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The Selvedge Yard: Edgy Americana

17 Mar, 2011 • Comments Closed

Having run the gamut on my RSS feed, I was diving through old bookmarks and found The Selvedge Yard, Their tag sums them up well “A historical record of artistry, anarchy, alchemy & authenticity.” They feature photography collections of fringe culture icons such as Steve McQueen, Johnny Cash, Dennis Hopper,...

Ephemera once posted on bulletin boards in the Charles and Ray Eames

8 Mar, 2011 • Comments Closed

The Library of Congress is an awesome place to get lost in. An ambitious project collapsing discovered a wonderful treasure if the contents of Charles and Ray Eames’ bulletin board. See the rest of the collection here. The details of the collection are here—be warned the UI is not intuitive....

Graphic Design / Illustration

The Museum of Insurance

2 Mar, 2011 • Comments Closed

Who knew insurance documents were so beautiful? There was a time when lush graphical identities were the norm and talented illustrators and engravers commonplace. This small sampling (yes, small, there’s lots more) collection represents fabulous masthead design of the mid 1800′s through the early 1900′s. There’s much more to see...

Graphic Design

Barbara deWilde: American Institute of Graphic Arts annual

24 Feb, 2011 • Comments Closed

When I talk of good typography, this is what I mean. 2003, American Institute of Graphic Arts annual. This book was commissioned to showcase a year of award-winning design as well as to announce the inception of an online archive of design winners from years past, present, and into the...

Graphic Design / Industrial Design

Leadholder: The Drafting Pencil Museum

22 Feb, 2011 • Comments Closed

Absolutely fabulous Web site devoted to the drafting pencil. Here are a few of their many ads and catalogs I really liked:

Art / Illustration

Jonathan Koshi: Sugar Skulls

18 Feb, 2011 • Comments Closed

Wonderful set of illustrations of sugar skulls, popularized by the Dia de los Muertos celebrations. I think it’s fantastic to see the tradition of the suger skull style brought to modern pop icons. These prints are letterpressed in the finest way, from magnesium plates, mere polymer would not do. Visit...

Photography

Mark Laita: Created Equal

16 Feb, 2011 • Comments Closed

Photographer Mark Laita has produced an amazing series of images for the book Created Equal. They are bold diptychs portraying the dichotomy of American culture in a way that strips away the hype and points to an uncomfortable and often humous truth. See many more from this series. Read an...

Graphic Design

SantaMonica: Posters

11 Feb, 2011 • Comments Closed

Fantastic set of posters from SantaMonica Legitimate Wear. I love every thing about them from the subject matter to the branding. See more and purchase them on their online store.

Graphic Design / Industrial Design

Tag Heuer: A Rich History

8 Feb, 2011 • Comments Closed

Tag Heuer has an impressive online museum—OnTheDash—tracing a rich history of vintage chronographs and timepieces.

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Photography

Elizabeth Raab: The Desmo photography collection

7 Feb, 2011 • Comments Closed

Fabulous set of 16 images by Elizabeth Raab for Ducati. They're available as framed numbered editions in various sizes. Check them all out Here.

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Light: The Natural Agent That Stimulates Sight

16 May, 2012

Nice B-Roll edit Light: The Natural Agent That Stimulates Sight is the result of Matt’s leftover footage fom shooting a feature on surfer Josh Kerr...

Video

Sander Vandenbroucke : Brussels Express

16 May, 2012

Great video: Traffic through the eyes of a european bike messenger A documentary about bike messengers in Brussels, the most congested city in Europe with...

Illustration / Photography

Less is More: Mishka Henner’s take on Robert Frank’s classic

16 May, 2012

Take the 83 images from Robert Frank’s 1958 classic, Les Américains. Use Photoshop to erase half the content. Leave some hats and chairs and jukeboxes....

Art

The 9 circles of hell from Dante’s Inferno recreated in Lego

15 May, 2012

Limbo Lust Gluttony Greed Anger Heresy Violence Fraud Treachery Mihai Marius Mihu Lego artist Mihai Marius Mihu says: I didn’t read the Divine Comedy, only...

Graphic Design

Ducati Monster MS4R by Paolo Tesio

15 May, 2012

Great transformation. This is the Ducati Monster MS4R, a redesigned ’93 S4R owned by Italian automotive designer Paolo Tesio. Tesio has created a modern looking...

Graphic Design

Triple Decker Jack White Poster

15 May, 2012

Great mix of old and new technologies and some really good thinking. The Triple Decker Poster was created, designed and printed by Matthew Jacobson and...