It’s not often that we mention commercial video games here on Hip.Young.Thing. but there’s something special about Geometry Wars that deserves attention. The graphics in this game are simply amazing and definitely not traditional fare for most games. The screen seems overwhelmed with colour and vibrancy making a beautiful collage from chaos. For those of you without an Xbox (I don’t have one myself) you can download Grid Wars, which is free for PC.
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This is a real gem. The Art of the Title Sequence features outstanding title sequences from films and allows you to watch them in their entirety as well.
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Advanced Beauty conceptual motion graphics project by the ubiquitious Universal Everything. Featuring work from Flight404 and many others some of the technical imagery is amazing.
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The’Dreams of Flying’ series by photographer Jan Von Holleben are excellent. Capturing the true feeling of childrens imagination and play, they capture an innocence and a nostalgia of what it was like when you were a child.
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A golden skate rail and a walnut skate ramp are just a few of the things Andrew Lewicki has dreamt up over the years.The resounding theme of his work seems to highlight the specialness and also insignificance of everyday objects.
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David Herbert builds some rough and ready sculptures of iconic buildings, objects and landscapes. Some appear cartoonish and others seem to have an incredible amount of detail such as The Crystal Palace (above).
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Stina Persson is a Swedish illustrator who creates some wonderful (retro) images.
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