Out of the Box Magazine

Brazilian  photographer and  visual artist   William Kass  has a slightly different understanding of what  food  is than most of us do. In his witty “Minimize – Food” diorama photography series, he uses fruit, vegetables, seeds and other edible products and substances to take his tiny plastic people all around the world. Orange slices become sparkling fruity pools, a hunk of Swiss cheese becomes a stylish restaurant, and a dough patty becomes a sumo ring. The possibilities that food gives to the creative mind are endless!

This satirical photo series called “In  Extremis  (Bodies With No Regret)” by photographer Sandro Giordano depicts unfortunate people the moment after they fell, surrounded by their material possessions. “ Each  shot  ‘tells’ about worn out characters who, as if a sudden black-out of  mind and body  took over, let themselves crash with no attempt to save themselves, unable, because of the fatigue of the everyday ‘representation’ of living, oppressed by ‘appearance’ instead of simply ‘existing’, ”  explains   Giordano .

The artist behind Lace Out Studios creates cool custom-made shoes with pop culture-inspired designs. The artist covers blank leisure shoes and sneakers with the adventures of Calvin and Hobbes, or iconic images and album designs from rock icons like Pink Floyd and The Beatles.

For almost every day last month Malaysian artist/architect  Hong Yi  (who often goes by the nickname Red) created a fun illustration made with common (and occasionally not so common) food. Her parameters were simple: the image had to be comprised entirely of food and the only backdrop could be a white plate.

Based out of Tucumcari, New Mexico, James Lout is a portrait and fine art photographer. He have been passionate about photography ever since he picked up a book on Ansel Adams and to this day he remains one of his favorite photographers. He stills shoot landscape photography in his spare time, but he loves making unique portraits that people can connect with and cherish for a lifetime.

Since a young age, São Paulo-born artist Dalton Ghetti had a knack for tools. For his 9th Birthday, Ghetti received a set of metal tools for children. This is what he believes began his love of carving and hobby for carpentry. At 24, he moved to the USA where he earned an associate of arts degree in architecture, while working as a cabinet maker.
upon graduation he became employed as a home remodeller, a job which he continues doing today.

The man in the photo is call Simon Beck. He spends hours upon hours walking over snow to create these stunning masterpieces. He’s been making these intricate patterns in the snow for years and is a true artist. You’ll understand what I mean as you scroll down.

A good packaging design can serve as the best advertisement for the product it was created to hold. No wonder many advertisers and designers spend a great deal of time and effort to create eye-catching, meaningful, funny, and clever packaging designs. Here’s a collection of some of the most creative and inspiring packaging ideas that immediately put a smile on your face. You won’t believe how clever some of them are.

This year 32  nations  coming together in  Brazil  to see who would be crowned world champions and lift the 20th FIFA World Cup and the whole world’s attention is focused on the  football -crazy South American nation. The festivities have just begun and will continue till the mid way of the next month and brands from across the globe are using the opportunity to launch special edition Brazil-centric products. Here we’ve gathered three limited edition timepieces paying tribute to Brazil and FIFA World Cup 2014. Take a look!

Trimming  your beard can be a chore, but  styling  your beard can be magical and heroic if you learn the lessons from  Braun . In a recent  advertising campaign Braun showcased the performance of the Braun Cruzer Beard Trimmer lineup by styling beards in Superhero Logo Styles.

Harley -Davidson is about to change. The iconic brand have introduced the LiveWire, a step toward the future. The  Project LiveWire Experience  is a  research project  into the viability of an electric two-wheeler for the bar-and-shield brand, it will take the bike on a 30- city tour  across America to gather feedback from consumers before actually going into mass production. So what do you think? Is electricity the way to go even for Harley?

Andres Amador is an artist whose canvas is the beaches of San Francisco. To remove the sand creations without avail more resources than a rake, creates enormous ephemeral works.

We’re constantly mesmerized by the surreal images produced by Canadian photographer Joel Robison who continues to expand his imaginative portfolio. His fairy tale-inspired works feature the photographer himself charmingly playing in his dreamy world where preconceived notions of size ratios fly out the window. Robison’s creative mind takes us all on a journey to a land where books are made for reading and physically living in.

The Christ the King has served as the backdrop for many photographs of tourists ecasais boyfriends. But on 13 June, Miguel Claro put it in the foreground, a sequence of photographs in which the unusual colors and large proportions of the full moon become evident. The obtained by amateur astronomer and astrophotographer this picture was highlighted by NASA as the category picture of the day astronomy.

As we all have heard that prevention is half the battle we are very pleased that there are more and more  powerful  advertising campaigns  with the purpose to raise awareness about important social and environmental issues.

Happy Father’s Day! To celebrate, we’re shining a spotlight on photographer, digital artist and master photo manipulator  Adrian Sommeling . His high-concept approach to storytelling is captured vividly in all of his playful images.

If everywhere you look there are faces staring back, you’re not alone.  For the past 10 years French artist  Gilbert Legrand  has been finding the hidden characters in everyday objects and revealing them with paint. His whimsical vision sees all sorts of household objects become things they were not: a coat hanger becomes a mouse sporting shoes; a paintbrush transforms into a teen with an attitude (and a wicked hairdo); and the blades of some scissors get amorous.

The Korean artist Yong Ho Ji is known for his work with realistic sculptures. Each piece is created from a wealth of details that turn each of these into works of art. Moreover, a great curiosity of the artist's work is the material used - all the sculptures are made with tire.  The strength of their work are animals and mythological creatures, but he also has sculptures of the human form.  Inspiring, isn't it? 

Tang YauHoong i s an artist, illustrator,  graphic designer  living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With a passion for creative thinking, he creates art that is conceptual, surreal and fun in a simplistic and unique way. He works with various clients for advertising, editorial, and many other design projects. When he is not doing commercial work he enjoys making art and immerses himself in his personal projects.

If you were a bird you’d see magnificent landscapes from above. The  world  seen from above is so different than we experienced it on the ground. These 21 Photographs will change the way you see our planet. They are collected by Daily Overview, who post an overview everyday on their website.

Do you love to explore the world just like us? Than you should check out our  awesome  list of 20 “secret” or less known places you just have to visit. Tell us.. where do you want to go?

We have  discussed  about HDR  photography  in our previous posts also, in this post we have also showcased some of the beautiful examples of HDR Photography. For some people HDR Photography is fun to do while for others it’s a hard job. Many people like this type of photography and some don’t.

The British illustrator Marcus Reed, has created this alphabet where each letter is represented by an animal and its name in English. 

California -based  glass  artist  Loren Stump  specializes in a form of glasswork called  murrine , where rods of glass are  melted  together and then sliced to reveal elaborate patterns and forms.

Google's Street View, made ​​possible by Their custom-designed panoramic camera, has become the eyes of large and small streets in almost every major city. So it makes perfect sense they're now pointing Their panoramic lenses to the walls around the world by adding street art to Their portfolio.

Glenn Arthur  is a self-taught visual artist from Orange County, California. Born in February of 1979, he grew up in a conservative, religious household with little to no influence in art. After shedding his roots he quickly realized that creating art would be his calling. Although he constantly doodled and sketched throughout his youth,

A video that deserves respect at the time of overdose football.  Yes, this time the World Cup is filling the patience of designer and advertising. All layouts with the flag colors, all trade with samba and tropical climate. All commemorative logos, changing its institutional colors. An excess of that crowd and the Brazilians had enough. 

Reality can be a bore sometimes, which is why most of us are grateful for the  creative sparks generated by artists like Victor Nunes. Nunes  stretches his imagination, and yours , turning everyday objects like pen caps, biscuits and rubber bands into  caricatures of life  – well, part of it, at least.

Martin De Pasquale has our outmost respect with his latest mind-bending and imaginative photo series. Martin isn’t your typical photographer, he manipulates his images and adds elements via photoshop. These images are wildly creative and might freak you out a bit.

Yulia Brodskaya is a Russian artist living in England. This creative talented us to discover typographical compositions ridges paper. Very detailed, his works have made ​​her a popular artist today by many advertisers worldwide. More after the jump.

Bryan Dunn is a graphic designer, illustrator and loving father who regularly draws on his son’s brown lunch paper bags. The lucky kid recently finished first grade, which gave the dad a symbolic opportunity to revisit his amusing project and select his favorite illustrations from the past year.

Ruben Belloso Adorna, a young artist from Seville, Spain, has taken the art world by storm with his incredibly detailed portraits of real-life and fictional characters drawn exclusively in pastel on wooden canvas.

Shay Aaron is a brilliant artist from Israel who makes the most astonishing miniature food jewelry. These foodstuffs look so beautiful that we would desire to eat them.