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For the better part of three decades multidisciplinary artist Guy Laramee has worked as a stage writer, director, composer, a fabricator of musical instruments, a singer, sculptor, painter and writer. Among his sculptural works are two incredible series of carved book landscapes and structures entitled Biblios and The Great Wall, where the dense pages of old books are excavated to reveal serene mountains, plateaus, and ancient structures. Of these works he says:

So I carve landscapes out of books and I paint Romantic landscapes. Mountains of disused knowledge return to what they really are: mountains. They erode a bit more and they become hills. Then they flatten and become fields where apparently nothing is happening. Piles of obsolete encyclopedias return to that which does not need to say anything, that which simply IS. Fogs and clouds erase everything we know, everything we think we are.

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January 31, 2012. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software the leader in 3D sky, light and nature technologies, today announced the immediate availability of LumenRT 2 Review, the second generation of the company’s revolutionary product for the interactive visualization of architectural projects with full physical lighting.

The product, currently compatible with SketchUp, is being ported to other platforms. To support this major release, e-on software also publishes a free trial version of LumenRT 2 for Macintosh and Windows, immediately available for download from try.lumenrt.com.

LumenRT 2

E-on software invites all architects and designers to watch the LumenRT 2 Review presentation video, showcasing the true real-time power of LumenRT 2. This video, entirely rendered with LumenRT 2 is visible on the company’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/eonsoftware.

If you’re into logo design, the following logos will help you keep up with the trends and the new tendencies in design. Just like in fashion or in architecture, or any other visual driven domain, logo design follows a cyclical route. Trends go, and trends get to where they’ve started, given us a new perspective on the old. Most of the time an improved one, but we’ll let you to decide if that’s the case or not.

Some of the following designs are continuations of the kind of things some (un)creative designers were doing last year; others are totally new and could well see their popularity rise.

This year it seems that logo design will focus around unusual shapes, buttons and bubbles (as influenced by the Facebook and Digg buttons), a focus on gray instead of black, and a wide palette of earth colors as an attraction towards green design, environmentally friendly.

1. The Great Bed of Ware

Made just prior to the turn of the century in 1590-1600, this Vredeman de Vries bed is among the most famous ancient beds in the world. This carved oak piece was originally painted and features stunning panels of marquetry. Currently housed in the British Galleries, this bed is best known for being quite enormous during its time, as it measures over 128 inches across. Shakespeare was so inspired by the bed that he makes a small mention of it in his infamous play ‘Twelfth Night.’

2. The Private Cloud

The Private Cloud is a German-designed and built bed that’s both simplistic and stylized. Notable for its use of curves and light wood finish, this bed was created to function like a rocking chair, as inhabitants can sway gently back and forth while they sleep.

3. BedUP

Logo design is like all other professional design works, in that it appears simple, but designing a logo is not as easy as one may think. It requires extensive research, critical thinking and hard work. Without contributing whole heartedly of the three requirements, a great idea can result in a crumpled up scrap of paper in the trash. Not to worry, in just a few simple steps you will be on your way to creating a great logo.

Be simple

It is the first and foremost important rule to follow when designing a logo, keep it simple and not complex. A complicated logo is difficult to reproduce and maintain but most importantly, it cannot be adored by the audience. An astounding logo is the vehicle that drives customers to your product. It should be simple, eye catching and provoke thought in the viewer.