Socratis Avgitidis's Blog – August 2011 Archive (46)

Photo Collages by Mareen Fischinger

 

Mareen Fischinger takes hundreds of individual photographs of one subject all from the same perspective. Then, she creates semi-transparent layers that overlap onto themselves until they make a complete picture. She calls it panographics.

“These are not panoramas in the normal sense,” Fischinger explains, “but more the result of a new kind of photography – one that captures the…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 17, 2011 at 8:00 — 1 Comment

Cinemagraphs - Part 4

a woman on a mission, and a man with a plan. (totally amazing cinemagraph)

link Oscar PR Girl

 

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Cinemagraph Part 3…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 17, 2011 at 7:00 — 1 Comment

Serengeti's Mara River

 

During the rainy period, from December to June, the plateau surrounding the Ngorongoro volcanic crater in the Serengeti is covered with lush vegetation and herds of animals. The most striking of these animals are the wildebeest (aka gnu antelopes). At over one million strong, they are much more numerous than the other hoofed animals.



After the last rainstorm, the…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 16, 2011 at 7:30 — 7 Comments

Elle USA - Cover

Gwyneth Paltrow wearing Burberry for the September issue of Elle USA.

 

Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 15, 2011 at 18:00 — 2 Comments

Is Kim Kardashian Reading the Shoelosophy blog?

 

On May 27, Shoelosophy published 'YSL-Pumps', categorically stating that any self respecting celebrity should wear these pumps.

 

I am glad to see that approximately 2 months later, Aug 14th 2011 I came across Kim Kardashian donning this magnificent pair of…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 15, 2011 at 12:00 — No Comments

Adam Ellis-Never Be My Friend

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Adam just browses through his friends' Facebook images, chooses his favorite ones, and draws them. I love the style and humorous liberties he takes on each photo.…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 14, 2011 at 8:00 — No Comments

Vector Art- Nicola Felaco

Italian graphic artist Nicola Felaco paints vectors on canvases – big, blown up vectors. Using different kind of vectors each time, he paints abstract faces. I especially like hi 'chocolate girl'…



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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 14, 2011 at 8:00 — 1 Comment

Riots-London Looters Get Photoshopped

2012 preparation

PhotoshopLooter is a new Tumblr blog, where people of the Internet have banded together to show London looters in embarrassing situations. 

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 14, 2011 at 7:45 — 2 Comments

Senna-The Documentary

 

Senna-A documentary by Asif Kapadia on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34. 

The film opens in limited US theaters this month. I cannot wait…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 13, 2011 at 8:32 — No Comments

Bar Refaeli for Agua Bendita’s Spring/Summer 2012 Collection

 

The Agua Bendita SS2012 collection, starring Bar Rafaeli, features their trademark bold, clashing patterns, quirky embellishments, and sassi girlieness in teeny tiny bikinis. This season they have ‘sexed’ it up with ‘bardot’ kitten styled big hair and the primary colours for this collection being pinks, purple and mint green!

 

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 12, 2011 at 6:00 — 3 Comments

Museum of Non-Visible Art

 

 

This has to be the best idea I have heard all year. James Franco is opening a museum on “Non-Visible Art”. What’s that you ask? Oh, it’s nothing. Literally nothing. Just a title and a blank piece of space. Trying to peddle the idea of an idea and the imagination of an artist. So the Museum of Non-Visible Art will be an empty room. And it’s being publicly funded…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 11, 2011 at 12:00 — No Comments

Long Exposure Photos

Appura Pai took these long exposure shots while riding Japan’s New Yurikamome Transit Line. The photographer got in the front car, in order to get the perfect angle, then took these mesmerizing shots that explode with an immense amount of light and movement.

 

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 11, 2011 at 6:00 — 5 Comments

1965 Mercer Cobra Roadster

 

This blinging one-off 1965 Mercer Cobra Roadster is about to be auctioned off in M0nterey and is predicted to go between 5-8 million Rands. This beauty  is described as ‘based on a Mercer Raceabout’ and was designed by Virgil M. Exner and his son.The intention of the Cobra was to show off  the use and adaptability of brass and copper and it…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 11, 2011 at 6:00 — No Comments

Giorgio Armani-Fall 2011

 

Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott shoot Sasha Pivovarova for Giorgio Arrmani Fall 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 10, 2011 at 8:04 — No Comments

The Teen Choice Awards-Fashion Round Up

With fashion-forward stars such as Blake Lively and Rachel Bilson in attendance, the fashion bar was high at last night's Teen Choice Awards. Plenty made the effort to keep up with the style set.

Summer's hottest trends remained the popular choice, from ethereal nudes and whites to colour-blocking in rainbow brights.



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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 9, 2011 at 9:00 — No Comments

Coca-Cola -History of Ads from 1889

The Coca-Cola Company has always believed in advertising, and that belief has taken it to the top of the mountain. Fantastic, colourful, wholesome, and memory provoking are just a few of the words and phrases that can be used to describe Coca-Cola advertising. Here is a collection of 50 Coca Cola ads from 1889 till present day. Enjoy!…



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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 9, 2011 at 8:30 — No Comments

Tropical Island Super Yachts

A UK-based company called Yacht Island Design is working on a host of enticing concepts for gorgeous, innovative and most importantly slow-moving pleasure craft.

Their Streets of Monaco yacht concept lets you stroll the byways of the fabled principality…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 9, 2011 at 7:35 — 1 Comment

Ralph Lauren Concept Bikes

Even though not in production, there is a lot of online chat that Ralph Lauren will be launching these bikes soon.

via Affinity…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 9, 2011 at 7:00 — No Comments

Louis Vuitton - Bee Keeping

Last year, the fashion house installed beehives on the rooftop of their headquarters in Paris, and they've just harvested their first batch of honey. The jars have been packaged up and will be sent to select "friends and family of the house" to dab on their scones and toast points. I wonder whether I will make that list. 



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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 6, 2011 at 6:00 — 1 Comment

WW111 Themed Twitter Posters

Brian Moore created a series of awesome Twitter themed WWIII Propaganda Posters.

 

 

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Retro Future Ads for Twitter, YouTube, Skype and Facebook.…

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Added by Socratis Avgitidis on August 5, 2011 at 6:00 — No Comments


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