1. not exorbitant or extravagent by city standards, however in a rural setting (like upstate new york) it is in fact, quite fancy.
2. a wonderful blog dedicated to art, design and other things that are indeed upstate fancy.
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Basheer Books in Jakarta, in conjunction with Pantone developed a site specific rainbow of pantone chips. It’s a pretty cool way to show the value of Pantone books as well as get people talking. After all what would we do without the world of pantone?
If you are looking for the perfect gift for a graphic designer, look no further than Veer. Not only does Veer have my favorite collection of stock photos and amazing fonts, they also have a little shop with some awesome products. The Art Optimist Pen is a new addition to the shop, along with the T towel designed by Studiopatró. The throw pillows designed using Alejandro Paul’s beautiful typeface, Candy Script would be perfect for the font lover. And of course who can resist a beautiful pun? The swash buckle belt buckle always make me chuckle. A shop that will make any designer giddy.
I can not tell a lie… I love Nicolas Cage. Wild at Heart, Raising Arizona, Valley Girl, National Treasure, Lord of the Rings… wait that’s not quite right. As far as movie crushes go its a close tie between Nic and John Cusack. This morning I about fell off the bed laughing so hard at this awesome blog Nic Cage as Everyone, a cross between the love of photoshop and the ridiculousness that is Nic Cage. So take a minute and marvel at Nic Cage as some of your favorites.
I just discovered this awesome site that can create more mini albums of your photos. Upload 24 of your favorite photos and Memolio will create a little rounded corner booklet for your memories. This would make a great little promo item for trade shows or even wedding favors. There are a lot of places out there now where you can print your photos into books, but I really love the feel of this site and you can’t beat rounded corners.
If tap water was a little more stylish would people buy less bottled water? Faucet Face thinks so. Tap just needs a little makeover. These BPA free glass bottles feature work of several amazing artists ( Seb Lester, Ray Fenwick& Annika Tran) and are sure to fancy-up your tap water next year. Through the month of December these awesome containers are 25% off and will ship out between feb/march. Perfect for that springtime picnic!
Stunning. I’m in love with this clock by Japanese designer Takuya Oi. The layers that combine to make an almost shadowbox effect leave me speechless. I always love seeing other work done by designers working with lasers. I find it inspiring and almost pushes me to keep creating. This clock is available at MollaSpace.
If you read the blog often you know that I also have a line of homegoods and other fun things called Peppersprouts. The last year I have been selling my wares on Etsy while dreaming of a site of my own. I’m so happy to share with you the brand new peppersprouts website. I’m really happy with the way it turned out. So stop by, sign-up for our mailing list, and maybe pick up a few things for someone on your shopping list!
We are all trying to be more eco-friendly. One easy way of course is to cutdown our use of plastic bottles. A lot of us carry around those aluminum canteen like water bottles which can sometimes be a bit bulky especially when its empty. The new vapur bottle allows you to carry the same refreshing water but when it’s empty it folds up small enough to fit in your pocket. It still has that ever convenient carabiner so that you can hook it to your bag or belt loop, it also will still stand upright when filled with water. And with a price tag of $9 it’s a no brainer.
Check out this concept for a very modern doorbell by designer Lee Weilang. It feel like such a natural fit, it makes you wonder why no one thought of this before. The tail of the bird sits outside and works as the doorbell buzzer while the front if the bird hangs inside your home and provides a beautiful chirping sound instead of those awful doorbell sounds. While it’s just a concept for now, I would love to see this put into production.
Check out this amazing video of the opening title from the 5th annual Typeophile Film Festival. It premiered in August at the festival organized by the Portland Chapter of AIGA. The opening titles were produced by Brent Barson, a professor at Brigham Young University and fellow alumnus of Typophile’s Jared Benson and Joseph Pemberton. Seriously this video is simply stunning, take a few minutes and watch it all the way through. You can read more about the making of the film over at the font feed, as well as watch the opening titles from past years. My favorite is the place setting with tasty eats and a cold drink. What’s your favorite part?
Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles from Brent Barson on Vimeo.
