Wednesday, April 15, 2009
say you’ve reached the prime in your life, mid-30s – early 40s, maybe 50s. would you have the guts to be on a magazine cover bare faced? and i don’t mean that “light foundation here mascara there” natural look but truly bare. Not a touch of makeup. And P.S. no retouching. And fyi.com, the cover [...]
We recently came across some press for Jean Charles de Castelbajac’s, “Triumph of the Sign” exhibition currently running in London’s Paradise Row gallery. Ok, so we thought we got it. We work in advertising. We use the word “brand” at least 5 times a day, but this exhibition blew our minds. Why do we continue [...]
Exhibit A: Blanket Truth Exhibit B: Charles and Ray Eames That man with the camera said, “Eventually everything connects—people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.” Soooo…… The other day I was lounging around reading about fractals and chaos theory, and somehow, over the course of [...]
est is a Brazilian co. that makes everything from conditioner to massage oil – all from natural ingredients. While that might not be the newest idea on the market today, their bold packaging makes this company stand out. It’s simple and to the point but also feels energized and new thanks to vibrant colors like [...]
Noriko Ambe traces the fine line between physical and emotional geography – the result is an amazingly intricate 3-dimensional sculpture that falls between a topographical map and the rings of a tree. Her work features painstakingly subtle cut layers that, when stacked on top of one another, form cavernous clusters resembling the ever-chaotic-but-always-beautiful Mother Nature. [...]
So we came across this interesting little chart a la Newsweek and wanted to share with you. Givennnnnnnn, it’s a little unrealistic (like FOUR permanent laser hair-removal sessions) for a 20 year-old, but it’s really not that far off from what we spend on our daily maintenance. And man, does it add up. If any [...]
Amazing. Krug and Visionaire have partnered to produce Visionaire 55 SURPRISE. The phenomenally clever, ALWAYS over-the-top, jaw-dropping issues never fail to please, but we especially love this particular presentation: I’ve never seen a pop-up book exude class before, but this just DOES. The white gloves, the 11 artists – Sophie Calle, Mario Testino and Cai [...]