http://www.ok-periodicals.com O.K Periodicals is an independent magazine published twice a year. Copyright 2013 en Tue, 21 May 2013 19:03:12 +0200 http://www.ok-periodicals.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/expositie_the_typographic_voice/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/expositie_the_typographic_voice/   Expositie 'The Typographic Voice' 4 & 5 Februari Amsterdam Graag nodigt de minor Typografie u uit voor de expositie 'The Typographic Voice'. In de expositie wordt werk getoond dat is gemaakt tijdens deze minor door studenten van de afdelingen Graphic- en Interaction design ArtEZ Arnhem. Tijdens de minor is veel veelzijdig werk gemaakt met verschillende mediums en verschillende thema's. Een overkoepelende gedachte achter de minor, is de rol van de ontwerper als auteur die wordt bevraagd.    The minor Typography invites you for the exhibition 'The Typographic Voice'. In this exhibition you can see work wich is made by Graphic- and Interaction design students of ArtEZ Arnhem. During the minor a lot of divers work is made with different themes and different media. With the overall idea about the role of the designer as an author.  http://www.typographicvoice.nl/ http://www.grafischarnhem.nl/minor/typografie/blog11/   Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/rain_man/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/rain_man/ Theatergezelschap De Utrechtse Spelen heeft dinsdag het eerste interactieve theateraffiche gelanceerd. Mensen die de Rain Man-app op hun smartphone of tablet installeren en deze voor een poster, flyer of advertentie houden, zien de tekening tot leven komen. Ook kunnen gebruikers met onder andere actrice Anna Drijver op de foto. Voor filmpje over het project: http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1421/Binnenland/video/detail/3148920/Anna-Drijver-in-Rain-Man-app.dhtml     Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/facing_pages_2012/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/facing_pages_2012/ And there it is again! The post you've all been wainting for O.K. Festival 2012 is coming up but now under a new name we called it: FACING PAGES. And will be held 20-21-22 April in Arnhem this year. Follow us on facebook or via our website www.facingpages.org Fri, 20 Jan 2012 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/wipeout_quantum/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/wipeout_quantum/ Here is some short footage on the recent work on quantum levitation by the Japanese Institute of Science and Technology. They were inspired by the game Wipe'out to do their work. With this new technology, we hope to revolutionize the world of motor transport; Maybe in a near future they could assist to a real Wipe'out race. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/tricycle_calligraphy/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/tricycle_calligraphy/ The vid is pretty self-explanatory, but I'm just gonna quote from the vimeo page of Jonah Kessel: "Media Artist Nicholas Hanna built a tricycle that can also paint Chinese characters on the ground as it moves, just — because." Wed, 11 Jan 2012 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/loulou_en_tummie/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/loulou_en_tummie/ LouLou & Tummie is a Dutch illustration duo who spend their days building an ever expanding empire of colourful graphics and characters. Lead by their crave for toys, happiness and all things cute or robot-like they abuse their computers to spit out designs that can be found in magazines, books, advertisements, plush, papertoys, on walls and interiours, t-shirts and shoes  around the galaxy. And I fell in love with their work.   www.loulouandtummie.com Mon, 9 Jan 2012 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/rsa_animations/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/rsa_animations/ I shared an animation by the RSA that was given by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award. He talks about the education system and why it is failing. He also has a solution. I find this to be very interesting, but also find the illustration that accompany it to be greatly helpfull! All of RSA's talks are illustrated in this way. Mon, 9 Jan 2012 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/yay_cliche%21/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/yay_cliche%21/ http://christophecourtois.blogspot.com/search/label/affiche A co-worker attended me to this blog post by Christophe Courtois about something we all kinda know already: movie posters are highly formulaic, they all look alike. Still, seeing them categorized like he did sort of really hammers the fact down - and results in interesting collages! Also, check out the video blog below it reminded me of. It's somewhat older and talks about the use of the Trajan font in poster designs. Wed, 4 Jan 2012 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/nobuhiro_nakanishi/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/nobuhiro_nakanishi/ Osaka, Japan-based Nobuhiro Nakanishi’s mesmerizing body of work entitled Layered Drawings is truly breathtaking. He photographs a scene or object repeatedly over time, then laser prints each shot and mounts them onto acrylic. Change is captured in each frame, and once layered, they become sculpture installations. The overall effect shows movement and the subtle passage of time. Via DesignMilk   Wed, 4 Jan 2012 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/london_2012_olympics_again%21/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/london_2012_olympics_again%21/ Okay 2011 is almost at its end, 2012 is coming up...so what to post on this last day of 2011....offcourse something that's going to happen in 2012. The Olympics...looking for a nice post for this day I offcourse stumbled on the Olympics and the controversial logo designed by Wolf Olins. There's enough said about this logo in the last few years and I think that's the good part about it, whether you like it or not everybody has his opinion ready about this identity. Everybody was talking about it and maybe will talk about till the Olympics take place. Or far beyond. One thing is sure Wolf Olins brought the London 2012 Olympics the attention it deserves. And I'm very curious how the identity will work out when used at the event.... See you in 2012, all the best from the O.K. Periodicals team.     Sat, 31 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/urban_projection/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/urban_projection/ VJSUAVE makes excellent experimental urban projections. Driving around in a car and projecting illustrations on building is always a good thing to do. Check them out. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/portfolio_marshall_rake/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/portfolio_marshall_rake/ The top image you see here is one that was sent in for O.K. Periodicals the thriller issue. We love it...but because of some weird power from above it didn't end up being in the magazine. To bad, so here in the rebound Marshall Rake and his wonderful work :D. Marshall is a graphic designers specialized in typography and print design. And has some stunning work on his website. And as you can see he is the person behind They Magazine a magazine reviewed on this blog earlier. Check out his website to see what this guy is up to. www.marshallrake.com Sat, 24 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/my_chromatic_friend/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/my_chromatic_friend/ A beautiful typewriter, I would really like a how to do this at home explanation. Looks like a fun pass time for the christmas holiday. Tyree Callahan reconstructed a typewriter and turned it into an instant art machine, wonderful. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/coverjunkie_magazine/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/coverjunkie_magazine/ I love magazines. And a great part why I love them is because of the cover. A good cover is necessary, it shows what the inside is about or tells a story of it's own. I've mentioned www.coverjunkie.com before, it's a large archive of magazines covers curated by Jaap Biemans. He recently selected the best magazine covers of 2011 and made this magazine out of it. He also asked designers to make a shortlist of their favourite 2011 magazine covers. These designers, the covers they selected and why are also inside this jam-packed magazine. It's a 'shout-out to creativity' as the introduction tells us. Well, in short this magazines shows a striking collection of magazine covers you really should see. The covers tell stories of what happened this year, and at the same time shows the current state of visual culture. A pretty round-up for 2011 which is really nice to have! Tue, 20 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/kim_jong-il_looking_at_things/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/kim_jong-il_looking_at_things/ Kim Jong-Il died this sunday. A tearful state TV broadcaster reported Kim's death Monday. She said the 69-year-old leader died Saturday due to "overwork" while "dedicating his life to the people. To bad a hard working man like him died. That's why I wanted to share this interesting blog with you to remeber him as he was...a hard working man...   http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com/   Thanks Yurr for the tip.   Mon, 19 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/exploiting_the_expected_with_lego/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/exploiting_the_expected_with_lego/ Mike Doyle builds amazing LEGO houses and he writes about it as well. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/portfolio_erik_boker/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/portfolio_erik_boker/ Erik Boker, is published in our latest O.K. Periodicals with his product dissections. Wonderful pictures that make you wonder....what more does he do? Take a look at his website and see what great projects he has. The "Animal Snack Kingdom" project for example very nice compositions with candy in animal forms. And don't forget to look at the portraits he made. Enjoy www.erikboker.com Sat, 17 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/crazy_toothpick_guy%21/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/crazy_toothpick_guy%21/ This is quite insane, Scott Weaver worked on this piece of art for over 35 years! And he used about 100,000 toothpick building it. I am really impressed, and as you can see in the movie the artist has some trouble taking his eyes away from it, he's proud and not afraid to show it ;-) Fri, 16 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/melissa_kretschmer/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/melissa_kretschmer/ These works by Melissa Kretschmer have a quiet power. Like in works by Rothko or Lissitzky, the composition is well-balanced but never boring. They all have a sense of movement about them. via booooooom Thu, 15 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/bananas%21/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/bananas%21/ What can I say? Bananas are delicious, and they make for a nice font!   This seems to have been around for a little bit, can't believe it hasn't been seen around the blogosphere more often.   Wed, 14 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/making_a_christmas_magazine_tree/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/making_a_christmas_magazine_tree/ How to make a magazine out of an O.K. Periodicals magazine! This instruction video shows you how to do it. Kick ass and we want to see all your Christmas trees! If you don't have enough magazines to start with, order now (click on Shop) and we might add a present to your order. If you were nice this year ofcourse. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/magazine_review_baltasar/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/magazine_review_baltasar/ Sorry I've been so busy I didn't have time to review this "send in october magazine" earlier. Baltasar a magazine from our well known very cold but sunny Holland or even better The Netherlands. Eva van 't Loo send me an e-mail about her new magazine. Yes a new magazine again and I'm happy with it. Nobody can stop us from making magazines Yeehaa! Balatasar is a magazine in the form of a newspaper. And this issue is all about animals, the magazine feels a little bit like the poezenkrant because of the simplicity of the subject, animals. Just animals, animal stories, animal pictures nothing more nothing less. Design of the magazine is very estatic and all the content gets a lot fo space. This, the subject and the design, makes Baltasar a light weight magazine. And because it's the first issue I'm very curious how it will evolve with the upcoming issues. When the new issue is in, I'll let you know! http://www.evavantloo.com/baltasar/   Sat, 10 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/headscarf_%3d_hoofddoek_-s-_main_book_%3d_hoofdboek/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/headscarf_%3d_hoofddoek_-s-_main_book_%3d_hoofdboek/ A magazine with over hundred headscarfs. Each one has their own story to tell. Really inspiring and intriguing, the story behind it is almost as exciting as all the different patterns. Of course you can order it online, and there's currently also an exhibition on it in the Central Museum in Utrecht. Go, watch and learn! Fri, 9 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/ifs_fractal_morph_and_flight/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/ifs_fractal_morph_and_flight/ Prepare for being seasick: this fractal animation is made by Krzysztof Marczak, using the render-software by Mandelbulber. Thu, 8 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/moses_bridge/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/moses_bridge/ Ro&Ad Architects were asked to design a bridge over the former moat of an old fortress. However, they thought it to be historically inappropriate to make an easy access way where once the enemy was stopped at the gates, so instead they made an invisible bridge that sinks beneath the water level. Nice concept, and it looks awesome too! via visuall.net Wed, 7 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/demo_dienacht_indie_brands_selected_slanted_and_stadtlich/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/demo_dienacht_indie_brands_selected_slanted_and_stadtlich/ Things have been busy at the studio so let's get it started with showing you what kind of amazing magazines and books we got recently. Demo An exciting newspaper/magazine which dares to show fullspread images in a sparkling design and similar photography. One bad thing about it: it has not enough pages, because it tastes for more! DieNacht We reviewed DieNacht magazine before. The magazine has a very good editorial content and a straightforward design which makes the content stand out very well. This issue is a 10-year anniversary edition. Extra pages and more content to love. Indie Brands This is a book with cases of independent brands which shook the world in their own special way. It covers brands like Tony's Chocolonely, Threadless, Wetransfer. Brands that have become succesfull by doing something different. The cases are described very nice. The design of the book is simple. And maybe a bit boring actually. Each brand starts with the same kind of introduction page, followed by 1 or 2 spreads with images of their product or their studio. Could have been done more sparkling. Or maybe I'm just too grumpy about it. Selected B The second edition of Selected (hence, the B) has two volumes. One for student work, one for work by creative professionals. Categorized into the basic section (typography, posters, books, identity, etc) it shows work selected by judges formed especially for this book project. The work has a great variety. They want to cover international project, but most projects seem to be coming from countries as Spain (where the book is published), Belgium, UK and the Netherlands. The criteria of the judges are not always clear, and some things could have been left out. But hey, they didn't ask me! :) Slanted A gold/silver cover. Awesome! Slanted surprises every time again. Inside is harder to follow the path. But that's no problem once in a while. get this, Slanted is always a good read for type nerds. Stadtlich This citymagazine on the city of Hamburg releases a good newspaper every time as well. Good topics, good content. Makes you want to go to Hamburg! Tue, 6 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/baardmuts_for_women_without_beards/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/baardmuts_for_women_without_beards/ A product nobody needs, but everybody wants. A beardhat, a nice and warm hat, with a good looking beard. Check out their webshop and make sure they are they are just in time for christmas! Fri, 2 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/little_printer/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/little_printer/ This will make you happy! Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from your friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper. For more see: bergcloud.com/littleprinter/ Thu, 1 Dec 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/surreal_photography_by_scarlett_hooft_graafland/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/surreal_photography_by_scarlett_hooft_graafland/ Currently on show at Huis van Marseille photography museum is Scarlett Hooft Graafland, who makes surreal photos in usually far out places. She makes small but striking additions to the otherwise desolate landscapes.I love it when strong concepts and an eye for beauty come together in photography this way. It reminds me of Tarsem Singh's movie 'The Fall' a little bit, which is something else to watch if you're into this kind of stuff. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/o.k._periodicals_7_-s-_thriller_issue_/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/o.k._periodicals_7_-s-_thriller_issue_/ This is the quick flipthrough video of the new O.K. Periodicals / THRILLER issue! Simply amazing. Only 500 copies printed and each one has an exclusive musical gadget inside. But much more pleasantly disruptive content to ease your curiosity. So if you really love magazines. Or Art. Design. Literature. Illustrations. Discovering creative up-and-coming talent. Life in general. Be sure to order one of those 500 exclusive copies! (also a nice gift) Little secret: Become a subscriber and get this issue for free! Sun, 27 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/microscopic_opera_by_matthijs_munnik/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/microscopic_opera_by_matthijs_munnik/ Yesterday was the opening of the exhibition for the Rotterdam Designprize. One of the nominees is: Matthijs Munnik with his Microscopic orchestra and he is one of my favorites. By tracking the tiny worm the C elegans and translating their motion to sound Matthijs has made it possible to listen to a opera of different microscopic worms. A wonderful and magical project. Visiti his website for more information. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_art_of_flight_part_2/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_art_of_flight_part_2/ Humans can fly, watch this. So amazing (especially the balloon part) Fri, 25 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_art_of_flight/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_art_of_flight/ My co-worker walked into the office with a copy of this HD movie the other day and I think we spent a good ten minutes watching it with jaws ajar before we remembered we had to get back to work. Pretty much everything about this snowboard movie is INSANE; the landscapes, the shots, but particularly the stunts (watching them I was feeling fake G-forces pulling on my stomach). No guts, no glory, I guess. Watch the trailer here, but I definitely recommend you to watch the whole thing in HD on the biggest screen you can possibly find. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/skyliners_sneakpreview/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/skyliners_sneakpreview/ This saturday the seventh O.K. Periodicals will be released. We have a spectacular programme during the evening and one of the most exciting things is the premiere of the Skyliners documentary! Sneak preview below! Come over and visit us. And be sure to pre-order this limited edition independent magazine! (click SHOP on the right) More info about the release party here: http://www.facebook.com/events/321335984548465/ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/time_lapse_earth/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/time_lapse_earth/ A time lapse movie made by astronauts who were on the ISS during mission 28 and 29. They made a beautiful time lapse movie in which the lights, atmosphere and weather is visible in a way I have never seen. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/cyriaks_amazing_video_blog/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/cyriaks_amazing_video_blog/ Cyriak is an animator working out of Brighton UK. The main reason I posted him here is because of his video's which I find awesome. Some are absolutely bizarre, and some just beautiful.  He recently received an EMA award for his music video for the band Eskmo. A selection of his video's: Ow and check out his website, you can find loads of very nice videos: http://cyriak.co.uk/blog/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/liquid_type_in_motion/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/liquid_type_in_motion/ Liquid Type in Motion is a project where Ruslan Khasanov magically creates letters wich grow and grow and in the end dissapear. A nice project, have a look at  his portfolio for more of his work. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/really_cool_rgb_walls/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/really_cool_rgb_walls/ This is too cool! Walls layered with Red, Green and Blue images. Every time you change the light a new image comes up. A great way to show anatomy (as seen on the images) but I think it would also work really nicely in a bar, or a club. All in all a great idea worth a look. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/poster_time%21/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/poster_time%21/ There's nothing like these urban interventions by OX to start your day off well. Some of 'em political, some of 'em humorous, most are incomprehensible, but almost all of them just look really, really nice.  Found via trendbeheer.com Wed, 16 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/while_it_lasts/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/while_it_lasts/ While looking for a special place for our upcoming O.K. Periodicals releaseparty, we stumbled upon this piece of wall-art made by Sander Huizing. See it for yourself when you visit the releaseparty of O.K. Periodicals 7 on saturday November 26th 2011. More info /RSVP on Facebook here. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/before_the_storm.../ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/before_the_storm.../ We've been working hard on the next O.K. Periodicals. I can tell you, it looks fantastic. Again, even prettier than the previous ones. Quite different as well, as we did a little re-design for this THRILLER issue only. The content is ... oooh soooo nice. Can't wait to show it to you! Right now it's being printed in Arnhem (Netherlands) and a special insert is being made in China!! I won't reveal what it is, but it is THRILLING ofcourse! The official release is on saturday November 26th. More info about the special evening and party very soon. Keep yourself updated via this website or via our facebook/twitter channels. Keep in touch! William Sat, 12 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_experts_agree/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_experts_agree/ A nice blog with a personal touch. Tips on what to buy on Etsy, and nice art and design projects. Can fill a little time at the end of a workday. The experts agree and so do I! Fri, 11 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/face_your_facebook/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/face_your_facebook/ Recent graduate of the Design Academy in Eindhoven Charlotte Porskamp presented this film project at the Dutch Design Week a few days ago. Though many a person has pointed out the various cons of putting one's private life online via Facebook, Charlotte's 'Face your Facebook' is not one such wagging finger. In her film she does take the awkward, the narcistic and the inappropriate to the extreme, but in a lighthearted and witty way that brings a smile to my face. Wed, 9 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/jamaican_barbershop/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/jamaican_barbershop/  Simply breathtaking are these paintings of artist Hurvin Anderson. Born in 1965, lives and works in London Sun, 6 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/magazine_review_elsie/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/magazine_review_elsie/ A custom made cover, a handdrawn message inside, one copy in every 25 magazines has a golden envelope inside. And next to that a personal letter with your own word....with this word you've been asked to design a visual for the upcoming issue. All this made quite a impression on me a lot of work and a personal touch to connect with the reader that I haven't seen in a magazine before. Thumbs up for this. The content of the magazine on the other hand is a hodge-podge. It's a theme based magazine but while reading the magazine I couldn't find the connection between all the written articles. The ideas behind the articles are good though. The magazine is larger then A4 and has a colourful and clear style. All in all it's a fun to read and to look at magazine and as said before the personal touch is the strength of this magazine. For the second issue I hope the content and feel will be taken to a next level. http://www.elsiemagazine.com/   Sat, 5 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/gamal_ez/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/gamal_ez/ Gamal Ez makes huge installations that touch you by being very intimate and touching. An artist that is from origin Egyptian, but working and living in the Netherlands. His work "Tsunami" in the atrium of the city hall in The Hague I found really impressive. I bet there's much more to come! Fri, 4 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/stile_industria/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/stile_industria/ Published as an offshoot of Gio Ponti’s (1891-1979) legendary Italian Architecture, Furnishing and Art magazine Domus (founded in 1928), Stile Industria was Italy’s first and only magazine exclusively dedicated to Industrial Design (disegno industriale), Graphic Art (grafica) and Packaging Design (imballagio). Launched in June 1954, under the directorship of architect and designer Alberto Rosselli (1921-1976), when the controversial idea of “Industrial Design” was very new and unconvincing to Italian readers, this quarterly magazine published a total of 41 issues (including one double issue - May 1960, No. 26/27) until it ceased publication nearly 10 years later in 1963. Stile Industria promoted design as one of the most important cultural forces in modern Italy and provided a platform for discussions about the aesthetic and meaning of modern design in an international context. The covers were designed by a who’s who of post-war Italian and international graphic designers and artists who gave them their unmistakable Italian appearance. Visit the website here. Thu, 3 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/no_nukes%21/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/no_nukes%21/ Students from Kyoto Seika University made posters for this 'No Nukes' initiative. Some of 'em are better than others, but on the overall it's a great collection with a lot of (natural!) energy! Check it out here: nonukeart.org Also, I really like the logo... Found via Kyoto Journal. Wed, 2 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/drawing_daily_by_steven_kraan/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/drawing_daily_by_steven_kraan/ A while ago I 'discovered' the Drawing Daily made by Steven Kraan on Facebook. Each day he posts a very funny short comic. And by very funny I mean, very very very funny-utterly-hilarious comics. His sort of 'innocent child-like' point of view, together with the curious drawings makes it that you get a dive in his wonderful world. Don't be surprised if you come across Jesus dropping his keys in the water (while walking over it ofcourse), a staircase calling 911 to commit a accidental murder, a giant cockroach asking for love or astronauts escaping on a pool table because they didn't bought an escape pod. This sweet little zine gets a smile on your face. So first thing to do is to like his facebook page. Second thing to do is to order this zine. Because you will need it! PS: on the first page Steven draws an unique comic especially for you! Tue, 1 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/c_e_l_l/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/c_e_l_l/ An interactive installation by James Alliban and Keiichi Matsuda Commissioned by Alpha-ville for the 2011 festival, this interactive installation plays with and proposes alternative landscapes in the technological ether surrounding our everyday movements. As our identities become deliberately constructed and broadcast commodities, our projected personae increasingly enmesh and define us. Cell acts as a virtual mirror, displaying a constructed fictional persona in place of our physical form. Composed from keyword tags mined from online profiles, these second selves stalk our movements through space, building in size and density over time. The resulting forms are alternate, technologically refracted manifestations of the body, revealing the digital aura while simultaneously allowing us escape from our own constructed identities. Visit the website here.     Tue, 1 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/thriller_and_horror_movie_poster_logos/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/thriller_and_horror_movie_poster_logos/ Right now we are working to finish the upcoming issue of O.K. Periodicals. The THRILLER issue! It's going to be an amazing issue this time. Just to tease you a little bit here is a link to a website with 1980s horror movie poster logos. The next O.K. issue will be out in the next few weeks! Tue, 1 Nov 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/taman_sari_underground_mosque/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/taman_sari_underground_mosque/ During the mid-18th century, the Sultanate of Yogyakarta began work on Taman Sari Water Castle. Comprised of lavish gardens and pools, Taman Sari also featured a bizarre man-made sea, connected beneath the ground with underwater tunnels and small island buildings. One of these island structures was used as a mosque, and was only accessible by underwater passage. The tiny mosque was only one story, and although basic, had all the necessary parts of a mosque including a mihrab, or small niche guiding worshippers toward Mecca. It also featured a series of staircases leading from the underwater entrances resembling MC Escher's relativity. Staircases lead up from five different doorways to a central platform and another staircase connects the five lower staircases to a higher doorway. Brimming with mystery, the plain mosque is only one of the wonders of the entire Taman Sari Water Castle complex. Today, many of the remains of the great 17th century compound have been lost. Pools have been filled in, which allowed for the discovery of many of the underground structures, but have destroyed the pristine castle quality. Human settlements have taken the place of the man-made lake, and much of the other buildings left standing are worse for wear. In 1995, the entire complex was listed as a tentative World Heritage Site. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/etsuko_ichikawa_-_into_the_fire/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/etsuko_ichikawa_-_into_the_fire/ The yin to Etsuko Ichikawa's soft-spoken, intro-spective yang is fiery, molten glass. Handling it while aglow at 2100°F, she loops, stretches and presses the smoking mass of lava atop paper to create abstract drawings known as pyrographs. Filmmaker Alistair Banks Griffin captures the dramatic choreography of Ichikawa's art in this short film for the Anthropologist. http://www.theanthropologist.net/#/IntoTheFire Mon, 31 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/kees_wennekendonk/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/kees_wennekendonk/ Since I was looking for some new glasses I stumbled upon this website. The website is a bit funny looking, but the glasses are quite impressive, you can even choose your favourite horn. Nice! Fri, 28 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/album_covers_come_alive/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/album_covers_come_alive/ A video where famous album covers come alive with cut-and-paste stopmotion animation. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/works_by_vincent_mauger/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/works_by_vincent_mauger/ I'm really liking these works by French artist Vincent Mauger. His sculptures seem at once made by man and 'happened' in nature, both well thought out and spontaneous. Same goes for his intricate drawings. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/novum_magazine_cover/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/novum_magazine_cover/ The making of the latest Novum magazine cover. Pretty nice! Tue, 25 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/mourir_aupr%e8s_de_toi_to_die_by_your_side/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/mourir_aupr%e8s_de_toi_to_die_by_your_side/ Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side) is a handmade stop-motion love story directed by Spike Jonze. The stills are made by hand bag design Olympia Le-Tan (embroidery wizard). Book lovers are gonna love it!   Fri, 21 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/hotdog_houses/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/hotdog_houses/  A beautiful series of 'hotdog houses. Found at oldchum.com Tue, 18 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/logology_2/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/logology_2/ The subtitle of this book is 'The Wonderland of logo design'. And I think that covers the subject quite well. It's a heavy book full of logos and casestudies of the designprocess behind it. The book starts with two forewords (why not one?). A bit of graphic design bla bla with a general point of view why logos are necessary and why logo design still has an 'enormous' impact The smallest, yet most interesting part of the book covers casestudies. It's nice to read and see how designers start the logo design process, what ideas they come up with for the assignment, and how they apply it on business cards, identity products, etc. The largest part of the book is pages full of logos. The logos are categorized and the ones with similar characteristics are put together on a page. So you'll find logos with abstract mammals next to even more logos with abstract mammals. Which makes it funny to see that so much logos look a like. The stronger ones stand out with this way of indexing. So overall, it's a nice flipthrough book if you're looking for inspiration when you have to make a logo or corporate identity! The book is published and distributed (in Europe) by INDEX BOOK. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/portfolio_malene_hartman_rasmussen/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/portfolio_malene_hartman_rasmussen/ The portoflio of Malene is so diverse and beautiful that it's a must on this blog.   "I am working with mixed media sculpture, making and arranging multiple components into complex narrative sceneries, the dialogue between components and the way one's unconscious can direct the composition interests me. The intention is to impose personal feelings and stories onto container objects that traditionally have no feelings. Initially the viewer may, mistakenly, be drawn to my figures thinking them to be toys; however closer examination reveals their rather darker narrative. They invite you into an absurd and surreal world where things are not what they seem… I want my work to look like a very skilled child could have made it, clumsy and elaborate at the same time. My intention is to create compositions that have an underlying story and mood. I hope the interpretation of my work isn´t too fixed; my intent is to make it open for the viewer to filter their own references through, to make sense and contribute to the story themselves. My aim is to create a visual poetry based on my own personal story."   http://www.malenehartmannrasmussen.com Sat, 15 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/beautiful_maps/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/beautiful_maps/ Go shop at Herb Lester Associates! They have the most beautiful maps you'll ever need for a trip. I would be crazy enough to choose my destination just to fit the maps they have. Anyone up for a trip to Glasgow? Fri, 14 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/corpus_2.1/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/corpus_2.1/ For the series Corpus 2.1, Marcia Nolte was inspired by how modern technology influences human behaviour. Corpus 2.1 consists of four portraits and elaborates on Marcia Nolte’s earlier released series Corpus 2.0. Whilst in Corpus 2.0 she only investigated how technology may influence evolution, the new portraits now are a search for how technology could be integrated in this evolution. The new portraits are mainly focused close to the human skin. The skin which serves as both a barrier and a link between the world inside and the world outside the human body. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/porn_by_isabella_rossellini/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/porn_by_isabella_rossellini/ Anything goes! Did you know that dolphins are sexually very creative?  To find out the details, check out  this amazing GREEN PORN movies. Isabella Rossellini's series of very short animated films about the reproductive habits of marine animals. Beautiful, informative and of course... very seductive.     Thu, 13 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/satellite_collections_by_jenny_odell/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/satellite_collections_by_jenny_odell/ Jenny Odell makes collections of specific subjects found on Google Maps.

 She says: In all of my prints, I collect things that I've cut out from Google Satellite View-- parking lots, silos, landflls, waste ponds. The view from a satellite is not a human one, nor is it one we were ever really meant to see. But it is precisely from this inhuman point of view that we are able to read our own humanity, in all of its tiny, reliably repetitive marks upon the face of the earth. From this view, the lines that make up basketball courts and the scattered blue rectangles of swimming pools become like hieroglyphs that read: people were here. 

 At the same time, like any photograph, satellite imagery is also immediately an image of the past. That is, to look at satellite imagery is to look not only down upon ourselves but back in time, even if only by a matter of hours or days. In recording the moment at which things as bizarre as water parks and racetracks covered the earth, the photograph also implies that moment's own passing, encoding each tiny structure with vulnerability and pre-emptive nostalgia. My desire to collect these pieces stems not only from the fascination of any collector but from a wish to save these low-resolution, sporadically-updated pixels--these strange pictures of ourselves--from time and the ephemerality of the internet.   Wed, 12 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/blackboards_in_porn/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/blackboards_in_porn/ Awesome! Blackboards in Porn, or Do these mathematic formulas make any sense? One example (on 1st image): 2x + 3 = 9 x = /2 [or 12?] Mathematics - simple algebra. The handwriting is large and generally clear, even though this class appears to only have one student in it, and he sits at the very front. It might be worth advising the student to have his eyes tested if he is unable to read smaller text at this distance. Remember that poor learning may be as a result of poor vision - the student might not even be aware that he has a problem. If the teacher does keep her handwriting that size she will have to get a bigger whiteboard when she starts doing quadratic equations. Finally, when writing algebraic equations, it is preferable to do a more cursive x for the unknown symbol, to avoid confusion with a multiplication sign. Unfortunately, the answer is unclearly written - is it 2? 12? 1/2? Whichever of these it is meant to be, it is wrong. Here is the correct calculation: 2x + 3 = 9 Subtract 3 from both sides: 2x = 6 Divide both sides by 2: x = 3 Given the differences in handwriting in the '2's though, it is possible that the teacher left the answer blank for the student to fill in, and is pointing for him to return to his desk. Either way, it is better to show one's working, so that if an error is made, but followed by correct calculations, the examiner may still give marks for the later parts of the answer, even if incorrect. 5/10 - could do better. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/vintage_maps_of_the_meandering_mississippi/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/vintage_maps_of_the_meandering_mississippi/ These colorful maps trace the many meandering paths of the Mississippi river. The monumental collection was produced in 1944 by Harold N. Fisk, who drew in a rainbow of colors the path of past and current flows as the mighty river changed course and flooded over time. Via visualnews Tue, 11 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/performance_at_tedx_by_miwa_matreyek/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/performance_at_tedx_by_miwa_matreyek/ Using animation, projections and her own moving shadow, Miwa Matreyek performs a gorgeous, meditative piece about inner and outer discovery. Take a quiet 10 minutes and dive in. With music from Anna Oxygen, Mirah, Caroline Lufkin and Mileece. Watch it below   Mon, 10 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/portfolio_andrea_wan/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/portfolio_andrea_wan/ Today I have a very nice portfolio for you by illustrator Andrea Wan. Cool stuff. Sat, 8 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/vogue_from_a_to_z/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/vogue_from_a_to_z/ Julia Furtmann has some wonderfull projects on her website Strawberrybrand. Amongst others there is Vogue A to Z a free typography project where fashion shoots are used to make the complete alphabet. Fri, 7 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/book_cover_archive/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/book_cover_archive/ Autumn is here. And for those I-only-wanna-procratinate-moments you should browse the Book Cover Archive. Tue, 4 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/first_person_tetris/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/first_person_tetris/ A must do retro fetish arcade game. Play First Person Tetris! Mon, 3 Oct 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/hans_bellmer/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/hans_bellmer/ A very inspiring artist from the Magic Surrealism movement. Check out wikipedia and ofcourse images Fri, 30 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/tika/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/tika/ Great music video/documentary! The author's statement: "We just returned from Los Angeles shooting a documentary/ music video for Dutch indie band ‘TIKA’. We battled the crazy heat that kept this city in a ferm grip, and followed actor Carel Struycken (The Adams Family, Star Trek, Het Paard van Sinterklaas) on his voyage from ‘the best that civilisation has to offer’ to the wildest of nature, in the middle of Californian deserts, mountain ranges and lakes. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE is a documentary disguised as a music video. It’s a short documentary that is made as a music video for the Dutch indie band Tika, a combination of Moss and El Pino. The film explores the increasing unease that many feel with modern society. We show this feeling through the eyes of ‘giant’ Carel Struycken, who rose to fame by playing iconic freaks in pop culture, like Lurch in the Adams Family and Mr. Homn in Star Trek. The 63 year old actor has sharp observations on the way we live our lives and how we perceive one another. " Tue, 27 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/heavy_metal_jr/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/heavy_metal_jr/ I recently bought an issue of Wolphin, a DVD magazine. It was a 'Best of' issue and this documentary was on the disc. It's probably the best 25 minutes you should spend on watching/surfing the internet today! it is about a heavy metal band formed by 10-yeard old kids. They're crap ofcourse, but they think they are good. And especially the dad (of the singer) is extremely... extreme. They are rehearsing for their first perormance for '2000' people. Only if they knew... A must-watch! They are serious about it! Tue, 27 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_experience_of_a_minute/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_experience_of_a_minute/ The experience of a minute is about time, how time is experienced en what time can be. Subjects are asked to sit in front of a camera and sit there for a minute. Not seeing or being told when the minute is over, they have to judge for themselves when it is over. When they feel that the time is past, a new person may sit. This results in an abstract clock that does not show a real minute, but the subjective feeling of a minute. from www.stefanrutten.com Mon, 26 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/bassball_bat/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/bassball_bat/ Turnaround is an artistic project by Vincent Kohler focusing on the theme of the baseball bat. It consists of a collection of thirty baseball bats, turned in different species of woods, each unique in form, and a book combining texts by various authors and photographs specially done on this subject. The project has been implemented thanks to the cultural percentage allocated to the building of the Heerenschürli sports centre in Schwamendingen - Zurich, which includes the first ballpark in Switzerland that conforms to the game’s regulations. Production: ville de Zürich - Amt für Hochbauten, Fachstelle Kunst und Bau. Crédits photo: Geoffrey Cottenceau Sat, 24 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/poraoro_globe/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/poraoro_globe/ Searching the internet for an image of a globe I bumped into this wonderfull illustration that I wanted to share with you. It's made by the design and illustration studio Poraoro from Lithuania a very nice work. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/draw_on_the_wall_with_this_interactive_balloon%21/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/draw_on_the_wall_with_this_interactive_balloon%21/ Check out this very nice draw-it-yourself-with-a-balloon installation by Karina Smigla-Bobinski! Thu, 22 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/he_took_a_polaroid_picture_every_day_until_the_day_he_died/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/he_took_a_polaroid_picture_every_day_until_the_day_he_died/ Take a moment for this 'project'. It's not just another Daily Photograph project. The 'Photo of the Day' website (link here) shows images taken by a man who captures his life in polaroid pictures from 1979 untill 1997. At first (from 1979 on) the photos start off casually; friends, family, joyfull moments. And the mysterious website reveals the life of the person's life bit by bit. He also takes photos of his film- and music projects (1980's). In the final years he photographs himself more often. And it is quite clear that he's very ill. The photos in the hospital, or the results from it,  prove it. In his last days he asked his girlfriend to marry him. Two days later you see photos of the wedding. Only a few weeks later he will pass away. Chirs Higgins did some research for his blogarticle about it and discovered that a close friend put the photos of the man, Jamie Livingston, online and made a exhibition about it. A tribute to the man and his eighteen year long Photo of the Day project.   Thu, 22 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/summer_school_is_ended/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/summer_school_is_ended/ I already placed two more items about onlab and their summer school, just got an e-mail from them with this ( http://www.onlab.ch/?ids=2,-1,75,217 ) link with images of the terribly nice publication that just got released about as resulting publication. Have a look at all images by visiting their website. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/interactive_art_by_scott_snibbe/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/interactive_art_by_scott_snibbe/ Scott Snibbe made the Biophilia iPad app for Bjork. He also makes a lot of other nice projects. Best thing to do is to check out his website and browse through all projects, blog and research posts. It makes me happy!   Wed, 21 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/amazing_illustrations_by_luke_drozd/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/amazing_illustrations_by_luke_drozd/ Just have a look at the posters and other illustrative work by Luke Drozd. It's amazing! Tue, 20 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/unlike_-_trainwriting_/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/unlike_-_trainwriting_/ And that's it :) Tue, 20 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/realtime_face_substitution/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/realtime_face_substitution/ Not very accurate yet, but imagine how this realtime face substitution could work out in the future! Tue, 20 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/space_saving_furniture/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/space_saving_furniture/ Space Saving Furniture is a great way to maximise a small room or surface with maximum potential. We are seeing more and more of these solutions, and there is a exponential growth in the manufacturing and availability of these objects.  With the massive growth of the population and availability of space, we need to start thinking creative, and this is a very nice way to do so. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/basement_artwork/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/basement_artwork/  Check out the beautifull work of Paulo S Herrera! Together with David de Lamano he made this beautifull basement drawings. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/tape_generations/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/tape_generations/ A beautiful animation by johan rijpma. To see more of his work visit his video channel at Vimeo. Sat, 17 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/todays_deadline_is_a_thriller/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/todays_deadline_is_a_thriller/ Today is the last chance to contribute your work for the next O.K. Periodicals / Thriller issue.So if you have any work that feels related to the theme, visually or in words, feel free to submit. We have a lot of awesome contributions and why should your work not be amongs them as well? On the right side of this website is more info (click Submit) Thu, 15 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/dreamy_buenos_aires/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/dreamy_buenos_aires/ This video of Argentinian poet Jorge Luis Borges is hauntingly beautiful. It's called Las Callas De Borge. That's about all you really need to know about it, please enjoy!   via designporn.ca Wed, 14 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/they/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/they/ 'They' is a beautifully designed, one colour stencil-printed magazine. It features funny, interesting short texts by various writers. What makes is also special is the use of images. Throughout the magazine the single coloured images (dark purple) intrigue in a beautiful way. Bits of the texts are projected over a woman; the same typography style in the images and graphic design makes it a whole. Which looks great! It's a clear designed magazine, functional design, but I like it very much. This is one of those magazines you could come across at at the next O.K. Festival (or maybe we're going to use a new name as we might change the event in April 2012) Get it here while it's hot! Wed, 14 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_cat_scan/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/the_cat_scan/ Got a cat? Got a scanner? The choice is clear.  We also rummage the interwebs searching for cats on scanners, if we posted your cat without your permission and you don't want it featured on this utterly adorable blog, please let us know and we'll oblige.   http://thecatscan.tumblr.com Mon, 12 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/notesaaz/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/notesaaz/ Saaz in farsi has two meanings. It stands for (any) musical instrument, and also stands for the suffix "-maker". It is a result of a research about extending the virtual instrument onto the screen and furthermore into the hands of the performer. At the current state of the work, a gestural input unit is used to steer animated lines in a 2D space. The lines intersect and based on the dimensions and characteristics of each intersection point a sound is made. The result is an audiovisual performance, an improvisation on a set of algorithms where what you see is what you hear.   Mon, 12 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/shea_hembrey/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/shea_hembrey/  Shea Hembrey is a remarcable artist. He once invented a Biennal with 100 artists and 2 curators. Eventually people found out that he was both te curators and the 100 artists. Work presented here: Whirl, an installation filling up a gallery. http://www.sheahembrey.com Sun, 11 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/polyurethane_en_styrofoam_art/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/polyurethane_en_styrofoam_art/ Folkert de Jong is a dutch artist who makes the most beautiful artworks using styrofoam and polyurethane. Can be seen at the Saatchi gallery for now. And had a big exhibition in the Groninger Museum last year. Very impressive and innovative. The beautiful colours and harsh subjects make it all the more interesting. Fri, 9 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/moon_life_concept_store/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/moon_life_concept_store/     The Moon Life Concept Store creates its own futuristic world in which visitors can explore and test or experience the products and concepts that represent future human life in space. The Moon Life Concept Store is a pop up shop and art exhibition which will travel around the world, with larger contribution by the Moon Academy. 20 international professionals architects, designers, fashion designers and musicians are personally invited to propose a contribution to Moon Life. With designs from: Alicia Framis, Atelier van Lieshout, Edhv, Marina Toeters, Paula Ampuero etc.   The concept store opens its doors from 18 september to 15 october, at the Nieuwezijde Voorburgwal in Amsterdam   The fullmoon symposium is 8 october, Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam   Thu, 8 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/nuclear_danger%3f/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/nuclear_danger%3f/ Luzinterruptus (Latin for 'interrupted light') is a Spanish art collective that makes eerily beautiful light installations. For their most recent work 'Under nuclear threat' they made an army of scarecrow-like nuclear figures. Their ghostly appearance, a threatening death march upon their surroundings, appeals to the modern fear of what events such as occurred in Japan might do to our world. found via fecalface.com, images via luzinterruptus' website: luzinterruptus.com Wed, 7 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/bright_bikes/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/bright_bikes/ Such a simple, elegant idea: make abandoned rusted bikes into public furniture by spraypainting them and planting flowers in the baskets. That's exactly what Caroline Macfarlane and Vanessa Nicholas did and they called it The Good Bike Project. Would be a nice project to do here in Utrecht, where bike wrecks are a dime a dozen... found via notcot, images via visuall.net At the latter you can also read a nice interview with these artists. Wed, 7 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/we_need_your_work%21/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/we_need_your_work%21/ Only a few days left to submit your work for the next issue of O.K. Periodicals. We are still searching for illustrations, photos, stories, graphic design, typefaces, product design, art, etc to feature in the THRILLER issue. So share your fears, show your excitement and contribute! A simple way to get your work in the MOMA or TATE Modern or Palais de Tokyo or... Click above right on the SUBMIT button for more info! And invite friends ofcourse to drop us a line as well. Tue, 6 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100 http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/disorder/ http://www.ok-periodicals.com/recent/disorder/ Contemporary dance and generative video. A good combination in the cases made by DISORDER (or is the project called Disorder? My French is bad) Sat, 3 Sep 2011 0:00:00 +0100