posted on 07.03.10 Font Game App

Font Game is an awesome iPhone/iPod touch game from I Love TypographyYour overall score is based on the number of correct answers and your reaction time.


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posted on 28.02.10 I Heart Pixel Art

Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of raster graphics software, where images are edited on the pixel level. Graphics in most old (or relatively limited) computer and video games are mostly pixel art.MSH_koelnposter_29t.pngFAC_miami_entw_s14.pngattenda_grid_56.pngORM_MakePoster2008_14t.pngLAT_Oscars_11t.pngSPG-Spiegel-StopCover-07s.pngFull Pixorama for Groove Armada ‘07eboylogo

eBoy (“Godfathers of Pixel”) is a Pixel Art group founded in 1997 by Kai Vermehr, Steffen Sauerteig and Svend Smital.

Their complex illustrations have been made into posters, shirts, souvenirs, and even displayed in gallery exhibitions. They were founded on May 2, 1997, expressing their modular and collaborative approach as something that defines eBoy as much as the use of pixels. Based in Berlin, eBoy’s founders collaborate with Peter Stemmler in New York to produce graphic design work for companies. Their work makes intense use of popular culture and commercial icons, and their style is presented in three-dimensional isometric illustrations filled with robots, cars, guns and girls. Mostly their designs are printed today and not used solely for computer screens anymore, allowing images to get more complex with details. Their unique style has gained them a cult following among graphic designers worldwide, as well as a long list of commercial clients. Their latest project are plastic Peecol toys with Kidrobot, and soon a new line of wooden toys are to be produced under their own label.

eBoy has worked with named brands and companies such as Coca-ColaMTVVH1Adidas, and Honda.

I love Pixel Art because it Reminds me of my all time favorite video game Sim City 2000

eBoy Explore!


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posted on 26.02.10 Habitat 67

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Habitat 67 is a housing complex and landmark located on the Marc-Drouin Quay on the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, Canada. Its design was created by architect Moshe SafdieIt was designed to integrate the variety and diversity of scattered private homes with the economics and density of a modern apartment buildin. Modular, interlocking concrete forms define the space.The project was designed to create affordable housing with close but private quarters, each equipped with a garden. The building was believed to illustrate the new lifestyle people would live in increasingly crowded cities around the world.

The complex was originally meant to be vastly larger. Ironically, due to its architectural cachet, demand for the building’s units have made them expensive rather than “affordable” as originally envisioned. 


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posted on 23.02.10 Tuesday Magazine Review #3

Surface is known for creative inspiration, coverage of the burgeoning design world, and profiles of the emerging designers and provocative projects that are reshaping the creative landscape. With this ability to identify and collaborate with undiscovered talent—from furniture makers to fashion designers—the magazine acts as a cultural barometer of global style in all its forms. http://www.surfacemag.com/


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posted on 16.02.10 Tuesday Magazine Review #2

ReadyMade is the only do-it-yourself (DIY)/lifestyle magazine for young people. It entertains and informs through DIY projects for fast-evolving lifestyles. Has everything from knitting your own winter hats to entire home makeovers and al projects are done with a great sense of style and creativity. See More at http://www.readymade.com/


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posted on 11.02.10 Long Live Analog

A showcase of work by Chad Kouri:

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More:

http://www.longliveanalog.com


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posted on 09.02.10 Tuesday Magazine Review #1

If your like me and your main source of literary connection to the world is through magazines, there are a lot of choices out there. In the world of Art, Design, Fashion, Music, Film, Architecture, and Lifestyle, I will be reviewing some of the must have subscriptions every week.NOvtof.jpg

Flaunt is one of the most talked-about and trendsetting magazines today. It offers superb coverage of the arts, fashion, architecture, design, and music. Appealing to the youthfulness in us all, it is sophisticated and interactive; uses advanced printing techniques, fold-out articles, and beautiful papers. Head of its class in the world of creative design. See more at http://flaunt.com/


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posted on 02.02.10 Typeface by Kartemquin Films

The film Typeface focuses on a rural Midwestern museum and print shop where international artists meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique.

The first screenings start today in Chicago…

Typeface Screenings

Kartemquin Films


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posted on 25.01.10 How Iconic

In a day and age where everything is becoming customized from our houses and cars to our facebook and myspace pages why are we settling for the standardized icons that our computers give us. Recently I went to iconarchive.com   iconcubic.com and interfacelift.com to doenload some free Icons to spiff up my desktop. They have everything from a slight alteration of your existing icons like a color change, to a complete personal makeover allowing every icon to reflect your individual self. For those of you who are Mac users, just highlight a folder, your hard drive, an application, or anything that you can open and hold command + i and the info box will open, simply drag the icon you have choosen to the upper left corner where the current icon is and Wah Lah! you have a custom icon. Pimp Your Desktop!


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posted on 18.01.10 Sick Old School Skateboards

I’ve been pretty obsessed with old school skateboards for a couple years now. Below are some of my faves. Some of these go for over a grand! Wish I had em all.

From top to bottom, left to right:

Santa Monica Airlines: Natas Kaupas

Powell: Tony Hawk

Santa Monica Airlines: Natas Kaupas

Santa Cruz: Jason Jessee

Powell: Steve Saiz

Vision: Gator

Santa Cruz: Salba

Powell: Cabellero


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