30 Inspiring Action Photos Of The U.S. Women's Gymnastic Team, Worthy Of A Gold Medal.

You'd have to have been in hiding not to know by now that United States' Fab Five (or the hipper moniker of The Fierce Five) took the Gold for the first time since 1996 in the Women's Gymnastics Team Final yesterday in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.



U.S. gymnasts McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Alexandra (Aly) Raisman, Gabrielle Douglas and Jordyn Wieber's performances were nothing short of awe-inspiring, but the same can be said of the following photos courtesy of the Associated Press, AFP/Getty, The Washington Post and Reuters.



I have culled 30 of the most breathtaking moments of yesterday's performances on the balance beam, uneven bars, vault and floor ex. Here are my favorite shots from these talented sports photographers, that in my opinion, score a perfect 10.

Special recognition should go to the AP photographer Julie Jacobson who took the majority of these photos.

Uneven Bars (also called Uneven Parallel Bars and Asymmetric Bars):












Balance Beam:











Floor Exercise:





Vault:



and of course.... Anticipation:

Jubilation:

and the taste of Victory:

Credits: AP Photographers Julie Jacobson, Jae C. Hong and Gregory Bull AFP/Getty photographers Roland Martinez, Thomas Coex and Ben Stansall, Toni L. Sandys for The Washington Post, Reuters,

A Pantone Manicure. Colorful Pantone Chip Finger Nails Are A Handful of Fun.

above photo by @Harto

I realize that the amount of Pantone inspired products, projects and other color chip related items have reached almost comical proportions, but that doesn't stop them from being somewhat blog-worthy to the design crowd.

That said, here's a fun do-it-yourself Pantone Manicure by Jacquie Coe aka Jacquie Long Legs.


above: the numbers read backwards because this was photographed in the mirror

Using acrylic nails and photo-copied numbers on clear adhesive labels, Jacquie created a Pantone chip palette on the tips of her fingers.





Jacquie printed a Pantone chip number on clear self-adhesive label paper in her printer (that's why the nails all read the same -and incorrect- Pantone number 18-3943):


Some of the colors she actually used:




all images courtesy of Jacquie Coe

See step by step instructions as to how she did it here

POP! Faces. 20 Wrinkled Celebs and Pop Culture Icons. Literally Wrinkled.

above: Kanye

above: Angelina

above: Brad

above: Agyness

above: Julia

above: Jack

above: Denise

above: Maya

above: Debbie:

above: Marc

above: Farrah

above: Kate

above: Naomi

above: Amanda

above: Michael

above: Madonna

Pamela:

above: Barack

above: Twiggy

above: Marilyn

Created by Yee Wong Photographed by Joshua Scott

POP!Faces takes a look at some pop culture icons through the ages:

Joshua Scott Photographer, Yee Wong Concept, Ben Gonyo Animation

He's 18. And Boy Can He Shoot. Surreal Portraits By Photographer Alex Stoddard.

Alex Stoddard (and remember the name because I'm sure you'll be hearing it a lot more in the future) was born in 1993 in Jacksonville, Florida. He began taking self-portraits only two years ago at the age of sixteen in the woods behind his Georgian home.

Here's a look at some of his compelling work, many of which are self-portraits:














His work focuses on the human form and the process of infusing it with natural surroundings. His 'fine art' section of his site contains photographic images that are very surreal, unusual and more inventive than his 'portraits' section which contains shots that, while lovely, are more traditional and expected.

See more of his work here.
Alex is currently based in Orange, California.

Incredible Modern Barcelona R House With Equally Stunning Kitchen By Bulthaup.

The R House by architect Arturo Frediani in Cabrera de Mar, Barcelona is a beautifully designed modern home in a geometric shape that overlooks the Mediterranean Sea.

New Print Campaign For Bering Canned Seafood From BBDO Moscow.

These three print ads from BBDO's Moscow office remind me of 'old-school' advertising. One actually has to spend some time looking at the ad to appreciate it. That's right... takes more than 2 seconds to actually 'get them.'