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Great Design Monday: 356A Speedster shoutOut 2 weeks, 3 days ago by travis.lyle1 in peeps |
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Porsche 356A Speedster - timeless design iconIt's an icon of automobile styling which sits, serenely and entirely appropriately, in the class of 'Elegant Classics'. With sleek lines that call to mind the shapely form of screen sirens of years gone by, it's fitting that the Porsche 356A Speedster is of that age. And, whilst it may not feature sheer brute force or rocket-speed performance of many later models of the Porsche marque (such as the 911, which succeeded the 356), there will always be a place for the good looks and impressive design of this particular model.
Porsche & VW heritage create a classic hybridBrought to life in 1948 as a hybrid of Volkswagen and Porsche design at a time when the two companies were inextricably entwined, the 356 was (and here we will allow the venerable Wiki to inform us) "...created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche (son of the founder of the company). Like its cousin, the Volkswagen Beetle (which Ferdinand Porsche Senior had designed), the 356 was a four-cylinder, air-cooled, rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car utilizing unitized pan and body construction. While the 356's body was an original design by Porsche employee Erwin Komenda, its mechanicals (including engine, suspension and chassis) were derived from the Volkswagen."
Unitized body, unmatched aerodynamismAnd what a body it is - designed to be as aerodynamic as possible, the body was initially handcrafted in aluminium and later steel. With the 356 model altered slightly to an open-top model on the advice of Max Hoffman (the same New York automobile dealer who suggested to Mercedes that the addition of gullwings to their 300SL would make the model that much more appealing to the American market), the 356A's popularity exploded in the US and went on to become associated with Hollywood stars and gorgeous women with scarves billowing in the wind.
A collector's dreamWith 76,000 units produced by the time the production run ended in 1965, this model was an unqualified success for Porsche and had continued to sell even whilst the more modern and powerful 911 had been rolled out. Experts estimate that around 36,000 units still survive, making the 356A a collectible which is still within reach of those with a relatively modest budget.
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Hemporium 'A New Leaf' Contest! shoutOut on 11/10/12 by travis.lyle1 in wordUp |
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Hemp – good for you, and our planet. Designers – step up and join the sustainability revolution! There’s a plant out there that has the potential to change the world, and that plant is hemp. Help make the world a better place with your design in our Hemporium contest and win your share of our $2 000 prize! Yes folks – we’re looking for your best design interpretation of how hemp can make the world a better place. Best part about this? The winning designs will go on hemp T-shirts! Facts about Hemp: So, what’s the deal? It’s simple - industrial hemp has shown itself as a leading sustainable resource but its potential has been held back by the controversy surrounding its cousin, marijuana. Dedicated to changing the misconception and making the world a better place through the use of this most versatile of plants, Hemporium has actively showcased all that hemp has to offer so this incredible resource can flourish again all over the planet. Did you know that wearing a hemp T-shirt instead of a conventionally-grown cotton one saves the planet approximately 1900kJ of energy, 0.8 metres of land, 2000 litres of water, 77 grams of fertiliser and 1 gram of toxic pesticide! The most versatile plant on earth, hemp has innumerable uses including for food, cosmetics, clothing, building, paper, oil, medicine and many more - one acre of hemp produces 2 to 3 times the amount of biomass than a field of cotton, and the fabric is 4 times as warm. Hemp also produces four times more pulp per acre than any other paper crop!
THE BRIEF: Create a design or illustration that communicates the message of hemp being one of the world’s leading sustainable resources. We want to see versatility, organic nature, conscious consumerism, eco-awareness, cooperation and positivity! But let’s be clear – we’re not looking for marijuana-based designs or reggae colours - this contest is about the industrial and practical uses of hemp and the positive effects it can create for us and our environment. Your creation should promote the positive and practical ways in which hemp can make the world a better place! Contest Do’s and Don’ts
NOTE: SWING TAG DESIGN ALSO TO BE INCLUDED IN SUBMISSIONS With this contest, we’re giving you the chance to not only create a design that could be printed onto a T-shirt, but also the design of a swing tag the shirt will be sold with. A swing tag is the loose card which comes attached to an item of clothing when you purchase it. NOTE: Swing tag designs must have Hemporium and Springleap logos included - logos and swing tag template are included in Design Pack on the Submit page. Please place your swing tag design in your Super Preview file upload - use half the space if necessary.
NEED INSPIRATION? We’ve got it in spades! Check it out: 1. Visit the Hemporium website, www.hemporium.com 2. Click on over to Hemporium's Facebook page 3. Read the hemp wiki 4. Check out this blogpost on hemp So, get creative and get designing! We want to see your most inspired designs creating awareness and helping to put hemp back in our factories and homes to where it rightfully belongs!
DATES: Submission & voting period: 11 October 2021 – 23 November 2012 Winner announced: 26 November 2012
1st - US$1500 (R15 000) 2nd - US$ 300 (R3000) 3rd - US$ 200 (R2000)
READY TO BE AWESOME? 1. Click the Submit button below 2. Choose your contest and download the Design Pack 3. Enter your design by uploading your files!
1. No obscenities, hate speech or depiction of drug use - this contest is about the industrial, practical and environmental aspects of hemp usage. 2. Only original works will be accepted. 3. Colours: If you decide to use the corporate colors, please use the correct Hemporium pantone (356C) 4. Each designer may submit up to five (5) designs. 5. Winners will be chosen by the Springleap design panel, in conjunction with Hemporium. 6. Standard Springleap and Hemporium Terms & Conditions apply over and above. 7. Hemporium operates independently from Springleap.com and all commercial transactions completed through Springleap are in no way linked to Hemporium. All queries relating to this contest and their website should be directed through Springleap.com 8. Hemporium and Springleap reserve the right to request the high-resolution artwork of any entry submitted into the “Hemporium” design contest for non-commercial benefit, such as media covering the process. 9. The contest will run from 11 October 2021 to 23 November 2012. Final winners will be chosen and announced on 26 November 2021 via the Springleap.com website and Facebook page, as well as The Hemporium website and Facebook page. The winning designs are final and no correspondence will be entered into. 10. Prizes are not transferable. |
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welcome to springleap.com shoutOut on 27/10/10 by DuncanBoxie in wordUp | 2 weeks, 6 days ago by Rugmaster28 | 24
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WELCOME!And thank you for signing up - you've just earned a 10% off coupon code! Your code is verify123 - Happy Shopping!
You've joined the Springleap Community! By joining our community you can make your opinions and creativity count! You get to VOTE on the designs you want to wear and create and submit designs that can win you big cash prizes! Get involved - what would you like to do? Are you a designer, or would you like to vote?
I'M A DESIGNER I WANT TO VOTE!
Please note: your coupon special does not apply to gift vouchers, or blank stock and also excludes shipping costs.
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Video Friday: 'Much Better Now' shoutOut 2 weeks, 6 days ago by travis.lyle1 in peeps |
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'Much Better Now' by Salon Alpin'Much Better Now' is a short video for...wait. Do you surf? Maybe bodyboard? Read books? Like stop frame animation? Love clever videos? You're going to love this. So, that kinda makes this for...everyone! The video we bring you today here on Video Friday at The Leap is a genius little piece of stop-frame that reminds us all of just how versatile the medium is. This is a very simple story, about a bookmark whose boring existence is transformed by a fortunate gust of wind. Suddenly everything's changed, and with it the way the little bookmark (let's assume here he's a he) sees himself. New horizons open up, surf's up - and the whole world is changed.
Expert stop-frame executionThe real beauty of 'Much Better Now' is in the range of emotion and excitement that the simple tools used are capable of communicating (and hats off to the team at Salon Alpin for their skills), and it comes as no surprise that the team (Thomas Welz, Silvio Canazei, Kris Staber, Simon Griesser. Phillip Comarella) have won awards and earned prestigious screenings at film and animation festivals the world over. A deserted room and simple paper, cardboard books and...not much else really are brought to life and communicate a real sense of enjoyment and hope. But before we go off the deep end and wind up telling you that this is an awesome little short that's about surfing and optimism...drat. Happy Friday, get stuck in!
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Spotlight On: Sindiso Nyoni (R!OT) shoutOut 3 weeks ago by travis.lyle1 in peeps |
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Thursdays mean the week is on a slippery downhill, and you’re in for another in our Spotlight On series of interviews. Today we’re proud to welcome a designer and illustrator whose work is as arresting as it is famous – we’re talking about a self developed artist whose work is up there with the best. It’s iconic stuff. Instantly recognisable. We’re talking high-end! Highly visible! World Cup stuff! Ad campaigns! Film posters! Mobile! Dior! Absolut! Telkom! Hewlett Packard! We’re also talking socially conscious. Unafraid to look issues in the eye. Ground level stuff that connects with everyone. Gritty. Arresting. Insightful. In a phrase, his work is subversive world-class African street art. He's worked with Am I Collective, and is now with Black River FC. He mashes pencil, ink, pastels, gauche, acrylic and digital media into a fusion that’s all his own. Sound good? Wanna know more about Sindiso Nyoni a.k.a R!OT? Of course you do. Read on, dear reader, read on…
SL: Did you study to become an artist/illustrator/designer? SN: I'm a self-taught artist, (been drawing since aged 4) but I studied Graphic Design for 4 years at the University of Johannesburg. SL: What’s your preferred medium, and why? SN: Pen & ink SL: What other designers or illustrators are influences on your work? SN: The arts and the various branches of creative activity have always been a love of mine, with early memories of comic book art, vintage animation and particularly film as influences. As a visual artist I have quite a few influences that cover many disciplines. I'm a big fan of Argentine illustrator Dr Alderete's pop/poster art and also draw a lot of inspiration from legendary Black Panther artist Emory Douglas, and the late South African artists Thami Mnyele, and Dumile Feni.
SL: Name two of your favourite artworks of all time. SN: Kehinde Wiley's portraits are some of the best I’ve seen in a long time, particularly his 'Puma World Cup 2010' series. I'm also a big fan of fellow Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai's work, particularly his 'State of the Nation' collection. SL: What music are you listening to at the moment? SN: BIG FKN GUN - SA's next big hip-hop act.
And there you have it – what the words can’t convey, the images say loudly: R!OT’s work is in a class of its own, yet stands proudly amongst the best in class. You want more? Head on over to his Behance for an engrossing show of skill and range. Enjoy the interview? Check out Springleap's other interviews in the Spotlight On series here. |
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Hemp: Just the facts, man... shoutOut 3 weeks, 1 day ago by travis.lyle1 in peeps |
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Sure, you’re familiar with that leaf. It’s been blasted into mainstream consciousness for many years as the harbinger of doom, the gateway drug, a warning sign that every parent has learned to recognise. Or is it? That’s the issue with the reputation of hemp - it’s almost always mistaken for smokable Cannabis, and the use of drugs. It’s understandable; the plant and its leaf are virtually indistinguishable to those who aren’t familiar with the differences between Cannabis species. But it’s time that was put to rights, and hemp given the credit it's due. Let’s take a closer look.
OK, the basics first: what is hemp? It’s a long-stemmed, low-resin variety of the Cannabis family. It’s great for fibre, paper, building materials, oil, medicine and biomass. You can’t smoke it, because hemp contains less than 0.3% THC (the psychoactive compound found in other cannabis species). You might as well try smoking your jeans. So, what is hemp good for? To answer that question, we should look at its use in antiquity. If we go back to Mesopotamian times, the long fibres in the stalk of the hemp plant were used to create some of the world’s first woven textiles, around 8,000 BC. Moving on in time, hemp keeps making appearances in different forms: in 2737 BC it is listed as a ‘noble herb’ in the pharmacopeia of the 'Divine Farmer', Emperor Shen Nung of China.
More recently, hemp was the fibre that most of the world relied on for paper, sail and canvas from around 1000 AD till relatively recently - it was hard-wearing hemp sail and rope that made the Voyages Of Discovery possible. The fact that the words ‘cannabis’ and ‘canvas’ sound so similar is no coincidence – they come from the same root word.
These days, there’s a real push to put hemp back where it belongs – as an important source of raw materials for industry, food and medicine. The best way to do that? Getting the world to understand the difference between hemp, and its cousin cannabis. Little-known facts: Various car makers are beginning to use hemp in their cars, including Audi, BMW, Ford, GM, Chrysler, Honda, Iveco, Lotus, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Saturn, Volkswagen and Volvo. The Lotus Eco Elise has hemp in it.
The Mercedes C-Class has up to 20 kg of hemp in each car. Interested in hemp and how it can make the world a better place? Why not enter our Hemporium ‘A New Leaf’ contest, here on Springleap!
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Tutorial Tuesday: Graphic Tee Tut shoutOut 3 weeks, 2 days ago by travis.lyle1 in peeps |
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So, you've got a great idea for your next submission into one of our T-shirt design contests, you think it's a sure shot at taking top prize, but you're finding it hard to get your image to look the way you want it to? Sound familiar? Don't worry, be happy - the gods of illustration and design have heard your cry for help and are here to help you see the light! Well, actually, it's more like the design gods over at PsdTuts+ but hey, when you're up the creek looking for a paddle, any help will do!
So here's the deal - this is a tutorial for intermediate-grade designers, but whether you're a pro or a beginner this tut still features important basics which ae always worth being reminded of. Amiong these are the use of tols such as Noise, Guassian Blur and Smart Sharpen to maximise the texture effects of your design - something that's particularly important when designing for T-shirts. Remember: when it comes to tees, you're always going to be looking for ways to design that create bolder rather than finer design elements - vectors are great, as are halftones! OK, so onto the tut. Designers, start your engines! Ready Set? GO! James Davies' 'Design Your Own Graphic Tee in Photoshop' Tutorial! |
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Video Friday: 'Les Chiens Isolés' shoutOut 3 weeks, 6 days ago by travis.lyle1 in peeps |
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In the world of animation, there are many creators who have raced headlong into the world of CGI and taken their tip from the Pixars of the world, producing super-slick work which leaves the 2D origins of illustration behind. It's understandable - the motion, emotion and versatility provided by new techniques opens up a whole new world of possibilities. But in the process, much of the depth of character, dialogue and inflection can get lost along the way. Which is why it's so refreshing to see work of high standard being produced by 2D animators the world over. Work coming out of the Gobelins School Of The Image in Paris is amongst the best in the world, and amongst that output the creators of today's video, the team at CRCR, rank highly. 'Les Chiens Isolés' (which has been nominated for a Vimeo Award this year) is a great example of how traditional animation still stands proud as an artform which requires nuance and insight to master. It's the story of Andrew and Julien, two co-workers on an oil rig - one old, one young - and how their freindship is torn apart by the older man's paranoia that his friend is only interested in leaving. This suspicion takes the form of a phantom dog, who appears to Andre whenever his fears get the better of him. The outcome is a sad end to an otherwise positive freindship. But don't take my word for it - see it for yourself here!
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Spotlight On: Himanshu Sharma shoutOut 4 weeks ago by travis.lyle1 in peeps |
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You put your head down on Monday, bang away at that keyboard, next thing you know, you look up and see a post by Springleap about a designer named Himanshu Sharma and suddenly realise: holy crap, it’s Thursday already! And if it’s Thursday, well hell, it must be time to put the Spotlight On and interview another great illustrator or designer!
So, in a nutshell, here’s what we know about the guy who goes by the name of Hemu: he lives in Boston, Massachusetts, the land of learning, Red Sox and that notorious tea party. Originally from the Motor City (Detroit), his style is nothing less than a breath of fresh air in a world where flash styles of graphic design rule the day. Simple, lively and bold, his are designs that bring to life the type of design you might usually associate with the 1960’s and 70’s. And you’ve probably seen his work online in the form of Johnny Cupcakes packaging or possibly for Hot Wheels. Using flat colour to great effect, cheerful and absolutely inspiring - that, ladies and gents of the design-loving world, is the work of Himanshu Sharma!
SL: Did you study to become an artist/illustrator/designer? HS: I graduated from the College of Creative Studies with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree. My major was illustration but I took a lot of graphic design and animations classes. Before that, I had been drawing for as far back as I can remember. SL: What’s your preferred medium, and why? HS: I always start off with pencil and paper. Other than that, I really don't have a preferred medium. I am open to a lot of styles and like to be very open minded about what kind of medium would fit the project. The idea is what really should hero the design.
SL: What other designers or illustrators are influences on your work? HS: My biggest influence on my work has to be 90's American kids television shows. I came to the US from India when I was ten and the only way I learned the culture was by watching shows like Sesame Street, Lamb Chop's Play Along, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, and Batman the Animated Series. I soaked them all in and now regurgitate it all out through my work.
SL: Name two of your favourite artworks of all time. HS: It's hard to pick two of all time but I do really love the book Quimby the Mouse by Chris Ware. IT'S AMAZING! The story is kinda sad but the perfect marriage of design and illustration just melts my face. The book has a lot of amazing details that even after reading it for the billionth time, you find something new and it makes your day. I also love any of the sketches that Bruce Timm did for Batman the Animated Series. His line weights and character flows are out of this world. His work really inspired me to loosen up my sketch hand.
SL: What music are you listening to at the moment? HS: I have not been listening to any music lately, its sad... When I work I do listen to a lot of books on tape about aliens and their hand in creating us as humans. My favorite so far has been Chariots of the Gods by Erich Von Daniken. Look it up - BLOW YOUR MIND!!! Well, there you have it folks - a glimpse into the mind of the very talented Himanshu Sharma - thanks to the man for his time and great responses!
Enjoy the interview? Check out Springleap's other interviews in the Spotlight On series here. |
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Die Antwoord: Fatty Boom Boom shoutOut 4 weeks, 1 day ago by travis.lyle1 in peeps |
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Love them? Or hate them? Does it matter? They're making lots of noise, and in the process putting some noses outta joint, sure, but you have to admit their crazy antics are drawing a lot of attention. And while they're at it, they're generating a whole mountain of debate about art versus music versus plagiarism versus cultural appropriation. That's a whole lot of discussion going on, which is drawing attention to South Africa and its art, design and multicultural nature in general. Which is a good thing! So, without further ado - here's Ninja and Yolandi, doing what they do best with their latest single 'Fatty Boom Boom': being bombastic.
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