The War Against Christmas

William Eggleston's Chromes, DIY snowmakers, French erotica and more in our look at the web this week

Scrooge would delight in the brilliant violence of this series of stills by photographer Alan Sailer. Working out of his garage, Sailer shot Christmas ornaments with a high-speed pellet rifle, capturing the results on film with a flash unit he built himself. Each ornament was filled with different odds, ends and liquids for stunning splashes of color and texture.

Skull Style

The recently released tome covers art, design and fashion inspired by the iconic symbol in all its morbid glory

Long lauded as a dark symbol of the occult, the skull has endured a rather fashionable resurgence in recent years. Cataloging some of the most intriguing and sometimes unnerving displays of the symbol’s use is Skull Style, a newly released visual encyclopedia of sorts on the subject as it has appeared in modern design. Covering nearly 500 pages, this massive anthology details various forms from …

Heineken Design Challenge Video

An update on the the CH editor-judged Heineken bottle design contest

Sponsored content: You may have read about the Heineken Design Challenge to redesign Heineken’s iconic bottle on the site a few weeks ago, and now they’ve released a video with more details. In celebration of the company’s 140th anniversary, Heineken has announced an open call to artist pairs to submit their redesign concepts, and our very own Evan Orensten will be on the judges’ panel …