March 12, 2012 - Comments Off on Munch and Masticate

Munch and Masticate

I share a sentiment common with most of you (I hope): I love food! There are so few similarly universal aspects of life and I've already covered a major one in my dreams post. It seems only fitting to focus on food this week as we wrap up a cuisine related project.

I never understood picky eaters. There are so many amazing things out there to taste and try. I always opt for the strangest, newest option whenever ordering off a menu and while what I get may disappoint, at least its a new experience.

Head Eater

While today's sketch started a metaphor for the hunger of my brain, I feel its suitably food related. It represents my craving for new information, often food related as I said above. I'm always exploring new recipes to cook and unique things to eat. In fact, I love cooking since it's an art form you can eat. I'm working from home today so this became an exercise in digital art sans my normal tools, namely my tablet. Tough sauce.

While food can make for a fascinating subject, it can also be a stunning medium as evidenced by the food photography of Ilian. While food art is something we've all played around with, either on the dinner plate or on a Halloween night, Ilian's work showcases a whole other level. He turns these organic canvases into sleek modern works of art.

http://www.ilian.co.ukCarrots

Of course what's a fine meal if not accompanied by fine drink, specifically a complementary vintage. Switch Wine is a small wine bottler based in Australia with a gorgeously simple site. It follows the trend of scrolling sites with animated elements based on your position but I quite like their minimalist approach and the beautiful graphics that accompany each vibrant page.

Switch WineMost people typically eat the best and strangest foods when they travel. There's something very special about trying new and exotic foods abroad; every meal is an adventure. This STA ad, one of an amazing series, encapsulates that great feeling of being presented with a beautiful dish in an out-of-the-way restaurant far from home and taking your first succulent bite. Yum. Savory. Now if you'll excuse me, it's lunch time.

The Sketching Mechanism is a series of weekly posts, published on Mondays, containing the artistic musings of Mobile Designer/Developer Ben Chirlin during our Monday morning meeting at the NY Creative Bunker as well as his inspiring artistic finds of the week.

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