A Mad Tea Party

Yep, you read that right. This is pretty epic. Must have taken quite a bit of skill and accuracy.

(For those of you who can’t see the youtube video [which is after the 3 stills..], please go here.)

I apologize for the bad quality of the images, they’re screen-captures from the Youtube vid.

Enjoy and spread the love <3

Just had to share these 2 images.. (find courtsey Daily Designer Ink Blog [via fffound..])

(Click on the images for the original posts.)

Cup of tea anyone?

POWEERR!!!!

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and 50+ more surreal digital / traditional art images from deviant art, brought to you by DzinePress. (Click on image for the original post..)

Ever wondered where Pixar gets it’s inspiration to make all their cartoon character’s so lovable?

Well from real life of course.. I’m pretty sure you’ll all agree with me regarding this one..

Click on the image to go to the gallery, which is full of cars that inspired Pixar to make… Cars..

And meet the star himself..

Again.. click on the images to goto the high res gallery on Autoblog.

Desizn Tech has put together a nice list of some of the most creative spoof ads.

Pretty neat stuff.. here are a few examples, and you can just check out the original post here..

N Loving it

Hitler Wore Khakis

Stand up for your favourite Team

… there are quite a few more that are fairly epic as well.

VHS battles the arrival of the DVD!! There’s a scene at around 3:50-55 that completely cracked me up! It’s definitely worth a watch. (Don’t like Vimeo very much, but I suppose it’s worth putting up with for this video.)

Credits to Designer Daily.

WORLD OF VIDEO from MUSCLEBEAVER on Vimeo.

Bokeh (derived from Japanese, a noun boke 暈け, meaning “blurred or fuzzy”) is a photographic term referring to the appearance of out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens using a shallow depth of field.^[1] Different lens bokeh produces different aesthetic qualities in out-of-focus backgrounds, which are often used to reduce distractions and emphasize the primary subject.

That’s what Wikipedia has to say about the Bokeh effect.

I think it’s quite spectacular and makes for some very interesting photography and design concepts.

A while ago, Abduzeedo had a nice tutorial on how to accomplish the Bokeh effect in Photoshop, and boy what a stunning result!

In case you’re wondering why I picked Bokeh as my topic for this post, it’s mainly because of the Academy Awards. They’ve consistantly used the Bokeh effect in the Academy Award presentations over the years and fairly successfully might I add.

For those designers or artists who don’t watch the Oscars because it may be beneath them, you might want to reconsider. It’s a great source of inspiration especially for those interested in Interior Design or Architecture or heck even Fashion. Think about it this way, worst-case scenario at least you’ll be able to avoid some major faux pas that you might be able to spot!

Anyway, onto the good stuff. I’ve collected some nice images that truly showcase the Bokeh style. Enjoy!

Bokeh

Coffee, Tea or Bokeh? (Haha!)

Beacon (Macro Bokeh?)

Christmas Bokeh

Bird in Bokeh

Bokeh Drop

Bokeh Love

Bokeh in the Sky

And for those interested in how to achieve this result in Photoshop, here’s the tutorial by Abduzeedo.