Department of Silly

Rummaging through DJ Bunny Ear’s tweets I came across Sir Paul Smith and his department of silly. What is even more lovely though is the look at some of his fabric books. If you’re a fabric fiend, you may need to buckle in for this one. There are some downright gorgeous swatches in this clip. Brace yourself. Sir Smith has been a muse of mine for years, his affordable cufflink dress shirts are always surprisingly elegant, expertly crafted, and literally joyous. Basically... Read More

Sword & Sworcery EP

I’m a sucker for a pixely 8-Bit flash video game. Might have something to do with the fact that I finally got a Sega Genesis about the same time that most of you were playing Golden Eye on your Nintendo64. Sword & Sworcery isn’t so much a game as a story that you can interact with which intrigues me. Friend of the Fort Vance Reeser who was kind enough to pass this along to me also pointed out that this is an interesting new direction that comic books might take... Read More

Metal in Iraq

Vice Magazine + VBS.tv just sent out their newsletter and in it was their documentary on Iraq’s only heavy metal band, Acrassicauda. If you’ve got 84 minutes, you’ll find cameos from Gideon Yago and a great perspective on youth culture in a violent setting. Vice did such an excellent job here on several levels. First of all the coverage of just getting into Iraq in 2006 was harrowing. I could tell they were excited by the threat and also terrified of the... Read More

Almost but not at all

Earlier I asked some questions about what on earth we are designing. It is so clear that there is a rift happening between XXth century rampant emptyness and a XXIst century realization that wait, I can participate in creating value for humans. It is not my position whatsoever to ridicule or undermine the creative talents of those individuals who are designing and directing for the consumer brands of today – and I would be remiss to do so. It is excellent, though, to witness... Read More

NZ passport overhaul

New Zealand’s passports make me want to switch nationality. That is all I have to say about that. Via Otago!  Read More

Imperial Woodpecker

I found myself superbly lucky to speak with the creative director who worked on Imperial Woodpecker’s brand and image. For this mark the director (Jelly Helm) rummaged through typefaces dating back as far as the 18th century, matching, cutting, comparing, building, and finally composing this final face. It is so excellently fitting for the project as the actual bird, the Imperial Woodpecker, is extremely rare, if not extinct. The arrows indicate a “wait, which way... Read More

Flickr says Hello

Flickr is reaching out. I was just reading about their new Hello, India group that allows users to post that one image that ecompases the idea of India. Wether you’re a native or a traveler, well I’ll let them explain: “If you live in India or have been lucky enough to have traveled there, we’d love to see that one photo that you feel encompasses what India means to you. If you haven’t, don’t worry, please share a photo that’s your way of saying hello... Read More

New Dorks!

It probably helps that I love the original song, but come on, even my mother would love this. Thanks Rob, who shared it with Jelly, who shared it with me!  Read More

Vignelli reader

This isn’t exactly new but in case you haven’t downloaded this PDF, Massimo Vignelli is offering it for free! Never turn down good advice from a master. Plus there is free magic all over this thing. The Vignelli Canon  Read More

Hedi Slimane diaries

Hedi Slimane (pronounced “eddy“) was recently interviewed by Dirk Standen, editor-in-chief at Style.com, via email, on where design, fashion, and music are heading in the new decade. In response to a question about new forms of digital media taking over, Hedi responds: “You don’t fight but embrace a natural evolution, really, and try to figure out how it would reveal new creative fields within global access, and multimedia features.” The wonderful visual... Read More