The Bronx Zoo Cobra
Don’t really post stuff like this, but this was too funny to pass up. I hope The Bronx Zoo Cobra lives his life to the fullest, go get them Cobra! >>>
Wim Crouwel
“Wim Crouwel: A Graphic Odyssey – Catalogue, Cover No.1 (Unit 04) offers a comprehensive overview of the work of one of the most important and influential graphic designers of the modern era. Published to celebrate the major retrospective at the Design Museum in London, this book presents the work of a graphic titan. A pioneer...
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists
Remember when this music was called Alternative, what happened to those days? Where did my flannel go and my Doc Martens? I may be mis-informed in labeling Ted Leo and The Pharmacists as Alternative music but that’s what they remind me of, that’s why I like it. The Brutalist Bricks is the latest album on...
Be Free: Nike Women’s Training Spring/Summer 2011 Collection
When concept and imagery connect with a product, it produces advertising genius. “Throughout their lives, women are confined within spaces, garments and shoes that restrict the body’s natural movement. For spring/summer 2011, Nike has created women’s training apparel and footwear that is lightweight and breathable, with minimal distraction and superior comfort. Collectively, they lift women...
Slave Leia Apron
Just when all the Star Wars toys and gear out there couldn’t surprise you or blow you away, comes the Slave Leia Apron. Is it weird that I’m oddly attracted to this? >>>
Live at Preservation Hall: Louisiana Fairytale
I’ve been in this musical funk (not funk meaning bad, but funk meaning good) lately and it’s making me very happy. The sounds of New Orleans are getting me very excited about my forth coming trip. So when I stumbled upon the poster for Live at Preservation Hall: Louisiana Fairytale, I was immediately intrigued. “For...
Street Fonts: Graffiti Alphabets from Around the World
“Claudia Walde has spent over two years collecting alphabets by 154 artists from 30 countries. All of the artists in the book have roots in graffiti. Some are world renowned such as 123 Klan (Canada), Faith47 (South Africa) and Hera (Germany); others are lesser known or starting to get reputations. Each artist received the same...
VASAVA
Being part Spanish and having Royal Spanish blood running through my veins, I feel a great sense of pride when my fellow countrymen do something good. VASAVA is a great little studio coming from Barcelona. “In Vasava we understand that the journey is the destination. We, as a studio, take pride in continual learning, creative...
Childish Gambino
This week I attended the 2011 XXL Freshman Show at BB Kings in Times Square. The show went off great, good performance by all artist and a pack house. XXL couldn’t ask for anything more. Except, in my humble opinion, they forgot one MC who is gonna blow up this year. He goes by the...
TV On The Radio
TV On The Radio’s lead single off their forthcoming album is a gorgeous composition which blurs the line of indie, pop and soul. It’s what they do best. Above is the beautifully concept-ed video for Will Do. I know how you feel Tunde. If I lost Joy Bryant, I’d be as heart broken as well....
The XXL iPhone App
UPDATE: Check out what Tulsa, OK has to say about the app in this full length news feature. >>> You nurture it, give it the best opportunity to succeed and hope it makes the right decisions. Like a mother sending their child off to kindergarten for the first time, the XXL iPhone App launched today...
Up There
Does it have to be true that with desktop publishing, the end of artisan careers like typesetters, illustrators, silk screeners, etc. have to end? I don’t think so, but with the ease of printing and installing a vinyl outdoor banner the opportunity of viewing a hand painted advertisement are coming far and few between. Here’s...
Sometimes All You Need Is A Pretty Girl
Cheer up. I know it’s pretty terrible outside and you’re yearning for that good weather that was teased to us last week. But in keeping with the title of this blog (being optimistic!), keep your chin up. For me, I like to reminisce of the amazing time I had over the holidays. Sand in my...
NOVA The Film
The trailer to NOVA The Film sparked my interest. They prompt people by asking them what they think they are or do. What do I consider myself? I think more than anything, I’m a designer. I like to have meaning and organization in things. I think that’s prevalent in my work, or I hope it...
It’s Kinda My Thing
I’m afraid that this blog is becoming too girl orientated, I might be subconsciously telling myself something. But sometimes there’s a blog out there that is just right up your alley. Stumbling upon this I quickly Command D’d it to save for a gray, rainy morning such as one like today. Check out the full...
Taliesin
This year marks the centennial of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright’s legendary, scandal-plagued hilltop home and summer studio in the midst of farmland about 40 miles west of Madison, WI. There’s a great write up on the home on The Huffington Post discussing the sustainability of the design. It mentions how Wright’s stubbornness and pursuit of...
The 3D Type Book
Typography is more than fonts, it’s more than shapes created by bitmaps or vectors. It can jump the realm of dimensions. The 3D Type “Book is the most comprehensive showcase of three-dimensional letterforms ever written, featuring over 1,300 images of more than 300 projects by more than 160 emerging talents and established individuals and studios...
Baddest Chick In The Game
To correspond with the NCAA Tourney, XXL created a voting style tournament with women of the publication. Designed and developed by The Web Room (with a quick turn around, might I add), it’s a great little marketing campaign and is becoming widely popular. The second round starts today so go and vote for your favorite...
Neu Sex
Turning the camera around, the premiere actress in her field compiles photos and images taken from the past several years. The book also contains Sasha Grey’s writings on identity, being a professional and of course sexuality. “Documenting myself has almost become a necessity. There are so many photos of me, taken by other people, that...
Treme
I know it’s not television, it’s HBO. But last night I discovered a gem of a program. Treme is an Home Box Office series that follows the interconnected stories of struggling musicians and locals in a post-Katrina New Orleans. I was hooked from the opening sequence and only being two episodes in, I think this...
56 Leonard
When you’re selling real estate, you’re pretty much selling a dream. And what better way to sell a dream than creating a marketing campaign with beautiful branding, online collateral and a trailer. Suprisingly this was put together by the people at Corcoran. If you’re in the market for a space in Tribeca, check out 56...
The Art Of The Title Sequence
The melding of typogrpahy, film and design can all be scene in a well crafted title sequence of a movie. My personal favorite is the opening to Catch Me If You Can. The Saul Bass homage section organically sets up the time and era of the film, and immediately draws you into the story. Today...
Sometimes All You Need Is A Pretty Girl… Or Two
I met Andy Benudiz in art school. Where, funny enough, is the place where the name of his site was born. Sometimes you design something without thinking or creating a fundamental concept for it (I know this isn’t the best way to work or the way I like to work, but it happens sometimes). You...
Cut Copy
I think I’m a bit late to the Cut Copy scene, but I’m really enjoying this Melbourne “synthpop” quartet. Cut Copy began in 2001 as the project of Dan Whitford, a DJ and (what do you know it) graphic designer. Their new album Zonoscope attains an upbeat attitude with dance along selections, songs that just...
Help Japan
Help Japan by purchasing this beautiful poster from James White over at Signalnoise. The resources are being sent to Red Cross and have already raised more than $7,000. Learn more about this poster and the good it’s doing here. >>>
Serial Cut™
Imagemaking may not come easy to some of us, but Serial Cut™ makes it look effortless. This is one of my favorite portfolios to visit. I just love full browser portfolios especially when they are thought out and designed like this one. Using commercial projects as a way to showcase their talents, the studio beautifully...
PressPausePlay
I bet somewhere inside you, you have a screenplay waiting to be made into a movie. Or a song that’s just minutes away from being put on a podcast. With today’s technological advances, everyone is a designer / film maker / composer. Above is a snippet of interviews from PressPausePlay, a film that explores this...
