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Ryan Obermeyer
(14 December 2004) - Ryan Obermeyer is a graphic artist who uses both painting and digital imagery to create eerily succulent scenes and portraits. This image, Heartplant, was created for the band Rasputina, for whom Ryan has also done a series of portraits. After the jump is Darkhenge which will soon be the cover of a new book. ...
Stencil1
(13 December 2004) - Want to spread some street art? Don't have the time, motivation or talent for making your own stencils? Stencil1, a Brooklyn-based graphics company, is releasing it’s first volume of graffiti stencils. The collection of 50 stencils features urban icons and eclectic images from turntables to unicorns. All stencils are pre-cut on 8 1/2” x 11” mylar sheets, allowing them to used numerous times. And...
The Purple Book
(13 November 2004) - Hillary Mendelsohn's The Purple Book is an obsessively compiled directory of on-line shopping. Originally released last year, the 2005 edition is out just in time for the holidays. Hillary not only lists and reviews over 1600 shopping sites, she also introduces helper sites like how to figure out your ring size, or a directory of pet acupuncturists, or online birthday reminder services. It might...
So Yesterday
(29 October 2004) - So Yesterday. It's an adventure mystery about a teenage cool hunter who stumbles upon the most amazing sneakers ever. Needless to say, I was skeptical. I finally got around to reading it (cover to cover in flight from San Francisco to New York) earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised. Westerfeld's witty yet simple writing weaves a fun story with a bit of cool...
Disruptive Pattern Material
(21 October 2004) - Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) is a brand new publication from Maharishi. Creative Director Hardy Blechman has spent the last 6 years researching the world of camouflage and applying his findings to Maharishi product. DPM is a compilation of that research and includes over 5,000 images of military, fashion and nature organized by historical and geographic application. £100.00 direct from Maharishi or $85 from Amazon...
The Final Issue of 28mm
(07 October 2004) - October is the 14th and final issue of 28mm, the fabulous web based photography journal. What made 28mm unique was the open submission policy-- amateur and professional photographers alike were free to submit their work. Editor Rachel James has plans to turn the project in to a book. In the mean time browse the final issue. ...
Skin by Shelley Jackson
(18 August 2004) - Writer Shelley Jackson has invited participants to have one word (in classic book font) tattooed anywhere on their bodies. That word will be from the story titled Skin, and the full text of the story will never be published. It's up to the participants to find each-other and compile the story, if they're so interested. Less than 2 months after putting out the call...
John Maeda: Creative Code
(10 August 2004) - John Maeda's newest book will hit the shelves next month. Creative Code is a documentation of his pedagogical experiments at the MIT Media Lab. Maeda's thoughts on the book: My evolved focus is on the global economy, and how creativity might reshape our society. I hope that a world that endears the arts just as much as it endears its weapons of destruction might...
eBoy
(09 August 2004) - Some of the hottest pixel plopped art on the face of the planet comes from eBoy-- a collaboration between 3 Berliners and a New Yorker. Lots of new work just went up on their site, so be sure to check it out. If you like their stuff, get the book at Amazon: via socialpest ...
Marc Newson at the Groninger Museum
(06 July 2004) - The Groninger Museum in The Netherlands is featuring a solo exhibition of Marc Newson's work. Reluct has lots of pictures, and a focus on his personal jet concept, the Kelvin 40. In a word: Genius. Newson's contribution to the design community is stellar, and this new jet is truly his best work yet. The simple fact that he did all the research nescessary to...
Antonio Carvalho
(21 May 2004) - The wild illustrations of Antonio Carvalho have recently been featured in Pictoplasma, the character illustration book and Web site. His work is inspired by childhood fantasies of creatures hiding in the refrigerator. I think they're all pretty great, except the clowns. Clowns freak me out. But maybe that's what he's going for. Here Antonio shares a personal statement and some of his more recent...
Peter Miller
(10 February 2004) - The Peter Miller bookstore in downtown Seattle has one of the best collections of Architecture and Design books I've seen in one shop. The full collection isn't available on their site, so call or write if you're looking for something specific. 1930 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 +1.206.441.4114...
Wallpaper Navigator
(12 January 2004) - Next month Wallpaper* will release a book featuring the Navigator* section from all their past issues. Each city includes the following sections: * Scene setter: panoramic shots of each city - beautiful and informative * The hottest hotels (and which rooms to book) * The new neighborhoods - where to find the in-crowd * Architecture and design hotspots - how new generations of designers...
John Langdon
(03 January 2004) - While everyone else has been reading the Da Vinci Code, I have been reading Dan Brown's earlier novel Angels and Demons, where Brown first introduces the world to Harvard Symbologist Robert Langdon and his extensive study of the Illuminati. The book is a phenomenal adventure, challenging the perception of science and religion in a fast paced mind twisting mystery. One of the devices Brown...
Day14
(13 December 2003) - Bill Griffin and Andy Maw (Day14) asked 18 artists what was a source of wonder to them as a child. The result is an online gallery, book and exhibit of work from Neville Brody, Pete Fowler, eboy, Rinzen, Michael Gillette and others. Each piece is on a 1 meter square canvas. While the topic may seem a little hoakey, the work is rather outstanding....
Jennifer Government
(04 February 2003) - Max Barry has written a genius satire of the a not too distant future where American capatilism has taken over the world. Government is privatized, the Police are for hire, the NRA is publicly traded, people take theire employer's name as their last name, and the true war is between the loyalty programs. Get it at Amazon...
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