Design Reviews

Design Reviews

Design Reviews featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

The Japanese Forest

"The Japanese Forest" is taken from a Japanese religious perspective. One of the Japanese ancient religions is Animism. Animism is a belief that non-human creatures, still life (minerals, artifacts, etc.) and invisible things also have an intention. Photography is similar to this. Masaru Eguchi is shooting something that makes feeling in the subject. Trees, grass and minerals feel the will of life. And even artifacts such as dams that left in nature for a long time feel the will. Just as you see the untouched nature, the future will see the present scenery.

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Dramatic

Dramatic photography has been taken by the minimum light that is everywhere every day. Next, it was changed the color to black and white by using the software with the computer. And it was changed the exposure to stir people's image. Lastly, it was trimmed from the rectangle to the square to eliminate waste and to constitute the balance of the light and people.

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Problue

Problue Annual Posters is a series of printed posters created for a diving brand. Each poster shows one model wearing both stylish city clothing and a diving suit, so the transition between daily life and diving is made visible. Gray blue is applied to the gentleman for elegance, and red is applied to the lady. Camouflage fins refer to the movement of urban life. Contrasts are arranged on purpose, such as fast and still, daily wear and diving suit, smooth and sharp. Each poster measures 420 by 594 millimeters.

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Open your eyes

Open Your Eyes is an art photography series that uses plastic wrap as its visual device. The shape and the material of the wrap were formed by the wind and by the resistance of the photographer. The resulting forms suggest human or animal figures, in a way similar to clouds in the sky. Each viewer sees a different character, so the series relies on personal imagination. The photographs were taken in Lower Austria in January 2022 with a high-resolution medium format camera in natural light, without flash. The digital work was completed in Vienna one month later.

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America Heartland

America Heartland is a series of photography taken in a commercial aircraft at the moment of landing in American Midwest. It captures the geometric abstract patterns in snow-covered corn fields and roads from an unique perspective to attain a sensibility of the Sublime, celebrating the dynamic energies that brings vitality to America heartland.

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Opal Nera

Bottle in the Dark is an advertising photograph created for a historic liqueur. The image places the bottle at the center of a dreamlike setting, with the horizon set at infinity to focus attention on the product. Special lights were positioned on the photographic set to highlight the modern design and the materials of the bottle. The dark tones and the surrounding atmosphere suggest mystery and recall evenings spent with friends. The photograph was made with a 150 megapixel digital back, at a final size of 70 by 100 centimeters and 300 dpi.

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