Christmas in the Desert

Here are some pictures from my trip to AZ, mostly from climbing Camelback Mountain. Some anonymous elves decorated a tree on the top of the mountain with ornaments...that's how we do 65 degree Christmas in the desert!

Mobile Mobile Christmas.

Probably the most beautiful / fun use for mobile phones I've seen.
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!

Experience Mobile Mobile from James Théophane Jnr on Vimeo.

(via Swissmiss)

Wooden textiles

Elisa Strozyk's "wooden textiles" are so very cool.




(via Cool Hunting)

Yeehaw

I hadn't been to Yeehaw's Etsy shop in a while, but they have some cool prints for sale.

The Skyscraper Museum

Finally, here's a logo I did for The Skyscraper Museum. I like this one for its simplicity, and I think I'll expand it out to a full identity system.

Fakes & Forgeries

For this piece, we were required to design an ad for an exhibit of forged famous artworks entitled "Fakes & Forgeries" to be shown at the MoMA. I changed Mona Lisa's iconic smile into a frown to try to get at this idea.

Iron Chef America

Onto the next one! Here's an ad I did for the show Iron Chef America, which is a cooking competition between famous chefs.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Part II

Oh, hi. I've been delinquent at writing here due to finals and other time-consuming things, but here I am again. I can't say I've been very good at keeping up with my reading lately, so I don't have too many goodies to share, but I'll post a few pieces I did for my class with Bob Gill this semester. The class focused almost entirely on concept, so hopefully I'll get a chance to keep reworking the visuals.

Here's the first piece, a movie poster I did for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (I posted an early sketch here). More to come!

I'm Yours

A little laughter in the midst of finals...this kid is too cute.



P.S. He's 5 years old and has only been playing the ukulele for a year. Impressive!

Hermès x Tokujin Yoshioka

Cool window display.

Everything is an experiment.

Just a little sketch I did for a project I was working on...about pencils...and Tibor Kalman.

Breakable.

I've had the first verse of this song stuck in my head for the past two days, so now I'll get it stuck in your head.

Breakable - Ingrid Michaelson

In B Flat

Good, musical fun.

Urban Abstract

Here's a pretty motion project, entitled Urban Abstract. It's a bit difficult to describe, so you need to watch it for yourself, but the artists describe it as a "journey across urban space" that's "a bit like abstract surfing" I especially like the beginning of the video; I like when digital design has an organic look to it. Click the link above to view the project.

Primo Levi - Chemistry & Life

Some really nice work on Primo Levi by Hila Ben-navat. From her site,

My final project for Central Saint Martins focuses on Primo Levi, chemist, writer and Holocaust survivor. Through his testimony, I reveal different questions about his struggle: the linguistic problems in Auschwitz, the loss of identity, the hierarchy between prisoners, the fake release, the relations between chemistry and life and Levi’s suicide in 1987.

Brooks Shane Salzwedel

Foggy wonderfulness by Brooks Shane Salzwedel.

Rethink

I was familiar with Vancouver-based Rethink's work due to the attention its La Charcuterie identity system received recently, but I was further wowed by these other very clever designs. Check out their portfolio for more great work.






(All images via Rethink)

DIY Snow globes

Blog Well Worn has a tutorial for make-your-own snowglobes...a cozy little trinket/stocking stuffer you can whip up yourself. I like them best with vintage jars, as shown in the image on the left.

(Photos via Anthropologie)

Neon Boneyard

Whenever I'm next in Vegas, I'd love to take a trip to the Neon Boneyard.





(Wonderful photos via Pam Sattler)

Boneless.

Pop up office

I've had a long break from blogging and now it's time to hunker down and get to work on my various final projects....Arriving home from vacation is brutal.

To get in the working spirit, here's a little video of a "pop up office," which I think would be pretty perfect for a small NY apartment.

Pop Up from abw on Vimeo.

(via Swissmiss)

Amazon Kindle ad

A nice stop motion ad for the Kindle.



(Directed by Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths. Thanks, Kate)

A favorite.

Sweet Thing - Van Morrison

I'm heading home for Thanksgiving today, but here's one of my favorites as a present to your ears.

Gonna make you sweat

How clever is this "personal trainer" shirt?