Pattern Pulp

When Art & Technology Go Social




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I get thrown on countless marketing teams throughout the year- that’s the gig when you’re freelance. Sometimes I’m tasked with brainstorming creative strategies for social media content, other times I play matchmaker for brands and artists. Though a majority of the time, I’m behind the wacom tablet designing digital campaigns, collaborating with UX and UI designers, trying to redesign branded platforms that are cool, useful and fun to explore.

Generally, between meetings, jokes and nerdy design tips, we’re all trying to make something as cool as this new app from The Creators Project. Using three artistic styles, the app mines your friends and newsfeed to build a unique piece of art specifically tailored to you. If you’re so inclined, you can have it 3D printed, very cool, right? Have a look, explore, and update your profile pic already.

 

The Homemade Montage




We’re all familiar with facebook’s photo narrative. Your friends upload a few images and shortly thereafter it appears in your livestream. The images are often disjointed and location-based and sometimes skewed with a vintage or poloroid filter. Moments after, you’re on to the next distraction. It takes a hint of creativity to really convey a message, stop you in your tracks and make you dissect the layout. This poloroid collage from the blog, Don’t Touch My Moleskin, does exactly that with it’s hipster meets Urban Outfitters angle. Using mixed media techniques and interesting photography, the larger layout is pieced together, trusting the audience to fill in the blanks. Tapping this mosaic method yet going in an entirely different direction, Theme Magazine proves busy isn’t always bad. With the right combination of line, color and repeat, the eye will connect the dots, making sense of the story.

Tracking Repetitive + Awesome.
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