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Eerily Beautiful Monkey Portraits by Hiroshi Watanabe

Ryan Nance October 20, 2014

From US-based photographer Hiroshi Watanabe's exhibit titled Suo Sarumawashi.

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In 5tilt Tags animal portraits, monkeys
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Thumbs In Place of Guns

Ryan Nance March 15, 2013

Thumbs and Ammo posits the idea: would it be funny to replace guns with thumbs up in stills from movies?  

YES! 

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In 5tilt Tags movies, humor, blogs
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Hi-Speed Wave Photography by Pierre Carreau

Ryan Nance February 11, 2015

Photographer Pierre Carreau shoots waves with a variety of high speed cameras using various macro and wide angle lenses.

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In 5tilt Tags nature photography, waves, high speed
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Trainhopping Photos

Ryan Nance February 7, 2015

Photographer Mike Brodie, beginning when he was just 17,  spent more than 10 years train hopping, walking and hitchhiking, covering more than 50,000 miles in 46 states. Photos he took from 2006 through 2009 make up his “A Period of Juvenile Prosperity” photography project. 

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In 5tilt Tags photo project, hobo, hitchhiking
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Famous Paintings Re-created With Pantone Swatches

Ryan Nance February 6, 2015

 

Artist Nick Smith places Pantone swatches in arrangements that recreate famous paintings from Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh, and Leonardo da Vinci and others. 

​http://www.smithandstuff.com

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In 5tilt Tags paintings, Art, Pantone
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Famous Paintings Re-created With Pantone Swatches

Ryan Nance February 6, 2015

 

Artist Nick Smith places Pantone swatches in arrangements that recreate famous paintings from Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh, and Leonardo da Vinci and others. 

​http://www.smithandstuff.com

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In 5tilt Tags Art, paintings, Pantone
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Famous Paintings Re-created With Pantone Swatches

Ryan Nance February 6, 2015

 

Artist Nick Smith places Pantone swatches in arrangements that recreate famous paintings from Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh, and Leonardo da Vinci and others. 

​http://www.smithandstuff.com

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In 5tilt Tags Art, paintings, Pantone

Design Wish - Drawing Gear for a User Experience Designer

Ryan Nance February 4, 2015

Most often the clearest, fastest and most generative way to get to an articulated vision is stay clear of the temptations of polish and presentation and to live instead in the world of hand-sketching. I spend most of my design time drawing and sketching and these are the tools I love.

Pentel Graph Gear 1000 Automatic Drafting Pencil, 0.5mm Lead Size, Brushed Metal Barrel, 1 Each (PG1015A)
Prismacolor Grays Marker Kit with 1 Prismacolor Premier Double Ended Chisel Tip and Fine Tip Art Markers, 12 Cool Grey Colored Markers (3622), Prismacolor Premier Double Ended Chisel Tip and Fine Tip Art Markers, 12 Warm Grey Colored Markers (3623), and 1 Prismacolor Premier Double Ended Chisel Tip and Fine Tip Art Markers, 12 French Grey Colored Markers (3624)
Staedtler Mars Latex-Free Eraser, White, 1 Pack (STD52650)
Bienfang Designer Grid Paper, 50 Sheets, 11-Inch by 17-Inch Pad, 4 by 4 Cross Section
6 Pack 3" STEEL TRIANGLE INCH GRADS Drafting, Engineering, Art (General Catalog)
Sakura 30062 6-Piece Pigma Micron Ink Pen Set, Black
Alvin and Co. Comfort Curve Dusting Brush
American Easel Korton Drawing Boards - 20 x 26 x 3/4, Korton Drawing Board
Post-it Notes, 3 in x 5 in, Jaipur Collection, 5 Pads/Pack (655-5UC)
Scale Pocket Combo 6in Blue
Pilot 38602 - P-500 Gel Roller Ball Stick Pen, Needle Point, Red Ink, 0.5mm Extra Fine, Dozen
In 5tilt, design wish Tags drawing, design, user experience, gear

Massive Starling Murmuration in Israel

Ryan Nance February 3, 2015

This murmuration happened just yesterday in the skies above Israel.

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In 5tilt Tags birds, murmuration, nature video, natural phenomenon

Stylish Closeup on Hand Lettering and Calligraphy

Ryan Nance February 2, 2015

This short stylish video shows off the calligraphy and lettering technique of Ged Palmer.

In 5tilt Tags calligraphy, videos

Mystical Whiskey Residue - Vanishing Spirits by Ernie Button

Ryan Nance January 30, 2015

Photographer Ernie Button's photo project is called Vanishing Spirits: the bottom of Scotch glasses once the whisky has evaporated way, leaving textures and colors.

 From the project page:

Some of the images reference the celestial, as if the image was taken of space; something that the Hubble telescope may have taken or an image taken from space looking down on Earth. The circular image references a drinking glass, typically circular, and what the consumer might see if they were to look at the bottom of the glass after the scotch has dried.  
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In 5tilt Tags photography projects, photo project

Design Wish - Hasami Ultra-Minimal Plates, Trays, Bowls and Mugs

Ryan Nance January 30, 2015
Hasami Wood Tray - 5 2/3"
Hasami Porcelain Plate - 11 3/4"
Hasami Porcelain Bowl - 10"
Hasami Porcelain Mug 15 oz.

Hasami with its simple geometry and modularity makes a lot of designers drool. 

In 5tilt, design wish Tags plates, tray, porcelain, bowls, mugs

Famous Paintings Remade in FOOD

Ryan Nance January 28, 2015

Food photographer and stylist Tatiana Shkondina, has, using edible materials created these very recognizable iconic images.

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Amazing Cooking Cutaway Photos
Amazing Cooking Cutaway Photos
Cut Food Photos that Show You the Inside of the Food That We Never See
Cut Food Photos that Show You the Inside of the Food That We Never See
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In 5tilt Tags food art, paintings

Light Sculptures Around California

Ryan Nance January 28, 2015

 

Light painting photographer Darren Pearson created this stop motion animation, “Lightspeed,” in locations across California: Mono Lake, Big Sur, Trona Pinnacles, Death Valley, Sequoia, Joshua Tree, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

“I’ve spent many nights in the middle of nowhere with coyotes howling in the distance while I look like some idiot at a rave waving around an LED."

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In 5tilt Tags lightpainting, stop-motion, california
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Villains of the 80s on Fake Pop Album Covers

Ryan Nance January 28, 2015

Rocky Davies takes these 1980s villains and mashes them up with 1990s music for this series of fictional album covers. 

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In 5tilt Tags music, album art, illustrations, funny, 1980s

Life at the Docks of Dubai - The Shipping Yard by Brandon Li

Ryan Nance January 23, 2015
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I was fortunate enough to meet Brandon Li a few years back, and have been following his travels and work ever since. Here he lends an attentive eye to the vibrant goings on at the docks in Dubai. 

Check out his blog about shooting well with minimal gear: rungunshoot.com

In 5tilt Tags travel, dubai, friends, videos, top, 5years videos

The Alien Underside of an Iceberg

Ryan Nance January 22, 2015

Sometimes icebergs flip over. It's apparently a fairly rare occurrence, but when it happens it exposes something alien and mesmerizing. As he sailed through the Drake Passage to Antarctica, Interface designer Alex Cornell caught the appearance on his Canon 5D Mark II camera.

“We were lucky to see a massive iceberg flip; when this happens, the color is a surreal, alien blue. They don’t flip often, so it was a pretty rare sight to see. It’s hard to tell scale, but this was an epic iceberg. It was amazing to see the interior. There were air bubbles and flowing water throughout. It looked like an alien artifact.”

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In 5tilt Tags icebergs, photography series, natural phenomenon

How to Build an Igloo: Video by National Film Board of Canada

Ryan Nance January 20, 2015

From 1949, this film by the National Film Board of Canada shows how, using only snow and a knife, an igloo is built by two Inuit men in Canada’s Far North.

From picking the right site, carving and stacking the snow blocks, the hour and a half of work creates enough warmth inside to protect people from the harshest conditions.

In 5tilt Tags videos, snow, architecture, canada, igloo, historic videos
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Inoue Yûichi's Single Character Action Calligraphy

Ryan Nance January 14, 2015

Inoue Yûichi (1916-1985) became renowned for his “one character writings,” written in action-based style of painting, working similarly to his contemporary, Jackson Pollack.

 

The character is this set, in order from above are: 

山 - Yama (mountain) 

上 - Jō (over)

風 - Kaze (wind) 

貧 - Hin (poverty) 

 夢 - Yume (dream)

鳥 - Tori (bird) 

花 - Hana (flower) 

 

See also Urban Calligraphy
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In 5tilt Tags calligraphy, chinese, japanese art, action painting

Lost In Peru: Crazy Mountain Bike GoPro POV Video

Ryan Nance January 13, 2015

Ali Goulet, Chris Van Dine and Aaron Chase as they explore a foreign land on an epic trip around Peru with their GoPro.

I need a GoPro.​

See also Weekly Episode 7 Season 3

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In 5tilt Tags biking, mountains, peru, gopro
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