Monday, May 23, 2011

flash splash






kidult
i'm not promoting graffiti nor am i saying i'm against it either. here, i'm 
intrigued by the effect the paint made when sprayed by a fire extinguisher.
i'm loving the colors used and wondering why these stores were targeted.

Friday, May 20, 2011

wine and design










identity and packaging design for french restaurants (from top):  
balthazar, pastis and parc.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

legendary man






from top: i love new york rebus logo, 1977. bob dylan poster, 1967.
hologram font, 1970. video by hillman curtis.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

soul pop



a 20 year old new zealand singer/songwriter based in melbourne, australia. 
her debut album "vows" is expected to be released this year.

Friday, May 6, 2011

physical attraction



lotus elise
i don't know too much about cars, but i saw this tiny thing on the road and
was quite impressed by its design. definitely an eye catcher. photographed
by ken brown.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

class act




héctor mediavilla
sape is french slang for "dressing with class". the french often use the 
expression "il est bien sape" to talk about a sharp dressed man. the term 
"sapeur" is a new african word that refers to someone that is dressed 
with great elegance. (congo, africa)

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

model drawings




danny roberts

Monday, May 2, 2011

louder than bombs




alexandre "andy wall-hole" farto

modern warfare

Friday, April 29, 2011

taking shape




joan miró
"how did i think up my drawings and my ideas for painting? well i'd come home 
to my paris studio in rue blomet at night, i'd go to bed, and sometimes i hadn't 
any supper. i saw things, and i jotted them down in a notebook. i saw shapes on 
the ceiling..."  (from top: bleu II, singing fish and ora dell azzurro)

Thursday, April 28, 2011

sole provider




a love of mine. air jordan 3 black/cement retro will be released this fall. this 
will be the fourth time this colorway will be retroed since its initial release in
1988. designed by tinker hatfield. (photo: red.mcleod, flicker)

tooned in




joe ciardiello
known for his portraits of authors in the ny times book review as well as 
for his musician portraits. from top: bob dylan, muddy waters, eric clapton.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

square one






coldplay
from top: album cover for x&y. singles covers for: "fix you", "speed of sound",
and "talk". designed by tappin gofton (mark tappin and simon gofton) using 
baudot code-encoding (ita2). you can play with a code generator (here).

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

sweet tooth


sugar chair
designed by pieter brenner. made completely out of 60 pounds of confectioner's 
sugar. priced just around $11,000.

king tut






richard tuttle
from top: lable 13-16 (2004-05), lable 5-8 (2003), for ron (2009),
galisteo paintings (1993), edges (1999)

Monday, April 25, 2011

stretched canvas




i was very fond of walking through the lower east side of nyc and seeing 
wk interact's works on the streets.

california dreaming




one of the ads from my last post reminded me of one of ed ruscha's works.

Friday, April 22, 2011

scootin' around




vintage ads for vespa scooters.