As you may have heard, there’s been an 8.9 earthquake and tsunami devastating Japan very badly. The whole world is trying their best, to support and help over this terrible disaster. Even the design community has risen to do their part.  Such artists as Hydro74, The Hejz especially James White aka Signalnoise has started a movement to help Japan by expressing their support with art. This is a some samples of designers expressing their own support for the Japan Disaster Relief.

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Chris is currently following a Graphic Design course at the Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht, but has been working with Adobe Photoshop for a while and used the help of several blogs and tutorials to improve his skills. Check out some of his artworks and also visit his Flickr Gallery for further pieces.

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It’s amazing what Guram Dolenjashvili can do with just a pencil. The Georgian artist creates black and white landscapes so realistic, if you looked at his pieces from far away, you could mistake his artwork for photographs. The way he controls light and shadow is especially impressive…

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Here the last short film of Paths animation Off Haste realized by Damian Nenow, produced by Platige Image. A trailer card successful for this dynamic tale around the human nature, the film was carried out in 3D by computer but with the esthetism of the cartoons.

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This dope Residence is based in Katameya Heights Residence in Cairo, Egypt.

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One-77 by Piteren is a fantastic short of a car with some lights. Watch it and be amazed by how simple yet dramatic this pairing can be.

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Kid Robot has just released a new “Dunny Series” art toys, inspired by Heinz. Created by toy designer Sket one, those art toys will let you store your ketchup, relish, mayonnaise and mustard in a new design and creative way ! Love it !

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Nick Kaloterakis, is an extremely talented Sydney based illustrator and CG designer. His stunning futuristic creations are often featured in Popular Science Magazine and its online website popsci.com.

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We are all living in the 3D world, and it is a natural desire to transpose this three-dimensional feature into art as well. Weather it is a 3D wallpaper for computer desktop or an artistic collage for some modern visual art exhibition – digital works in 3D are always among top-popular items among the audience. Due to its super modern nature, digital arts in 3D are usually abstract, and this definitely adds a particular charm to such works.

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Myoe Win Aung was born in 1972 in Yangon and studied under several masters, including U Lun Gywe. He started painting in 1989 and graduated from the State School of Fine Arts in 1992. He now works as a full time artist. As with most painters in Burma today, religious life and Buddhism influence his artistic expression.

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Infrared photography, one of the most fascinating photographic techniques, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The technique enables us to capture light that is invisible to the human eye. The first infrared photograph was taken by Professor Robert Williams Wood and was published in the Royal Photographic Society Journal in 1910 as an illustration for his paper.

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