Media 2023, March

5 positive characters that viewers adore, and psychologists in chorus call scoundrels or rogues

5 positive characters that viewers adore, and psychologists in chorus call scoundrels or rogues

Now on the Internet you can find a huge number of reviews on the topic "negative characters that everyone likes." However, this topic has already set the teeth on edge. It has long been clear that charismatic negative characters, as a rule, cause massive love, as they allow viewers to experience catharsis from a positive assessment of bad deeds and thereby not commit them in real life. What about the recognized goodies that modern psychologists consider by no means

Pedestal of Russian stars with the most followers on Instagram

Pedestal of Russian stars with the most followers on Instagram

We live in a digital age, when the true popularity of a particular celebrity among people is calculated by the number of subscribers on social networks. We will tell you about the pedestal of Russian stars, who have recently gained an incredible number of followers, exceeding 14 million

Physiological shortcomings of stars, which glorified them as a result

Physiological shortcomings of stars, which glorified them as a result

When a person has some kind of physiological defect, he often seeks to hide or correct it with the help of plastic surgeons. Unfortunately, sometimes both options are not possible. This material will tell about celebrities from all over the world, whose physical disability made them recognizable and became one of the reasons why they became famous

Owners of the social network "Instagram" can remove the likes counters in their accounts

Owners of the social network "Instagram" can remove the likes counters in their accounts

The obsession called #RADILAYKA is taking over the world. A huge number of people of both sexes strive to take a successful photo that will gain a large number of likes. Ordinary people compare themselves to celebrities. Classmates, work colleagues, even strangers compete for likes. But every coin has two sides. The Facebook company, which bought out Instagram, may decide to destroy the like counters, arguing this with the desire to preserve the mental harmony of the user

5 iconic scenes from famous films that appeared as a result of random improvisation

5 iconic scenes from famous films that appeared as a result of random improvisation

When we watch a brilliant film, it seems to us that every stroke in it is the result of the work of a talented tandem of director, screenwriter and cameraman. Sometimes, however, the occasional improvisation of actors on set gives the world a scene that would later become iconic. The material will tell about five of them

Cult roles that the stars begged for themselves, but they never got it

Cult roles that the stars begged for themselves, but they never got it

Hollywood stars often seem so majestic to us: the feeling that they simply cannot be involved in all kinds of squabbles inherent in mere mortals. Of course, world-famous actors are people just like you and me. The material will tell stories about how some roles did not go to one or another Hollywood stars, despite their dreams and requirements

Child actors who did not break, like most, and became recognized stars

Child actors who did not break, like most, and became recognized stars

There is a strange and frightening pattern: most of the child actors who played cult movie roles in childhood, for some reason either do not continue their acting career, or die at an early age from bad habits. Psychologists do not give an exact answer why this phenomenon turns out to be so frequent, leaving in vague formulations about deprivation of childhood. This material will tell about the actors who gained fame as a child, but did not break down and became, as a result, progressive and famous

12 catchy facts about "Joker" that made you feel sympathy for the comic book villain

12 catchy facts about "Joker" that made you feel sympathy for the comic book villain

The Joker movie, which became the leader of the world box office, stirred up the world of film critics, the world of Batman comic book lovers and all movie fans in general. At the moment, this film is tipped for Oscar nominations in almost all nominations. The creators of this picture managed for the first time to bring the deepest psychologism into the history of the fictional supervillain created by the authors of the graphic novel 80 years ago. The material has collected all the most valuable facts about film work that excites the minds

7 catchy facts about Tarantino's new movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", which is going full houses

7 catchy facts about Tarantino's new movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", which is going full houses

Quentin Tarantino is a 56-year-old living legend. Despite the fact that, as a direct director, he has shot only 9 films to date (but how many awesome works of his as a co-director and screenwriter we know !!!), over the past 25 years, he continues to be one of the most famous and - what is more important! - visually recognizable from the first shots of any single scene by directors of our time and of all times. The material has collected all the most interesting facts about the ninth fil

Highlights and scandals of EUROVISION-2019 (spoiler: Lazarev will no longer participate in the competition)

Highlights and scandals of EUROVISION-2019 (spoiler: Lazarev will no longer participate in the competition)

Experts in the field of show business noted that in terms of organizing events and staggering performances of both participants and invited guests, the EUROVISION-2019 competition can rightfully be called the best in the history of its 65-year existence. However, it was not without some scandals. The review will acquaint with the brightest moments of the competition held in Israel

Real-time website

Real-time website

Hundreds, even thousands of designers create many projects on their computers every day, hoping that someday they will be able to bring at least one of them to life. Another example. We store a huge amount of digital photographs at home, again on a computer, and only print the most expensive and valuable ones. And even then in order to show to friends or put in a frame on the shelf. That is, we are constantly looking for ways to transfer the computer world to our real world of people. Is it always so necessary and appropriate? Design

Undress vegetables

Undress vegetables

The French company for the production of household appliances Magimix recently launched a very interesting advertising campaign, which simply cannot be ignored

Fancy billboards

Fancy billboards

Advertising surrounds us everywhere. On TV, it is occasionally interrupted by films and broadcasts, a rare site will do without a couple of banners, and on the street you can't even step without stumbling upon another poster with a stupid slogan. Marketers around the clock come up with ads that we could not pass by, and this is what they get

Exclusive hand-made stationery

Exclusive hand-made stationery

The stereotype "a universal gift - a book" is so deeply ingrained in our brains that sometimes we do not pay attention to other objects that could become universal presents for both adults and children, both for the leader and for the subordinate. A beautiful stationery will never be superfluous, especially if it is an exclusive notebook made entirely by hand

Burn yesterday

Burn yesterday

What, today was an unusually bad day? There is no need to grieve, because tomorrow everything will surely be much better, and let the unpleasant memories burn with a blue flame

Toothless bowling

Toothless bowling

Have you ever knocked out a person's tooth? I think that not many people can “boast” of such incidents in their lives. Designers give us this opportunity! At least we can dream about it - in bowling

Zippers everywhere

Zippers everywhere

We are always pleased when the streets of the city are beautifully decorated. It doesn't matter if it will be flower beds, giant bright posters, balloons for the City Day. And designers offer their own way to make the city brighter

Original business cards - in the style of Facebook and Google

Original business cards - in the style of Facebook and Google

A business card is the thing that represents a person to everyone around him. By definition, it should be strict and serious, arousing interest and at the same time respect, no matter how strange it may sound in the context of a small plastic card

Advertising made from 20,081 holes

Advertising made from 20,081 holes

We do not mention advertising so often, because it has already filled our lives - both on television and on radio, and even on the streets. But some projects simply force people to talk about them - reports Kulturologiya.ru

A Useful Book for Writers by Sherwood Forlee

A Useful Book for Writers by Sherwood Forlee

Not only professional artists need constant practice, but also ordinary street writers. But you won't experiment on the wall, you have to use ordinary notepads, notebooks or a computer. Designers are in a hurry to help! And the first on this list, according to Culturology.ru, is Sherwood Forlee

Handmade fonts

Handmade fonts

We have already mentioned the idea of depicting words using pictures once, you can read more about it here. Designers go further and create special fonts that are made from everything in the world. And what can you not find here

"Juicy" packaging. Fruit design by Naoto Fukasawa

"Juicy" packaging. Fruit design by Naoto Fukasawa

Food packaging is like clothes for a woman: it can hide flaws, or it can emphasize advantages. And you never know in advance what is hidden behind a beautiful box or a colorful candy wrapper, but the designers of "clothes for products" give us the opportunity to imagine, touch, and sometimes smell

Toothbrush inside the ice cream

Toothbrush inside the ice cream

Everyone remembers that you need to brush your teeth in the morning and in the evening? Buying a toothpaste and a brush is not all, although you have already done half the job. And so that people do not forget about how to use all these wonders, various advertising campaigns are created

Upgraded tube

Upgraded tube

There are always problems with toothpaste. When there is too little of it, we have to make every effort to squeeze it out of the tube. This is not the first time designers have tried to solve this problem. Which way is closer to you?

Grass instead of boring white lines

Grass instead of boring white lines

Designers can decorate our life not only with beautiful furniture or clothes, but also modernize such familiar and familiar things that surround us. Most importantly, they see things that are so easy to miss and miss. And this is already a talent

Natural advertising

Natural advertising

Not all of us are well aware of the methods of advertising, but it is advertising that plays a huge role in our life. And of course, we are not only talking about commercials playing on TV and slogans that can be heard on the radio. As Kulturologiya.ru reminds, do not forget about posters, for example

Visiting catapult

Visiting catapult

What in the era of global competition can speak better about the qualifications of an engineer than his business card. This is exactly what engineer Bruce Bell thought, who made his business card in the form of a folding catapult

Melting city. Creative advertising of Perrier mineral water

Melting city. Creative advertising of Perrier mineral water

Successful advertising is not only a successful start and product promotion. It is also a creative, a work of art, a masterpiece! Of course, in their own, advertising, industry. Although, if we consider that the manufacturer often involves famous designers, directors and clip-makers to create advertising products, some advertising posters, videos and other media products can compete with "everyday" creativity

Letter generator. Rubik's cube generating typographic fonts

Letter generator. Rubik's cube generating typographic fonts

Unique thing, this "Rubik's cube"! Probably none of these devices have received as much attention as this one. It inspires designers to create unusual furniture and interior design concepts, architects use the Rubik's cube principle to design large and small buildings … And typographers took - and came up with their own "literal" -rubik for modeling a variety of fonts

The brand is here, the brand is there

The brand is here, the brand is there

I do not want to praise the work done or edited in Photoshop. All this seems so unnatural, artificial … But when designers and artists do not set a goal to correct something in photography, but simply want to show us their idea - I think Photoshop can only help - reports Culturology.ru

Iraq War Poster Design

Iraq War Poster Design

Only the lazy is not talking about the war in Iraq. For how many years it has been going on and on and on and on … It's not that we really want to touch on the issue of politics, but we still need to talk about an interesting project. After all, even if the poster is dedicated to the war, we cannot fail to note an interesting idea and design?

Original business card "No belly is better!"

Original business card "No belly is better!"

Even those who do not study to be PR people understand that advertising decides a lot these days. And it should be, first of all, bright and original. After seeing or hearing the slogan "Buy our product" or "Our services are the best", no one will be surprised or interested

Vodka in a new way. Creative design of bottles for "fire water". Overview

Vodka in a new way. Creative design of bottles for "fire water". Overview

Has a friend come to visit you with a bottle of vodka? What vulgarity! Although options are possible. What if this is an unusual foreign vodka infused with herbs, berries, or scorpion snakes? And rolled up in a creative designer bottle, packed in a unique gift box? Isn't it, the situation immediately sparkled with new colors! Oh, these original bottles, beautiful labels, interesting packaging … We have already seen the designs of new outfits for bottles with Coca-Cola. And our today's review

Creative advertising of washing powder from the advertising agency GRAY CHILE

Creative advertising of washing powder from the advertising agency GRAY CHILE

It has always been amazing where designers, artists and other creative people working in advertising agencies get their ideas from. After all, it’s hard not to notice how high-quality and interesting advertising becomes from day to day. Yes, it is still intrusive, and often pops up at the most inopportune moment, but how beautiful and original some commercials and posters are

"Hooligan" changed its logo

"Hooligan" changed its logo

Since November 2008, the magazine about trends in modern urban culture "Hooligan" has been published with a new logo. The decision to change the logo was the understanding that the old "heraldic" version ceased to correspond to the content and aesthetics of the magazine, as well as to meet its marketing objectives

Who is the best packed?

Who is the best packed?

Another year is coming to an end, which means that it's time to take stock on all counts, draw conclusions, celebrate the best in their industry and point out mistakes to those who blundered this year. The results were also summed up in the design environment, choosing and awarding the winners of Pentawards, a worldwide competition for the best packaging of any product that was available to the consumer this year

Packages with implications. Creative advertising

Packages with implications. Creative advertising

No matter how much we resent the dominance of advertising on television and the abundance of it in everyday life, brands, products, services, social and commercial actions and other companions of modern life will not stop being advertised. So the average person will have to make friends with the advertising product, and some agencies have already figured out how to do this so that both parties are satisfied

Soap advertisement: "We eat what we touch"

Soap advertisement: "We eat what we touch"

Advertising is not as easy as it might seem at first. Not only that, for your product you need to come up with a beautiful and eye-catching slogan. In addition, the pictures should be … bright

Oxford students stripped naked to raise money for the poor

Oxford students stripped naked to raise money for the poor

If there is a desire to help the poor, then it becomes unimportant how the money is earned. Of course, if we are not talking about robbery and murder, for the rest - there are almost no frames

Stool book or printed Wikipedia

Stool book or printed Wikipedia

I wonder if a book can be like a stool? And of course, I mean not only functionality, but also dimensions. It turns out that it can. And this is not just an encyclopedia, but a printed Wikipedia