I remember seeing this brilliant ad campaign a few years ago, but I only recently stumbled upon a full collection of pictures. This is hands down one of the most well planned and executed campaigns that I've ever seen. While the Sherwin Williams paint-swatch campaign will always have a place in my heart, I'm tempted to say few things have beat this one out. The campaign is for the German job site, Jobsintown.de. If I'm not mistaken these ads go all the way back to early 2006, or even before! The point of the ads is pretty transparent, but that's what makes the impact so powerful. I am in awe. Brilliant use of design!

They're even borderline creepy! It's as though you just expect them to start moving!

What are your thoughts? What are some of your favorite or most memorable ad campaigns?

Photo manipulation is by far one of the most popular applications of Photoshop. Images can be manipulated in various ways to communicate a message. Sometimes the manipulation is subtle, like adding something to a photo that wasn’t originally there. Then sometimes the message or idea is unrealistic, but executed in a realistic manner to make it appear believable. These types of spectacular manipulations can have a big impact on their audience, and have them asking, “Is that real?”. So for your inspiration, here are 20 Spectacular Photo Manipulations.

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I love colorful cities. When I went to Peru to visit Jorge, he and his family all thought I was really weird when I started photographing the vibrantly colored slums.

Needless to say, when I came across Jean Shin's artwork, I was immediately drawn in by the fantastic colorways that she chose for her piece "Chance City", a model city made of stacked scratch-off lottery cards. I can't help but wonder how much she won (or lost) in the purchasing of all those cards!

 

While I was perusing her website (which you should totally check out), another of her installations caught my eye. I'm a huge fan of  vinyl records, whether for listening or crafting cool stuff, and so I immediately fell in love with her piece titled 'Sound Wave' It's a tsunami made of melted and bent records, and I want it in my living room.

 

 

Happy Friday everybody!

~Nick