Studio Visit: Tomokazu Matsuyama

A view of art history seen through the eyes of an astute color fanatic

Anyone concerned that our increasingly integrated, global world will lead to a homogenized population or uniform culture need to look no further than the artwork of Tomokazu Matsuyama to see how uniquely varied it can be. The Japanese pro snowboarder-turned graphic designer-turned fine artist uses an optimistically hued palette of acrylic paints and a mishmash of specific artistic styles to depict his vision of our …

Jason Holroyd’s “Like a Rolling Stone”

An artistically riveting tribute to Bob Dylan's hit song projected in motion and in a vibrant new book

Winning Creative Review’s Best in Book category as part of their esteemed Illustration Annual 2011, designer Jason Holroyd clearly knows how to make the paper medium an enticing experience. But it was actually Holroyd’s genius music video for the Bob Dylan classic “Like A Rolling Stone” that grabbed our attention. Using an overhead projector—or as he puts it, “technology of the time”—Holroyd performs an elegant …

DohmNSF by Marpac

Assure yourself a night of solid rest with this white noise machine

The sophisticated team at Fantastic Man gives their stamp of approval on Marpac’s petite white noise-producing machine, the DohmNSF. Urban dwellers and persnickety sleepers will delight in its ability to completely block out irritating sounds with its own peaceful hum of rushing air. As the official sound conditioner of the National Sleep Foundation, you can rest assured that this dome-shaped device is the ultimate answer …