Five Finds is a monthly collection of things we deemed worthy of sharing. Relaxed, revived and raring to get cracking? Hopefully this collection will provide some inspiration (or a welcome distraction). Happy New Year.
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Compose yourself
Blob Opera is a new machine learning experiment by artist David Li that lets you create your own opera-inspired song and it’s amazingly addictive.
Brussels-based director Soetkin Verstegen’s short film is a meditative stop-motion short exploring preservation and decay through a tedious ice harvest. The repetitive movements reanimate the animals captured inside.
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin cover created by Jonas Natterer, art direction by Thomas Kartsolis
Covers covered
Creative Review has compiled a list of the best magazine covers of 2020. Among them is this graphic take on Trumpian visual language from Germany’s sharp-witted Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin.
Things I have drawn is a project showcasing the drawings of Al and Dom, brought to life with a little help from their dad Tom Curtis. They’re terrifying and hilarious.
There’s a new case study up on the Lark website, a leadership consultancy identity for Kim Newton-Woof (with illustrations by Anthony Zinonos) that lets clients take the spotlight.