Tim Burton directed a 30 second video promoting his exhibit at MoMA. Wow.
The Burton exhibit will run from November 22, 2009 through April 26, 2010. I may or may not be in New York in December, but if I am, there’s no way you could keep me from seeing this. For more information, check out MoMA’s mini-site.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Quote by Ernest Hemingway, especially poignant on a day like this. Originally read here.
Great entry for the autumn society’s final show of 2009, “Dia de los Muertos” by *strongstuff.
The concept and execution are great and I really love his artistic style. You can find more from *strongstuff on his deviantART page.
For some reason I’ve been drawn to bicycles lately. Maybe it’s a throwback to my childhood. Maybe it’s a timeless idea manufactured in a new and exciting way. Whatever it is, you can’t deny the craftsmanship of this Bertelli original.
Every part of this bicycle is assembled by hand, finished and fine-tuned by the builder, Francesco. This piece of art is not for sale, but there are others just as unique and beautiful available for purchase.
Dieter Rams & Hans Gugelot’s landmark design — the first hi-fi with a clear plexiglas lid — is an update of the original SK 4.
Introduced in 1956, the series was known as the “Schneewitchensarg” — translated directly: “Snow White’s Coffin”. As an avid collector of vinyl, I can really appreciate the timeless beauty of this record player.
Have a look at the entire Flickr set by Michael Dent.
Be passionate about what you do. If you’re not passionate about design, or development, do us all a favor and start doing something else. Passion can lead to greatness.
Noah Stokes writing about The State of the Web Design Profession. (via matthewb)
Dame Dash has a new project in the works called Blakroc that mixes guitar heavy tracks by The Black Keys with some of hip-hop’s best and brightest.
The album features 11 artists on 11 tracks recorded in just 11 days. The album is due out on Black Friday, November 27th, 2009 with appearances by Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon and more.
To get more info or to pre-order the album check out the Blakroc site for details.
Smart, tough, and sexy. Hello Tungsten.
Hoefler & Frere-Jones have done it again with their incredible new sans serif. Tungsten is “a compact and sporty sans serif that’s disarming instead of pushy — not just loud, but persuasive”.
I tend to agree and cannot wait to find a great use for this font.
Little Friends of Printmaking have created this beautiful Sonic Youth poster from a summer show in Milwaukee.
The poster is a hand made 3 color silkscreen print that measures 19” x 25”. It is a signed and numbered limited edition print that can be purchased at Poster Cabaret.
I just picked one up for my office and can’t wait to get it framed.
The city of Melbourne, Australia re-branded this summer. Lovely.
According to the conversation over at Brand New many people seem to think that the logo captures the essence of the city well.
The identity design was developed by the Sydney office of Landor and the City of Melbourne paid $A91,000 (US$74,000) in “preliminary research for the new brand” and $A148,000 (US$120,000) for the design itself. A bit on the expensive side, but very versatile and well-researched it appears.
