But Is It Art?
The recent exhibition by Belgian photographer Frieke Janssens entitled ‘The Beauty of an Ugly Addiction’ is a real challenge. Simultaneously haunting and captivating, the photographs of children smoking are exquisitely retro-styled.
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Beautiful Photographs of Ugly Subjects
Professional photographers have that funny knack for capturing ugly events, outcasts of society, or normally trashy objects and turning them into a beautiful work of art. This has been done over and over again; yet each new photograph of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico or of riots in the streets catches us off-guard and reminds us of the beauty that can be found in even the worst situations. The following set of photos shows just how brilliantly a stunning photo can turn an ugly thing into a gorgeous moment frozen in time.
Win a free rolled poster print from imageMEDIA
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Today they are offering Denis Designs’ readers the chance to win an awesome high quality rolled poster print that you can use for your portfolio, for a client or for whatever design you want!
Win a 6-month subscription to Blinksale invoicing
We have a fantastic giveaway that we are offering between Denis Designs and Blinksale. We will be giving away a 6 month subscription to Blinksale to one lucky person through our Facebook page, as well as Blinksale’s Facebook page. Blinksale is a website used to send invoices, estimates and a whole lot more.
Create a simple Italian cuisine character and logo in Illustrator
I find that if you can simplify down an illustration to shapes, you end up with a much more clean look with better curves and edges rather than using strictly the pen tool. This isn’t always the case, but for this tutorial it will be, as we use simple shapes and effect to create a retro looking character.
Finding the best textures around the web
These days, textures have become a vital part of today’s designs. Whether it is to add a grunge effect, or to add a little bit of depth to a design, textures are everywhere. Today we are going to look at some of the best places around the web to get free textures.
Create a clean retro badge in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we are going to create a clean retro-looking badge/burst in Adobe Illustrator. These are great for adding to a website, advertisement, etc to help the text stand out.
20 Amazing Infographics
Gathering information and putting it into a simple graph/chart can be an effective way to get information across to a view. However, most people will overlook the simple chart of information, because of the lack of design. Infographics are a way to translate information in a new, interesting way with the addition of design elements as well as illustrations to make something that stands out. Below are a few different examples of designs to make that make their information stand out from the rest.
25 Effective and Vintage Retro Web Designs
Vintage and retro designs add a sense of nostalgia to your website. Effectively incorporated, a vintage look can create a connection between a visitor’s memories of and longing for “the good old days” and your business. Fortunately, the previous decade’s design and theme palette offers a variety of concepts that can be used in almost all businesses today.
Winner: Die cut business card giveaway from UPrinting.com
We offered a great contest giveaway through UPrinting.com! We gave giving away a set of 250 die cut business cards to one lucky winner.
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