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Joelle McKenna brings the creative struggle to life in comic store installation

Creative Boom

But how many of us have actually used that struggle in our art? A 2012 graduate from Boston University's College of Fine Art, she's also the creative director of Brooklyn Magazine print publication. Recently, she was invited to craft a display for Desert Island Comics in Brooklyn's hip area of Williamsburg.

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The Alternative Limb Project by Sophie de Oliveira Barata is where art meets science

Creative Boom

Artist and sculptor Sophie de Oliveira Barata has combined art, technology and science to create artificial limbs, which are wearable art pieces for performance and exhibition. Barata collaborates with many other skilled workers in cutting edge technology and traditional craft to realise the projects. Photo by R.

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10 best artist and illustration agents in New York City

Creative Boom

With the rise of digital tools both for making art and sending it around the world in an instant, in one sense, it's now easier than ever to make money as a freelance illustrator. With its rich tapestry of art galleries, publishing houses and media outlets, New York City is a veritable hub for illustration agents.

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2012 Saturn Analogue Watch Concept Design Ideas #tech #amazing #modern #innovation #design #futuristic #gadget #ideas #craft #illustration #industrial #concept #art #cool

Designspiration

2012 Saturn Analogue Watch Concept Design Ideas #tech #amazing #modern #innovation #design #futuristic #gadget #ideas #craft #illustration #industrial #concept #art #cool

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Designing with AI: Why AI art won’t ruin your design career

UX Collective

The AI art & design revolution. art is winning art shows, a naturally understandable abhorrent reaction occurs when “deep dreams” are their baseline understanding of A.I. artificial intelligence) art was “deep dreaming”; silly, trippy, folding, color filled, images with dog and frog faces everywhere. These new A.I.’s

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Hanna Eidson's hand-hooked rugs and wall hangings of cheeky candy, cocktails and citrus fruit

Creative Boom

A fibre artist by trade, Hanna Eidson grew up in San Luis Obispo, California, where her family encouraged a lot of crafting. She moved to Canada in 2012 to attend McGill University, where she studied Religious Studies and Anthropology, almost forgetting her craft. But back then, being creative was only a hobby. © Hanna Eidson.

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Big Chief Demond Melancon Is Rewriting the Definition of Contemporary Art Through Beads

Design Milk

These are the tools and materials New Orleans-based artist Demond Melancon uses to create his Black Masking suits and his contemporary art portraiture series. I like to listen to podcasts and art interviews, or I’m listening to my reggae music. I branched out to show them that beading can be contemporary art, can be fine art.

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