"Keep Calm And Dont' Sneeze"The poster above is a work for food project, it can be purchased for $14.25 and up, depending on what size poster you get. Get it at workforfood.nu, and do what it says keep calm and please don't sneeze.
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"Keep Calm And Dont' Sneeze"
Got a great email the other day from Detroit based Illustrator and Designer Mark Sarmel. The piece above is available at his etsy shop, it is called the "Looker." The "Looker" is an 11"x17" Digital Print on Arches Silkscreen paper. This is a high quality print printed with archival quality Epson inks.
Check out the rest of Mark's work at his portfolio, sarmel.com.
Beautiful little pear shaped recycled glass terrariums from vivaTerra.com, get them for $79 a piece.
"Carefree and a source of fascinating enjoyment for years to come, our recycled glass pear-shaped terrarium arrives with sand and four air plants requiring minimal maintenance. Quickly and easily assemble your own exquisite miniature desert landscape. Or you may prefer to order the pear on its own, as a home to display found objet, or as a vase for floating flowers. 9"D x 14"H"
The Natural Wood Series of Pecanpals, from noferin.com, will be released May 5th. These little guys are just such cute little toys.
Natural Wood Series
Limited to only 300 friends.
Made from 100% wood.
Articulated joints. All individually hand crafted.
Pecanpals are made from 100% sustainably harvested wood. They are made from rubber tree wood that would otherwise go to waste. Rubber trees are planted for their rubber, and after about 20 years, their rubber yields start to diminish. We use this beautiful wood, thus saving it from the fire pit. No two Pecanpals look the same. They all have very unique markings due to the wood grain. Some are spotted, some have a marbled look, some are a mixture of the two.
Tyler Stouts latest poster goes on sale today at noon pacific time. Flight of the Conchords was commissioned by FOTC for their performance at kent state , this poster measures 18x24 and is four colors. You can get the poster over at Tyler's site, check it out here.
I normally don't post items from notcot, because once there on notcot pretty much everyone has seen it, but this was just to go to pass up. The I'm sorry courtesy card from Esty seller gramkinpaperstudio, these are just awesome. Check them out plus a bunch of other really cool items at his etsy shop.
"Are you tired of trying to have a good time with your friends and being interrupted by that annoying pick up artist?
Sick of wasting valuable minutes of your life that you can't get back by turning down the overly confident pursuer?
Then try a courtesy card!
These handy little cards are the perfect size to get the job done!
When you don't want to be bothered and can't waste anytime, simply reach for a card and hand it over to the offender...
and walk away....just let the card do the rest
This set includes 10 flat 2" x 3.5" cards printed on our lux textured cardstock.
What a small price to pay for peace of mind!
and remember when you can't say it to someones face......
Say it in a card!"
Great new art print over at the keep calm gallery, "My Coffee" by Lucas & Hayley. Check it out over at keep calm.
'You are the cream in my coffee'
This lovely design has been screen printed by hand using black ink on heavy, textured Somerset printmaking paper.
Inspired by the song written by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown for the Broadway musical 'Hold Everything!'
The perfect print for your sweetheart!
Hand pulled screen print
300gsm textured Somerset white paper
Measures 22 by 14 inches
Very nice new poster for the Lebowski Fest speed of sound tour. The poster was designed by Bill Green of Bill Green Studios, check out all of his work here.
The Speed Of Sound Tour will kick off in LA in May and then roll through Louisville, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego and Las Vegas.
Lebowski Fest Los Angeles - May 7th & 8th
8th Annual Lebowski Fest - Louisville - July 10th & 11th
Lebowski Fest Seattle - July 20th & 21st
Lebowski Fest Portland>- July 22nd & 23rd
Lebowski Fest San Francisco - July 24th & 25th
Lebowski Fest San Diego - July 26th & 27th
Lebowski Fest Las Vegas - July 28th & 29th
Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 24th. Check the Lebowski Fest site for links to buy tickets.
Threadless is doing a buy a tee, plant a tree promotion for Earth Day. So go buy a tee, so they can plant a tree. My favorite new t-shirt is "Conservation Status" by Aled Davis, get it for $18.
Just perfect for summer, you can get the ice spoon mold from prankplace.com for $8.
"Stir up some fun, and add a cool touch to your beverages. Just add water, juice or any tropical blend to mold, then freeze. Spoon shapes become stirrers and drink chillers. No extra utensils to clean! "Lemonade spoons" chill iced tea deliciously."via
Such a cool set of dice. You get a set of 6 round dice for $18, a mini weight inside the dice makes sure only one number sits on top, once they get done rolling and spinning around.
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These handmade kokeshi dolls from design Muluc are just awesome. Han Solo & Princess Leia, each doll is individually hand-painted using acrylic paints, then signed & dated by the artist. Check these two dolls out along with a bunch more over at his etsy shop.
Justin Myer Staller has a bunch of prints going up in his store this morning at 10:30 AM, check out his blog for all of the prints that will be for sale. Some images will have the full editions available for purchase others will have a reduced number so there is a potential for certain prints to go fast, seeing as the edition size is already very small. The list of what will be available is below
1. “Liz”, edition of 4, $45
2. “112 S.” edition of 4, $45
3. “Julia Under Oak”, edition of 6, $85
4. “Kira at the edge of her Bed”, edition of 4, $85
5. “Chicago”, edition of 3, $85
6. “Deer in the Shoulder”, edition of 4, $45
7. “Amy in the blue Dress”, edition of 4, $85
8. “Sofija on a bed of Flowers”, edition of 5, $150
9. “Alley Way”, edition of 4, $85
10. “Henrietta NY”, edition of 2, $45
How great are these knee high socks from etsy seller post. Have you ever wanted a tattoo without all the pain that you have to go through to get one. Check the rest of the details below, you can get these and a bunch of other designs for $13 - $18, check them all out here.
"Sexy BRANCHES TATTOO knee-high socks LIGHT MOCHA.
These socks are a must have in every fashion lover's drawer!
To make sure the socks look natural and blend perfectly with you skin tone they now have 4 body color shades and white! Please see the color chart in the last photo.
This pair is in LIGHT MOCHA.
It's a great shade for all average bright skin tones.
The socks are semi transparent and they blend with your natural skin tone.
These are knee-high and look gorgeous with knee high skirts or pants
They are guaranteed to turn some heads! They compliment your feet and make you feel like you have a gorgeous tattoo. They are cheap, chic and unique and you won't find them anywhere else!
The design is printed in black on one sock. You get one printed and one blank sock. I really like the asymmetric look, it gives more focus and attracts more attention."
This has got to be the prettiest set of chocolates I have ever seen. These are a bit expensive for my tastes, at $54 for the small box and $75 for the big box. But if you are looking for a box of chocolates that will make an impression on whoever you give them to, these would be the ones to get.
New York Times' Selection of 10 Best Chocolates
Too beautiful to eat, but your taste buds will thank you! This signature blue and brown box contains one layer of dark chocolates (70% cacao) filled with flavored, creamy ganache and delicately decorated. All MarieBelle chocolate is free of preservatives and made from single-origin cacao beans from Colombia, decorated with miniature works of art painted in cacao butter.
New t-shirts are out from Threadless. This is by far my favorite, who knew a snail was faster than a tree. Get it here for $18.
So my lovely wife and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary this past weekend. It was great, she loved the gifts I got her. I stuck with the whole first anniversary theme of paper and got her some art prints off etsy, a pin hole paper camera kit, and some paper so she could do sun prints.
She got me a very cool gift that I have been looking at for a very long time, the Eco Sphere. Mine looks very similar to the one in the photo above. It has 4 little shrimp in it, I have named them Bubba, Gump, Lt. Dan, and Jenny, a whole Forest Gump theme. I know I'm a dork.
There is a great tutorial over at marthastewart.com that will teach you how to build a pretty sweet cardboard cat playhouse. My cat would love this, she would play in it all day long. A small aside to this post, my Mom absolutely hates Martha Stewart, I'm not really sure why but she does. Alright enough of that back to the post, it is a 5 step process and you can download templates for the doors and windows. It seems pretty easy I may have to try this out.
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The ad agency Publicis Mojo in Sydney has created a set of six posters, they are designed as resolutions, and poke fun at some of the clichés we all come across in the industry. They’re a limited edition print run of 100, some as lithographs and some as screen prints. They sent them out to their friends, clients and colleagues, as a crafted hello more than anything else. Luca Ionescu, from Like Minded Studio, worked closely with Publicis Mojo to bring the lines to life in a way that felt appropriate and fresh. Check out the rest of the posters at crblog.
This guy needs to design my business card. Who needs Strathmore stock 60 pound that is CRAP! Thanks for the laugh swissmiss.
Jeff Tweedy print for this year's "letters to santa" show in Chicago. Approximately 20 x 26 inches, printed on french cover. Done by The Bird Machine, check it out over at thebirdmachine.com, and get it for $30.
MONKEY POD CANVAS AUCTION FOR CHARITY ON APRIL 11TH
The Monkey Pod Canvas (Green Version) was completed by Shepard in March 2009 and is with all canvas pieces a unique 1 of 1, 44″ x 30″ painted collaged canvas framed. A certificate of authenticity from Obey Giant will also be provided to the winning bidder. 100% of the funds generated from the sale of this piece will be donated to an indigenous youth charity program for at risk teens suffering from abuse, homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, and gang involvement.
Unfortunately, the purchase of this piece will not be tax-deductable. I’m sure you are well aware of the rarity of having an opportunity to acquire one of Shepard’s canvas pieces, if you are interested in this unique chance to own this amazing canvas please respond with your contact information - name, direct phone number to monkeypodauction@gmail.com. The piece will be sold to the highest bidder on April 11, 2009, any initial offers should began at $20,000 USD and up. All bids must be received no later than 7pm (eastern), Friday, April 10, 2009.
For more information or if you have any questions feel free to contact Julia or Daniel at 612-226-2635
Over at popsugar.com they have the brand spanking new No Doubt song. I haven't decided on whether or not I like the song yet, maybe I'll make my final decision when I see them live coming up in July.
no doubt
Love this poster from graphic designer Fabien Barral. You can get it in two sizes 17.5" x 21.4" for $36, and 23.4" x 27.3" for $49, get them both at harmonie-interieure.com.
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Another Update on the periodic table of typefaces post I did a few weeks ago. Everything is finally finished, you can get buy a 25.5"x17" print, download the source files, get it as a vinyl wall decal and even download it as a wallpaper. Check out all of the options over at Squidspot.com. The guys over at squidspot did a great job on everything, it all looks fantastic.
New t-shirts are available over at threadless, my favorite is "the ultimate combo" by David Soames, so good.
Upper Playground is giving you a chance at winning an Alex Pardee painting! In the third contest slated for 2009, Upper Playground is giving away an Alex Pardee painting, “The Trap.” The painting is signed by Alex Pardee, the dimensions are 6 feet by 4 feet and the medium is latex, acrylic and spray paints on wood framed canvas. To enter, all you have to do is register your email at the top right corner of UpperPlayground.com. If you’re already signed up, then you are already entered – it’s that simple! The contest is open for 2 weeks and a winner will be announced on Thursday, April 16th.
Sign up here. Although if I want to win this should I really be giving this out.
Paper Tiger has just released the newest print from Brian Despain, entitled "The Exiless". Brian set Paper Tiger up with this awesome painting from his ongoing series of robots. While his paintings may just seem like really cool pictures of robots at first glance, there is actually a lot more depth and meaning in each piece. His painterly work retains a dark humor while the colors and atmospheres he creates give a sense of melancholy, stemming from issues in the artists life, and now you can purchase this limited edition 12" x 14.5" print exclusively on Paper Tiger.
Brian attended Eastern Michigan University, earning a BFA in art with a concentration in drawing and psychology. He has held numerous art related jobs over the years but finds the most satisfaction in creating his own imagery. He currently lives with his fiancé and a menagerie of fur in Kirkland, Washington. When asked about this painting, here's what Brian had to say: To me “The Exiles” represents honor and dignity in the face of adversity. An unlikely royal couple stands proud but alone under a tumultuous sky, their crowns, a symbol of their former state, lift from their brows to hover like ghostly halos while dead leaves dance about them on winds of change.
For more info: www.despainart.com
This has got to be one of my favorite advertising campaigns of the year, the Trillion Dollar campaign for the Zimbabwean Newspaper created by TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris. Check the Zimbabwean Newspaper's flickr page for more photos for the campaign. A bit about some of the different pieces of the campaign below, then the press release below that. A big thanks goes out to Nadja for sending this over to me.
Billboard made out of real money
A billboard for ‘The Zimbabwean Newspaper’ made entirely of worthless Zimbabwean bank notes. What more proof do you need of a country’s total economic collapse than being able to paste trillions and trillions and trillions of dollar notes onto a billboard and it is still cheaper than if you had used paper?
Money Wallpaper
A wall mural for ‘The Zimbabwean Newspaper’ made up of worthless Zimbabwean bank notes. A trillion Zimbabwean dollars can’t buy you any advertising, it can’t even buy you the paper to print your message on, so you might as well turn the money into your advertising.
Trillion dollar flyers and posters
A trillion dollar hand-out. To highlight the plight of Zimbabwe and the cause of the ‘Zimbabwean Newspaper’ we handed out trillions of dollars of worthless Zimbabwean money stamped with provocative messages and a call for support for the Zimbabwean newspaper, we also turned the money into giant posters, with trillion dollar tear-offs.
"Cholera, poverty, starvation and total economic collapse. It is for reporting on these things over the past five years that Zimbabwean journalists have been exiled. A group of these journalists, now based around the world, have come together to produce a newspaper called The Zimbabwean. Published in South Africa and sold here, in the UK and in Zimbabwe itself,The Zimbabwean newspaper and its staff have been persecuted by the Mugabe regime. Unable to stop the paper entering Zimbabwe, the ZANU regime targets it with a duty. It’s the only ‘foreign’ paper that has its price doubled as it crosses the border. For impoverished Zimbabweans, the heavy duty on the paper makes it unaffordable. To get the paper into their hands, The Zimbabwean realised they would have to sell many more papers in South Africa. But most South Africans are already tired of hearing about bad news from our northern neighbour. The challenge was to bring them face to face with the problem. The huge denominations of worthless Zimbabwean currency are a poignant symbol of the country’s ruined economy as well as the hardships ordinary Zimbabweans face each day. The Zimbabwean newspaper has launched a campaign in which these horrific banknotes literally carry the message. Originally printed with pictures of a once-beautiful and prosperous country, the Zimbabwean has added its message: it’s now cheaper to print on money than paper.
Flyers, posters, murals and billboards- all composed of trillions and trillions of worthless Zimbabwean currency- are making their way around the city of Johannesburg this week. For once, this currency has a purpose: To highlight the ongoing crisis that faces the people of Zimbabwe, and to promote the freedom of the press that will help."
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