Four Fifths Design
Inspiration for the Creative Mind
Month: December, 2008
December 25, 2008
2008 Greek Riots
On the night of Saturday, December 6th, two Special Guards of the Greek police clashed with a small group of young men. The exact details of what took place are still unclear, but it is known that one of the Guards fired three shots, and one of those bullets caused the death of 15-year-old Alexander Grigoropoulos – whether the injury was made by an accidental ricochet or deliberate shot remains to be determined. The two Guards are now in jail awaiting trial, the shooter charged with homicide. This incident sparked an immediate and widespread response in the form of angry demonstrations and riots in many Greek cities that have continued at varying levels to this day – though dimming in intensity recently. Alexander’s death appears to have been a catalyst, unleashing widespread Greek anger towards many issues – police mistreatment of protesters, unwelcome education reforms, economic stagnation, government corruption and more.
I present to you some fascinating photographs taken in relevance to the event:
December 23, 2008
Archan Nair
Designer: Archan Nair
Archan Nair is a 25 year old, self developed artist , multi-disciplinary designer and illustrator, Based out of New Delhi, India. Archan now is the cofounder and creative head of a design and art agency, Cropped Circles. Specializing in Art Direction, Illustration, and Digital Art, he has pimped out works for Pepsi, Tiger Beer, GQ etc. and has been featured in publications like Advanced Photoshop, Flair, Vanity Flair, and has been featured by Music Artists like Kanye West and more. Archan’s vision and passion has been to create highly intricate work inspired by various phases or moments of life, and the rest so to speak can be seen in his works.
December 22, 2008
A Super Car…From Denmark
Designer: Zenvo
When I think super car, I think Japan, America, Italy, Germany, maybe even France and England – but Denmark? It’s true, the Zenvo ST1 is a real Danish supercar with excessive power; a V8 1,104 pony galloping engine to be exact. The turbocharged 7.0 liter 6 speed manual tranny pushes the Zenvo ST1 from 0-60 in just 3 seconds. For safety and legal reasons, the car is electronically limited to 232 mph.
A car that fast needs major brakes to stop it and this baby uses a set of ventilates 380 mm disc brakes and 6 piston calipers up front, 355 mm discs gripped by 6 piston calipers at the rear. Made entirely of a steel frame wrapped in a carbon fiber body, the styling is striking and contemporary.
The interior is a different story. It’s pure luxury – strange for a super car. The alcantara leather trimmed interior hosts a bevy of high-tech niceties like dual zone climate control, full set of airbags, cruise control (at 232 mph no less), keyless entry, racing seats, and a G-force meter for all you gear heads.
PS. only 15 will be made…
