Day 363 - Happy New Year

The New Year has started it's way around the world...

Here, in the Netherlands, we have to wait 10 more hours to celebrate the start of 2014. Traditionally, we celebrate it with firework, champaign and so-called "oliebollen" (Dutch pastry).

Happy New Year to all of you. Wish you the best!

Day 362 - Product design: colorful plates

Molly Hatch is a talented artist, illustrator and ceramist.

She designs beautiful plates and decorates them with historical and contemporary patterns.
Below you can see some examples of her work.

Want to see more? Visit her website.

Day 361 - Amsterdam Light Festival - illuminated arch at the Rijksmuseum

The Amsterdam Light Festival started on December 6, and can be seen until January 19.

For 50 days, the historical center of Amsterdam will present a unique decor. This year's theme is "Building with Light".  It consists of 30 light sculptures and projections from international artists.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to visit the festival yet, but I will do so next week.

Right now I would like to share one project with you: light battle by venivdimultiplex. This artwork illuminates the passage under the Rijksmuseum. Passengers are invited to take place on an a bicycle and to generate energy and light by pedaling.

Below you see a photo of this interactive artwork.

Source: www.designboom.com

Day 360 - Product design: landscape carpets

Roosmarijn Pallandt, Dutch designer, designs wonderful carpets.
The starting point for her design are Google Earth photo's.

Pallandt herself says:
"Starting from a bird's eye perspective on a landscape and it's climate, RUGS zoom in to the pixel of a computer scree and results in carpets of 1 x 1 meter; catching a piece of the planet into a rug on your floor."

Source

Day 359 - Fashion design: Weimaraners modeling in fotoshoot Acne

I love Weimaraners so much...  I have one myself. She is 8 years young and we call her 'Flo'.

On youtube I saw the video 'Acne, Behind the scenes' with William Wegman (photographer). In this video we see how Wegman does a fotoshoot for Acne. Instead of using human models, he uses Weimaraners. I love this video, enjoy!

Day 358 - Typography: Learning to read with friendly elephant font

Mirko Humbert, a swiss designer, created  a new font. Not just a font, but a font in which a cute elephant figures. He used this font to teach his son how to read. 

Below you see the illustrations of A, B and C.

Day 357 - Transform your ceiling into a sky full of stars with this amazing lamp: it's Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all of you.

The perfect time for a romantic evening under the stars. Not outside int the cold, but warm and cosy in your living room.

Starry light changes your ceiling in a sky full of stars. The lamp is a coproduction of graphic designer Anna Farkas and interior designer Miklós Batisz.

Day 356 - Merry Christmas!

Tomorrow it's Christmas. Wish you and your families and friends a very merry Xmas!

Day 355 - All I want for Christmas are macarons... candles!

It is almost Christmas. Everybody around me is busy buying food and presents.

For those who are still looking for the perfect Christmas gift:
how about these macarons? Sweet, cute and warming.
Warning: do not eat them ;-)

Source

Day 354 - Graphic design: new oneliner, Xmas heart

Another oneliner in the Xmas serie.

Today's illustration is a Christmas Heart: warm, round, cosy.
Enjoy!

Minimal illustration, X-mas Heart - copyright 2VORM

Day 353 - Minimal Xmas lllustration: Rudolph the red nose rendeer

Today another Xmas oneliner.

Yesterday I posted the Christmas tree. Today I hesitated between Christmas balls, candles, and more.
At the end I decided to draw Rudolph the red nose rendeer. Just because he makes me smile :-)

Minimal design: Rudolph - copyright 2VORM

Day 352 - Minimal graphic design: New oneliner for X-mas!

It's been a long time since the ast oneliner I have drawn.

Today is the start of the X-mas holidays, so finally I have time to draw new on liners.
And this time I'll draw a few in X-mas style.

Below the first one: X-mas tree it is!

Minimal illustration X-mas tree - design by 2VORM

Day 351 - Free font for graphic designers: LOT

LOT is a free font that can be downloaded on Fontfabric.

It can be uses in any type of design, but personally I think it looks the best on large prints, such as on posters and t-shirts.

Give it a try and create your design with LOT!

Day 350 - Light photography: Christmas street lights

Yesterday I posted one of the photo's I made in the city center.

Experimenting with exposure time and zooming gives sometimes unexpected results.
Colors seem to explode, typefaces seem to become 3D, and the blurring creates new images.

X-mas lights - photo by 2VORM, all rights reserved

Sreet lights - photo by 2VORM, all rights reserved

Day 349 - Evening photography: color splash (zooming in and out)

Yesterday evening I went to the city center. The center is decorated with Christmas lights, so I decided to take my camera with me.

I took photo's of the Christmas lights, trees and shopping windows. And I experimented with the camera: zooming in (or out) results sometimes in amazing shots. Below you see the photo I took of a rather boring shopping window. The zooming transformed it into a color splash.

Tomorrow I'll post another photo. See you then!

Shopping window in the evening - photo by 2VORM, all rights reserved

Day 348 - Product design: warm your hands with these sweater mugs

I just came home from a walk with my dog. A little cold. Winter is on its way. So I decided to make a cup of hot tea.

I would like to have the cute and cozy mugs you see below. Mugs, made of porcelain, that wear little sweaters and warm your hands and your body :-)

They are for sale at Yanko Design.

Day 347 - Infographic: 50 years of toys

From twister to tonka trucks, and from Pokemon to Furby. This infographic gives an overview of 50 years of toys.


Source: Abby Ryan Design

Day 346 - Photography: architecture, The Hague, Netherlands (2)

The Hague is the seat of the government in the Netherlands.

When I was in The Hague last weekend, I visited the ministry of Finance. The ministry is located in a building that has been renewed in 2011 by Dutch architects Meyer en Van Schooten. They won the PSP award for this project.

I love the colored wall and the court yard. Here are two of my photo's.

The Hague, ministry of Finance - photo" 2VORM, all rights reserved

The Hague, ministry of Finance - photo" 2VORM, all rights reserved

Day 345 - Photography: architecture, The Hague, Netherlands

Last weekend I had a photo class in The Hague.

We first went to the new business district to do some architecture photography. As it was a bit foggy, it was a challenge to make interesting photo's.

Below you see one of my photo's.

The Hague - photo: © 2VORM

Day 344 - Product design: cute lipstick mug

On Pinterest I saw this cute and creative mug.

The first mug on which lipstick is not disturbing.
On the contrary, it even adds a special effect!

Day 343 - Minimal design: Delfts Blauw (Delft Blue) illustration

It's time for another Delfts Blauw illustration.

I have made and shared already a few illustrations of this serie with you.
Among them are plates, a jar and a vase.

Today I draw this vase with a Delfts Blauw inspired line pattern on it.
Enjoy!

Delfts Blauw Vase - design by 2VORM, all rights reserved

Day 342 - Contemporary art: illusive light installation in the dessert

Philip K Smith III made an amazing installation.

He modified a wooden cabin in Joshua Tree, California, and transformed it into an illusive object.
By adding mirrors to the cabin, he succeeded in creating a 'transparant' installation that seems to be part of its surroundings. The title of this installation is Lucid Stead

Phillip K Smith III: Lucid Stead (Joshua Tree, California 2013) from royale projects on Vimeo.

Day 341 - Mandela's Life Story

Today I like to share this video with you.
It tells the life story of Nelson Mandela.
R.I.P.

Day 340 - A day at the beach

This weekend I stayed at the west coach, in Scheveningen. A small city close to Den Haag. Yesterday, i went to the beach. The sky was beautiful: cloudy, grey, now and then blue and a few showers. See the photo below.

Day 339 - Creative and tasty snowman: DIY popcakes

Talking about snowman...

How about these funny and tasty snowman popcakes.
Give it a try. The recipe can be found on Bakerella.

Day 338 - First snow of the year has fallen: time for a creatieve snowman

Yesterday we had a terrible storm: rain, wind, trains that stopped riding, high waves, trees that fell down...

Today is another story: it's wintertime. The first snow of this year has fallen. Too bas it is already melting, otherwise It would have been fun to make a snowman. Not an ordinary snowman, but something special.

Like the one you see below: Snowpy :-)

Day 337 - Photo or finger painting? Discover the ingredients and watch the project!

How to draw a realistic painting on a iPad?

First, you need time: 200 hours at least.
Second, you need your finger(s).
Third, an iPad with the app Procreate.

And last but no least, patience!

These are the ingredients Kyle Lambert used to draw Morgan Freeman.
The result is an awesome and realistic portrait.

Watch the video to learn more about this amazing project!

Day 336 - Photography: funny selfies from father and daughter

When browsing the internet, I came across these funny selfies from Dave Engledow, also known as 'best father of the world'.

As you can see below, these selfies are the ones you usually see... For more funny photo's, visit his page on Facebook.

Day 335 - Graphic design: creative solution for fire prevention

Every company has to care about fire protection.

Unfortunately, fire extinguishers are not very nice objects. Their color, form and size may even be very disturbing in your interior.

Talent & Pro, a Dutch company, found a very creative solution. They succeeded in integrating the extinguishers in their office by drawing illustrations around them.

As you can see, one extinguisher is transformed into a headset whereas the second became a diver's oxygen cylinder.

Day 334 - Photography in black and white: surrealism

I admire the power of minimalistic work, whether it is graphic design or photography.

One of the photographers I like very much is the work of Spanish photographer Chema Madoz.
The reason I like his work is that it is both minimalitic and surrealistic.

Below you see two examples of his work. Visit his website to see more of his work!

Day 333 - Graphic design: new Delfts Blauw illustration

As you know I am working on a serie of Delfts Blauw inspired illustrations.

Today I made this vase. Based on the traditional Delft Blauw pottery, but with a modern touch.

Delfts Blauw, vase - design by 2VORM, all rights reserved