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… Read the rest of this entry »

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.

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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!

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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! Read the rest of this entry »

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… Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve mentioned Adobe Kuler before. The space where you can create and share colour themes for use in Adobe programs.

At the moment Adobe is running “theme drive” to collect autumn-inspired themes. Kuler members can submit themes around the autumn season and also “vote” for themes by rating and downloading them. At the end of the drive, the kuler team will select a few of the highest rated and most popular autumn themes to appear on a kuler t-shirt.

Check the terms and conditions, to see if you’re up for the challenge.

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One for you to check out, the new release from Royal Magazine, Summer Solstice. Awesome Graphics, great inspiration.

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The weekly must see for this week is an amazing motion graphic artist, who goes by the name of Tim Clapham. His portfolio is filled with Cinema 4D productions, stills and animations. There is also a load of tutorials and source files available for you to use and learn from. Go ahead and check out Tim Clapham and his company HYPA.

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We have passed the not-so-magic mark of 50 on our Weekly Must See’s. After all of this we are wondering what you, as our readers, would like to see more. Are you missing some vital style in our WMS’s? Maybe you would like to see more photography, anime-art or some more art deco, just to name a few.

Post your requests in the comment-section below, and we will see if we can add some of those. And even better: if you have some artists worthy enough for our WMS, just send us an email at: info@studio469.com. We appreciate your input!

Thanks for reading our content and we hope you stick with us for the time to come,

the Studio469 Team.

This week’s must see is Alex Trochut. He is a visually-oriented artist constantly looking at things from different angles. Enjoying both type and illustration, he tries to unify both in his work using his principle statement: “More is More”. Check out his fluent portfolio and pay attention to his integrated scrolling feature by hovering over your screen.

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