Source Design You Trust  Manon Auclair is a landscape illustrator who builds vivid, atmospheric scenes with a strong sense of mood and place. The work sits in that space where scenery feels a little dreamlike but still grounded in real landscape painting. What stands out first is the scale of the following and the clarity…

Source Design You Trust  Eva makes photography that feels human first and image second. The line “I take pictures that remind you of what it means to be human” is a pretty perfect summary of the work’s mood: intimate, reflective, and a little searching. What comes through most is the desire to transport people somewhere…

Source Design You Trust  Francesco Pizzo is a visual development artist, illustrator, and concept artist based in Italy. His work sits right in that sweet spot between background design, color scripting, and concept art, and it has a strong story-driven feel. What comes through immediately is how much he thinks in scenes. The posts are…

Source Design You Trust  Tyler makes virtual photography that feels intentionally quiet and stubbornly human. He works on PS5, rejects AI outright, and posts under the identity of a photographer/designer rather than a gamer showing off screenshots. What stands out right away is the commitment to seeing games as photographic spaces. The feed mixes captures,…

Source Colossal   Think for a second about what comes to mind when you hear “soda.” Perhaps fizzy, saccharine, and bright? Then consider the connotations of the word “sour.” Maybe it evokes the zing of a lemon, tanginess, or something sharper. This is the relationship that forms the basis of Sour Soda Studio, a project built…

Source Colossal   Raised in a wealthy, well-connected family in England, the young Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) glommed onto stories her mother and grandmother told of Celtic folk tales about mythical beings in Ireland. Her imagination ran rampant as a child, and a rebellious spirit earned her expulsion from more than one convent school for antics like…

Source Artsy Shark  Inspired by Britain’s rare native horse breeds and untamed landscapes, artist Esther Towler creates work rooted in observation and presence. The post Featured Artist Esther Towler appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   One of the most enduring traditions in the U.S. is undoubtedly the state fair. The very first was held in Syracuse, New York, in 1841, and throughout the mid-19th century, states launched their own unique takes. Some of the largest and busiest, such as those in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, have been running…