outdoor

Simon Beck doesn't hit the slopes like the average skier. Instead of shredding powder, he patterns it by strategically schlepping in snowshoes. His snow art designs are awesome on their own, and the in-context shots almost look like digital overlays. It would be awesome to glimpse a bit of the planning behind these and see a stop-motion process video.

The design duo at Foundry Collective has created some great branding with focus on or great attention to typographic detail, including their design for Ace Outdoorsmen and its vintage and semi-industrial components. The layering and mix of pieces adds interest, and the detailed typography and classic elements seem to suggest that the brand is geared toward the dapper yet rugged outdoorsman.

Gordon Young and Why Not Associates designed this amazing, large scale Comedy Carpet situated in front of the Blackpool Tower, UK, and references the work of more than 1,000 comedians.

The carpet, inspired by playbills and classic fliers, is 2,200m2 and contains more than 160,000 cut granite letters embedded into concrete and finished with a glossy top.

These magnificent time-lapse shows of mother nature's phenomena are by Terje Sorgjerd, also know as TSO. The Norwegian photographer treks out to remote locations to chronicle unique beauty through the passage of time.