February 2, 2013 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY EntertainmentFilm & TVIllustrationPosters The Home of the Alternative Movie Posters Some time ago I made a blog post about “Good posters, for very bad movies”. This had an impact with some of my colleagues and classmates, who had a different opinion either on the movie choices I made, or the posters…Continue reading
January 18, 2013 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY FindingsIllustrationPosters The End Was Here I feel it has been a long time since I first heard that the “End of Times” would come, back in 1999. For some reason the year 2000 would—inevitably, according to some—damage all computers and…Continue reading
January 2, 2013 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY EntertainmentFindingsIndustrial Design Adorable Little Tiny Itty-bitty Food Prepare to be amazed! I thought I could share with you one of the gifts I received for last Christmas. I got a set of Konapun (????). What is Konapun, you ask? Well, it is…Continue reading
December 20, 2012 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY ExperimentsFindingsFine ArtsHappenings Art and Science at Your Fingertips Firewall is an interactive installation by Aaron Sherwood, in collaboration with Mike Allison. It involves a spandex wall that projects disruptions when touched; people can push into it and create fire-like visuals as well as…Continue reading
December 13, 2012 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY FindingsIllustration Portraits Worthy of A Heroine I’m not a big fan on how women are generally portrayed in comics. From their impossible over-sexualize costumes, to their extremely exaggerated body proportions (which only makes the costumes much more impossible to hold up)…Continue reading
December 5, 2012 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY EntertainmentFilm & TVIllustration Nintendo’s Visual History Hey, it’s Wednesday, so I think it’s time for some wonderful motion graphics! And if you love Nintendo you’ll have an extra reason to love this one. History of Nintendo was art directed and designed…Continue reading
November 24, 2012 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY EntertainmentFilm & TVIllustration A Makeover Worthy of a Princess Whether we like it or not, Disney’s princesses are some of the most iconic female characters in contemporary pop culture. My favorite is, was, and will always be, Ariel the little mermaid. In fact, as…Continue reading
November 13, 2012 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY FindingsPublication Design Are You a Cover Junkie? The old saying goes: Don’t judge a book by its cover. I believe it’s a great metaphor to human nature because our first impression on people is often based entirely on the way they look,…Continue reading
November 8, 2012 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY Fine ArtsIllustration Dream Girls of Ikenaga Yasunari Strangely enough, Ukiyo-e is the kind of art that I had around me from a very early age. Not because I was some kind of child prodigy obsessed with Japanese art history, but because for…Continue reading
October 31, 2012 POSTED BY Mariana Angeli CATEGORY IllustrationTypography Hand Lettering to Fall in Love With I have always envied people who are able to create beautiful hand lettering; to me, it is an art form all on its own. It also happens to be super fabulously in trend right now!…Continue reading
