Artichoke is interesting and controversial, communicating good design and design issues. Artichoke covers interior architecture and design, textile design, product design, exhibition design and provides designers with news and information on the current trends and projects.
Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of raster graphics software, where images are edited on the pixel level. Graphics in most old (or relatively limited) computer and video games are mostly pixel art.
eBoy (“Godfathers of Pixel”) is a Pixel Art group founded in 1997 by Kai Vermehr, Steffen Sauerteig and Svend Smital.
Their complex illustrations have been made into posters, shirts, souvenirs, and even displayed in gallery exhibitions. They were founded on May 2, 1997, expressing their modular and collaborative approach as something that defines eBoy as much as the use of pixels. Based in Berlin, eBoy’s founders collaborate with Peter Stemmler in New York to produce graphic design work for companies. Their work makes intense use of popular culture and commercial icons, and their style is presented in three-dimensional isometric illustrations filled with robots, cars, guns and girls. Mostly their designs are printed today and not used solely for computer screens anymore, allowing images to get more complex with details. Their unique style has gained them a cult following among graphic designers worldwide, as well as a long list of commercial clients. Their latest project are plastic Peecol toys with Kidrobot, and soon a new line of wooden toys are to be produced under their own label.
eBoy has worked with named brands and companies such as Coca-Cola, MTV, VH1, Adidas, and Honda.
I love Pixel Art because it Reminds me of my all time favorite video game Sim City 2000
Habitat 67 is a housing complex and landmark located on the Marc-Drouin Quay on the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, Canada. Its design was created by architect Moshe Safdie. It was designed to integrate the variety and diversity of scattered private homes with the economics and density of a modern apartment buildin. Modular, interlocking concrete forms define the space.The project was designed to create affordable housing with close but private quarters, each equipped with a garden. The building was believed to illustrate the new lifestyle people would live in increasingly crowded cities around the world.
The complex was originally meant to be vastly larger. Ironically, due to its architectural cachet, demand for the building’s units have made them expensive rather than “affordable” as originally envisioned. 
Surface is known for creative inspiration, coverage of the burgeoning design world, and profiles of the emerging designers and provocative projects that are reshaping the creative landscape. With this ability to identify and collaborate with undiscovered talent—from furniture makers to fashion designers—the magazine acts as a cultural barometer of global style in all its forms. http://www.surfacemag.com/
A showcase of work by Chad Kouri:
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If your like me and your main source of literary connection to the world is through magazines, there are a lot of choices out there. In the world of Art, Design, Fashion, Music, Film, Architecture, and Lifestyle, I will be reviewing some of the must have subscriptions every week.
Flaunt is one of the most talked-about and trendsetting magazines today. It offers superb coverage of the arts, fashion, architecture, design, and music. Appealing to the youthfulness in us all, it is sophisticated and interactive; uses advanced printing techniques, fold-out articles, and beautiful papers. Head of its class in the world of creative design. See more at http://flaunt.com/
The film Typeface focuses on a rural Midwestern museum and print shop where international artists meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique.
The first screenings start today in Chicago…
Amanda Marie’s vintage sewing patterns and children’s book characters are vivid and graphic bringing the audience a nostalgic warmth, drawing them into the hidden metaphors and relationships while hybridizing spray paint stencil graffiti and neo-neo expressionism with acrylic paint. Amanda Marie has been living and painting in Colorado since 2001. After two years at Rocky Mountain Collage of Art and Design she was represented at Andenken Gallery where she shows her paintings several times a year. Amanda lived in Denver for three years and now lives in the Fort Collins area. She has illustrated magazines, newspaper covers, and children’s books. Recently she painted large interior and exterior murals on local Denver Businesses. To contact Amanda Marie, Email her at:mandy@neuharth.net
Based out of London, Levitate Architecture is making a name for themselves with sustainable contemporary architecture. See more at: www.levitate.uk.com
Dan Funderburgh is a wallpaper designer and artist in Brooklyn, NY. His patterns, prints and installations are varied in content but all demonstrate an unabashed love for decorative arts. I’m a total pattern junkie and have frequented Dan’s work as a source of inspiration for years. Here’s his full portfolio: http://www.danfunderburgh.com/#
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