iancul » photography http://www.iancul.com/blog — a designer's rants Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:48:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 And Snow Covered The Land… http://www.iancul.com/blog/2010/02/08/and-snow-covered-the-land/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2010/02/08/and-snow-covered-the-land/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:18:16 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=1321

Such a wonderful thing to draw aimlessly on a torn paper, randomly picked among the piles of books and papers on your desk, never knowing what you’ll eventually get to — and not even suspecting that it’ll be related in any way to future events. If Mr. Glaser says ‘drawing is thinking‘, could it be that drawing is also a small peek into the future? I wonder…

(also on flickr)

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2010/02/08/and-snow-covered-the-land/feed/ 0 China admits no mistake—seriously http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/02/china-admits-no-mistake%e2%80%94seriously/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/02/china-admits-no-mistake%e2%80%94seriously/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:46:36 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=1089 All is more than clear now: don’t ever fuck with China. They’re this serious:

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An instructor aligns the formation of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Airborne Corps during a training session at the 60th National Day Parade Village on the outskirts of Beijing, September 15, 2009. (REUTERS/Joe Chan).

Don’t say you haven’t been warned!

(via Boston)

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/02/china-admits-no-mistake%e2%80%94seriously/feed/ 0 Impossible Cool — the great ones http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/09/13/impossible-cool-%e2%80%94-the-great-ones/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/09/13/impossible-cool-%e2%80%94-the-great-ones/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:12:10 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=1064 Awe-inspiring photography, thought-provoking quotes—watch and read some of the great ones that lived on this planet on—what better name than—the Impossible Cool.

My favourite quote:
“If you want to have clean ideas, change them as often as you change your shirts.” — Francis Picabia

impossiblecool-mifune Mifune

impossiblecool-ray Ray Charles

impossiblecool-caine Caine

impossiblecool-clint Clint

impossiblecool-sophia Sophia

Style oozes from their persona. You can easily feel that they almost don’t give a damn, that is what makes them so cool, so admirable. As Gore Vidal says: “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn.”

(Thank you Kit)

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/09/13/impossible-cool-%e2%80%94-the-great-ones/feed/ 2 Tiny encounters—Dmitry Maksimov http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/03/18/tiny-encounters-dmitry-maksimov/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/03/18/tiny-encounters-dmitry-maksimov/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:42:28 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=872 Dmitry Maksimov creates wonderful stories by melding delicate illustration characters into tilt-shift-like photography. My favourite is this one, which reminds me of Exupery’s Little Prince and of Spirited Away’s Faceless. You can see more of his work on his website — much more, if you have the patience.

Faceless Little Prince

(via designyoutrust)

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