Logo designer Sergey Kyrmanov has come up with an interesting project that features typographic logos of superheroes that combine their names with their facial appearance. The logos have been designed in a way that the name of the superhero takes the shape of the character's face or mask. For example, the Batman logo features an illustrated face of the Caped Crusader with … [Read more...]
20 Genius Typographic Logos Of Supervillains With Their Names Hidden In Their Faces
Logo designer Sergey Kyrmanov has come up with an interesting project that features typographic logos of supervillains that combine their names with their facial appearance. The logos have been designed in a way that the name of the supervillain takes the shape of the character’s face or mask. For example, the Joker logo features an illustrated face of the antagonist with … [Read more...]
These Brilliant Hidden-Meaning Ads Encourage People To Be A Hero By Staying At Home
With lockdowns being lifted in many countries, it is tempting to go outside and socialize. Cold & flu medicine brand Mucinex wanted to remind everyone that it is still very important to practice safety measures and maintain social distancing. Staying at home saves lives. By being boring, you are actually being heroic. McCann New York and McCann Health commissioned … [Read more...]
Agency Creates Avengers-Inspired Superhero Logos For Agency Job Titles
Paris-based creative agency We Are Social has come up with a cool Instagram campaign that celebrates the talent, passion, and superpowers that go into some of advertising's most important jobs. The campaign features Avengers-inspired superhero logos for several agency job titles such as art director, copywriter, designer, producer, account manager, strategic planner, and … [Read more...]
15 Brilliant Art Tributes To The MARVELous Stan Lee
Stan Lee, the legendary writer, editor and publisher of Marvel Comics, passed away on November 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. He was 95. In collaboration with artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, Lee co-created iconic superhero characters like Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, and Daredevil. He also co-created the … [Read more...]
This Guy Uses Forced Perspective To Capture Awesome Photos With Toy Superheroes
Malaysian photographer and toy collector Wire Hon uses his smart phone camera, a few props, and clever forced perspective techniques to capture hilarious photos of himself with Marvel and DC superhero action figures. He makes it look like the figures are life-size and he is actually interacting with them. Sometimes, he also gets his family into the act. Check out the photos … [Read more...]
LOL: Designers Show What Superheroes Would Look Like In Ads For Household Products
What would famous superheroes and villains look like in ad campaigns for household items we use everyday? DesignCrowd ran a Photoshop contest recently in which designers had to imagine famous superheroes and villains endorsing household products to earn an extra buck. Here are some of the best entries. … [Read more...]
What Hollywood Movies Look Like Without Visual Effects
In the old days, what you would see on a movie set would pretty much be what you saw in the final movie. With modern technology giving us the capability of computer generated imagery (CGI), all you need is a green screen and a couple of props. Because of this, movie sets nowadays look completely different to what you see in the final movie. Fame Focus has come up with a … [Read more...]
45 Clever Alternative Posters Of Famous Films
Sydney-based graphic designer Peter Majarich has successfully completed a 365-day creative challenge to design a movie poster every day for a year. The project, titled A Movie Poster A Day, aimed to provide an alternate take on the existing poster for each film. Majarich used storylines and elements from the films to create these clever, minimalist posters and kudos to him … [Read more...]
32 Creative Loading Animations That Are Worth The Wait
47% of users expect a webpage or an app to load in 2 seconds or less. After 4 seconds, the average user starts getting frustrated and after 8 seconds, they leave. In fact, a one second delay in your site speed can result in a 7% reduction in customer conversions. Loading time is crucial to the success of your site, app or program and if you can keep the user engaged for … [Read more...]
37 Amazing Ads That Use Negative Space Brilliantly
In art and design, negative space is the background space around the main object of an image. In a two-tone image (eg. black and white), the object is usually depicted in a darker color (black) than the background (white), thereby forming a silhouette. Sometimes, the tones are reversed and white is used to fill the silhouette (refer Coke examples below). When an artist carves … [Read more...]
Amazing One-Line Illustrations Made With A Single, Continuous Pencil Stroke
French artist Christophe Louis (a.k.a. Quibe) specialises in one-line illustrations, i.e. drawings made with a single stroke without lifting the pencil. His style is minimal with abstract strokes that form recognisable shapes. The end result is beautiful to say the least. Check out some of his illustrations below. … [Read more...]
From A To Z, These Superhero-Themed Alphabets Are Super Cool
'Superbet' is a superhero-themed alphabet series by Sydney-based illustrator and art director Simon Koay. Each alphabet corresponds to the initial of a superhero and has been designed in 3D using elements from their costumes and weapons. For example, the letter B features Batman's cape and cowl with two pointed ears protruding from the top of the letter. The two arms on the … [Read more...]
‘On The Rocks’ Has A Whole New Meaning With These Gorgeous Ice Cubes From Japan
Japanese whiskey maker Suntory and agency TBWA\Hakuhodo just won a Lotus at Adfest, Thailand, for this cool campaign titled 3D on the Rocks. They used blocks of ice, a CNC router chilled at -7° Celsius, and an app called Autodesk 123D to carve miniature versions of a Japanese Zen Temple, the Sphinx, the Statue of Liberty, Batman, Mario, a horse, a diamond ring, a Cannes Lion … [Read more...]
I Show The Secret Life Of Superheroes When They’re Not Saving The World
Superheroes are people too. When they’re not saving the world, they’re pretty much leading normal lives like the rest of us. That includes doing household chores, running errands, hanging out with friends, goofing around and trying to impress the women around them. Based on this crazy idea, Indonesian photographer Edy Hardjo offers a hilarious glimpse into the everyday lives of … [Read more...]
JWT Brazil Introduces SUPER FORMULA For Kids Fighting Cancer
The first step in the fight against cancer is believing in the cure. Based on this ideology, JWT Brazil and Warner Bros. came up with this brilliant campaign for kids at the A.C.Camargo Cancer Center in Sao Paulo. … [Read more...]