Diana pictures

Sorry for my lack of posting lately...I've been a little MIA. Here are some new Diana camera photos I took at a recent wedding in Martha's Vineyard.

Happy 4th

Happy 4th...see you next week.

Paul Rand for IBM

Here's a delightful little brochure designed by Paul Rand for IBM. Rand used letters from various type specimen books to create this collage look. Read more about the brochure here.


(via amassblog)

Hayley Carmo

Some very cool art from Hayley Carmo. I'm liking collage and mixed media these days...

Paul Tebbott

Paul Tebbott has some nice posters in his Flickr set:

Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn...

Amazing: Motel America, a Flickr set of old motel signs.



(images by Thomas Hawk)

Anna Sui for Target

Pictures of the new (Gossip Girl-inspired) Anna Sui for Target line can be found here on The Cut, NY Magazine's fashion blog. Here are my two favorite looks:

Poster child

Garrett Karol has some great gig posters (along with other cool work) using lots of texture and vintage-style imagery,. His posters are available for purchase on his site.




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(via designworklife)

Keen on Mean shades of Green?

I'm as into the eco-friendly thing as the next guy (see here and here), but I found this tote to be kinda hilarious.

To the Lighthouse

I've been in New England for the past few days, hence the lack of posts.
Sorting through my pictures now. Here's are a couple from Martha's Vineyard for your viewing pleasure!

The Simple Life

John Maeda on simplicity vs. complexity.

Food, Inc.

Food, Inc., a movie about the food industry, sounds good. NYTimes blog The Moment describes it as similar to "An Inconvenient Truth," providing

a captivating if slightly disturbing presentation of a problem. The problem this time is America’s messy food system. The film takes us through supermarkets, corn fields, chicken coops, slaughterhouses and courtrooms to reveal the inner workings of a giant food-producing-machine, resulting in a powerful wake-up call for consumers.

Check the link above for more info.

What's your type?

Lettercult did a great roundup of the best of the first half of 2009, in which they selected the best custom lettering they've seen over the past months. It's certainly worth checking out their selections. I've posted some of my favorites below.

Some (very) random pictures taken recently while wandering through NY. Might as well load 'em on this here blog.
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Cristóbal Schmal

I originally saw Cristóbal Schmal's work on designworklife, where his blog header for the blog What's on the Hi-Fi was featured.
I'm loving these other images from his portfolio. His simple illustration style & grainy textures are right up my alley: