Formerly Art Partitions, LYNNEL Art to Form is striving to revise and expand the ways in which original artwork can be used in commercial and residential settings. Their process employs digital technology to enhance and transfer artistic compositions to glass, acrylic, fabric, metal, and wall coverings for use in a wide range of environments. In the original meetings to discuss the design and interface that would become the site, words like "architectural" and "minimal" were used very often, but in the context of separate...
Read MoreJayson Marrs and Jetmir Zymeri, owners of the chic Denver LoDo lounge The Lure, approached me (Benny Yarnell) about designing a website that would capture the feel, the atmosphere... if not the very ethos of their establishment. Crucial details that defined their space involved ground breaking lighting technology, furnishings custom-constructed of colorado-specific materials and textiles, and the aim for a specific sense of fashion, attitude, and lifestyle. The space is distinctly long and narrow, and most of the action takes place along...
Read MoreHow does one take roughly 30 different stock photos, a few original photos, and a specific communicative theme and make them all work harmoniously to manifest a singular, uniform scene? The short answer is lots of digital painting, lot's of isolating, lots of levels, and lots and lots of layers. The long answer, however, has more to do with principles of classic art composition and some background in visual storytelling techniques. Let's dissect a little and dive in. Scrolling from left to right,...
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