Contributor Profile July

This month on The Skinny, we're excited to feature an illustrator, Li Tzu Chien. He creates delightful vector backgrounds that feature a variety of colorful and whimsical characters.

Li Tzu Chien began creating his staple patterns and cartoon-style illustrations while making backgrounds and doing web design work as a student of design in Taiwan.

He's always enjoyed creating playful animal and human vectors, and hopes his work will save designers time. Li Tzu Chien's art definitely adds an endearing and creative element to any design project.

See more of Li Tzu Chien's work on Veer. 

Contributor Profile June 2012

Introducing Ryan Jorgensen (Jorgo), this month's featured contributor on The Skinny. Jorgensen recognized photography as his true calling in 2006 while working as a graphic designer for an advertising agency. He began to pursue photography full time when it become evident that his uncanny vision and powerful inspiration would pave the way to a promising career.

Jorgensen explores the macabre side of photography, revealing the mysteries that lie in the hidden corners of our minds. Inspired by historic events, vintage portraits, fantasy, and mysteries, his work is a unique juxtaposition of horror and beauty.

It's rare to find such stunning photography that stimulates the imagination and calls on conflicting emotions-love, anger, humor, curiosity, and despair. Within each of his images is a story-one we're excited to welcome to Veer.

Contributor Profile May 2012

Featured Contributor Johan Swanepoel

We're proud to announce that Johan Swanepoel is this month's Featured

Contributor. Hailing from South Africa with a background in engineering and

construction management, Swanepoel pursued his passion for photography as 

young man in the era of manual cameras and darkrooms.

We love his intimate wildlife photographs-powerful additions to the Veer library.

While he claims to value modern digital equipment and techniques, when asked if

he is a wildlife photography "purist" - Swanepoel says: 

"No, cropping, healing, cloning, composites, etc., are part of the tools in order to

create the image I have in mind. The final goal will mostly dictate the rules. When

looking casually at images, I rarely question the processes involved, but rather

appreciate the message or beauty of the subject."

Check out highlights from Johan's work here

Contributor Profile May 2012

Featured Contributor Johan Swanepoel

 

We're proud to announce that Johan Swanepoel is this month's Featured

Contributor. Hailing from South Africa with a background in engineering and

construction management, Swanepoel pursued his passion for photography as 

young man in the era of manual cameras and darkrooms.

We love his intimate wildlife photographs-powerful additions to the Veer library.

While he claims to value modern digital equipment and techniques, when asked if

he is a wildlife photography "purist" - Swanepoel says: 

"No, cropping, healing, cloning, composites, etc., are part of the tools in order to

create the image I have in mind. The final goal will mostly dictate the rules. When

looking casually at images, I rarely question the processes involved, but rather

appreciate the message or beauty of the subject."

Check out highlights from Johan's work here

Pantone Easter eggs

This is a seasonal decoration that only a designer could conceive (or create so flawlessly): Easter eggs that look like Pantone color swatches. The best part is that they're surprisingly simple to make - designer Jessica Jones includes DIY instructions on her blog. A new spring tradition.

Type that's above the fold

Typogami is a font inspired by the Japanese art of origami and kirigami - the glyphs look like they're made from folded paper. Not only that, you can tweak everything from color and fold angles to angle of light and the intensity of shadows. Designer Calango has created an animated version and a static version. (via Co.DESIGN)

Frustro: The impossible typeface

Inspired by the famous Penrose triangle illusion, Hungarian designer Martzi Hegedűs created Frustro, a highly unconventional sans serif whose characters literally don't line up. In fact, each letterform appears to be facing in two different directions. Whether the font delights you or drives you crazy, there's no denying it makes an eye-catching display face.

Via Jeannie Huang

Frustro: The impossible typeface

Inspired by the famous Penrose triangle illusion, Hungarian designer Martzi Hegedűs created Frustro, a highly unconventional sans serif whose characters literally don't line up. In fact, each letterform appears to be facing in two different directions. Whether the font delights you or drives you crazy, there's no denying it makes an eye-catching display face.

Via Jeannie Huang

A-1 Scrabble designer edition

What began as a student project by designer Andrew Capener has, with the help of HASBRO and Winning Solutions, become a lovely, limited edition typographic Scrabble set. The "A-1 Scrabble designer edition" features solid walnut tiles, an assortment of fonts, six magnetized pieces of walnut that snap together to make the board, and a cork-lined storage drawer. In short, it's pretty fancy.

It's available for pre-order, and each set is signed and numbered. Unfortunately, you still have to use the same old Scrabble dictionary.

Veer Spring Incentive Program – Twitter Promotion– Terms & Conditions

LIMITED TIME OFFER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.  Promotion is open to Veer customers who are legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, and the U.S. who are above the age of majority and who have made a purchase during the Spring Incentive Program starting March 1, 2012("Program Term"). In order to participate, you simply need to Tweet your Veer order number to:www.twitter.com/veerupdate with the hashtag #merchdoubledown. Tweet must be in this format and received between noon PST on March 20, 2012 and noon PST on March 31, 2012 to be eligible. For tweeting your order number, you will receive a piece of Veer merch (ARV $20.00).  Sponsor will be responsible for any shipping and taxes. Promotion is limited to one per person. Sponsor will verify the validity of the order number to ensure it complies with the terms above. Promotion is not valid on purchases prior to the Program Term and on orders that have been cancelled and/or returned.  Merch will be sent to the contact person on the account who is associated with the order. Sponsor: Veer, a Corbis Corporation brand, located at 710 - 2^nd Ave., Suite #200, Seattle, WA 98104.

Veer Spring Incentive Program – Twitter Promotion– Terms & Conditions

LIMITED TIME OFFER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.  Promotion is open to Veer customers who are legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, and the U.S. who are above the age of majority and who have made a purchase during the Spring Incentive Program starting March 1, 2012("Program Term"). In order to participate, you simply need to Tweet your Veer order number to:www.twitter.com/veerupdate with the hashtag #merchdoubledown. Tweet must be in this format and received between noon PST on March 20, 2012 and noon PST on March 31, 2012 to be eligible. For tweeting your order number, you will receive a piece of Veer merch (ARV $20.00).  Sponsor will be responsible for any shipping and taxes. Promotion is limited to one per person. Sponsor will verify the validity of the order number to ensure it complies with the terms above. Promotion is not valid on purchases prior to the Program Term and on orders that have been cancelled and/or returned.  Merch will be sent to the contact person on the account who is associated with the order. Sponsor: Veer, a Corbis Corporation brand, located at 710 - 2^nd Ave., Suite #200, Seattle, WA 98104.

 

 

Let price slide

Sometimes you need an inexpensive blog image. Other times, you're working with a billboard budget. Next time you search for photographs or illustrations at Veer, look at the "Narrow your search" box on the left side of your screen. You'll notice there's a handsome, orange slide that lets you pick (and change) your price range easily, from ultra-affordable to premium high-res. Give it a go. Watch your results change before your eyes. It's fun, it's useful, and it makes you feel all-powerful.

Merch Mondays - rules and regulations

For the curious, the thorough, and the lovers of legality, here are the complete rules and regulations for the Merch Mondays contest on @VeerUpdate.

Veer® Merch Monday Twitter® Sweepstakes - Official Rules

THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (EXCLUDING QUEBEC). DO NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU ARE NOT A RESIDENT OF THESE TERRITORIES OR IF YOU ARE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY ANY LOCAL LAWS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAME.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
ENTRY IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

1. Eligibility: To be eligible to win the Veer Merch Monday Twitter Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes"), you must 1) be a legal resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec) (the "Territories") as evidenced by your "location" on your public Twitter profile, 2) follow Veer, a Corbis Corporation Brand, at twitter.com/VeerUpdate, and 3) be above the age of majority in the jurisdiction where you reside at the time of entry ("Entrant"). Employees and representatives of Sponsor, its parent, affiliates, related companies, agents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, any prize provider, and any entity involved in the development, production, implementation, administration or fulfillment of the Sweepstakes, and their immediate family members (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse, or life partner) and persons living in the same household, are not eligible to participate or win. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time.
Corporate Customers -If you are entering the Sweepstakes on behalf of your employer, these rules are binding on you, individually, and/or your company. If you are acting within the scope of your employment, as an employee, contractor, or agent of another party, you warrant that such party has full knowledge of your actions and has consent thereto, including your potential receipt of a prize. You further warrant that your actions do not violate your employers or company's policies and procedures.

2. How To Enter: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The Sweepstakes begins on March 5, 2012 at 12:01 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time ("PDT") and ends on May 30, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. PDT ("Sweepstakes Term"). To enter the Sweepstakes, you must follow Veer at twitter.com/VeerUpdate and answer the trivia question posted each Monday.    Answers must be in the form of a RT (re-tweet) of the original question. One Entry per person, per week

3. How To Win: Each Entrant that Tweets an answer to the trivia question each Monday, by midnight PDT, via Twitter to the address provided above will be entered to win ("Entry"). Each Tuesday during the Sweepstakes Term, a drawing will be held to determine the winner from Monday's Tweets. Winner will be notified via direct messege (DM) on their Twitter account on or around the same day of the drawing to confirm eligibility. If the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize is forfeited and Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, conduct an additional random drawing from all remaining Entries to select another potential winner.

FOR RESIDENTS OF CANADA ONLY: Before being declared a winner, if the potential winner is a legal resident of Canada, he or she must correctly answer a time- limited mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, to be administered by Sponsor at a mutually convenient time by telephone. If the potential winner does not correctly answer the skill-testing question, the potential winner forfeits the Prize and Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, conduct another random drawing of all remaining eligible Entries to select another potential winner.

4. Prize: One (1) winner each Tuesday during the Sweepstakes Term will win merchandise from Veer (ARV $20.00). Prizes will be delivered four (4) to six (6) weeks following notification. All federal, state, provincial and local taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Sponsor will be responsible for any shipping charges associated with the prizes. Prize may not be transferred or assigned except by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize with another prize of equal or greater value, or cash equivalent, in the event that the advertised prize (or any component thereof) is not available. The Prize consists of only those items specifically listed as part of the Prize. Expenses not specifically stated above, together with the reporting and payment of all applicable taxes, fees, duties, and/or surcharges, if any, arising out of, or resulting from, acceptance or use of prizes, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Except where prohibited by law, the Prize winner may be required to sign and return a Statement or an Affidavit of Eligibility, Waiver of Liability and Publicity Release and provide any additional information that may be required by Sponsor.

5. General Conditions: By entering the Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be: (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or any Sponsor Web site; (b) violating these Official Rules; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Sponsor property or service; or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. If, in Sponsors' opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non- electronic tampering with any portion of the Sweepstakes, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions governing the Sweepstakes from time to time at its sole discretion. For disputes concerning the identity of an Entrant, the Entry will be considered made by the authorized account holder of the Twitter account from which the Entry is sent, defined as the natural person assigned to the Twitter account in the Twitter profile. The potential winner may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the Twitter account associated with the winning Entry.

6. Limitations of Liability: Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability for the following: (a) lost, late, misdirected, illegible, or mutilated Entries or for any computer, online, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur; (b) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes, or any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Sweepstakes; (c) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries; (d) any problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, email, players or browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing; (e) any injury, loss, or damage to participants or to any computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes or receipt of a Prize; or (f) any use or inability to use the Prize awarded. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, force majeur, or any other cause beyond the control of Sponsor which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and select winners from among all eligible Entries received prior to the cancellation (if any).

7. Privacy: By entering the Sweepstakes, you are deemed to have accepted the provisions of Sponsor's privacy policy, located at www.veer.com, which control this promotion. Furthermore, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information for the purposes of administering this Promotion in accordance with such privacy policy. If you so consent, for marketing purposes such as determining effective advertising media, devising promotions and working with affiliated partners, Sponsor may on occasion share certain information with our affiliated merchants or companies. You have the right to request access to and correction of your personal information held by Sponsor and to be informed of Sponsor policies and practices in relation to personal information and the kind of personal information held by Sponsor. If you wish to access or correct your personal information held by Sponsor, opt out of receiving further communications from Sponsor or our affiliated merchants or companies, or have other questions respecting our privacy policy, please contact us at Veer, a Corbis brand, 710- 2nd Ave., Ste. #200, Seattle, WA 98104, United States or via e-mail at: service @veer.com.

8. Governing Law: This Sweepstakes and Official Rules are governed and interpreted by the laws of New York, USA without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

9. Sponsor: Veer, a Corbis Corporation brand, with its office at 710- 2nd Ave., Ste. #200, Seattle, WA 98104, USA is the Sponsor of the Sweepstakes.

10. Disclaimer: The trademarks associated with this Sweepstakes are registered or unregistered trademarks of their owners, who are not affiliated nor have endorsed this Sweepstakes.

© 2012 Veer, a Corbis Corporation brand. All Rights Reserved.

The Artistifier

It's about time we had a way to transform a beloved YouTube video into a classy, silent, black-and-white comedy drama worthy of Academy notice, no? The Artistifier does just that. Create captions and direct your own. It's so satisfying when high culture meets meme.

Merch Mondays - rules and regulations

For the curious, the thorough, and the lovers of legality, here are the complete rules and regulations for the Merch Mondays contest on @VeerUpdate.

Veer® Merch Monday Twitter® Sweepstakes - Official Rules

THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (EXCLUDING QUEBEC). DO NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU ARE NOT A RESIDENT OF THESE TERRITORIES OR IF YOU ARE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY ANY LOCAL LAWS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAME.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
ENTRY IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

1. Eligibility: To be eligible to win the Veer Merch Monday Twitter Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes"), you must 1) be a legal resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec) (the "Territories") as evidenced by your "location" on your public Twitter profile, 2) follow Veer, a Corbis Corporation Brand, at twitter.com/VeerUpdate, and 3) be above the age of majority in the jurisdiction where you reside at the time of entry ("Entrant"). Employees and representatives of Sponsor, its parent, affiliates, related companies, agents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, any prize provider, and any entity involved in the development, production, implementation, administration or fulfillment of the Sweepstakes, and their immediate family members (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse, or life partner) and persons living in the same household, are not eligible to participate or win. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time.
Corporate Customers -If you are entering the Sweepstakes on behalf of your employer, these rules are binding on you, individually, and/or your company. If you are acting within the scope of your employment, as an employee, contractor, or agent of another party, you warrant that such party has full knowledge of your actions and has consent thereto, including your potential receipt of a prize. You further warrant that your actions do not violate your employers or company's policies and procedures.

2. How To Enter: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The Sweepstakes begins on March 5, 2012 at 12:01 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time ("PDT") and ends on May 30, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. PDT ("Sweepstakes Term"). To enter the Sweepstakes, you must follow Veer at twitter.com/VeerUpdate and answer the trivia question posted each Monday.    Answers must be in the form of a RT (re-tweet) of the original question. One Entry per person, per week

3. How To Win: Each Entrant that Tweets an answer to the trivia question each Monday, by midnight PDT, via Twitter to the address provided above will be entered to win ("Entry"). Each Tuesday during the Sweepstakes Term, a drawing will be held to determine the winner from Monday's Tweets. Winner will be notified via direct messege (DM) on their Twitter account on or around the same day of the drawing to confirm eligibility. If the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize is forfeited and Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, conduct an additional random drawing from all remaining Entries to select another potential winner.

FOR RESIDENTS OF CANADA ONLY: Before being declared a winner, if the potential winner is a legal resident of Canada, he or she must correctly answer a time- limited mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, to be administered by Sponsor at a mutually convenient time by telephone. If the potential winner does not correctly answer the skill-testing question, the potential winner forfeits the Prize and Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, conduct another random drawing of all remaining eligible Entries to select another potential winner.

4. Prize: One (1) winner each Tuesday during the Sweepstakes Term will win merchandise from Veer (ARV $20.00). Prizes will be delivered four (4) to six (6) weeks following notification. All federal, state, provincial and local taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Sponsor will be responsible for any shipping charges associated with the prizes. Prize may not be transferred or assigned except by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize with another prize of equal or greater value, or cash equivalent, in the event that the advertised prize (or any component thereof) is not available. The Prize consists of only those items specifically listed as part of the Prize. Expenses not specifically stated above, together with the reporting and payment of all applicable taxes, fees, duties, and/or surcharges, if any, arising out of, or resulting from, acceptance or use of prizes, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Except where prohibited by law, the Prize winner may be required to sign and return a Statement or an Affidavit of Eligibility, Waiver of Liability and Publicity Release and provide any additional information that may be required by Sponsor.

5. General Conditions: By entering the Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be: (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or any Sponsor Web site; (b) violating these Official Rules; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Sponsor property or service; or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. If, in Sponsors' opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non- electronic tampering with any portion of the Sweepstakes, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions governing the Sweepstakes from time to time at its sole discretion. For disputes concerning the identity of an Entrant, the Entry will be considered made by the authorized account holder of the Twitter account from which the Entry is sent, defined as the natural person assigned to the Twitter account in the Twitter profile. The potential winner may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the Twitter account associated with the winning Entry.

6. Limitations of Liability: Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability for the following: (a) lost, late, misdirected, illegible, or mutilated Entries or for any computer, online, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur; (b) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes, or any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Sweepstakes; (c) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries; (d) any problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, email, players or browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing; (e) any injury, loss, or damage to participants or to any computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes or receipt of a Prize; or (f) any use or inability to use the Prize awarded. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, force majeur, or any other cause beyond the control of Sponsor which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and select winners from among all eligible Entries received prior to the cancellation (if any).

7. Privacy: By entering the Sweepstakes, you are deemed to have accepted the provisions of Sponsor's privacy policy, located at www.veer.com, which control this promotion. Furthermore, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information for the purposes of administering this Promotion in accordance with such privacy policy. If you so consent, for marketing purposes such as determining effective advertising media, devising promotions and working with affiliated partners, Sponsor may on occasion share certain information with our affiliated merchants or companies. You have the right to request access to and correction of your personal information held by Sponsor and to be informed of Sponsor policies and practices in relation to personal information and the kind of personal information held by Sponsor. If you wish to access or correct your personal information held by Sponsor, opt out of receiving further communications from Sponsor or our affiliated merchants or companies, or have other questions respecting our privacy policy, please contact us at Veer, a Corbis brand, 710- 2nd Ave., Ste. #200, Seattle, WA 98104, United States or via e-mail at: service @veer.com.

8. Governing Law: This Sweepstakes and Official Rules are governed and interpreted by the laws of New York, USA without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

9. Sponsor: Veer, a Corbis Corporation brand, with its office at 710- 2nd Ave., Ste. #200, Seattle, WA 98104, USA is the Sponsor of the Sweepstakes.

10. Disclaimer: The trademarks associated with this Sweepstakes are registered or unregistered trademarks of their owners, who are not affiliated nor have endorsed this Sweepstakes.

© 2012 Veer, a Corbis Corporation brand. All Rights Reserved.

Simon's sense of snow

On the frozen lakes of Savoie, France, artist Simon Beck walks all day in raquettes (snowshoes) to make elaborate geometric patterns in the snow. He maps his creations using only a sighting compass and sometimes a length of string, and is always at the mercy of the weather -- he redesigns or discontinues patterns as new snow falls. According to Simon, his snow art began as a method of exercise, compelling him to walk for up to nine hours at a stretch.

Also worth a look is the art of Sonja Hinrichsen, who recruits volunteers to make large-scale snow drawings in the United States.

via My Modern Met