Shiny Photography

I am also new to Pinterest but its cool how you can find anything you need right away. I have been doing some research for a photography project on shiny metals and accessories and so on. I came across this one persons board.

They don't have many pictures pinned there but I thought they were very clean and simple to get an idea of how to start photographing accessories. You will see that it doesn't only have to be shot in a studio but can be also shot when a person is wearing. Thought this may help some people if they are looking to find ideas to shoot jewelry.

Realistic Body Paint

Who said you could only paint on a canvas and make it look outstanding? Well this page I came across shows a person being painted as if they're a canvas. The way they paint the body of the person is incredible. It looks like its just on a canvas but its a living painting. Wish I could see this in person.

Photo cube

I came across this while I was doing some research for a project. This photo cube keeps folding over and over to view new pictures. Also, here's a video on it from youtube.

Less is more

In my frist blog post, I complained about space in apartments. But then I came across this page that had different designed furniture that could be used for studio apartments which is basically a room that has a kitchen bathroom and some living space. I know I saw some furniture that is best suitable for these apartments on TV before. It's a great example of less is more for those people who need their huge space for themselves.

 This would save so much space for your studio apartment. I love how its spacey but doesn't take up much space and you would probably have room for other things like couches, TV, table, and whatever you need. I love how the beds slide under too to have more space during the day. It's perfect for students as well to save more money also.

 I think this is my favourite because of the closet space there is under the bed. Well, I think its a closet anyway.

Even this one is perfect with a double bed. 

Again, this could be used by students if they don't really mind the privacy issues.

These furniture designs are amazing in my opinion. And so many things you can do with the space that is left for you. But I'm sure it comes with a big price as well. In the end, it would be worth to buy for a studio apartment though.

Painting with Shadows and Light

Now a days, there are many ways that we art and design. Well, this page I came across shows pictures of a man painting with shadows and light. This artist's name is Rashad Alakbarov. Not literally paint on the wall, but you will see what I mean.

 I think they are little pieces of coloured glass and he arranged them in a way to create the image on the wall. That is the coolest thing I've ever seen in art actually.

 I didn't know you could really make art with plastic bottles either. On the wall, it looks like it has been drawn with charcoal or graphite.

This reminds me of New York City when I'm looking at it. After he arranges all the objects and shines light to cast the shadows, he could also go around the shapes on the wall quickly with pencil to start a wall painting as well, or just for decoration. Now that's one of the things I would like to do.

Bizarre packages

As I look through stumble upon, I see lots packaging posts as well. In this page, there are the good and the bad packages. 

With this egg package, I think that it's very inconvenient. I mean it looks cool, but who is really going to buy eggs one by one in a package like that and it probably will cost a lot just because of the packaging. 

 This one is apparently a wine can. I feel like it doesn't really suit the product well. It looks like you would be using that for your barbecue or something. The package feels like its too bold for the product.

I see Doritos always come up with new flavours and packages, but never seen a huge package like this for the amount of chips they actually put in there. It takes up so much space on the shelf and who really wants to carry around a big box to eat chips?

So those three packages are the ones that really stood out to me in bizarre packaging way when I was just looking through this page, which you can also find the links for.

Ceilings

I really like having nice decorations in a home. I don't like it plain but with a twist to it. This post is all bout ceiling decors. Sometimes they can get very crazy looking but there are very nice, modern and classic ones too. Here are some of the ones I really liked and spoke to me the most.

I really like the one different colour black right in the middle where the chandelier is hanging from. It adds a very contemporary touch to the whole design.

 For some reason, I like the wood panels for the ceilings the most I think. They look so classic but yet modern. and Especially if you have a bit taller ceilings than usual, they look fantastic.

As interior design is improving every year, I think the designs might get more classic to give people the feel of the older times maybe. Even, though everything gets more of a modern touch all the time, the classic looks will be more demanding.

Print?

So, I have been doing some research on death of print lately. There are so many different views on it as people who are into design know. I feel like even if print is coming to an end, it will come back again in the future and will be a repeat of the past. Internet is just what everyone is all about right now.. but eventually people are going to be uninterested in it and would want to see print more again. What is going to happen when technology can't get any better than it already will be in the future? Just because internet is the new cool thing that gets better and better everyday, I feel that its the consumers that are also making "the end of print" happen. Yes its great for new technology to be created and everything, but why everything be digitalized? Do we need it? I don't think so. Everything is based on wants. People are going to realize when it is literally the end of print in the future and maybe have more control over printed goods like books, magazines, newspapers, etc. I know I still like to read the actual newspaper than just look at the computer screen and read it, especially magazines. I know you could talk about death of print on and on, but this is just my view on the things I've read so far. 

Book carvings!

Who thought you could do such nice carvings on books.. Well I came across a page that has photos of some awesome book carvings. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2OceD5/:LsjYPBxu:bkFEKavs/www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/12/carved-book-landscapes-by-guy-laramee/
I really think that this is pretty cool and unique. Its amazing what you could do your designs on whether its carving on book or with clay or just on paper.