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

April 28, 2014
Yummy Pantone pairings
Yummy Pantone pairings

David Schwen had food on his mind when he created these cool Pantone pairings.

Pop-culture characters painted in a 19th century style
Pop-culture characters painted in a 19th century style

On DeviantArt, Hillary White goes by the name Wytrab8. She recently shared a series of digital paintings inspired by 19th century artoworks and… pop-culture characters. You can buy these prints on her Society6 page.

April 25, 2014
Animals drawn with Moiré patterns
Animals drawn with Moiré patterns

Using Adobe Illustrator, Andrea Minini created textured moiré patterns that give each illustration a surprising intensity. Via Colossal.

April 24, 2014
Surreal photography by Oleg Oprisco
Surreal photography by Oleg Oprisco

26 years old Ukrainian illustrator Oleg Oprisco likes to create surreal worlds in his photos. For his work, Oprisco chooses to not go the digital way, but to shoot pictures with old film cameras.

April 23, 2014
A 3D printed shelter for hermit crabs
A 3D printed shelter for hermit crabs

Japanese artist Aki Inomata decided it was time to give a shelter to hermit crabs. For that purpose, she designed cool transparent shells that she printed with 3D printers.

April 22, 2014
Paper sculptures by Matthew Shlian
Paper sculptures by Matthew Shlian

Amazing sculptures created with paper by Matthew Shlian.

April 20, 2014
Drawings in the sky by Thomas Lamadieu
Drawings in the sky by Thomas Lamadieu

City skies are rarely as beautiful as the ones you can see in the countryside, but when Thomas Lamadieu draws into those  skies, they suddenly become much more interesting.

April 16, 2014
17th century hip hop artists
17th century hip hop artists

Amar Stewart, a London based artist, created some unconventionnal paintings where hip-hop artists are painted in a renaissance style. The results are surprisingly good, I’d love to see some vinyl covers with these. Link remove, the site now contains malware.

April 14, 2014
Tiny people sculptures by Isaac Cordal
Tiny people sculptures by Isaac Cordal

A selection of Isaac Cordal’s work. He creates small sculptures and takes photos of it in little scenes that create cool visual stories in one image.

April 10, 2014
The carpet revisited: spectacular work by Faig Ahmed
The carpet revisited: spectacular work by Faig Ahmed

These unconventional carpets are the result of Faig Ahmed’s experiments with traditional carpet art from Azerbaijan.

April 3, 2014
Illuminated Cut Paper Light Boxes by Hari & Deepti
Illuminated Cut Paper Light Boxes by Hari & Deepti

Hari & Deepti are an artist couple who creates spectacular paper cut light boxes. They create many layers of watercolored paper cuts, then assemble it into a shadow box that is lit from behind.

Tiny worlds in a bottle
Tiny worlds in a bottle

As a person with huge hands, defficient eyesight, and little patience, I’m always impressed when I see work by artists like this one. Tiny world in bottles sells some incredibly small sculptures in bottles on his Etsy shop.

April 1, 2014
Impressive 3D street art that will trick your eye
Impressive 3D street art that will trick your eye

An overview of 3D Joe and Max, artists that travel the world to create 3D street art that adapts to the landscape.

Double exposure photography by Hiki Komori
Double exposure photography by Hiki Komori

Using a popular technique, double exposure, Hiki Komori creates stunning portraits that are mixed with landscapes. He added a vintage effect to give it a softer touch.

March 29, 2014
Paper Sculptures by Barbara Wildernboer
Paper Sculptures by Barbara Wildernboer

BarbaraWildernboer creates spectacular paper sculptures from books and other paper elements. The South African artist’s work is quite impressive and jumps to your face.