Nice little image feed from tumblr. All the science you can shake a beaker at, and more!

Alupa Creative has recently completed a logo for the software development company, Three Little Birds. The company is comprised of a small, targeted group of application developers who provide businesses with high end technology solutions.

We’ll keep you posted on their growth as they develop as a company.

You will also be able to find this piece in our portfolio section shortly.

There’s no Waldo to be found in this piece by Joakim Dahlqvist, a European artist focusing on a ’self-initiated study of superdense cities’ and neo-neo architectural elements and cityscapes, but there are plenty of other tidbits to be found upon closer examination.

{Check out the person playing frisbee with their dog at the beach in the bottom left of the image.}

The original article (with much more detailed information regarding the artist’s background, the pieces themselves and a great theoretical write-up of creativity vs. consumption) can be found over at thingsmagazine.com. If you’re searching for RSS fodder, it doesn’t get much better than this.

Being a bit of a night owl myself, it’s easy for me to understand 100% of what this article is talking about. Related in easy to understand instructions, here’s a basic explanation of a good night’s sleep, as told by Christoph Niemann, syndicated illustrator and my new hero.

Ever wondered what to do in the event of an air strike on the US? In 1955? So did we.

We found this little gem at our friendly neighborhood resource for all things slightly pre-Apocalyptic, the antique mall. This, along with a dozen other equally disturbing (but amazingly informational) pamphlets were only a dollar a piece. You can’t find entertainment that good any more, we checked it out.

You can view the new gallery here.

My Influences from Dan Meth on Vimeo. Probably one of the greatest video influence reels we’ve seen. Awesome.

Every now and again I stumble across something that makes me wish I had designed it. Something simply done, with a lot of style and clever use of photoshop. This is one of those times.

Presented clearly, these book covers are based on popular movies with a 60’s dime store literature thematic twist. Use of repetition, color and layouts are top notch, not to mention excellent choice in movies represented. Spacesick has some other great work on his portfolio site, but the full array of the “I Can Read Movie Series” can be seen on his Flickr account.

More images can be found in his Flickr photo set, as well as his portfolio site.

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Rabid fans of the Coen Brother’s cult classic, The Big Lebowski have been gathering all over the US for years now, at a music and cinema festival simply known as “Lebowskifest.”

What the f&k is that, you may ask? Clearly, you’re not a golfer.

This year’s 9th annual Louisville festival has just taken place (July 10 – 11). If you missed it this time around don’t feel bad, you can catch one of the several national events coming to a US region near you. The Louisville event is the first of a dozen or so scheduled gatherings across the continental US over the course of the next few months, so you shouldn’t have a hard time finding a major metropolitan area to grab a few white russians.

In addition to the festivities, you can purchase a signed, definitive Lebowskifest manual from years past on their website. The book looks like it’s going to be great and I can’t wait to take a look. If any of the duders out there pick up a version, let us know if it’s worth writing a series of .97 cent checks…

To celebrate Lebowski season we thought we’d draw your attention to the wide range of Lebowski “Abide-ables” that are located on the organization’s main site. Below you will find a slew of some of our favorite posters; there are so many to choose from that I want to expand the ol’ bowling alley to accommodate, or abide, as the case may be.

With the advent of photo sharing accounts like Flickr, the number of accessible images from which to draw inspiration has skyrocketed.

Below are some key images and the site links to limitless vintage advertisements from decades of magazines, newspapers and multimedia sources. Each Flickr contributor does have quite a few other sets to view, so don’t stop at the images or sets indicated for the authentic advertising experience.

5. Pink Ponk

With hundreds of images to choose from, this is a great place to start for vintage image inspiration. Most of these vintage advertisements are artsy, European designs, with overtones of 60’s mod.

There are a few other types of images thrown in for good measure, but the strength for this location really is it’s bright colors, image repetition and high level of visual stimuli.

4. Odd_Prods

Our number four pick for vintage advertisements is based on our fascination for black and white advertising on the throw away pages at the end of the magazines. The grainy images, the overwritten, eye grabbing text…classy.

The ads on Odd_Prods’ pages offer lurid details of the seedy underbelly of back-magazine advertising. Not for the faint of heart, mail order ads like these are surely not for talking about at the dinner table with the wife and kids. No-sir-e! The content of these ads can only be discussed down at the lodge, with the comforting smells of scotch and polyester wafting through the air.

3. rchappo2002

This collection of retro images has the “sex sells” angle covered. Short skirts, long legs and barrel chested men adorn the pages of this 70’s advertising collection.

When compared to the advertising of the 50’s and 60’s, the 70’s simply had no shame. Gone are the crossed legs  and suburban sensibilities of the 50’s. The 70’s, along with plunging necklines, are here.

2. Lee Sutton

This group of vintage advertisements cuts across content, national lines and decades, but manages to offer a cohesive collection of top notch advertising. It may not be as large or as targeted as some of the other Flickr photostreams that we crossed to get here, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality.

Some of our favorite graphics can be found in this set.

1. SA_Steve

Professional account holder, SA_Steve has a slew of images from print sources of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. These represent a timely, mainstream feel and probably appeared in the most popular domestic magazines at the time of publishing. Most images are fairly straight-forward, while others are loaded with innuendo and sly wit.

With 2000+ images, this collection is invaluable to the creative professional seeking authentic, seasoned artwork for project development and inspiration.