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Thursday Threads #4

Posted on October 20, 2011 by in inspiration, review | Comments Off
mathiole

Today’s entry comes from Hafaell (Rafael Pereira) and Mathiole (Matheus Lopes Castro).  In a new shirt released by Threadless, the dream team of artists really capture the Halloween spirit, as well as extreme realism. I am a huge fan of all of their works.  Two insanely talented guys working together makes for some beautiful art. [...]

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Thursday Threads #3

Posted on October 13, 2011 by in inspiration, review | Comments Off
smilefrown

So this post(Friday Found Type #3) are slightly delayed, as I went on a road trip over the weekend.  I promise I’ll be more responsible, and schedule them to post on time, in the future.  If you can forgive me, I’d love to share my clothing design of the week. This week’s post comes from Threadless.com , which may not [...]

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Handmade Humpday #3

Posted on October 12, 2011 by in inspiration | Comments Off
booktrees

Today’s post comes from an artist I randomly stumbled upon through a bookbinding post on livejournal… I was amazed by what I saw, but I really had to dig to find out the piece was a cyanotype print from Allison Woodward. This specific project seems to be a self-contained book,  printed cards with an illustrated background all [...]

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Thursday Threads #2

Posted on October 6, 2011 by in review | Comments Off
Fuzzy-Ink-Home

With Movember fast approaching, I thought it fitting to feature a company that has so much love for facial hair they model all of their designs around it.  I, of course, mean Fuzzy ink. Fuzzy ink is a 3 man operation and boasts a catalog of humorous tees, hoodies, prints that are designed by their resident designer, as well as artists such [...]

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Thursday Threads #1

Posted on September 29, 2011 by in review | 1 Comment
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Thursdays around these parts will be dedicated to fashion—from graphic tees to patterns—absolutely nothing is off limits if it’s designed well. This weeks designs come from Threadless, and two really swell people I’ve had the pleasure to hang out with: Alice Zhang and Evan Hinkelman. Alice is a designer from NY, and an active [...]

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Handmade Humpday #1

Posted on September 28, 2011 by in inspiration | Comments Off
Astonishing Paper Illustration by Yulia Brodskaya

Wednesdays I’ve dedicated to DIY crafts, projects, hand drawn, and things created by hands. For episode 1, I’m going to celebrate cut paper illustration. You’ve probably seen Yulia Brodskaya and her insane typography illustrations, and not realized it was all made from cut paper.  It looks like something some CG artist [...]

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Monochrome Monday #1

Posted on September 26, 2011 by in inspiration | Comments Off
Little-animals

I’ve decided to begin a series of posts based on art, video, and design, each day of the week with different themes. Mondays will be all monochromatic all the time.  I’ve got a special place in my heart for black and white design, as most good design works in both color and black and white. I, however, think my love of monochromatic [...]

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