Adventurous Diners at the Explorers Club 109th Annual Dinner Ate Goat Penis, Camel Meat Loaf & More
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Sam Curtis | http://behance.net/samcurtis
“A brief set by YCN to create excitement and awareness about Douwe Egberts. I decided to rebrand the whole company. Project includes logo design, wax seal stamp and letter heading, a booklet celebrating Douwe Egbert’s rich heritage, packaging, website design, a poster campaign and a TV advert.”
Sam Curtis is a London based illustrator/designer. His passion for photography and design culminate in works that focus on isolating elements of photos and textures to create clean cut and simple imagery.
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In the Internet industry, you’re basically a custodian of your own idea for maybe three to five years and then you’re supposed to sell. That’s insanity.
yes it is Perry
True To Its Roots: Why Kickstarter Won’t Sell | Fast Company
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Very cool shots of these fascinating creatures
X-rays taken for my scientific illustration class. I got to take in various peregrin falcon specimens to X-ray them, here’s some of the images produced.
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Ania Rogala - Wind Water Waves. Watercolor on Paper (2011)
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Ania Rogala - Wind Water Waves. Watercolor on Paper (2011)
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Polar bear whose mother was shot dead is nursed back to health
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2296054/Cute-orphaned-polar-bear-nursed-health-mother-shot-dead.html
Ania Rogala (Poland)
Ania Rogala is an artist with a crazy fascination for almost every subject and technique. While she develops amazing skills for landscape paintings with acrylic, watercolor and oil, she is also very talented with the brush, the ink splattering for abstract renderings. But the most important themes of Ania’s works are people - their bodies, faces and spirits.
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Tucano Cuckoo Clocks (2012) by Gumdesign and Vhernier / De Vecchi
The Tucano Cuckoo Wall Clock is a reinterpretation of Gumdesign’s Cucù Improbabile clock. While the original was a concept design that was plated in silver and lacked any hour or minute hands, the Tucano is a functioning clock. Produced by the Italian jewelry brand Vhernier / De Vecchi the three PVD coatings in metallic tones whisper luxurious elegance while the orange hands and rounded corners offer a cool retro touch.
Run, run, run …. I am in need of exercise … badly. This illustration is a good motivator (for me)
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Most recently, she has designed the Sylva Solar Food Dryer to sell to small-scale farmers who can use it to add value to their produce.
“We train the farmers to dry vegetables, fruits and legumes using the solar driers which we invented so that they feed into the export market. So far we have trained these farmers, more than 10,000 of them,” the entrepreneur said.
Having started, as she puts it, “with no budget, just the skill… and the desire”, what advice does she have for people who want to open their own businesses?
“You need to know what you want to do, first of all, in life. Secondly, you have to be determined. Of course, it’s not easy to run a business but you have to be determined and focused.
“And, also, try to learn things and then expand upon them… Those innovations are the ones that can help you to grow your business. Of course, competition is there but don’t worry about it, just perfect your business”, she said.
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