Paul Frank, Tim Biskup, and Ron English are among the 100 artists and designers who customized replicas of the Darth Vader helmet for the Vader Project, transforming the mask of the menacing villain into individual works of art.
Following a world tour and a stint at Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Museum, the four-year traveling exhibition reaches its final destination this week: Freeman’s Auction House in Philadelphia. Curated and produced by Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks of DKE Toys, the Vader Project is on view at Freeman’s from July 5-9, followed by the auction on July 10. The show also includes a vibrant limited-edition catalog featuring full-color photographs of each helmet.
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For the 30th anniversary of the classic sci-fi franchise, designers have been honing in on everything Star Wars with homages that bring us back to our days of Princess Leia lunch boxes and our Han Solo action figures. Old habits die hard, and wanting to emulate your favorite Star Wars characters? Well, that’s something you haven’t been able to stop doing ever since the first time you held up a stick and made a “woosh” sound every time you swung it at your baby sister. Face it, we’re all Star Wars nerds at heart and now we can look the part. The best in 2009′s Star Wars-inspired fashions after the jump.
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With his Level 26 series, CSI creator Anthony Zuiker brings interactivity to the print medium, combining online content with the reader experience.
The first book, Dark Origins, introduces a killer with the highest risk qualification ever assigned, and features illustrations by artist/designer Marc Ecko. But the story doesn’t stop at the end of the page: Zuiker has also developed online video and interactive elements (including special codes embedded within the text) for readers to participate in the narrative on an entirely new level. Read More »
