Row 1: Movado Faceto watch, Joy of Cooking cookbook, Tinte lip balm; Row 2: le Creuset red aluminum pot, Kitchen Aid Artisan stand mixer; Row 3: Smashbox O-Glo cheek tint, Lorac Cheek Stamp, Smashbox Photo Finish foundation primer, Lancome Juicy Tubes in Sorbet de Framboise
Well, not technically in my office. But he could be. And in my bathroom, too. And he would look adorable on my desk.
Decorative Things has these great Warhol-inspired pieces made out of melamine. I bought my friend, KK, a bowl from this line for her birthday a few months ago and she loved it. So did I, it was hard to let go!
Clockwise: toothbrush holder, soap dish, dust pan, clipboard and wastebasket.
Chip Kidd is the closest thing to a rock star graphic design has. Kidd is recognized as a master of contemporary book design with his iconic covers, each a marriage of type and imagery. He’s basically influenced an entire generation of designers in every imaginable field.
And now he has a new book out. Chip Kidd: Book One collects all of his book covers and designs for the first time, as well as hundreds of developmental sketches and concepts. The book also showcases Kidd’s work with comics and graphic novels, including his collaborations with leading artists and writers in the field. Featured are projects for DC Comics, including Batman and Superman, as well as Kidd’s award-winning exploration of the art of Charles M. Schulz. Most notable, however, is the books design – a half cover relative to the full page layout. It’s going to be a handful to hold, but well worth it.
Check out Kidds site, too. I love the “design” design of it all.
Watermelon.
Longer days.
Fireworks.
The lake.
Air conditioning.
Landscaping.
Rain.
Cookouts.
Chlorine.
Lawn chairs.
Cold beer.
Cool bed sheets.
Highlighted hair.
Being tan.
Fall on the horizon.
This is someone’s actual living room. And no, she’s not even a designer. I’m completely and totally 100% envious. I’ve wanted to do something similar with my book collection for a couple of years now (excuding the creepy naked doll), but unfortunately my collection doesn’t want to cooperate. I have a friend who attempted this only to give up halfway through because she didn’t have enough of the same colored books to pull it off (my issue as well). I’m convinced that this woman hasn’t read one of those books, that she only purchased them for their decorative capabilities. Otherwise, how could you pull this off?
Alice Stevenson’s whimsical art is fantastic. Being a designer who has always harbored a secret – okay, not so secret – desire to design book covers, I can’t help but admire her work. I read a lot and half the time I choose my books based on their cover design. These I would most definitely buy!
Here are some of her other sketches…
I love this. The 1000 Journals Project is an ongoing collaborative experiment attempting to follow 1000 journals throughout their travels. The goal is to provide a method for interaction and shared creativity among friends and strangers.
How does it work? Unfortunately, you’ve got a better chance of winning the lottery than of getting a hold of a journal. That’s the problem when there are only 1000 of them.
The project officially launched in August of 2000 with the release of the first 100 journals in San Francisco. Artist Someguy gave them to friends and left them at bars, cafes and on park benches. Shortly thereafter, people began emailing him, asking if they could participate. So Someguy started sending journals to folks, allowing them to share with friends, or strangers. It’s been a roller coaster ever since.
