Koshchei the Deathless Omnibus Comic Review
2 days ago
At the time of this writing, 854,811 souls has clicked and seen the future in Franz Steiner's online portfolio.
What is so alluring about this "certified" digital artist from Germany? Well, lets see shall we...
What the... what the heck is this? Why is that super hot model dating that creepy plastic dude? Hold on just a second here! I know Apes are going to rule the future, but what is this future German digital/3D artist is trying to convey?? That smart, independent and (very) beautiful women in the future would spend millions of dollars/Euros on these things and use them...
Huh. Who would'a thought? These German designers are an enterprising lot, aren't they? Anyway... Franz Steiner. Art director of Blutsbrueder-Design, a design company that creates a lot of funky concepts for fashion mags, ad agencies, you know the drill. To tell you the truth, they've got a pretty impressive client list!
I sometimes wonder why the future seems to look and feel like this, when the reality is that most urban cities more closely resemble the visual styling of Los Angeles in Blade Runner. Yikes.
This ultra-clean, organic looking design is already a well established concept, but for the light of me, I'm not sure where it started. Was it from the Jetsons? Did the Tom Cruise thriller Minority Report start this visual trend, complete with "future cliches" like digital roll-over paper, and computers that require you to stand up while waving your arms around like some raving loon? (And I thought the
But hey, I can't complain. So while some of these images depict a future which might seem a tad cliche now, I still love the twisted sense of humor going on in some of these shots.
Franz Steiner himself describe these images as a depiction of life with personal robot assistants. They're made to do day-to-day business, as well as "entertaining" women.
Entertainment, eh? If its a metaphor, or an irony about society or something, I don't wanna know. I guess I've rambled enough though.
Franz Steiner, thank you for these delightful images. I hope to see more of your work released to the public in your portfolio! I apologize if my post is not very in-depth about your work, or your company's work, but I was a little lazy to do some actual research. Now, how shall I end this post...
Oh my! Dear God No!
Ever heard of Avi Granov? The talented Marvel artist and self-styled conceptual artist for the
Alright. Did the movie at least make you appreciate
The suit. You at least liked the suit, right? Oh, nevermind. I don't think I'll be able to convince you. You can at least check out the artist Adi Granov's portfolio (image link below).
*Sigh*
Still, it makes you wonder why so many schmucks like us do this sort of thing. I guess we just like pretty pictures...
The guy who illustrated for Polar Express is somewhere there...
For today, lets I'd like to point out to you a very interesting link from an art site - a link which leads you to about a hundred other links. It's called "75 Artists You Must Know, and Where to Find Them". Intrigued? You should be.
You'll find artists like Adam Rex, popular for his work on Magic: The Gathering.
Or perhaps the amzing works from this Greg Spalenka chap. The fellow has really covered a very broad spectrum of subjects, all done in that weird aged art style.
And voila. You'll also find stuff about Dean McKean, the man that practically invented the look of Neil Gaiman. I'm could be wrong about that, but I assume there's another more well-researched blog out there who talked about this stuff anyway.
What are you waiting for?? Check the link out, and try to at least get inspired by one of these guys. Come
http://www.thefwa.com/
“The new frontier of web art. When websites are awarded by www.favouritewebawards.com they are seen as the best examples in the World. They are recognized as the richest sites for web innovation.”
GQ Magazine, Italy
“The new frontier of web art. When websites are awarded by www.favouritewebawards.com they are seen as the best examples in the World. They are recognized as the richest sites for web innovation.”
GQ Magazine, Italy
According to Wikipedia, "The Favourite Website Awards (FWA) is an industry recognised website awards program, established in England in 2000, showcasing websites who use cutting edge technology, together with inspirational ideas, that lead the way for future generations.
In September 2000 FWA was rated as one of the World's Top Awards, one of the elite awards and is now recognised across the new media industry as one of the top accolades available for websites. FWA is widely recognised as the number 1 achievement for innovative web design through the Site Of The Year award."
What does fantastic web design have anything to do with most of the stuff discussed in this crazy blog? Beats me. But looking at the entries reminds me of those crazy, hyper-charged media events that I never get to attend.
If you think these Graphic Design wonders have no place in the Concept Den, it doesn't really matter to me because you, my dear Void, never care to comment about anything on this place anyway. And besides, how do you think think fantastic, slow-as-molasses to load Flash and Shockwave websites were designed? They don't go on trees, I'll tell you that.
Prepare to see my favorite picks from the FWA. I love these sites for their flashy 3D gimmicks, wacky, outlandish concepts, and pumping beats.
http://www.get-out-and-play.com/index.php
Lets begin with this old N-Gage site, which I find to be the weirdest thing I've seen since the indie flick Science of Sleep. Check it out. Hope you like Pong! (Click the image for the link)
http://www.recmovie.co.uk/flash/#/menu/stills/
This is a fun "choose your adventure" style website that I unfortunately haven't finished because me internet is so damn slow. Hope you make it to the end! Mwahahhha!
http://www.provoxmarketing.com/index-eng.html
Flash portfolio-based website of a design company. It's one of those quirky ones that I really like. Yes, you play the clueless suit.
http://www.animallogic.com/#Home
Animal Logic, a design studio's portfolio, whose clients include Hollywood flicks, as well as a bunch of other cool little art stuff. It's clean, its slick.
http://vidal.jp/360snap/
I LOVE THIS SITE! I don't know why. FWA describes it as an "interactive event was held by Vidal Sassoon, to capture the moment users experienced the product’s Liquid Diamond effect that makes you shine 360."
http://www.nitrogroup.com/#whatwedo
Not sure what this site's about. Something about Innovation, communication in the digital age from what I can see.
http://samorost2.net/plantage/
A weirdly beautiful French video, if that's your sort of thing.
http://www.sasokos.com/#/commercialwork
SasoKos Photograph, a wonderful site showcasing some nifty looking photographs. You might like it.
http://www.diplomatic-cover.com/
This site was slow as hell on my computer, but I think the design is pretty... uh... sexy. A lot of their clients are videogame companies, which is weird seeing it on a site that reminds me of "gentlemen's magazines".
http://saizenmedia.com/fubon/
Weird anime fantasy game, done in Saizen Media's distinct web style. See more on their portfolio site, which includes clients like Sony's Everquest.
http://www.citycenter.com/luxury%5Flas%5Fvegas%5Fcondos/default.aspx
Never in a million years did I expect a website for a condo to look so classy. What do you expect though? It's in Las Vegas.
http://www.metropolis-media.com.pl/2007/
Metropolis: Out of Communication - who doesn't like Fritz Lang's Metropolis? If you don't, then I can't do anything to change your mind in this confusing little website.
http://www.varywell.com/#newspace
Color Mixer web thingy, which just looks nice.
http://www.bcube.fr/bcube.html
Lime Green Website. Looks French. My comments don't make sense.
http://www.spiced-g.com/awards/pico-x/
TOPVALU. Suits are as cool (and stain-resistant) as ever. Lots of 'cute' little gimmicks. It's Japanese?
http://www.fullmetalalchemist.com.au/
Full Metal Alchemist's Australians URLed site. This is how anime promo sites should be made.
http://www.ghostintheshell.com.au/sac/index.html
Ghost in the Shell's Australian site is also another excellent website, equal parts style and content.
http://www.drawingart.org/#/home
Another excellent media portfolio website that created the excellent Sasakos photography site on this post.
http://www.anteprima.com/fw07/
Anteprima, an overdone, but still real pretty fashion site. :P
www.stellaartois.com
Finally, try this. Stella Artois - Le Courage. An alcoholic beverage. Now I've seen everything!
Enjoy these selections, and I'll feature some more designs in the future. Tell me what you think.
