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Art is always one of the best sources of inspiration for designers.

October 14, 2014
Spectacular black & white illustrations by Nicolas Delort
Spectacular black & white illustrations by Nicolas Delort

Nicolas Delort is a Canadian and French illustrator and artist who works in Paris, France. I don’t know if he takes inspiration from him, but Delort’s work on scratchboard immediatly made me think of Gustave Doré‘s work.

October 12, 2014
Creepy hairy digital portraits by Can Pekdemir
Creepy hairy digital portraits by Can Pekdemir

Turkish artist Can Pekdemir has created a series of truly creepy creatures portraits. The digital artworks, that look like photos of sculptures, look very organic and straight out of a David Lynch movie. Artist’s website: http://www.can-pekdemir.com

October 8, 2014
Typographic art by Wayne White
Typographic art by Wayne White

Big colorful words on traditional landscapes, Wayne White’s work is immediately recognizable. Make sure to also check out his portfolio to see more twisted letters, but also his other work, like sculptures. Artist’s website: http://waynewhiteart.com

October 7, 2014
Stunning collages by Handiedan
Stunning collages by Handiedan

Handiedan is an Amsterdam-based artist who creates spectacular intricate collages that look like a mix of Art Nouveau prints and astronomical illustrations. He is currently on show at the Roq La Rue gallery in Seattle. Artist’s website: http://www.handiedan.com

October 5, 2014
Surreal photo collages by Matthieu Bourel
Surreal photo collages by Matthieu Bourel

French artist Matthieu Bourel takes classic actors photos and turn it into surrealistic collages. The resulting artworks are quite funny.

October 2, 2014
Spectacular illustrations by Jakub Rozalski
Spectacular illustrations by Jakub Rozalski

A few examples of the stunning artworks of Jakub Rozalski, a concept artist based in Hamburg, Germany.

September 30, 2014
Multi-layered wood laser cut sculptures
Multi-layered wood laser cut sculptures

Using several layers of laser-cut wood drawings, Britain-based artist Martin Tomsky creates spectacular pieces of art. Forest landscapes meet ghosts and fantastic creatures in a beautiful world.

September 29, 2014
Tiny paintings by Mesut Kul
Tiny paintings by Mesut Kul

The Internet has made me an hard-to-impress kind of person, but the level of precision required for the making of such paintings is just amazing. Mesut Kul is a Turkish artist who choses the smallest possible surfaces to create landscapes.

Spectacular 3D Paintings Sculptures
Spectacular 3D Paintings Sculptures

For these 3D sculptures/paintings, Paul Louise-Julie was inspired by recent trips to West Africa. He mixed several techniques to create artworks that pop to your face.

September 28, 2014
Surreal photography by Hossein Zare
Surreal photography by Hossein Zare

Some clever photo manipulation by illustrator and photographer Hossein Zare. In these pieces, the artist combines both of his arts to add some surreal elements.

Ink Drawings on Vintage Book Pages by Loui Jover
Ink Drawings on Vintage Book Pages by Loui Jover

Loui Jover, a self-represented full time artist from Queensland, Australia says, “I paint, I draw, and I do it every day.” Apart from arts and cartoons, Jover wanted to do something creative and he finally came up with making ink drawings on adhered together sheets of vintage book paper. It’s the field of his interest […]

September 23, 2014
Windows silhouette drawings that interact with the outside world
Windows silhouette drawings that interact with the outside world

Spanish artist Pejac is back with a new playful project. In this series he took his drawings to the windows and made it interact with the elements outside.

September 17, 2014
Clever doodles that interact with their environment
Clever doodles that interact with their environment

Amsterdam-based French illustrator David Troquier released a series of drawings that interact with each other or with their environment. Titled “Cartoonbombing”, this series of doodles does a great job convincing us that there is some action going on.

September 8, 2014
Spectacular forest landscape carved in wood
Spectacular forest landscape carved in wood

A splendid piece that took almost two years to create. The result of the hard work of Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth, aka Tugboat, an artistic duo based in Pittsburgh.

September 7, 2014
Layered dinner plate landscapes by Caroline Slotte
Layered dinner plate landscapes by Caroline Slotte

Spectacular landscapes created by sculpting into layered antique plates. Probably the best thing I’ve seen done with old ceramics. A project by Caroline Slotte.