To the Cinema! : Whip It
Ok, here’s the deal: it would be super easy for me to automatically take the low road and make fun of this movie like a lot of people because of the obvious ‘trite movie flaws’ it may have: Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, Austin Texas, Weezer in the trailer, etc. But I won’t, because this movie...
Red French Press
Hello, Little Red Press…You are very cute. You should come live at my house and make me coffee. That would be amazing.
Illustration Thursday : Terrible Yellow Eyes
(Ana Galvañ) So a few years ago, my roommate in college dressed up like Max from “Where the Wild Things Are” for a school function about childhood, and ever since, I’ve had a renewed sort of fondness for this book I read when I was a kid. And as everyone knows, they are making a...
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Threadcakes
This is such a fun idea : Threadcakes is an online contest for bakers and decorators challenged to recreate a Threadless tee in the medium of cake. Some are awesome and some could use some work, but overall, the gallery of cake submissions features just a ton of great work. Sweet!
Wow : IdeaPaint
This is one of the most amazing ideas ever : IdeaPaint creates a white, dry erase board anywhere it’s painted. I thought it all stopped with chalkboard paint, but boy was I wrong. IdeaPaint comes in up to 10 different colors and just rolls right now and can be painted over with no hassle. It’s...
Know Your Type : idsgn, a design blog
idsgn is an awesome new blog that I found today, linked over at Brand New, and so far, so awesome! They have been running some great articles called “Know Your Type” about the origins and uses of some pretty awesome typefaces. This month, it’s Futura. The article is informative, very thuro and a fun read. ...
Alexander Girard @ Urban Outfitters
Look what in my mailbox today: Alexander Girard home furnishing can now be found over at Urban Outfitters. How classy!
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There goes your afternoon : Paul-Rand.com
Paul Rand, who is probably my most favorite modern designer (well, apart from the Eames), left a legacy of work, theory, and methology that matches no other. He gracefully and bravely changed the way we think about idenity and design, advertising and convention. Basically, he’s the boss. He’s the Charles in Charge. (what?!) Paul-Rand.com is...
Web Wednesday : The reason I haven’t called…
So when I’m not working, making stuff for Etsy or writing in this here blogorama, I’m doing design work for my lovely church, Dialogue Church, here in town. It was started about a year ago by some good friends of mine while I was still in college, and I started helping out on the design...
Autumn Story, an animation in chalk
This is amazing! A little video done in chalk animation. Fantastic! (Found over at SwissMiss)
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The Beatles : Rock Band
So, like most every other American, European, Canadian, or some one with access to a radio or another human being, I become a fan of the Beatles in middle school. I was 12 and had just watched “A Hard Day’s Night” at my grandparents with an older cousin. And at that point, I knew that...
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Speaking of UP…
Lou Romano, who did some of the development and early production elements of UP, has a great post about the design process for the film, including early lighting tests, sketches, and scene mock-ups. Amazing! (Check out the site for some great scans/photos of all of the artwork. Amazing!)