a design & inspiration blog by Anthony CruzTumblr (3.0; @artbycruz)http://blog.artbycruz.com/<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12547619&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12547619&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12547619&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Beautiful 3D grafitti by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.graffititechnica.com/">Graffiti Technica</a>. Check out the other videos.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/864229823http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/864229823Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:30:13 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5by32YKfF1qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Heh. Good one.</p> <p>From <a target="_blank" href="http://www.yesandyes.org/"><a href="http://www.yesandyes.org" target="_blank">www.yesandyes.org</a></a></p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/792819276http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/792819276Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:59:26 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6070605&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6070605&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6070605&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Great cover of Kanye West’s “Heartless” by The Fray. Even better is the video…</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/743143827http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/743143827Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:18:24 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4nlw7Y1mK1qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oldie but goodie. Awesome infographic map about the “territorial border allegiances” of Major League Baseball teams.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/740484889http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/740484889Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:33:41 -0500<object width="400" height="257"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SyoA4LXQco4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SyoA4LXQco4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="257" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Funny, cute, awesome fan video by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PatrickBoivin">Patrick Boivin</a>. (Play it in HD!)</p> <p>Be sure to check out his other great videos, such as “I Shot Your Ex-Girlfriend.”</p> <p> <object height="291" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VawkLa_qRrs&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VawkLa_qRrs&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="291" width="500"></embed></object> </p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/641352967http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/641352967Fri, 28 May 2010 13:29:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2k99fazSr1qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://kotaku.com/5540330/these-golden-books-are-not-for-children/gallery/"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-li8pIKiEio/R9YjjiaBrNI/AAAAAAAAALA/fhgTETrGw-A/s1600/GoldenBookSilenceLambs.jpg" height="400" width="501"/></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://kotaku.com/5540330/these-golden-books-are-not-for-children/gallery/"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-li8pIKiEio/SFIdo_fgzLI/AAAAAAAAARk/f4kGaGivVbw/s1600/GoldenBookSe7enWeb.jpg" height="399" width="500"/></a></p> <p>Funny set of “Inappropriate Golden Books” by Pixar artist <a target="_blank" href="http://cooleycooley.blogspot.com/">Josh Cooley</a>.</p> <p>(via <a target="_blank" href="http://kotaku.com/5540330/these-golden-books-are-not-for-children/gallery/">Kotaku</a>)</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/606643089http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/606643089Mon, 17 May 2010 06:00:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2e33vU9X91qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.chadhagen.com/#56490/Nonsensical-Infographics"><img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/5476/56490/complicated_graph_2.jpg" width="500" height="500"/></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.chadhagen.com/#56490/Nonsensical-Infographics"><img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/5476/56490/complicated_graph_3.1.jpg" width="500" height="500"/></a></p> <p>Beautiful “nonsensical infographics” by Chad Hagen.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/596917969http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/596917969Thu, 13 May 2010 22:02:19 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l219kuEeZt1qzd21co1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Very true…or is it?</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/577948128http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/577948128Thu, 06 May 2010 23:53:18 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10563972&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10563972&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10563972&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>How do you define the value of design?</p> <p>Get’s the message out in a clever, yet perfectly suited way.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/491514074http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/491514074Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:57:16 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kznenwZiRN1qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><img src="http://blog.signalnoise.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/i_ironman2.jpg" width="453" height="700"/></p> <p>Great comic book covers for “Stark: Disassemble.” Emphasis on the design rather than the artwork— very different than most comic covers.</p> <p>By Salvador Larroca and Frank D’Armata, and design by <a target="new" href="http://www.devicefonts.co.uk/cgi-bin/device2.cgi?action=news">Rian Hughes.</a></p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/463901496http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/463901496Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:09:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz1ecso1vz1qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.artbycruz.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://artbycruz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/water2.jpg" height="311" width="500"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.artbycruz.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://artbycruz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/holly.jpg" height="311" width="500"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.artbycruz.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://artbycruz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/holly2.jpg" height="311" width="500"/></a></p> <p>New SPD work entries. Let’s hope I win…</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/437624460http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/437624460Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:55:00 -0600<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8837024&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8837024&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8837024&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/4297904449_bcdf8bd956_b.jpg" height="331" width="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4298649694_7a23d0ee4f.jpg" height="333" width="500"/></p> <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4297904019_6ec41886ce.jpg" height="333" width="500"/></p> <p>Amazing motion graphics by <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1536192" target="_blank">Bonsajo</a>.</p> <p>Taking still shots from this video makes for really cool wallpapers.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/367900593http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/367900593Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:58:06 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw5n5uvYgl1qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyemagazine/sets/72157622953922638/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/4166536086_e9bc4c4c48_b.jpg" height="700" width="461"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyemagazine/sets/72157622953922638/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/4165776515_647eabcef5_b.jpg" height="700" width="461"/></a></p> <p>Why have I not seen these before? A fantastic flickr set of PanAm posters from the early 70’s. Great photography coupled with the simplest straight-forward descriptions.</p> <p>(Not to mention good use of Helvetica)</p> <p>Genius.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/331163165http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/331163165Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:15:00 -0600<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvxruaiLTU1qzd21co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Cool little quiz by Pentagram. The password is “<b>character</b>.”</p> <p>Let me ask, “what type are you?”</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/323507239http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/323507239Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:15:46 -0600<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuzc1g0BR91qzd21co1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hulk4598/sets/72157622848122389/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2647/4174195658_58bb141906.jpg" height="500" width="357"/></a></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hulk4598/sets/72157622848122389/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/4174195546_5c6ebb204b.jpg" height="500" width="357"/></a></p> <p>Great flickr series of web services represented like class Penguin book covers.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/292575430http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/292575430Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:56:02 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktuq5kclVK1qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://exergian.tumblr.com/page/1" target="_blank"><img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kspu04fd2L1qzx38ro1_500.jpg" height="700" width="494"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://exergian.tumblr.com/page/1" target="_blank"><img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksptx9vvSM1qzx38ro1_500.jpg" height="700" width="494"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://exergian.tumblr.com/page/1" target="_blank"><img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksptyiBCmQ1qzx38ro1_500.jpg" height="700" width="494"/></a></p> <p>Great ideas by <a href="http://exergian.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">EXERGIAN.</a></p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/261542811http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/261542811Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:39:20 -0600<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktir9ajjxL1qzd21co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Funny website about designers’ difficulties with absurd (yet hilarious) clients.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/253164827http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/253164827Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:31:58 -0600<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5137183&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5137183&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5137183&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Cool tilt-shift photography by <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/keithloutit/videos" target="_blank">Keith Loutit</a>.</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/240653341http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/240653341Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:16:14 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kscofaAkfV1qzd21co1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Like a Magic 8 Ball for designers…</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/228331352http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/228331352Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:11:33 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks8oupBIZq1qzd21co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Who would have thought Mario was Verne Troyer…</p>http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/226149778http://blog.artbycruz.com/post/226149778Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:30:24 -0500