It’s a very good sign if we have a tough time finding the best picture to use for promoting a certain artist at our Weekly Must See. This time we cannot even begin to express how hard it was to find a good one. Here’s the deal: Alexandre Duret-Lutz shoots photos, lots of photos. And he enjoys using software to toy with his work. One of these products are his stereographic projection panoramas, or as he likes to call them: Wee Planets. And these are definitely worth viewing, all 189 of them. You can find tutorial-like information on his Flickr page (where he’s known as gadl) as well as some more interesting things he does. Trust us as we say: you really want to check out all of his work!

Studio469 - Sharing other worlds, literally

Dear creative folks, this weeks Weekly Must See is obligatory, you CANNOT miss this one. The work of this UK based design firm is amazingly broad, during the 27 years this company has been around they have developed a portfolio that ranges from communication, identities, exhibitions, packaging, interaction, print, photography and more. If that isn’t enough already, there’s also the interaction of the website itself which will be featured in the next weeks WMS. Just kidding, but its worth a look! Check out the portfolio of Checkland Kindleysides.

Studio469 - Four Six Nine all the time

Yes there is the dirty word again. Marketing!!!! The M-word. But what is marketing? Most of you who finished high school will come up with, the 4p’s. Price, place, product and promotion. The attention-paying-ones probably even dare to mention the Marketing Mix (4p’s mixed together). And guess what, I just gonna agree with them, these are facets of marketing.

But marketing has more to bring. The 4p’s and the Marketing Mix are most known since Kotler used them as the basis for marketing in his famous book: The Principles of Marketing. But as the name of his books says, these are just the principles.

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Our first TED-content is about Jonathan Harris. He is an artist and storyteller working primarily on the Internet. One part computer science, one part anthropology, and one part visual art, his work seeks to explore and understand the human world through the artifacts people leave behind on the Web.

His computer programs scour the Internet for unfiltered content, which his beautiful interfaces organize to create coherence from the chaos. Head on down and watch his TEDTalk and check out the links to his most fascinating work.

Now sit back and enjoy Jonathan Harris’ TEDTalk for the next 17 minutes and 22 seconds (loading time not included).

For additional information: you can find his entire biography at his personal website; Number27, where you can also find his work. Special attention should be given to 2 of his best works: We Feel Fine and Universe.

Stick around for more TED-content here at Studio469.

Studio469 - TEDdicted

Today starts the beginning of a possibly very interesting piece of inspiration for you, our dear reader.

Let us introduce to you TED. This is not your run-of-the-mill next-door friendly neighbour. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has even become broader.

Their mission is about spreading ideas. They do so by showcasing the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes at the annual TED conference.

Then there is the TED Prize. Designed to leverage the TED Community’s exceptional array of talent and resources, it is annually given to three individuals. These winners receive $100,000 and the granting of “One Wish to Change the World”. After several months of preparation, they unveil their wish at an award ceremony held during the TED Conference. These Wishes have led to collaborative initiatives with far-reaching impact.

Find out what we got in stores for you by clicking the link… (more…)

The weekly must see for this week is the incredible photography work by Jeremy Cowart. This American artist from Nashville has over two thousand pictures on his portfolio website, his photography covers news, music, television, culture and beauty. For his photography he uses his Canon 1DS Mark II and his Hasselblad H3D, or any of his older camera’s. So go ahead and check out the awesome portfolio of Jeremy Cowart.

Studio469 - Fresh ‘n Fruitful Inspiration

Time for another great artist in our Weekly Must See: Cristiano Siqueira. Also known as CrisVector. This Sao Paulo based illustrator can be found behind his mac either drawing something for a client or checking art communities online. His portfolio houses a large array of works, ranging from vector-and raster-based artwork, comics, product-related work and editorial content. So go check out his huge variety of professional work now!

Studio469 - Making a bow

In recent years, design technology has advanced way beyond one’s imagination. With demand for greater 3D realistic images, powerful animations and more designer products increasing, a good knowledge in design programs is needed to survive in the design industry today. To date, there has not been any design program that monopolizes the design industry. Therefore, designers have to be versatile in learning different design applications.

So Studio469 will look into what computer design programs today’s range of designers use to survive in the design scene. It is time for yet another Design Discovery! (more…)

ladies and gentlemen, it is time to fuck the system. and i am already doing so by saying the word ‘fuck’ [469's lawyers already filing class-action lawsuits: ‘oh boy, he is f****d now…’]

before we starting using one of societies favorite words in a verbal sense, let me tell you what this thing called ‘the system’ actually is all about.

the system. think the matrix but without all those nasty snot-filled bathtubs and a little less green. it is like this huge invisible system holding you back, inventing rules, coming up with barriers and borders. just making it impossible for you to be fully creative and, more important, free.

now that you are warmed up it is time to follow the red rabbit with the horns down his hole and get this show on the road… (more…)