters are actually illusions of perspective, viewable only from the photographed angle, certain elements stacked high while others layered below are actually far in the background. Designed and photographed by Marc Böttler, see the full alphabet Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-79878447465723439852011-06-24T11:59:00.003-04:002011-06-24T12:08:31.189-04:00Bleeding Light SculptureVia NotCot: Paige Bradley created one of the most striking sculptures I've seen in recent times. Her masterpiece, entitled Expansion, is a beautiful woman seeking inner piece but fractured and bleeding with lightOn her website, Paige writes: Expansion76 x 35 x 17"From the moment we are born,the world tends to have acontainer already built for usto fit inside: A social securitynumber, a gender, a Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-59132133191492000542011-06-15T12:24:00.003-04:002011-06-15T12:26:57.890-04:00Superhero in Everyday LifePhotographer Gregg Segal follows superhero impersonators from the glamor of Hollywood Boulevard to their homes, capturing them still in costume, going about their ordinary household chores. Segal explains his "Super Heroes at Home" project:I followed the super heroes home to highlight the contrast of the fantastic and mundane. Though in costume, the super heroes are unmasked by the ordinariness Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-72836580573326896992011-06-15T12:07:00.002-04:002011-06-15T12:09:09.304-04:0016 Awesome Led Zeppelin CoversFollow this link to the Great AssortmentRuss McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-48426776387994993412011-06-15T12:03:00.000-04:002011-06-15T12:04:47.370-04:00Annie Leibovitz & Angelina JolieViaRuss McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-34257388266427763492011-06-07T08:36:00.002-04:002011-06-07T08:38:42.638-04:00Breaking the BoundariesYou can tell from the smile on this art lover's face that she isn't really in any danger from the pouncing lion that appears within striking distance of her. And the fact that the lion is leaping from a red wardrobe, inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia, tells you something fantastical is occurring in the art world.As 'realistic' as it may look, this incredible painting is simply part of a new Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-67143291098353432932011-06-03T15:39:00.002-04:002011-06-03T15:43:17.142-04:00Very Cool Endless VideoIsometric fractals by Cyriak on this music video for the song “True Loves” (Cereal Spiller Remix) by Hooray For EarthRuss McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-16305177214355389012011-05-16T17:11:00.005-04:002011-05-16T17:25:56.192-04:007 Deadly Sins of DisneyIllustrator Chris Hill does a nice job interpreting the Disney Princesses as the Seven Deadly Sins. He has some other Mucha inspired pieces at his DeviantArt page, which are worth looking over as well.Jasmine as WrathShe was selected due to her aggressive nature and because of one scene from the movie where we see her one suitor exit the courtyard very flustered and missing the fabric covering Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-21966492536325097502011-04-29T13:35:00.006-04:002011-04-29T15:54:26.955-04:00The Garden of Cosmic SpeculationI just found this wonderful place I would love to visit someday. The original story appeared on kuriositas.com.The Garden of Cosmic Speculation in Scotland is open to visitors one day a year (May 3, I think). You can see some great photos collected here.The garden can be found at the base of these marvellous steps leading down from the original eighteenth century manor house with a Victorian Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-57092290717632566272011-04-27T10:17:00.002-04:002011-04-27T10:30:03.582-04:00New Use for Old BooksI've posted about art from cut up old pulp books previously, but here are some new ideas for those old books. I found these on the Neatorama site, and they have a few more that I didn't post here. Brian Dettmer uses a similar medium as Thomas Allen. Only instead of photographing the covers of books that he has moved into position, he instead cuts away at pictures inside of books until the many Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-28397454213399934832011-04-26T16:04:00.005-04:002011-04-26T16:15:03.806-04:00101 UNUSUAL, IMPRESSIVE AND ILLEGAL PIECES OF DEFACED CURRENCYI found some great examples of dollar bill art on uproxx.com"At some of my newest favorite sites like Collection Studio, Visboo, Defaced, Slummo, If It's Hip It's Here, Deviant Art, The Heist, Greedmont Park and Heated Fornication, I found more than just dollar bills with messages written on them. I found artwork. Granted, it's artwork that is considered a federal crime and in no way do I condoneRuss McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-9134693053691333682011-04-15T09:45:00.002-04:002011-04-15T09:48:51.683-04:00Fun with hotel roomsComedian Brett Kreischer is apparently in the habit of leaving surprises for the hotel maid.ViaRuss McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-85029745063104494132011-04-11T09:31:00.004-04:002011-04-11T09:42:43.140-04:00Jean-François RauzierThe hyperphoto realism of Jean-François Rauzier. When you got to his online portfolio, you can zoom-in almost so close into his pieces, and it still retains a crisp sharpness to it. Fascinated by photography since childhood, Jean-François Rauzier starts his studies in the “Ecole Nationale Louis Lumière” in 1976. For 30 years, he has been exploring painting, sculpting, asphalt… Enriched by the Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-79601985078480135172011-04-05T10:53:00.003-04:002011-04-05T11:04:24.852-04:00Solar System ScopePretty cool interactive tool of our solar system. You can adjust dates and times, for real-time celestial positions. Check it out and have fun!solarsystemscope.comViaRuss McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-40179047433087233232011-03-30T16:16:00.003-04:002011-03-30T16:22:02.688-04:00Earth Hour 2011Last Saturday, March 26, people and businesses around the world participated in Earth Hour 2011, turning off their lights at 8:30 p.m. local time. Earth Hour was organized by the World Wildlife Fund in 2007, as a way to bring attention to energy-consumption, sustainability, and climate change issues. This year, participants in 134 countries darkened homes, skyscrapers, and landmarks around the Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-72814919062933338622011-03-30T12:31:00.004-04:002011-03-30T12:52:53.969-04:00Ballroom Under a LakeI am fascinated by this "ballroom" under the lake. It was originally designed as a billiard room by the original owner. I've found several articles and some in depth Flicker photos of this place. You can see the weeds and algae, after years of neglect, are covering up the windows. The statue sits on the top of the dome, and when the room is lit up, it creates a great effect on the lake. You can Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-61887927278769836352011-03-30T08:47:00.002-04:002011-03-30T08:52:59.099-04:00Viral: Back to work...Found this on dcartblog.comSecretary goes back to work after 30 years... the video is only five seconds long but makes a very clear point:Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-81141826166892779722011-03-28T13:21:00.004-04:002011-03-28T13:24:23.804-04:00Sex is No AccidentSo MTV is running some new print ads for safe sex. "Sex is no accident.Always use a condom."Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846425320381033247.post-70972752378485827712011-02-01T10:28:00.003-05:002011-02-01T10:45:05.032-05:00Google's Art ProjectGoogle has taken its street view cameras inside some of the world's most famous museums. The result? A stunningly high-resolution trove of paintings that would otherwise be an ocean away. And here's how they did it.It's been an 18-month long journey for Google, as the company's camera's dutiful recorded 360 degree tours of 17 art museums—including the Smithsonian, London's National Gallery, the Russ McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11198931927861344749noreply@blogger.com0