Space Crime by Konstantin
It’s not often we glorify an artist for imitating another but as Picasso once famously said; “Good artists imitate. Great artists steal”. In that essence Konstantin Shalev is only a good artist. Having been influenced heavily by Jared Nickerson, Konstantin’s project titled Space Crime bears heavy resemblance to projects like Daddy Was A Jewel Thief and We Were Made For Fighting. Even though the project involves surreal vectors including an apple with an eye and grenades filled with gooey mess we feel they’re all beautiful. The set also feature the iconic red and blue wayfarers used in the cover of Less Than Zero. Konstantin Shalev can be found on Threadless, Blood Sweat Vector, LastFM and his online shop. There’s not much available to purchase at his shop and we get the feeling he’s abandoned it. If however you’re looking for sloppy sneakers and a skateboard deck without the wheels feel free to check it out.
Continue ReadingSuperbowl : Coca-Cola
Twitter was on the brink of collapsing as Yanks from all over The States tweeted about commercials that ran during The Superbowl. It seemed as if the commercials were of more interest as trending topics ranged from Budweiser to GoDaddy. If it was any of them that grabbed our attention it were the Coca-Cola series. Originality and general banter at its finest. The first featured recognizable characters from the famous TV show The Simpsons. According to the connotations of the advert, If you lose a billion dollars everything will be fine with a bottle of Coca-Cola. We’re not billionaires yet but we’ll be sure to get back to you on that one. Familiar faces such as Lenny, Karl, Selma and Patty all take away Mr. Burns’ possessions. Fear not Burns, Apu has some Coca-Cola for you. Everything will be oh-alright. The second advert is nothing like the former as it doesn’t feature any famous faces. A man who seems to posses similar sleep-walking habits like Lucy Westenra treks past a herd of Elephants and a hungry hippopotamus just for a bottle of the finest. Did we mention that both the adverts have catchy music that makes you want to tap your feet?
Continue ReadingTinie Tempah – Pass Out
There’s not much talent or originality when it comes to UK Grime music, but like anything else in the music industry, there are always exceptions. Tinie Tempah is that exception in his brand new music video titled Pass Out. The single is climbing up the charts slowly but surely. Tempah manages to create art with nothing more than some fresh clothes, electronic wayfarers and a sidekick named Labs made dressed to imitate Jermaine Jackson. The song itself is also a break away from the genre stereotype which constantly finds itself related to thugs and gang culture. Lab sings the chorus sneaking in and out of shots as Tempah makes sure you remember his face from start to finish. Tinie has been listed in MTV’s favourite acts of 2010. No doubt he’ll hit the ground running next year, leading the new school of experimental black music artists. You can find Tinie on his Myspace. We weren’t aware people still used that.
Continue ReadingWeekly Fix of Inspiration – #11
Following our tradition of weekly inspirational posts today we bring you the 11th. What’s different about these posts is that you have a voice about what goes into them. If you would like to participate and share your graphic design and inspiration, there are a few ways you can send us your work. You can email us the work you would like to see featured at the email contact[at]keepinspiring.me with the subject titled “Weekly Inspiration”. If you’re too shy to do that feel free to tweet us the link of the work at @KeepInspiringMe. You can also submit your work to our flickr pool. We’re all friendly people, don’t be shy! As always, this week’s a huge one. Have a brilliant weekend everyone, you deserve it!
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