Monthly archive May, 2012
TYPEFACE

TYPEFACE

“In rural Wisconsin, a lone employee waits in a cavernous old museum for visitors to come. A few individuals straggle in every few days and then, come Friday, the museum fills with life. Machines hum, presses print, artists buzz about. One weekend each month, the quiet of Two Rivers is interrupted as carloads of artisans...
Prime Burger Restaurant

Prime Burger Restaurant

“Some sad news coming from the world of Midtown relics. Prime Burger, the 74 year-old classic diner and burger joint across the street from St. Patrick’s Cathedral, will soon close. An Eater tipster hears the last day is Saturday, but workers at the restaurant, which was a favorite of Sammy Davis Jr. and Rita Hayworth...
Rae Francis : Spring 2012

Rae Francis : Spring 2012

“Rae Francis is a womens contemporary sportswear collection, founded by friends Ariel Lilly and Christina Coniglio. They met at The Savannah College of Art and Design while studying fashion design. After graduating they went their separate ways and moved to New York City to gain experience in the fashion industry. Christina and Ariel dabbled in...
THIS IS Studio

THIS IS Studio

“THIS IS Studio is a multidisciplinary design practice based in London. Their approach is ideas-led; tailored to the needs of each individual client. They engage with each project without a preconceived style and create a bespoke solution based on research, concept and materials. THIS IS Studio was founded by Barney Beech, Dougal Burgess and Richard Barnett.”...
Magnética Magazine : Marta Mendes

Magnética Magazine : Marta Mendes

Here’s a little diddy to help with your Hump Day blues. The angular and gorgeous Marta Mendes for Portuguese publication Magnética Magazine.
Neue Haas Grotesk

Neue Haas Grotesk

“Once Lost in Translation, A Classic Properly Revived The digital version of Helvetica that everyone knows and uses today is quite different from the typeface’s pre-digital design from 1957. Originally released as Neue Haas Grotesk, many of the features that made it a Modernist favorite have been lost in translation over the years from one...
Inside the New York Times 'Lively Morgue'

Inside the New York Times ‘Lively Morgue’

“Print archives that were once the heart of many newspapers have gone the way of the floppy disk. But at the New York Times, home to the Lively Morgue tumblr, the technology that has threatened to kill the morgue may also save it.”
A Designer's Confessions

A Designer’s Confessions

Now, I didn’t come up with these poster’s but I feel her pain. Designer Anneke Short made these clever posters as part of the “Designer Confessions” project.
Studio Aad

Studio Aad

Studio Aad is a design consultancy based in Dublin. They work with clients of all sizes and from a wide range of different areas, using design to solve problems and build tools that help them explain, engage and communicate. Design for them is always about human interaction whatever the subject matter, scale or audience. Check out...
A Beastieography

A Beastieography

“It’s not so simple as I try to wish / But then again what is? / There is no other worthy quest / So on I go…” MTV’s Beastieography premiered on July 11th, 1998.
Mark Foster, A-Trak, and Kimbra : Warrior

Mark Foster, A-Trak, and Kimbra : Warrior

Here’s the official video for the newest 3 Artists, 1 Song from Converse + Journeys featuring Mark Foster, A-Trak, and Kimbra. Catchy pop melodies, electro feel good rhythms and sultry vocals…a can’t miss on the creative / commercial blur of the music industry.
Doin' It In The Park

Doin’ It In The Park

In New York City, pick-up basketball is not just a sport. It is a way of life. There are 700+ outdoor courts, and an estimated 500,000 players, the most loyal of which approach the game as a religion, and the playground as their church. Directed by Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau, Doin’ It In The...
Non-Format & Adobe CS6

Non-Format & Adobe CS6

Kjell Ekhorn (Norwegian) and Jon Forss (British) have worked together as the creative direction & design team Non-Format since 2000. This is their story, all thanks to the new Adobe Creative Suite.
KOMBOH

KOMBOH

KOMBOH is Michael W. Mateyko and Hans B. Thiessen. They both believe that creativity is a process, a gymnast, a craft, a person, a constant, and (importantly) it’s the ability to sleep at night. Although they present themselves as a bureaucratic nightmare, they truly believe that creativity has a face. Clean illustrative work along with...