transition…

as it is now blatantly obvious, my posting frequency here at thisday has plummeted dramatically. i am currently working on a new blog with a concept that is tied more closely to my own work and social commentary than the current “design observer” format seen here that many others out there in the blogosphere do oh so well. stay tuned. be in touch soon.

evil homes

i have been working on a newsprint project the last few weeks and am totally geeked on the idea of communicating old school – who needs anything more than a large format, ink-soaked piece of beautiful design anyway. this is an amazing example of this fact …fine work by benjamin critton. via

stella + wes + roman

great stella artois spot by mother, directed by wes anderson and roman coppola.

GAP redesign (again)

Designers are passionate about criticism, especially when it comes to rebranding one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Iso 50 let them put their money where their mouths are. Trust me, I think the (now late) new Gap logo was as horrendous as the next guy, but is always interesting to see what you’d do if you were given the assignment.

kids sing the darndest things.

they are feeling it!

ink!

schwartzman new yorker app

indeed.

lil icons

yet another reason for procreation.

via the designerpad

tartine bread.

tasty video (and book). i want to make bread.

lettrage

i haven’t made a blog post in way too long, but this beautiful alphabet by marin van uhm inspired me. the colors and letterforms are stunning.

paula scher gets serious

jobs on rand

Let the Great World Spin

gorgeous cover illustration by matteo pericoli for colum mccann’s book, let the great world spin.

shadow chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by duffy london

more blakroc sessions

posted the first few blakroc sessions a bit ago, there are now 8 more on the blakroc site. these are so well done. seeing these musicians from opposite ends of the spectrum collaborate on this new rap/rock hybrid is so much fun to watch. the rza session is classic. love the camera work…really captures the reality and vibe of the sessions. tasty use of helvetica too. watch these!

i heart ny

writing the last heart-related post reminded me of a heart-related piece i did back in the day. i also see that i used a strangely close and early iteration of my current logo that i posted a few days ago.

milton glazer, eat your heart out.

tug the heart strings

by oakland-based small stakes of course. i was at this show and this is not becoming a bon iver fan blog, just a coincidence that there have been 2 bon iver related posts lately. not quite sure why I didn’t purchase it. i do remember seeing it from afar, loving the simplicity of the heart illustration (i’m a sucker for heart drawings/diagrams etc., even though they are on the verge of cliche-dom as they are now found on everything from dish towels to t-shirts to coasters) then thinking because it had a guitar built into it, it was a little too “on the nose”….but after seeing it again i thought it was worth a post…even though there is no shortage of amazing gig posters. i love how the lines on the heart feel like broken strings…not sure if it was intended that way, but it works for me.

interesting tid bit…i was reading an article on pitchfork with volcano choir, justin vernon of bon iver’s side project and when asked “One Popular Band I Would Like to See Fall Into Obscurity”, Vernon answered: “bon iver. the sooner the better.” sounds like he has a bit of the cobain popularity complex.

the new me.

not doing as much freelance as i used to due to the full time gig, but thought i would do up a new self-identity for the few invoices i am sending out these days. please let me know if you hate it, love it or somewhere in the middle.

this brings up another question…is having a logo for yourself lame? self serving? needed? not quite sure at this point, but i am digging this.

chit chat

via the contemporist From the designer:

Waiting in public spaces could certainly be more pleasurable, thinks Teun Fleskens, and with that goal in mind he designed the CHITCHAT. A piece of seating furniture for up to seven people that literally rocks. Whoever sits on it makes the piece of furniture and those who are already sitting on it move, which almost always stimulates social interaction between them. It is both surprising and amusing, and you start chatting about it with your neighbour. Strangers work together to find the best balance. The ice is broken, the atmosphere has improved, and waiting has quickly become much less boring. The ‘rocking trees’ in the centre ensure a playful effect, especially when there are several CHITCHATS in a single space.