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thegiven — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:48:46 +0000

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Some Local Talent

thegiven — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:27:33 +0000

Check out this fantastic sketch from local artist “Prox-E”. Started using good old fashioned pencils and finished on a Wacom in Photoshop, the use of negative space is simply brilliant.

The McBess Dunny?

thegiven — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:41:52 +0000

This has been a rumour for a long long time and now finally it seems the myth is finding some truth. A teaser image has been released from Kidrobot’s Twitter stream and I must say its looking tight! Cant wait. Check the original image from McBess below and the teaser after the hop.

Teaser after the hop:

Blood and Sweat…David Choe

thegiven — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:46:02 +0000

The interweb is pretty slow with design news at the moment, so I thought I would share one of my favourite artists with you; David Choe. This guy lives a breathes his art and its common place for him to put his blood into his work…literally. As a result his work is immensely personal and hence why I love it. He gained fame as a graffiti artist, but for me his real talents lie in his oils, his brushes and his blood and sweat.

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Hard Beauty

thegiven — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:14:07 +0000

There is something about these pieces from Brain M Viveros, I’m not sure what it is, but I find them simply mesmerizing. A very definite sense of beauty and emotion, yet a cold presence which hardens the mood.

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The Mile High Club… (Possibly NSFW)

thegiven — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:46:23 +0000

The other day I posted an awesome “Anarchy How To“, which was created in the style of an aviation safety card. A style which I just happen to love. In steps Durex, their latest promo campaign is fantastic. Again based around the safety card, the campaing shares a few do’s and Dont’s of Sex Safety. Check it out below.

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Lets Go All the Way!

thegiven — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:45:02 +0000

The Results are in and the news is good! The Given Blog has made it into the Top Ten for the SA Blog Awards. Now we may have been placed in the wrong catagory due to a blunder from their side, but that doesnt mean we cant own this thing something solid! We are running in the Best Media and Marketing Catagory and the competition is stiff. So if you love The Given, then show us some love and click the link below to vote for us

Just Plain WOW…

thegiven — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:21:26 +0000

There is papercraft and then there is Yum Yum, a London based art and design firm that has taken the art to a whole new level. As an added bonus these guys are also dabbling in vinyl toys!

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Daily Graffiti

thegiven — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:26:16 +0000

Killer Panda

thegiven — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:49:21 +0000

My fetish for Bears returns with this sick little illustration.