Articles By: Nikolai Soudek

128 Beats Per Minute: Diplo’s Visual Guide to Music, Culture & Everything In Between

128 Beats Per Minute: Diplo’s Visual Guide to Music, Culture & Everything In Between

128 Beats Per Minute is a photographic account of globally renowned DJ/producer Diplo’s travels through the world and a glimpse into the people, places and music that inspire him.

Strange Land: The Art of Kilian Eng

Strange Land: The Art of Kilian Eng

Kilian Eng is a digital illustrator based in Stockholm, Sweden. His art unveils a world of surreal landscapes, futuristic architecture and characters that are as intriguing as they are unsettling.

Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012

Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012

Check out this touching, humorous and wholly inspirational speech by acclaimed author Neil Gaiman.

SketchSynth – A Drawable, Interactive Control Panel

SketchSynth – A Drawable, Interactive Control Panel

SketchSynth is a program created by Billy Keyes that allows anyone to draw their own interface and use it to control a device—in this case, a synthesizer.

Tales from Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made?

Tales from Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made?

Tales from Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made? by David Hughes is an entertaining and insightful exploration of initially promising film projects that never saw the light of day.

Type Face: Visual Identity by Ken-Tsai Lee

Type Face: Visual Identity by Ken-Tsai Lee

A look at designer Ken-Tsai Lee’s approach to creating the visual identity of the 2011 Chinese Character Arts Festival.

Coffee Break for Heroes & Villains Vol. 21: Beastie Boys Tribute

Coffee Break for Heroes & Villains Vol. 21: Beastie Boys Tribute

In honor of Adam Yauch’s life and career Coffee Break for Heroes and Villains has curated a playlist of Beastie Boys interviews, b-sides and rarities.

Talib Kweli “Prisoner of Conscious” by James Jean

Talib Kweli “Prisoner of Conscious” by James Jean

Check out this artwork for Talib Kweli’s upcoming album Prisoner of Conscious by artist James Jean.

Moon Glass by Tale

Moon Glass by Tale

Seoul-based agency Tale has created a ceramic glass for rice wine that emulates the different phases of the moon. The shape of the glass is such that as one pours the “moon” that appears in the glass evolves from crescent, to half, to full.

Caine’s Arcade – A Short Film by Nirvan Mullick

Caine’s Arcade – A Short Film by Nirvan Mullick

“9 year old Caine Monroy, who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto parts store, is about to have the best day of his life.”

This film made our day.

Double Tiger: “No Give Up”

Double Tiger: “No Give Up”

‘No Give Up’ is the first single from the debut album Nebula by Brooklyn-based dub producer Double Tiger. It is a slow and infectious scorcher of a track, pulling the user in with a groove that is bleak, beautiful, and relentless.

The Art of Robert Tirado

The Art of Robert Tirado

Robert Tirado is an illustrator and graphic artist based in Madrid. His style is characterized by blending a variety of digital and manual techniques, mainly inspired by “female beauty, fashion and photography, supported by the geometry, art and music.”