The 19th Annual Webby Awards announced today that Illusion by Scene 360 is the winner for Best Art Website of 2015. This annual award event is organized by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) which was founded in 1998 with a goal to promote technical, creative and professional progress of the Web. […]
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Illusion Wins the 2015 Pixel Awards People’s Champ for Best Mag
We are thrilled to announce that Illusion (by us, Scene 360) has won the People’s Champ Award for Best Magazine Website at the 9th annual Pixel Awards. Last year we had received two Pixel Awards in the Art category, and this time we’re highlighted among other great magazines like Lapham’s Quarterly, LuxeSource, Aleph: Faena, and […]
Fantich & Young’s Creepy Shoes with Human Teeth Soles
A bit of bling bling in your teeth never hurt anyone. But shoes with human teeth as soles? That’s some crazy stuff if someone starts kicking. The question is are you supposed to wear these? Well not quite, as they are conceptual sculptures part of the “Apex Predator” art collection by Fantich & Young. This […]
DuPont Shows Us Mysterious Doorways Into Foods
A castle made of whole-grain bread, a circus tent in dim-sum flavor… a visually playful print campaign by Ogilvy & Mather New York and production studio Ars Thanea for DuPont Nutrition & Health, which highlights ingredients (and more) that go inside various foods. “It’s not just the physical ingredients that make food taste better and last […]
Announcing the Winners of the 2015 A’ Design Awards
Each year the quality of submissions to the A’ Design Award and Competition have gotten better. Over 10,000 entries were carefully evaluated by an international panel of judges who selected 836 winners from 100 categories. With 83 countries participating in the A’ Design Awards, it is now considered one of the largest design competitions in […]
Illusion Nominated for Two Webby Awards in Art and Magazine
For the second consecutive year, Illusion has been nominated by the Webby Awards (aka “The Oscars of the Internet”). An event presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences who have nominated our website in Art and Magazine, as well as honored it in Navigation/Structure category. We redesigned our website in late December […]
Ari Weinkle’s Typographic Feelers
Ari Weinkle is a talented graphic designer based in Boston, Massachusetts. His past project “Primal” was published on Illusion, and his latest work is a typographic experiment which seeks to interpret the movement of animal appendages through the letters of the alphabet. The results are typically breathtaking, as the glossy surfaces and rainbow colours of […]
10 Inspirational Quotes About Creativity and Art
We’ve handpicked 10 inspiring quotes and composed them with our own selection of images from GraphicStock. From the inspiring words of Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh who put their heart and soul into their art, to the philosophical words of former US Secretary of Health John W. Gardner… there is something here to make […]
An Analysis of Art & Design in the Films of Tim Burton
Tim Burton is one of Hollywood’s most successful filmmakers. He started out as an animator at Disney and directed well-received short films such as “Vincent” (1982) and “Frankenweenie” (1984), before making the leap into feature-length movies. He made his big screen debut in 1985 with “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure.” From that, Burton has built a remarkable […]
Flexible Fork and Other Ultra-Modern Tableware by James Stoklund
Can you imagine a cognac glass that can Twerk? Yeah, you read accurately; from a drinking glass with cute buttocks to utensils with bite marks, designer James Stoklund has been creating interesting stainless steel, silicone, and glass items for you to use in the kitchen or during a dinner party. Top: “Fork,” a flexible fork […]