Artists Reinterpret Emoticons In Their Own Style of Work For The Noteworthy Project.

The Noteworthy Project asked different artists to reinterpret emoticons in their own inimitable style. The process and final pieces were documented on film and directed by Oscar-nominated and Sundance-winning filmmaker Jessica Sanders. Below are those films and the final artworks.

:( by Tim Biskup:

“My goal was to present a midpoint between the :( emoticon’s abstraction of sadness and the literal representation of it in the photo of my daughter, thus inserting my own expression into the equation.” - Tim Biskup

Tim Biskup's final piece:


:-) by AJ Fosik:

“I decided to transform the devious emoticon into an idol, taking a digital [way of conveying] emotion and meaning and merging it with a traditional physical one, subverting both to create something new.” - AJ Fosik

AJ. Fosik's final piece:


LOL by Megan Whitmarsh:

“I wanted to create a LOL that radiates optimism, using a handcrafted, analog, pop vision to capture its warmth and cheerfulness.” - Megan Whitmarsh

Megan Whitmarsh's final piece:


OMG by Reza Ali:

“OMG invites its audience to interact by speaking to it. Besides surprise, it can represent joy, sadness, anger, excitement, fear, shock, and relief. OMG changes in real-time to reflect that variation.” - Reza Ali

Reza Ali's final piece:


;) by Craig + Karl:

“The ;) emoticon depicts our dynamic: a closed eye dreaming, forming ideas; an open eye, developing them. A smile links us.” - Craig and Karl

Craig Redmond + Karl Maier's final piece:


About The Noteworthy Project:

Our potential for human expression is huge, but at some point technology started getting in the way of our passion. We’ve been so busy tweeting and texting, we may have accidentally left behind what makes us human.

The Noteworthy Project documents a series of projects that examine what happens when communication is made by hand.

Noteworthyproject.com

Deal A Very Hip Hand With Steampunk Playing Cards in Bronze Debossed Tuck Cases.

At the edge of industry, therein lies Steampunk.

Ripped from the pages of science fiction, the gears are turning, the steam is pumping, and the playing cards were finally born. It wasn't easy. The paper used on these tuck cases did NOT exist and Theory11 created it just for this special deck of regulation playing cards.

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Theory 11 made the bronze paper from scratch in order to perfectly print the ink that covers its surface in 19th century Victorian machinery.





The boldly stamped, debossed elements cast shadows of illusion and create a perspective of depth and weight. The vents on top of the box invite you to take a look inside.




Opening the box, you will discover 52 pieces of machinery. The depth of the playing cards is fittingly unreal.




So unreal, it beckons you to stare at it's seemingly infinite array of detail. Designed by Alex Beltechi and constructed of 12 million 3D polygons. The Jokers are morphed into jet turbines of steel.




The Ace of Spades is a window of opportunity to witness the gears of intricate beauty and complexity.




A joint creative collaboration between the United States Playing Card Company and theory11. Produced by theory11 and designed by Alex Beltechi in Romania.

Own a piece of science fiction. Where vintage industry meets reality.


information, description and photos from both Theory11 and Alex Beltechi.

$5.95 per deck.
buy them here.

Three Different Designers Do An Artful Retro Take on Cyberspace and Social Media.

Three different designers have all created various posters and ads that take the most popular sites in cyberspace and give them a vintage look. From Google Plus to Facebook, the stylized retro treatment emulates everything from Propaganda posters to vintage textbooks. Take a look.

1. Aaron Wood


Graphic designer Aaron Wood from Massachusetts has this great and growing selection of Propaganda Posters selling Social Media tools and sites.








The above posters (and more) are available for purchase from Aaron's etsy store, Justonescarf Design.


2. Moma Agency/6B Studio


Brazilian ad agency Moma Propoganda created the following spread ads to promote Maximedia Seminars. They ran as spread ads like the one shown above, but for the sake of better seeing the artwork, here's a look at the left hand side pages only.



Advertising Agency: Moma, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director: Rodolfo Sampaio
Art Director: Marco Martins
Copywriter: Adriano Matos
Illustrator: 6B Studio
Published: July 2010


3. Stéphane Massa-Bidal


Lastly, Stéphane Massa-Bidal aka Hulk4598 or Rétrofuturs is a french illustrator and graphic designer who recreated vintage textbooks using popular sites and social media tools as the subjects.





Images courtesy of each individual artist and the clio awards