CGPGrey

CGPGrey is by far one of my favourite "Youtube-ers." A lot of people think that Youtube is used just for looking at cute cats and various other animals, and while that is not entirely false, Youtube has an entire world of intelligent beings sharing their knowledge on the internet. 

CGPGrey is a perfect example of an icon who contributes to the artistic and knowledgeable utopia the internet can one day become. (Was that sentence grammatically correct?....I can't tell). He talks about certain topics while using images and animations that help to understand the topic at hand.

CGPGrey's videos contain great content. However what makes his videos amazing is the way he executes them to help the viewer retain more information. The visual effects he uses are make his videos some of the most descriptive and interesting I have ever seen. 

I find his videos very helpful, informative, and engrossing. I find that CGPGrey is able to capture the viewers attention within seconds, even if he is discussing dull topics. Maybe it's just me, but I think his videos are universal and anyone can watch them to gain more knowledge. 

Click here to check out his Youtube channel! 

Su Blackwell: Book Sculptures!

Su Blackwell is a very unique artist who sculpts using books. She depicts scenes from stories in a three dimensional sculpture using the paper and words from the book itself.

Here are my two personal favourites: 

Little Red Riding Hood

Alice in Wonderland 

She also created a set for the theatrical production of "The Snow Queen" at The Rose Theatre in the United Kingdom:

I'm always mind boggled whenever I find an artist like this. I just keep wondering where the inspiration would come to make something like this and how one would begin with the execution. It would take several days of planning - imagine wondering how much you need to cut out and where the shadows would land and the different layers. What would be in the background and in the foreground. I think Little Red Riding Hood is one of my favourites because she has lighting included in it. She also framed it in a glass case. It gave it the 'frozen, snow globe' effect (as I like to call it). 

The British artist's work is enchanting and inspiring because of several aspects. She uses stories to make figures tell their stories. Her talent combines different arts together - the writing influences the charming visual sculptures which is made out of the physical story itself. Reading expands the mind and creates wonderful images in the brain. Su Blackwell re created these images in an interesting way using the same material that created the physical story. 

Making something similar to one of these would be insane. I may just try it one day.

Su Blackwell's website.

Demetri Martin

If you're in need of some humour, click here.
Demetri Martin is a comedian who enjoys transferring jokes to doodles.  His doodles are refreshing and funny, but the one I liked in particular was "Self portrait from a distance." I began to wonder what it would look like if he expanded the distance even further, even passed the solar system. Would the doodle just be black? After all, the Universe has no edge, just infinite space that goes on and on and on and on. Humans are just one fraction of this fascinating universe, maybe one day astronomers will have found an 'edge' to the universe...in the mean time we continue to bask in the infinite-ness (I like making up words and phrases) of it.
I'm not sure how these doodles brought me to talking about the universe. Anyway, check them out, they're fun to look at. If you want to see more, click for his Twitter. He posts a lot of doodles there.