cup of tree?

a short post today, but i thought this was really cute.

found on share some candy

vintage printage

so, in case you didn't know, i am kind of obsessed with vintage memorabilia. mainly because i wish i were alive in the 1950s.

i found an amazing site called plan59 that has TONS of old vintage ads. it was so hard to select from this massive pool of archives, but i chose some sample prints that really capture the essence and style of this time period.





So light they almost fly!   |   Puffin Biscuits, 1956


kohler bathroom





Dial Soap, 1956   |   Winnie Fitch
Corn Products Refining Co., 1946this is here mainly because it looks like cara's nephew, Z. Bisquick, 1952
Out of the kitchen comes a potent firefighter   |   Mathieson Chemicals, 1951
Woodi Ishmael  (1914-1995)

How High Fashion Came to Eye Fashion   |   American Optical, 1959hope you enjoyed!

mr. w

a great commercial. i won't tell you about the subject matter. just wait till the end.

found from jason mendolara

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last suppers

it's pretty laid back at work today, so i was able to write in another post.

these are a series of photographs from photographer, james reynolds site via hrrthrr. here he has photographed last meal requests from prisoners on death row.

visit james reynolds site

morning jams

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I found this video on ShareSomeCandy this morning! beautiful song+art.

Brainforest

I found this dosage of artwork from this BOOOOOOOM blog. Artists Gerda Steiner & Jorg Lenzlinger develop these highly intricate installments by creating delicate chaos in a tangle of colorful webs.  I immediately fell in love with their style. Can be found at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Japan)

pick a color

A pen designed by Jinsu Park that allows you to pick any color out of the environment and instantly start drawing with that color.  Simply by using a RGB color detector inside the pen...it miraculously matches your color of choice.

article can be found here







What will they think of next?!

hierarchy of digital distractions..funny

a funny read for all you digi-manics out there. found on Information is  Beautiful

font failure

In an article posted Friday in The NYT, fans and font activists lashed out at IKEA's new catalog font as they switched from Futura to Verdana in an effort to save on costs with this new design route.  It's an interesting article that shows how even the slightest bit of change in lettering can affect our perception of an already established brand.  I was surprised at how much difference I really did see with the minor changeup..

The article can be found here: Typography Fans Say Ikea Should Stick to Furniture

idsn.org article on the IKEA font switch. idsgn ikea article

here are a couple side comments on the switch:

"I wonder if they are going to start selling furniture at Wal-Mart now too..."

"At least they didn’t pick Helvetica."

...you be your own judge...

Some more images..

images found here

plated walls

So I haven't posted in quite some time...but I recently moved to LA and have been busy with moving across country and getting together the apartment.  So I will soon have some before and after pics to share of that transformation : )

But for now I'd like to share a little design idea that is well known, but often looked passed I believe, and that is hanging plates as decor!  While shopping around at stores for the past couple weeks I've found that there are so many cool looking/decorative dishes available that they really should be displayed as art and not kept staked up in the cabinet.  I hope you enjoy some of my finds...I love the dimension on this one, almost like it's growing out of the wall. found at nj.com



Here is an example of some modern looking plates that really give a bold statement against a white wall.  great for apartments, hence found on apartmenttherapy.com

Since halloween is coming up...thought this was kind of fun. found on countryliving.com









etsy.com

Eat 'em up.