WOW : Typographic Paris Linocut
This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. Over at Design You Trust, Mark Webber has spent 6 months planning and creating this linocut of the city of Paris. AMAZING: Look how humongous this thing is! My sort of emphasis in college was printing making, and I’m just saying, this is some...
Sound of Music Dance-a-long in Antwerp!
This is BY FAR one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time: A huge group of awesome people put together an Improv Everywhere type event at the Central Station in Antwerp (WHERE I’VE TOTALLY BEEN), dancing to “Do, a Deer.” THIS IS AWESOME! ALL CAPS AWESOME! And can I just say that...
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Movies to See : Away We Go
Today, I asked myself, “Why don’t you post more stuff about movies that are awesome?” And I had no reply. It is true-I freakin’ love movies, just like every other person on this planet that has ever experienced the joy of sitting in a dark theatre with strangers and eaten popcorn out of a tub*....
A Happy Town in France : Matte Stephens
Though I was not pulled from the top hat to win a prize of awesome UO pillows featuring his illustration, I still think Matte Stephens does fantastic work. The above is called “A Happy Town in France” and its very lovely. I think it definitely deserves an Awesome Show, Great Job! Cheers!
“Pixie & The Bear” by Chris Merritt
So I was privileged to be talked into going to see Chris Merritt last spring with some friends from good ‘ole Springfield, MO, and it was one of the best decisions to skip a roller skating venture to go to the show instead that I’ve ever made! (that sentence was confusing). Chris is an amazing...
I LEGO N.Y.
I unfortunately do not live in New York, though I’ve visited and found it to be totally awesome. But in honor of America’s coolest city, here’s a whole series of NY finest in LEGOS. Everything from train tickets to the Empire State Building to a map of Manhattan. Awesome!
In the event of an Emergency…
I’ve at the chorus to the U2 mega-hit “One” in my head for probably the last 2 hours, and while Bono was telling I’ve only got one life, and that I should start caring for other people, I stumbled upon this super awesome passport cover by Tiny Meat. You can check it out over at...
History of Helvetica & NYC Subway
AIGA has a great (lengthy) article about the type used throughout the history of the rail system in NYC. Today, Helvetica is the standard used throughout the system, but it wasn’t until almost the 90s that this was so. Great read if you have some time. [the link above is for the "print" verison of...
Weekend in Springfield, MO
So, as you may know, I went to college (mostly) in Springfield, MO, and this weekend I went down to visit friends who still call that city home and expose my brother to college life and a state other than Ohio. So we drove 16 hours in 4 days, drank a lot of coffee, ate...
NYC is MAD
There is just something about fantastic branding that just makes me want to pee my pants, and this one of those branding styles. The Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) in NYC just overhalled their whole idenity, even their building, and once again the holy firm of design geniuses Pentegram pulled out all the stops....