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flipping typical
A very cool tool that allows you to instantly test-set any type with any fonts installed on your system. Pretty damn quick, too. Found over at Swiss Miss.
SS+K
The site isn't the greatest, but the work sure is. Every stop in this portfolio leads you into another well thought-out creative solution for an interesting client. Brilliant work for the likes of the UN, Obama, Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation, Livestrong and several other worthy causes really puts them over the top in my book. Enjoy.
If Cars Could Gain Weight, They’d Look Like This!
Image from a series entitled “Fat Cars,” by Austrian Erwin Wurm.
Brand Schmand
Like lots of other stuff that experts thought was worth a lot that now is magically worth a whole lot less, maybe your brand has lost fantasy 'worth' faster than your tract house in San Bernardino.
"In periods of economic dislocation, brands that were supposed to be gilt-edged guarantees of success have never provided the kind of cushion that marketers imagine they will."
Clayton Cubitt. Low. Life.
NY based artist Clayton Cubitt put up a new video, Low. Life. A Study In Guilt, Turmoil, Regret and Confusion, 4:26 with a soundtrack by Xiu Xiu “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything.
ANDREW GURA
My good friend Andrew Gura is a los angeles based filmmaker, image maker, and moving picture extraordinaire. Where the trend with music videos of late has been more post heavy with pattern like nods to gondry esque stop animation or the embrace of the low fi (mgmt comes to mind) there are a select few like andrew who still base themselves on vivid and rich photography. Most notable are his earlier stones throw videos but all worth checking out.
The Contrarian
"The Contrarian is a tool that brings into focus disparate facts and views in today's media narrative. Taking content entirely from published articles and photos, The Contrarian seeks to sharpen the edges of the hazy world view presented by internet media. The product of this effort seeks not to discredit any particular source, but to encourage users to seek out other sources for information."
Bijoux Indiscrets.
Barcelona based Bijoux Indiscrets offer an array of products which supposedly enhance the level of kink in your love life. While I am being cynical, I would actually love to try out their edible chocolate jasmine ink and feather plume set. Reminiscent of Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book, sans the whole killing your lover part.
Surfstation