Video from Burning Man May 2011
This video shows the art and culture of Burning Man which is an annual art event and temporary community based on radical self expression and self-reliance in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
Judging by the Cover
I’ve always loved book cover designs. Browsing bookstores as if they were art galleries. From a business perspective, an arresting cover is just as important as an interesting title. It can make or break a new author, reinforcing the importance of good design as a business tool. The book cover acts as an advertisement for the book, a visual interpretation of the title and story. Simple, unique executions stand out. When done right, they can be works of art.
That’s why I love this site: The Book Cover Archive. Self-described as “An archive of book cover designs and designers, for the purpose of appreciation and categorization.” The site features both the excellent designs and designers behind them. You can browse by title, author, art director, designer, photographer, illustrator, genre, publication date, publisher and even typeface. In addition, the site features books on book cover design, a blog, and links to designer portfolios. And there’s usually a link to Amazon, so you can purchase the book if you fall in love with its cover.
Best of all, there’s an amazing number of great looking books. With fewer and fewer actual bookstores to browse (I miss the Borders that was next door), this is a great resource. Enjoy.
This Weekend – Don't Miss the 25th International Festival of Raleigh!
This weekend you and your entire family can enjoy a 3-day celebration of music, food, and culture from around the globe at the 25th International Festival of Raleigh, held at the Raleigh Convention Center. More »
Ann Neely, HM&P Art Buyer, to have work featured in local art gallery.
Raleigh’s 5th annual ‘Local Color’ Plein Air Paint Out was held on Saturday, April 17 in the historic Brooklyn neighborhood of Raleigh.
The ‘Paint Out’ was open to all 2-dimensional artists, except photographers.
Paintings were completed on location and framed between 9am and 5:30 pm, Saturday.
Quite a challenge!
Our art buyer and producer, Ann Neely took part, painting in Devereux Street. Her work will be displayed at the Local Color Gallery on Glenwood South during May with a wine and cheese opening reception on First Friday, May 7th.
Here’s a link to the info: http://www.localcoloraleigh.com
Have Extra Staples?
French visual artist Baptiste Debombourg has taken ordinary office staples and turned them into works of art.
Check out this link to see more: http://www.neatorama.com/spotlight/2010/02/18/aggravure-by-baptiste-debombourg/
What are you doing with your leftover office supplies?
Wordle.net – Make Images From Keywords
Wordle is a great service which will take an RSS feed from your site (or anybody else’s site) and convert it to an image. Larger words are found more often, smaller words are found less.
Here are a couple of examples.
From our very own blog (http://www.merrellgroup.com/blog/feed/):
And from my personal site (http://www.joshuarcraig.net/feed/):
Go try it out for yourself!
