Patrick Thomas

I saw Patrick Thomas's work on The Daily Heller. He uses a smart combination of shapes and graphics to create other shapes, and the result is very cool:







Check out more work here.

Atmostheory

Some pretty prints by Christopher David Ryan at Atmostheory:







Also, these posters are clever (but probably only for Mac users...). Available for purchase here.

Wild Thing

I'm excited for this movie!

Song of the week

This video for Department of Eagles' "No One Does It Like You" is incredibly creepy. My favorite part is when the ghosts rise out of the dead guys' mouths...
The video debuted at the MoMA and was created using only six dancers.
Department of Eagles features Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear) and Fred Nicolaus.



(via Cool Hunting)

Jason Yarmosky

I saw this beautiful painting on Cool Hunting and immediately wanted to see more:



Here's another picture I love (from the same series, entitled "Orpheus"):



Check out the rest of Jason Yarmosky's work here.

Bathroom signage

So clever.



Design by Aliza Dzik.

(via swissmiss)

Widespread panic

My cousin came to Thanksgiving this year wearing this shirt:



A hilarious spoof on the now all-too-famous "Keep Calm and Carry On" British propaganda poster:



Hehe.

Sneak peak

I'm still working on my book about Brooklyn Flea for my Type II class.
For the chapter headings, I wanted the text to feel much more textural and antiqued than I could achieve with a normal typeface. I used a number of hand techniques (tracing, watercolor, etc) to achieve the look below. I am in love with it, but I hope my teacher feels the same way...
(Click to enlarge to see more detail)

Lewis

I love the small NY-based line Lewis .
Check out the website for some more cool looks.

Important things

My new TV show of choice is Important Things with Demetri Martin.
This guy is hilarious. I commonly laugh out loud while watching by myself in my apartment (I like the "jokes" segments much more than the sketches).

I also read this article about him in NY Magazine, which made me like him more. Taught himself to write with his left hand, just for fun?! Dropped out of NYU Law School to be a stand up comedian... before he'd ever tried stand up comedy?
Sheer genius.

Important Things with Demetri Martin	Wed 10:30pm / 9:30c
Coolness - Some Data
comedycentral.com
Joke of the Day Stand-Up Comedy Free Online Games

Important Things with Demetri Martin	Wed 10:30pm / 9:30c
Preview - Games - Some Jokes About Games
comedycentral.com
Joke of the Day Stand-Up Comedy Free Online Games

Check out more here and here.

This little light of mine

I had to post this illustration by Miika Saksi because I just can't stop looking at how amazingly she rendered the light and shadows. Beautiful!


(via design work life)

Aesthetic Apparatus

More gig poster love from Aesthetic Apparatus. How come all these awesome design houses are in the Midwest?!










Check out/buy their posters & other work here.

Matthew Williamson for H&M

Matthew Williamson for H&M arrives in stores April 23—check out the leaked images here and here.

Fly, Blackbird, Fly

I posted earlier this week about my Diana toy camera.
Now there's a new toy camera with two lenses: the Blackbird, Fly.
Here are some sample pictures on Flickr. These really make me want to master my Diana. Plus, I love that the name references this song, which I've always loved.


(via for me, for you)

Lights, camera, action.

Kinda silly, but entertaining at the same time: LED art with sheep. (!)
(Looks as though this video is part of a Samsung viral marketing attempt)



(Extreme sheep)

Cut copy

Hooray! Apple will finally be adding cut, copy, and paste functions to the iPhone via an update this summer. Check out the article in the NYTimes here.

Recession obsession

8 Coupons published a NY Money Map, which shows various food/spa/other deals & discounts based on your NY zip code.

I passed right over some of the deals (Quiznos?), but some of them are worthwhile and are exclusive to the site.

powered by 8coupons.com

ABC3D

Wow.
This 3D alphabet book is so awesome.

Popup by Marion Bataille
Uploaded by jacques_faciale

Song of the week

A little song for you, since I didn't post one on Friday.



(Flunk, "On My Balcony")

First shot

I got a Lomo Diana+ camera for the holidays, and I just got my first roll developed.
Here are a couple of my first shots. There's room for improvement, but I love the Lomo effect and I'm excited to keep practicing. If anyone has any pointers, please let me know.

Homeward bound

I'll be flying all day, so here's wishing you a happy Friday.

Duane Reade logo redesign

I'm apparently a little late in receiving this news, but NY drugstore Duane Reade is jumping on the logo redesign bandwagon. I'm not a fan. Thoughts?

Confessions of a Photoshopoholic

Sex, Lies and Photoshop on the NY Times website looks at the extent to which the pictures in the media have been Photoshopped and discusses whether or not publications should be forced to inform readers about this retouching.

Though we've all heard this story before, I'm continually shocked by the before and after images. Give it a look!